Why Do Charles Johnson’s Beliefs Keep Turning Out to Be Delusional?

Posted on | March 7, 2010 | 38 Comments

Professor Glenn Reynolds has linked my essay about narcissism, scapegoating and paranoia. Speaking of paranoid narcissists, remember when Charles Johnson called the Pentagon shooter an “anti-government right wing extremist of the Ron Paulian persuasion”?

Wrong again, Chuckles. John Patrick Bedell was a dopehead peacenik loser of the “No Blood for Oil” persuasion who slowly descended into paranoid psychosis:

Bedell . . . had vigorously objected to the government’s role in the 1991 Persian Gulf War since high school, telling relatives that the United States was trying to enrich itself and oil companies, said his brother, 33-year-old Jeffrey Bedell.
But, in about 2002, after the breakup of a long-term relationship with a girlfriend, his skepticism began to turn to deep-rooted suspicion. And soon it became paranoia, his brother said.
Patrick would point skyward, convinced that “they” were watching him. He believed songs he heard on the radio were meant as warnings. . . .
“There were symptoms of a mental disorder, approaching paranoid schizophrenia,” said Jeffrey Bedell, a former California deputy attorney general who is a financial adviser. . . .
Patrick was perpetually in and out of school, enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs and sometimes auditing courses. Jeffrey could not recall whether he had worked anywhere. . . .
The Bedells pleaded with him to seek medical help, but he refused. “I would have conversations with him, trying to convince him to stop smoking marijuana, that it was making his thinking more disordered, but he was not receptive to that,” Jeffrey said.

The Pentagon shooter was not a “Paulian.” He was also not a Hayekian, an Objectivist, a Rothbardian or any other sort of libertarian. Nor was he a creationist, a Belgian neo-fascist or a “climate-change denier.”

Patrick Bedell was suffering from a mental illness that cannot be blamed on Charles Johnson’s ideological Scapegoat of the Week.

The sycophants at Little Green Footballs are enabling Johnson’s delusions of adequacy. He’s so out of touch with reality, he wouldn’t know the difference between a libertarian and a lamb chop.

Category: Charles Johnson, Crime, Terrorism, The Flemish Menace

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38 Responses to “Why Do Charles Johnson’s Beliefs Keep Turning Out to Be Delusional?”

MrPaulRevere
March 7th, 2010 @ 6:17 am

“The sycophants at Little Green Footballs are enabling Johnson’s delusions of adequacy.” Spot on, as usual Mr. McCain.
MrPaulRevere
March 7th, 2010 @ 1:17 am

“The sycophants at Little Green Footballs are enabling Johnson’s delusions of adequacy.” Spot on, as usual Mr. McCain.
m
March 7th, 2010 @ 6:40 am

The left is always trying to project their crazies onto the right. It’s ridiculous.
m
March 7th, 2010 @ 1:40 am

The left is always trying to project their crazies onto the right. It’s ridiculous.
MrPaulRevere
March 7th, 2010 @ 6:57 am

Johnson purports to despise “truthers”, but he sure does seem to spend a lot of time and effort explaining away their actions and deflecting the issue. See Van Jones.
MrPaulRevere
March 7th, 2010 @ 1:57 am

Johnson purports to despise “truthers”, but he sure does seem to spend a lot of time and effort explaining away their actions and deflecting the issue. See Van Jones.
Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 8:18 am

MrPaulRevere, who do you think you are, Dr. Michael Savage? Get off the internets!

As for RSM (which stands for Racist Still McCain), now I am Chuckles? Well that is a new one.

And are you a libertarian if you eat lamb chops? Or is it, are you a libertine if you eat milk fed veal? All I can tell you is Sharmuta is milk fed, corn fed, and basically herring fed, because she is so fat that she could replace the murderous orca at SeaWorld.
Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 3:18 am

MrPaulRevere, who do you think you are, Dr. Michael Savage? Get off the internets!

As for RSM (which stands for Racist Still McCain), now I am Chuckles? Well that is a new one.

And are you a libertarian if you eat lamb chops? Or is it, are you a libertine if you eat milk fed veal? All I can tell you is Sharmuta is milk fed, corn fed, and basically herring fed, because she is so fat that she could replace the murderous orca at SeaWorld.
David Jacobson
March 7th, 2010 @ 9:08 am

I stopped going to LGF some time back in 2008. I’ll probably visit tonight, just because you reminded me of the site and I’ve not been there for so long. It’s better to let a site like this fade away. Still, I wish I had his crew of suck-ups to prop up my traffic. Take LGF public today, it may be your last chance.

David Jacobson
Cleveland, OH
(I don’t want Ed to ferret me out, so I always out myself.)
David Jacobson
March 7th, 2010 @ 4:08 am

I stopped going to LGF some time back in 2008. I’ll probably visit tonight, just because you reminded me of the site and I’ve not been there for so long. It’s better to let a site like this fade away. Still, I wish I had his crew of suck-ups to prop up my traffic. Take LGF public today, it may be your last chance.

David Jacobson
Cleveland, OH
(I don’t want Ed to ferret me out, so I always out myself.)
Reaganite Republican
March 7th, 2010 @ 9:32 am

Hey CJ, what did you get from MoveOn/Plouffe to leap onboard the Hindenburg in such timely fashion?

Will there be some Alinsky medal or something if you succeed in taking down one of these pesky bloggers standing in the way of the revolution?

There is no possible philosophy, reaction, or development on the ground that explains a guy flipping out of the blue and then promptly attacking those deemed irksome to the Obama’s underhanded allies of the online left- except graft, imo.

Or did you bump your head in the shower, boy?
Reaganite Republican
March 7th, 2010 @ 4:32 am

Hey CJ, what did you get from MoveOn/Plouffe to leap onboard the Hindenburg in such timely fashion?

Will there be some Alinsky medal or something if you succeed in taking down one of these pesky bloggers standing in the way of the revolution?

There is no possible philosophy, reaction, or development on the ground that explains a guy flipping out of the blue and then promptly attacking those deemed irksome to the Obama’s underhanded allies of the online left- except graft, imo.

Or did you bump your head in the shower, boy?
underzog
March 7th, 2010 @ 11:45 am

I think it is amusing to note that Charles Johnson groupie and suck up, the Wild Irish Rose, has been banned and blocked from that libel site.

Of course, I was banned years ago from the libel site because I refused to kiss Charle’s butt as regards is smears of Vlams Beggan and Filip DeWinter; however, I think it is more honorable to be expelled from Little Green Footballs for refusing to kiss his derriere instead of being a stupid sycophant such as Irish Rose who constantly kissed Charles Johnson’s derriere, but was expelled anyway because Charles did not enjoy her anilingus technique.

The blogmocracy — http://www.theblogmocracy.com/?_login=dc3e5b2e09/ — gives the dope on this very enjoyable state of affairs.

“Schadenfreude. It is what is for breakfast.”

Michelle Malkin
underzog
March 7th, 2010 @ 6:45 am

I think it is amusing to note that Charles Johnson groupie and suck up, the Wild Irish Rose, has been banned and blocked from that libel site.

Of course, I was banned years ago from the libel site because I refused to kiss Charle’s butt as regards is smears of Vlams Beggan and Filip DeWinter; however, I think it is more honorable to be expelled from Little Green Footballs for refusing to kiss his derriere instead of being a stupid sycophant such as Irish Rose who constantly kissed Charles Johnson’s derriere, but was expelled anyway because Charles did not enjoy her anilingus technique.

The blogmocracy — http://www.theblogmocracy.com/?_login=dc3e5b2e09/ — gives the dope on this very enjoyable state of affairs.

“Schadenfreude. It is what is for breakfast.”

Michelle Malkin
Grimcargo
March 7th, 2010 @ 12:19 pm

Always and forever it has been the case…
The worst enemies a person can have are those who have been made to eat s***** on your behalf and then are rejected. In other words,Chucky hen johnson…when irish eyes are smiling watch your step…bwahhhaaaaaaaaa
Grimcargo
March 7th, 2010 @ 7:19 am

Always and forever it has been the case…
The worst enemies a person can have are those who have been made to eat s***** on your behalf and then are rejected. In other words,Chucky hen johnson…when irish eyes are smiling watch your step…bwahhhaaaaaaaaa
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Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 3:29 pm

I finally banned Wild Irish Rose because…well she was bat shit crazy even for me. She was crazy even for the Irish, which is pretty crazy.

Sharmuta has left too. Good riddens. I could not keep her around after she killed her trainer at SeaWorld. It is time to clean house.
Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 10:29 am

I finally banned Wild Irish Rose because…well she was bat shit crazy even for me. She was crazy even for the Irish, which is pretty crazy.

Sharmuta has left too. Good riddens. I could not keep her around after she killed her trainer at SeaWorld. It is time to clean house.
William Teach
March 7th, 2010 @ 3:44 pm

Two words to describe Charles Johnson: F(self-deleted)ing Insane.
William Teach
March 7th, 2010 @ 10:44 am

Two words to describe Charles Johnson: F(self-deleted)ing Insane.
Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 3:51 pm

More example of religious Creationists nut jobs, don’t they realize only I get to decide who gets stoned to death for matters of betrayal of faith! If and when I decide to put Sharmuta down is my decision only! .
Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 10:51 am

More example of religious Creationists nut jobs, don’t they realize only I get to decide who gets stoned to death for matters of betrayal of faith! If and when I decide to put Sharmuta down is my decision only! .
m
March 7th, 2010 @ 4:08 pm

“Don’t cry Sharmuta!”
m
March 7th, 2010 @ 11:08 am

“Don’t cry Sharmuta!”
kansas
March 7th, 2010 @ 4:38 pm

He bans everyone who disagrees with him therefore the only ones left are sycophants. On a thread yesterday he was crying about a picture of Michelle Obama being racistly compared to a primate. When one of his posters posted multiple pictures of George Bush with comparative photos, and racists posts of Condi Rice he banned them and the sick-o-pants piled on after the guy could no longer respond.
kansas
March 7th, 2010 @ 11:38 am

He bans everyone who disagrees with him therefore the only ones left are sycophants. On a thread yesterday he was crying about a picture of Michelle Obama being racistly compared to a primate. When one of his posters posted multiple pictures of George Bush with comparative photos, and racists posts of Condi Rice he banned them and the sick-o-pants piled on after the guy could no longer respond.
McGehee
March 7th, 2010 @ 5:11 pm

Why Do Charles Johnson’s Beliefs Keep Turning Out to Be Delusional?

Because … he is?
McGehee
March 7th, 2010 @ 12:11 pm

Why Do Charles Johnson’s Beliefs Keep Turning Out to Be Delusional?

Because … he is?
Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 5:40 pm

McGhee, as a child I liked to put ants in a jar and then selectively burn them with a magnifying glass.
Charles Johnson
March 7th, 2010 @ 12:40 pm

McGhee, as a child I liked to put ants in a jar and then selectively burn them with a magnifying glass.
K~Bob
March 7th, 2010 @ 8:15 pm

(pre-script: Stacy, could you please add your own byline? Blogs are personal by nature, and it creeps me out a bit to see writing presented the way newspapers do it, NTTAWWT)

I’m working slowly on an understanding of this phenomenon. We all know people who refuse to accept a balanced argument with well-documented facts. Usually it’s on a more personal level, and induces much family strife. We also know people who find no ethical problem with the workings of “spin” to shade an interpretation of events. A common example is found in many sports discussions over plays called by a losing coach.

These “illogisms” are a part of our human heritage, it seems.

But the deeper, more disturbing sorts of overt propagandizing, and the refusal to hear reason regardless of who presents it… these leave us all feeling like we are in the presence of insanity. I doubt the invective directed at Mr. Johnson will do anything but harden the shell with which he has encased his mind. He may or may not be coping with a problem, I’m not qualified to know. But the whole episode feels rotten. I cannot see how his “break with the right” can lead to anything good for the left, nor for him personally.
K~Bob
March 7th, 2010 @ 3:15 pm

(pre-script: Stacy, could you please add your own byline? Blogs are personal by nature, and it creeps me out a bit to see writing presented the way newspapers do it, NTTAWWT)

I’m working slowly on an understanding of this phenomenon. We all know people who refuse to accept a balanced argument with well-documented facts. Usually it’s on a more personal level, and induces much family strife. We also know people who find no ethical problem with the workings of “spin” to shade an interpretation of events. A common example is found in many sports discussions over plays called by a losing coach.

These “illogisms” are a part of our human heritage, it seems.

But the deeper, more disturbing sorts of overt propagandizing, and the refusal to hear reason regardless of who presents it… these leave us all feeling like we are in the presence of insanity. I doubt the invective directed at Mr. Johnson will do anything but harden the shell with which he has encased his mind. He may or may not be coping with a problem, I’m not qualified to know. But the whole episode feels rotten. I cannot see how his “break with the right” can lead to anything good for the left, nor for him personally.
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