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"'''Bush Derangement Syndrome'''" ("BDS") is a pejorative political [[neologism]] coined by [[Charles Krauthammer]], an [[Conservatism in the United States|American conservative]] political [[columnist]] and former [[psychiatrist]],{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} in a 2003 [[column (newspaper)|column]]. The term has been used in newspaper [[column (newspaper)|column]]s and [[editorial]]s, on [[talk radio]], by [[political commentator|commentators]] in the mainstream press, including ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', and [[Fox News Channel]], and in the [[blogosphere]].{{cn|date=March 2013}}


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==Meaning of term==
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Krauthammer defined Bush Derangement Syndrome as "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency—nay—the very existence of [[George W. Bush]]". This term is most closely associated with liberal reaction to Bush policies past and present.<ref name="mosely07">{{cite news
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|date=December 5, 2003 |accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> The term indicates a belief that some extreme [[Public image of George W. Bush|criticisms of President Bush]] are of emotional origins rather than based on facts or logic.<ref name="mosely">{{cite news
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== See also ==
* [[The Paranoid Style in American Politics]]
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* [[Public image of George W. Bush]]
* [[Negative campaigning]]
* [[Charles_Krauthammer#Opinions_and_ideas|Opinions and ideas held by Charles Krauthammer]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* Charles Krauthammer, [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/03/bush_derangement_syndrome_chen.html "Bush Derangement Syndrome, Cheney Variant"], ''[[RealClearPolitics]]'', March 16, 2007 — Krauthammer develops the idea further

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