we knew this

but now we have researched evidence.
here:

Lohse says his study is no joke. The thesis draws on a survey of 69 psychiatric outpatients in three Connecticut locations during the 2004 presidential election. Lohse’s study, backed by SCSU Psychology professor Jaak Rakfeldt and statistician Misty Ginacola, found a correlation between the severity of a person’s psychosis and their preferences for president: The more psychotic the voter, the more likely they were to vote for Bush.

uh, yeah.
no news here.

“Our study shows that psychotic patients prefer an authoritative leader,” Lohse says. “If your world is very mixed up, there’s something very comforting about someone telling you, ‘This is how it’s going to be.’”

okay.

still.

oh, i saw this at downwithyranny.com.
they're cool.
a tip of the rabble sombrero to keninny.

too many ways to go with this one; all of them good.

talk among yourselves.

(could medication be developed to treat this condition?
would recovery result in registering as a Democrat?)

from Ward Sutton

Nepal

we can only hope and pray that this news from Kathmandu is as good as it sounds:
Jubilation over Nepal peace pact

background:
Legacy of insanity

Buddha Gautama was born in what is now Nepal.

One of the princes of the Shakya confederation was Siddharta Gautama (563–483 BC), who renounced his royalty to lead an ascetic life and came to be known as the Buddha ("the one who has awakened").

not exactly your Dalai Lama type

Rootin' tootin' Putin:

He announced that in 2007 alone he would be spending $ 11.2 billion on new weapons, including 17 new nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles. He added that between now and 2015 he would be spending $ 188 billion on new weapons.

He must've already built all the schools, hospitals and parks they would ever need and this weapons funding is from the subsequent surplus.
"17 new nuclear-tipped ICBMs"!!
What a charmer this guy is!

"Follow me to Fascism !"

"I know this cool shortcut!"


Darth Cheney translated
from the original Klingon

Darth Speaks:

In addition, the entire program undergoes a thorough review approximately every 45 days. After each review, the President personally has to determine whether to reauthorize the program. And he has done so more than 30 times since September 11th - and he has indicated his intent to continue doing so as long as our nation faces a threat from al Qaeda and related organizations.

Glenn Greenwald translates:

There is no need to worry about our illegal, secret spying on you, because the Leader Himself -- "personally" -- reviews this and approves of it. And even though there is a law in place enacted almost 30 years ago by your democratically-elected representatives making it a felony for us to do this, and even though the only court to rule on this issue has ruled that we are violating not only your constitutional rights, but also a federal criminal statute, we are still doing it, and we will continue to. Because we want to and because we can.

Totally frightening that these people have credibility, let alone hold reins of power, in this country.

(my apologies to the Klingons. ~ ydj)

i heart this

Orcinus

Kewl Kidz and Queen Bees Friday, November 17, 2006 Sara Robinson The image of the mainstream media as a gaggle of adolescent Kewl Kidz giggling and sneering in high school hallways has been in circulation as a stock lefty blogger meme for a few years now. But I don't know that anyone's really stopped and taken a look at the deeper implications of that analogy -- or the possible solutions it might point to, especially what we know these days about "relational aggression," which is what this precise form of bullying is called when it happens in schools. Bullying between boys has been a concern of vice principals as long as there have been schoolyards to fight in and windows to break. But it's only been the past 15 years or so that thoughtful psychologists and child development experts, mostly women, have taken a look at the very different ways girls bully each other. Where boy bullying is hard to ignore, given how often it leads to physical aggression and outright violence, girl bullying is far more subtle and therefore easier to shrug off. Yet the effects on girls are no less devastating; and the wounds cut so deep that many women will be emotionally and socially disabled by them for the rest of their lives. The Parenting Perspectives website provides a concise description of this devastating style of coercion and abuse: Acts of relational aggression are common among girls in American schools. These acts can include rumor spreading, secret-divulging, alliance-building, backstabbing, ignoring, excluding from social groups and activities, verbally insulting, and using hostile body language (i.e., eye-rolling and smirking). Other behaviors include making fun of someone's clothes or appearance and bumping into someone on purpose. Many of these behaviors are quite common in girls' friendships, but when they occur repeatedly to one particular victim, they constitute bullying. Increasingly common is another form of harassment termed “cyber bullying”—using e-mail and websites to harm someone. Cyber bullies use personal websites and instant messaging to spread rumors about classmates over the Internet. Cyber bullies might also use classmates or “friend's” PIN numbers and pass codes to send embarrassing e-mails. Sometimes it is easier to engage in cyberbullying than more direct acts because the bully never faces the victim. This form of harassment is also very fast--an instant message posted at night may spread through an entire school before the first class period…. Relational aggression tends to be most intense and apparent among girls in fifth through eighth grade. This type of behavior often continues, although perhaps to a somewhat lesser degree, in high school.…

please read this at her site.
it is excellent.

with a heavy heart

alas friends and neighbors,
"we" here at psychoRabble must bid adieu to our beloved
PinkFluffySlippers
since it appears psychoRabble
is holding her back at her home,

Cello, et Cetera,

and Blogger Beta beckons.

the sense that we had a team here has always been an illusion,
of course, but it is a comforting and cherished illusion,
and an illusion psychoRabble still supports.
and it is easier than someone trying to masquerade
as an alter-ego playing the role of imaginary teammate.

anyway Pink must move on to Beta and we must let her.

so ...

Ms Slippers,

it’s been awesome.
if only in my dreams.
Thanks.
Go, in Peace.
we will always have Rabble.

see you at C et C,
~ lil’ jimi

Bushcronium

xan at Corrent Wire offers zut's comments from teh Crack Den.
(atrios by any other name could be another's crack. i suppose.)

i thank everyone.
much.

Bushcronium: New Element on Periodic Table

A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the densest element yet known to science. The new element has been named “Bushcronium.” Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311. These particles are held together by dark forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. The symbol for Bushcronium is “W”.

"Bushcronium’s mass actually increases over time, as morons randomly interact with various elements in the atmosphere and become assistant deputy neutrons in a Bushcronium molecule, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that Bushcronium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as “Critical Morass”. When catalyzed with money, Bushcronium activates Foxnewsium, an element that radiates orders of magnitude more energy, albeit as incoherent noise, since it has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many morons."

and it is extremely toxic.