Fox News doc does psychiatric assessment of Obama. Is labeled Narcissist. Is angry.

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In a statement Friday that was as defensive as it was disjointed, conservative shrink Keith Ablow railed against those who would question his politically charged psychiatry.

"As a psychiatrist, news commentator, and medical professional, my analysis is accurate. I stand by what I have said," said Ablow, the biggest race hustler on Fox News. "Psychiatrists are uniquely situated to comment on political figures, and the interface of politics and psychology is improved by psychological analysis."

The statement (posted below) was emailed Friday to TPM by public relations guru Ronn Torossian, who said it was in "response to biased national wire stories." It seems that it was a profile published Thursday by the Associated Press that rankled Ablow.

The AP's David Bauder opened the piece by noting the unusual nature of Ablow's shtick. Bauder wrote that Ablow, the star of the Fox News Medical A-Team, has diagnosed President Obama "as a man with abandonment issues dating back to his upbringing, a person with a victim's mentality who secretly identifies more with Africa than America."

"There's no evidence that Ablow has actually treated the president," Bauder continued. "Yet the Fox News Channel analyst freely mixes psychiatric assessments with political criticism, a unique twist in the realm of cable news commentary that some medical colleagues find unethical."

The article left Ablow pretty steamed and apparently mad enough to fire back with an angry missive. His statement was littered with self-serving references to his credentials, and denunciations of "Obama's America." In other words, it was vintage Ablow.

"The CIA, FBI and law enforcement authorities worldwide employ psychiatrists to profile world leaders," Ablow said, defending what Bauder had characterized as his "armchair analyses" of President Obama.

Ablow said that media reports indicated that "the 2012 President Obama campaign" had actually hired "a team of behavioral scientists, including psychologists, to work on his campaign – for which they signed non-disclosure agreements."

Ablow asserted that his commentary has been "entirely accurate."

"President Obama provided the data for my commentary through his statements and actions," he said.

More from Ablow's statement:

As a medical professional it is readily apparent that a President who tours the world apologizing for America, who was part of a church in which the pastor preached "God damn America!" and who admonished American entrepreneurs that they did not build their own businesses is a President who has issues with the nation of which he is President. The use of selected and edited comments of mine to attempt to "shoot the messenger" is an unfair attempt to impair my credibility.
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Ablow also took aim at a person he described as his "nemesis," Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, the chairman of psychiatry at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, who was quoted in the AP's story.

"It is shameful and unfortunate that he is given a platform by Fox News or any other media organization," Lieberman said. "Basically he is a narcissistic self-promoter of limited and dubious expertise."

Ablow didn't take kindly to that.

"Lieberman condemned me as a 'narcissistic self-promoter,' yet he has never interviewed me," Ablow said. " From where does this analysis come?"

"My commentary is accurate," he said in closing, "and I will continue to speak truth to power.”

“As a psychiatrist, news commentator, and medical professional, my analysis is accurate. I stand by what I have said. Psychiatrists are uniquely situated to comment on political figures, and the interface of politics and psychology is improved by psychological analysis.
The CIA, FBI and law enforcement authorities worldwide employ psychiatrists to profile world leaders. Bestselling books have been written by mental health professionals profiling world leaders. Media reports indicate that the 2012 President Obama campaign hired a team of behavioral scientists, including psychologists, to work on his campaign – for which they signed non-disclosure agreements.

While some may be offended by my commentary, it is, nevertheless entirely accurate.
President Obama provided the data for my commentary through his statements and actions.

As a medical professional it is readily apparent that a President who tours the world apologizing for America, who was part of a church in which the pastor preached "God damn America!" and who admonished American entrepreneurs that they did not build their own businesses is a President who has issues with the nation of which he is President. The use of selected and edited comments of mine to attempt to "shoot the messenger" is an unfair attempt to impair my credibility.

I am apparently joined by my nemesis Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman in rejecting the APA position that psychiatrists ought not comment on public figures. Lieberman condemned me as a “narcissistic self-promoter,” yet he has never interviewed me. From where does this analysis come?

My commentary is accurate, and I will continue to speak truth to power.”
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He looks like a Bond villain.

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I am apparently joined by my nemesis Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman in rejecting the APA position that psychiatrists ought not comment on public figures. Lieberman condemned me as a “narcissistic self-promoter,” yet he has never interviewed me. From where does this analysis come?
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lmao
 
"Lieberman condemned me as a 'narcissistic self-promoter,' yet he has never interviewed me," Ablow said. " From where does this analysis come?"
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Do these people actually listen to what they say? Jesus..
 
The AP's David Bauder opened the piece by noting the unusual nature of Ablow's shtick. Bauder wrote that Ablow, the star of the Fox News Medical A-Team, has diagnosed President Obama "as a man with abandonment issues dating back to his upbringing, a person with a victim's mentality who secretly identifies more with Africa than America."
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The Onion once again outdone by reality.
META said:
Qualitative diagnosis based on little evidence or data. Morally and, possibly, ethically inaccurate as well.

Way to make our field look ridiculous!
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Psych is probably the most misunderstood medical speciality.
 
SigmasonicX said:
The thread title is misleading. The one who was labeled as a narcissist and became angry was the Fox News guy.
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That's what the thread title says... Fox News doc is the subject... "Is labeled narcissist, is angry" is about him.

(however the person you are responding to did read it wrong, and it isn't that clear)
 
I am apparently joined by my nemesis Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman in rejecting the APA position that psychiatrists ought not comment on public figures. Lieberman condemned me as a “narcissistic self-promoter,” yet he has never interviewed me. From where does this analysis come?
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well i never got tested but i saw my doctor at the bar and asked him if i had a disease and he said sure i guess you have epilepsy and i was like oh
 
riotous said:
That's what the thread title says... Fox News doc is the subject... "Is labeled narcissist, is angry" is about him.

(however the person you are responding to did read it wrong, and it isn't that clear)
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Yea, there's no pronoun to indicate whether the narcissist and angry person is the president or psychiatrist. Stupid title.
 
Amentallica said:
Yea, there's no pronoun to indicate whether the narcissist and angry person is the president or psychiatrist. Stupid title.
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And from the way its worded its hinted more strongly at it being Obama due to the first part of the title which suggests that the results of his 'assessment' is that Obama is a narcissist.
 
I have no idea why Americans tolerate the blatant, shit-stirring idiot circus masquerading as a 'news' source that is Fox News. I like freedom of expression as much as anyone, but for that kind of message???
 
Republicans win the Senate during a midterm election with low voter turnout from Democrats in Red States, think they own the entire country.
 
Keith Ablow is an idiot and I don't understand how he is considered even remotely eligible to be a reasonable psychiatrist.
 
oh like you really needed a psychologist to diagnose a politician with Narcissism. Way to go out on a limb there doc.

Edit: oh. the GUY is a narcissist.
 
This is just racism disguised as 'analysis' on a major news network. This guy is so hypocritical that i honestly can't tell if he's pandering to the conservative base or actually believes the idiotic statements coming out of his mouth.
 
Slayven said:
Stop using code words and say what you really mean.
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There's not enough money in that.

Code words and dog whistles work better because it makes the fools who buy into it think they don't really have any subconcious biases.

You probably already know that, but I agree it'd be much more refreshing if people just said what was really on their minds. It makes it much easier to know your enemy when they don't hide from you in plain sight.
 
So did Fox News ever have doctors do psychological assessments of President Bush or did they only become concerned with the mental well being of the Commander in Chief when Obama took office?

A medical explanation of some of the decisions made between 2001 and 2009 would be fascinating.
 
Chie Satonaka said:
There's not enough money in that.

Code words and dog whistles work better because it makes the fools who buy into it think they don't really have any subconcious biases.

You probably already know that, but I agree it'd be much more refreshing if people just said what was really on their minds. It makes it much easier to know your enemy when they don't hide from you in plain sight.
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I know there is a lot of money in lowkey shitting on black people especially Obama.
 
I'm pretty sure just about everybody in politics is a narcissist. if you make it to president I think it's actually a requirement.
 
Slayven said:
I know there is a lot of money in lowkey shitting on black people especially Obama.
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It's both fascinating and frightening to think about how many people who have made millions by shitting on the President. How many careers have been made, how much money there is in dog-whistle politics.

I'd say this story surprises me, but after the last six years, I don't think anything could actually surprise me anymore in politics.

Okay, if a black athiest lesbian ran for President and won, that would surprise me.
 
Chie Satonaka said:
It's both fascinating and frightening to think about how many people who have made millions by shitting on the President. How many careers have been made, how much money there is in dog-whistle politics.

I'd say this story surprises me, but after the last six years, I don't think anything could actually surprise me anymore in politics.

Okay, if a black athiest lesbian ran for President and won, that would surprise me.
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A lot of careers are going to suffer when he leaves.
 
Did he basically say:

"I don't have to speak the the POTUS to analyze him."

then

"How can this person analyze me if they've never interviewed me?"

Idon'teven...
 
Khalifa Jayy said:
Did he basically say:

"I don't have to speak the the POTUS to analyze him."

then

"How can this person analyze me if they've never interviewed me?"

Idon'teven...
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Haha, I was just about the post something similar to point out that absurdity.

The guy sounds completely insane and full of hate. Probably a very dangerous person given the opportunity to do something.
 
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