Did anyone read where Dr. Phil was trying to help Britney Spears, who, as is obvious, has some sort of mental problem and isn’t just strung out on drugs and booze. It turns out that he violated all sorts of ethical standards by showing up in Britney’s hospital room without her permission. It turns out that Brit’s money-grubbing family invited him over in an attempt to stage an “intervention” that would be televised on Dr. Phil’s television show.
I know that Dr. Phil’s show is owned and produced by Oprah, and that 95 percent of the population think this woman’s defecation has no aroma.* But I remember the original Oprah, who was one of the first people who imitated the format created by Phil Donahue and turn it into exploitative trash. Once she knocked the far superior Donahue off the air, she disavowed trash. But trash is still lucrative, so she repackaged it as therapy and brought out fake therapist Dr. Phil McGraw, with his good-old-boy straighten-your-act-up routine.
And that’s exactly what Dr. Phil’s show is. He throws a bunch of dysfunctional people in front of the camera for the entertainment of the audience, then pretends that he gives a rat’s ass about them and that he’s treating them.
The truth is he is NOT trained as a therapist in any way shape or form. In reality, his show is no different than Jerry Springer’s, except there’s no chair throwing.
I’m picturing Britney rather than fat-head Dr. Phil because even though she’s nuts, she’s easier on the eyes.
* We all are aware, are we not, that when Oprah hands out freebies to her audience, she isn’t buying these things for them. The stuff is being supplied by her advertisers. She’s making millions off of it. You didn’t think she actually bought cars for all those people … right?
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I dont like Oprah anyway you slice it.
okay well dr phil did not help britney baut a judge did have her wake up
Yes, he’s an asshole (along with a few other choice words). Maybe we’ll get lucky and the douchebag will choke to death on a meal he bought with money from exploiting peoples problems for ratings and profit.
They are sheisters, charlatans, that feed on the American stupidity and make these mid west idiots buy books, CDs, tapes, etc… for their 20 min of psycho therapy nonsense. Therapy is nonsense anyway. 100 dollars for 50 min of BS. what a joke!! 100 dollars for 50 min to buy someone time, and say tell me about yo’ father, that must be tough for you, how did it make you feel, ok, time is up see you next week for another 100 dollar “session”. Psychology and psychiatry is to medicine as the WWF(joke wrestling) is to the professional sports. Here’s some free therapy–MOVE ON, get a life, hobby, job, whatever, you CANNOT change past, MOVE ON.
There you go, can I have my $100 dollars now and that wasn’t even 50 min.