‘Worshiping’ the other side

AnAVPress editorial praising yet another autobiography by President Obama (talk of Trump’s narcissism) states, “Since Nov 3, we are beginning to see the national landscape glow as it takes on new, vibrant colors.”

Good grief — this is language more appropriate for an adolescent romance.

Jill Biden has earned a Ed D in education and is often referred to as Dr. Biden. But evenhanded or not, when people are referred to as Dr. it generally means physician. The term is more of a job description than an academic achievement. When a child says they want to become a doctor or someone says they have a Dr’s appointment everyone correctly assumes they mean physician. This is not patronizing to others it is a fact of tradition.

However when a Wall Street Journal editorial writer stated that since Jill Biden’s doctorate is not in medicine her title Dr “sounds and feels fraudulent” the outrage was enormous.

Demeaning, sexist, misogynist were a few epithets. Of course If she was a woman of color racist also would be used. Yet when Ben Carson, an eminent physician, is referred to he has been shown to be three times less likely to be called Dr. than is Jill Biden. He is also African American. Is that demeaning or racist? Of course not — he is merely a Conservative.

Whoopi Goldberg has called Jill Biden an “amazing doctor” and should be the US surgeon general. Then she had to apologize for not even knowing Jill Biden is not a physician.

The progressive political hero worship is amusing to watch.

John Manning Palmdale