Veteran on Larry King: Time to Step Back from the Psychobabble

Ruby Slippers ^ | 11/6/09 | Mary Sue

[alexander_busek]

I watched a clip of the "Larry King Live" discussion round with the smug "Dr." Phil, the scowling, self-important Shoshone Johnson, and the rather goofy-acting JAG lawyer and must say that the lawyer's arguments were logically air-tight, and that he should have won the debate in a fair fight.

(I say "goofy acting" because, in view of the occasion, the lawyer shouldn't have been grinning so broadly into the camera as he was introduced;further, his tone throughout the clip is too relaxed and conciliatory.)

What struck me most was Johnson's repeated claim that speculation about the mass murders at Ft. Hood having a religiously-motivated background were "dangerous" ("Dr." Phil chimed in, saying that the reference to another, similar attack perpetrated by a soldier with an Islamic surname was "irresponsible").

Johnson is thus saying that it is not "dangerous" to speculate about Post-Traumatic Syndrome contributing to the mass murder, but that it is "dangerous" (read: morally offensive, unethical) to even only SPECULATE that religious hate was part of the motivation.

I guess that Ms. Johnson doesn't hold freedom of thought and freedom of speech in very high regard.

(It also bothered me that Ms. Johnson said "I AM a P.O.W." rather than, e.g., "I am a former P.O.W.")

Ms. Johnson, a former food specialist, should be thankful for even being allowed to converse / debate with college-educated experts.

Regards,

[wmileo]

You are right on about Shoshana Johnson. She is a sorry sack of $HIT herself and just as annoying as Dr. PHIL.

UPDATE: It looks like the Good Army Major Doctor was trying to contact Al Quada all along and the MOSQUE was loaded with the islamo-terrorists.

Stick that up your canole eating butt, Shoshana!!!