President Trump and the Goldwater Rule January 10, 2018
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: Article 25, Dr. Lee, Goldwater, Hillary, Javits, Mental Health, Rule, Trump
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On December 8th, 2017 the President opened the doors to allow press to watch the bipartisan discussion over immigration. Dr. Brandy Lee of the Yale School of Medicine conducted apparently watched the testimony and conducted an interview in which the resulting article was titled “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” . In this gripping article, the esteemed Dr. Lee (notice I use the honorific while she excludes such courtesy when talking about the President of the United States). In her interview Dr. Lee sounds alarm bells about President Trump’s mental fitness to be president, etc. etc.
In fact, Dr. Lee was invited to “brief” members of congress on December 5th and 6th. The group included “at least 1 Republican who they would not name.” No doubt.
This is on course with the current Democratic position of applying the 25th Amendment to remove the President from Office. As one example, in May 2017, the NY Times (surprise) wrote an article extoling the virtues of leveraging the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office (and not doubt try to replace with Hilary).
In May 2017, the same Dr. Lee was commented in an article on Liberal Outpost (no kidding) titled: “Yale Psychiatrist says Trump (again..no honorific) has a grave ________disability”. Interestingly (to those of us who care about the rule of law and actual process) the article begins with the following:
“Psychiatrists in the United States are blocked from commenting on the psychological wellness of politicians due to the 50 year old Goldwater Rule, which states that they cannot openly diagnose the mental health of public figures who they have not personally examined.
However, the case of President Donald Trump is so extreme and potentially consequential that some noted psychiatrists have felt compelled to speak out despite the rule.”
Then, in an admitted violation of the Goldwater Rule, Lee (honorific removed) states definitively:
“This situation has come to such a critical level. In fact, a state of emergency exists and we could no longer hold back. We have an obligation to speak about Donald Trump’s mental health issues because many lives and our survival as a species may be at stake.”
So what is the Goldwater Rule? For a short history, (thank you Wikipedia) Barry Goldwater was running for President in 1964 when a magazine named Fact published an article The issue arose in 1964 when Fact published the article “The Unconscious of a Conservative: A Special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater”.[3][5] The magazine polled psychiatrists about U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater and whether he was fit to be president.[6][7] The editor, Ralph Ginzburg, was sued for libel in Goldwater v. Ginzburg where Goldwater won $75,000 (approximately $592,000 today) in damages.[3]
Does this sound familiar? There are experts trying to “diagnose” a sitting president for no other reason than their adorned queen did no win and ascend to the presidency. This is nonsense. Now…the “argument” by those on the left are that the Dr. is not making a “diagnosis” under the DSM rather is simply expressing an opinion that any citizen can express. Let me ask you. If I said someone was crazy would you give it the same weight as a professor of Psychiatry from Yale with a DM and who has briefed congress? Of course not. This is nonsense and we all know it.
I will be at the Javits center next week. (where Hillary was to have her coronation…sorry…her “acceptance speech”)…I will look up at the large glass ceiling and thank God (yes GOD) that it was not Hillary that broke that ceiling.
“Dr” Heal Thyself or at least go…..”something” thyself.
Ms. Frederica Wilson; Politicizing our warriors who died…shameful! October 20, 2017
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: frederica wilson, ISIS, ladavid johnson, Mark Twain, Special Forces, Trump, Veterans
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Recently, a Special Forces team was attacked by an estimated 50 ISIS fighters in Niger. Unfortunately, 4 US Service Members paid the ultimate price and are not coming home. President Trump made a call to the wife of one of the fallen soldiers. This has created a very unnecessary political storm. I have heard numerous pundits comment on President Trump’s comments.
Before I comment further, let me understand the situation. So the President of the United States (the Commander in Chief) calls the wife of one of his soldiers who died and who happens to be in her car with a US Representative and nobody says: “Mr. President…by the way we are on speaker phone and the Honorable Representative Wilson is in the car.”? Not doing this certainly smacks of some ulterior motives on behalf of Ms. Wilson. Who does this? Nobody…. unless they have ulterior motives.
While Ms. Wilson wears ridiculous hats as part of her persona, she is NOT and NEVER HAS, been in combat. She is NOT a veteran and, in fact, she has voted numerous times against veterans’ issues. According to VoteSmart.org:
“…measures that Wilson opposed included a bill that could have ensured that families of four soldiers slain in Afghanistan in 2013 received death and burial benefits. […]
Despite Wilson’s claim to be “committed to honoring our service members, not only with words but with deeds,” she has voted against most bills ensuring continued funding for veteran benefits, including payments to widows of fallen soldiers, the vote-tracking site shows.
She has also opposed measures designed to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In March 2013, Wilson opposed the “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act,” which prevented a government shutdown and provided funds for the U.S. military and the VA.
The bill, which passed with bipartisan support and was signed into law by the Obama administration, provided funding to the military and the VA until the next government shutdown showdown. […]
Later in the year, Wilson again voted against a resolution aimed at ensuring benefits paid to the veterans and their families would not be affected by the government shutdown in October that year. […]
The congresswoman also opposed numerous bills aimed at improving VA services provided the veterans and their families. (FoxNews.com)”
So while Representative Wilson feigns disgust at President Trump actually calling the wife of a slain soldier, she does not appear to actually support veterans. Acta Non Verba, Ms. Wilson, Actions not Words!
With regard to the point that President Trump said that the soldier…his soldier. (As the Commander in Chief, this soldier was under the command of President Trump): “Knew what he signed up for…” is irrelevant. In fact, it is a nod to the bravery of the soldier. While Representative Wilson goes to great lengths to state that soldiers “…sign up to serve and not to die…” is facile and ignorant. She has never served and she does not understand.
Many people are taking this supposed comment as an insult or insensitivity on the part of the President…that is, in my opinion, objectively wrong…a warrior…any warrior…knows that their job has the risk of injury or death. It is the warrior ethos that enables that person to do their job in spite of the risk…that young driver in Niger was a true warrior…He KNEW the risks…but he did not cower in the face of the risks…he did his job…that is the true test of courage. As the incomparable Mark Twain said: “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear–not absence of fear.”…I say to all four of those killed…”
While you laughingly referred to yourself as a Rock Star in response to General Kelly’s very pointed commentsGeneral Kelly’s very pointed comments, you ma’am are NOT a rock star. You are a shameless human being and a blight on our system. (I am starting the clock to see how long it takes someone to call me a racist….par for the course). Mr. Wilson has already played the race card…. Please contact Ms. Wilson here.
A Lesson on Losing by Dominick Cruz – Former Bantamweight UFC Champion January 20, 2017
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: dominick cruz, Election, losing, mma, Trump, ufc, winning
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In light of the responses to the recent presidential election and the bombardment of media commentary and celebrities acting like petulant children who lost at a game of checkers, I felt it was appropriate to post a very insightful interview by a classy fighter. Dominick Cruz has been a top tier fighter for over 10 years and was a two time bantamweight UFC champion until his recent loss. During the interview Dominick showed immense class when asked about his loss. This is a lesson for us all and for our children. As Mr. Cruz so eloquently states: “Loss is part of life. If you don’t have loss you don’t grow. This (losing) isn’t tough…this is life.”
The Ridiculous Myth of Autism & Vaccines: “Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc” January 10, 2017
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: Anti Vaxxers, autism, jenny mccarthy, Robert dinero, robert f kennedy jr, Trump, vaccines, vaxxed
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I am the father of a wonder little 7 year old Autistic boy. He is funny, clever, happy and generally a joy to be around. 3 years ago his school called and asked that I pick him up as he was coughing. I took him to the Dr. and imagine my surprise when my son was diagnosed with WHOOPING COUGH!..yes…WHOOPING COUGH in 2015. 18 other kids were diagnosed, as well. Why? Because some “enlightened” parents in Park City, UT decided against vaccinating their children. Now..before I hear that “Tyler should have been vaccinated”..he was. Only..it does not reach full effect for several weeks. Even better? I had to cancel all my business travel as i could be a ‘carrier’ and infect the plane.
I am always disturbed when I read about celebrities, politicians and others perpetuating the myth (yes it is a myth) that vaccines cause Autism. Today, President Elect Donald Trump nominated ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ shill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “lead a study on vaccines”. If he is already an avowed ‘anti vaxxer’ I question his objectivity on leading such a study.
So where did the Autism/Vaccine link (there is none) originate? Simple. “Dr.” Andrew Wakefield, who has since had his medical license revoked, published a research paper in 1998 in which he claimed a link between the MMR Vaccine and Autism. In addition to having a financial conflict of interest, 10 of the 12 contributing authors of the paper published a retraction which read:
“We wish to make it clear that in this paper no causal link was established between (the) vaccine and autism, as the data were insufficient. However the possibility of such a link was raised, and consequent events have had major implications for public health. In view of this, we consider now is the appropriate time that we should together formally retract the interpretation placed upon these findings in the paper, according to precedent.“
The Lancet formally retracted the article stating: “Following the judgment of the UK General Medical Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel on Jan 28, 2010, it has become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation. In particular, the claims in the original paper that children were “consecutively referred” and that investigations were “approved” by the local ethics committee have been proven to be false. Therefore we fully retract this paper from the published record [4]”.
In short, Dr. Wakefield perpetrated fraud. Unfortunately, the damage was already done. Actors and numerous ‘Hollywood’ elite jumped on the story and began promoting the false science behind the fraud. Jenny McCarthy, Jenna Elfman, Rob Schneider, Robert DeNiro and Donald Trump all jumped on Anti-Vaccine bandwagon. The “anti vaxxer” movie Vaxxed (by Wakefield) only added fuel to the fire and continued to encourage people to forgo vaccinations.
So what is the prevailing “link” between Vaccines and Autism? Good question. It is a common logical fallacy known in Latin as Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc or “with this, therefor because of this”. In short, children are getting vaccinated around the same age that children begin developing in such a way that Autism is presenting to parents and doctors. Some people assume that because the Autism presentation followed the vaccine that the vaccine must be the cause. This is a simple mistake of confusing potential correlation with causation. For more information on the philosophical underpinnings of ’cause’ please read my post here. The point that I will make again (and the CDC and all respectable medical professionals) is that Vaccines do NOT cause Autism.
Those who are not vaccinating their children are relying on Herd Immunity of the community. The idea of Herd Immunity posits that a disease outbreak cannot occur of a high percentage of those in the community are vaccinated. Those forgoing vaccinations are, in effect, free riders on those who do. A larger issue relates to those who cannot be vaccinated due to compromised immune systems (think immunodeficiency diseases) and those who may not have yet had the vaccine. I have heard the argument numerous times: “If your child is vaccinated, then why do you care?” See my original example.
I will leave everyone with this NSFW explanation from Penn and Teller.
Great Gift Idea! www.AmericanBuiltClothing.com December 16, 2016
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: American, American built, clothing, gear, Marine, PATRIOT, Purple Heart, SDVOSB, sniper, Trump, Veteran owned
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