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Ask Dr. Helen: How Do You Deal With a Palin Hater?

October 6, 2008 - 12:08 am - by Helen Smith
Oh, bother
2008-10-06 11:48:14

Couple things. 1) Bill Clinton’s opponents were angered by his Teflon qualities. I remember being somewhat surprised at how … almost obsessive some writers had become on the subject. The impeachment seemed to me to be grasping at straws and it occurred to me that there might be consequences for the next Republican in the Oval Office. Yet I have been horrified by the intensity of BDS. Perhaps every time this derangement syndrome passes to its next object it intensifies. Palin Derangement Syndrome looks at least as intense as BDS. I hope I’m wrong, but I wonder how long before someone winds up dead.

Along those lines, 2) It seems clear to me that a plurality of voters in this country have exchanged religious for political fervor, and not in a positive way. How many examples of religious-level fervor can you count up-thread? These people need not just a life but a positive faith, too.

Finally, the only difference between the PDS”Hater” and both of my professorial and very spoiled sisters is that “Hater” has at least a clue that the problem may be in her. That’s why I think she doesn’t exist and “Tennis” made her letter out of whole cloth so he could write the column he wanted to write.