tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post1384828841701835906..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Palinpalooza!Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-55758502944757235872009-07-02T13:29:34.223-04:002009-07-02T13:29:34.223-04:00Sarah Palin, who sometimes looks cute if shot from...<i>Sarah Palin, who sometimes looks cute if shot from the right angle.</i><br /><br />How's that Braille keyboard working out for you?<br /><br /><i>He's advancing his singularly crazy claim that Palin would have done a better job wihtout McCain holding her back.</i><br /><br />Yeah, you could really feel the excitement about the McCain campaign before Palin came along and ruined everything.<br /><br /><i>I just threw up in my mouth.</i><br /><br />Next time try "Talk to the hand," that's another good one.mantitshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-45568596172999336962009-07-01T22:27:50.361-04:002009-07-01T22:27:50.361-04:00I agree. He ran a bad campaign. I'm a Democr...I agree. He ran a bad campaign. I'm a Democrat, and I thought that Gore ran a similarly bad campaign against Bush. Both deserved to lose.<br /><br />...But that's an entirely different thing from calling him a "loser" in the inimitable style of RSM. Especially while compairing him to Sarah Palin. ...Sarah Palin? ...SARAH PALIN? Bobby S. McCain here isn't talking about anything real. ...He's advancing his singularly crazy claim that Palin would have done a better job wihtout McCain holding her back. Please. He saying that McCain ain't nothin' in comparision to Palin. ...And that's some gooooood crazy talk.<br /><br />...OH JESUS CHRIST, I wrote all of the above without realizing that you're the same Smitty who posts for this blog. (Seriously.) Yeah. Okay, write whatever, Smitty. My god, for a second there.... Yes. The American people didn't go for McCain, but yes, they'd go for Palin, if only you could explain things the right way to them...<br /><br />I just threw up in my mouth.<br /><br />Carry on. I'll be right here to make fun of you. Not that you need it.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584338340266068982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-21298062306567466312009-07-01T21:37:39.457-04:002009-07-01T21:37:39.457-04:00@Oliver,
As a graduate of the same school as the g...@Oliver,<br />As a graduate of the same school as the good Senator from AZ, let me reply. Modulo military service, it's hard to call JSM much of a winner.<br />Had John felt like winning (said Smitty with 20/20 hindsight) JSM should have exited the Senate subsequent to the 2000 campaign and studied to show himself approved.<br />Got outside of the beltway. Connected with the non-Veteran proletariat. Not wasted his time on First Amendment-bending legislation that would only be used upon himself as a suppository. Load-shed the Progressive crap and gone for Federalism. Learned from the lesson of 1992 and had his Economics homework in the effin' <i>can</i>.<br />John did none of these things. His campaign seemed to be about walking up to a podium, setting down his service record, stepping back, bowing, and walking away. Clock subsequently cleaned by used Marxist car salesman.<br />So, politically speaking, John is a loser, indeed. And I say that with all respect due his military service.smitty1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559464300318848169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-8206663906187123302009-07-01T21:16:55.936-04:002009-07-01T21:16:55.936-04:00Oh, I know! So now you've moved on to calling...Oh, I know! So now you've moved on to calling the decorated Vietnam War vet who was tortured in captivity a "loser." ...Yeah, he's in no way comparable to Sarah Palin, who sometimes looks cute if shot from the right angle.<br /><br />Remind me again, RSM. ...Did you ever serve in the military? Or did you just never feel "the call"?<br /><br />Carry on, man. No critique of your writing could be more devastating that what you supply for us -- on your own, all unbidden -- each and every day.<br /><br /><br />your pal,<br />OliverOliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584338340266068982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-17063278762278787122009-07-01T19:04:22.546-04:002009-07-01T19:04:22.546-04:00In Todd's travels, he claims that "severa...In Todd's travels, he claims that "several" people independently told him they had consulted DSM about the governor. Then Todd never left Juneau since, according to the online catalog of the Alaska State Library, there are exactly three copies of that book in the entire state and only one of them is in a public library. Not buying it, Todd.Christopher Johnsonhttp://themcj.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-69919974610581387862009-07-01T15:59:14.551-04:002009-07-01T15:59:14.551-04:00I don't think the DSM story is actually that i...I don't think the DSM story is actually that implausible. Say you don't like someone, think that they're "narcissistic" and have some kind mental disorder. You become so taken with this idea that you want some kind of confirmation of it. You consult wikipedia and arrive at the "naricissistic personality disorder" page, which is about the actual diagnosable psychiatric disorder. The first sentence you read is this: "Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NDP) is a personality disorder defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the diagnostic classification system used in the United States, as 'a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy." I think it is highly likely that two or more of the people Purdum interviewed, who had clearly spent a lot of time thinking about why they don't like Palin, could have made that visit to wikipedia. And then told him that they'd consulted the DSM definition. Of course, if they'd dug a little deeper, maybe looked at some case studies of NPD, they would have discovered that people with this disorder find it nearly impossible to form lasting relationships with others and are usually reclusive hermits rather than successful politicians. The actual disorder they are looking for is probably histrionic personality disorder (excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness) which describes about half the politicians in the United States.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-17956227303763347962009-07-01T15:43:55.912-04:002009-07-01T15:43:55.912-04:00Let's face it, you have to have some degree of...Let's face it, you have to have some degree of narcissism to get into office. But the relevant question is, does Palin's degree extend into the pathological? Not proven, I'd say.<br /><br />“a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior)... and lack of empathy”<br /><br />I have a feeling that this is just a high-falutin' way of calling her a bitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-24546461110470750082009-07-01T14:55:22.326-04:002009-07-01T14:55:22.326-04:00Obama was previously accused of having Narcissisti...Obama was previously accused of having Narcissistic Personality Disorder (based on the the DSM-IV definition) in the blogs. Doing the same to Palin just seems like an attempt at political deflection. The Soviets were masters of this strategy, especially during negotiations, where they would accuse the other guy of doing what they actually *were* doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-28621508978506450762009-07-01T14:15:51.773-04:002009-07-01T14:15:51.773-04:00Yeah, I've been on Palin all week as well.
ZI...Yeah, I've been on Palin all week as well.<br /><br />ZING!<br /><br />Check it out though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-24579232193846394832009-07-01T13:31:30.548-04:002009-07-01T13:31:30.548-04:00When contemplating the bizarre mindscape of Sulliv...When contemplating the bizarre mindscape of Sullivan one must always bear in mind that, as a consequence of his life choices, he is doomed to consume a cocktail of powerful drugs just to avoid physical degeneration. These can have an effect on the mind that we cannot know.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-67814066429799123472009-07-01T13:05:02.545-04:002009-07-01T13:05:02.545-04:00"banging and impregnating osme nutso floozy&q..."banging and impregnating osme nutso floozy"<br /><br />You forgot "coke whore."thirteen28https://www.blogger.com/profile/03881312197061283719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-37882473327635173002009-07-01T12:36:24.721-04:002009-07-01T12:36:24.721-04:00I thought the same thing as Jim.I thought the same thing as Jim.The TrogloPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798281599396660959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-63799123158352564512009-07-01T11:48:46.975-04:002009-07-01T11:48:46.975-04:00Obama had his own faux-Presidential Seal made up -...Obama had his own faux-Presidential Seal made up -- which was so ridiculous that even Jon Stewart mocked it -- and invented "the Office of the President-Elect." His speeches have more "I's" than a potato. He can't go two days in a row without giving a speech on TV. But <i>Palin</i> is the one who's grandiose and narcissistic.mantitshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projectionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-26312580157151119882009-07-01T11:33:02.270-04:002009-07-01T11:33:02.270-04:00I couldn't even read the first sentence to its...I couldn't even read the first sentence to its end. I read "Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election" and stopped. Anyone who begins with a lie is not worth my time.<br /><br />...Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772310179223546476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-2098927196703066932009-07-01T11:23:42.774-04:002009-07-01T11:23:42.774-04:00The other problem with this quote is that it's...The other problem with this quote is that it's quite frankly obvious BS. How many people do you suppose even know what the DSM is? Of that subset, how many have access to one? Of <b>that</b> subset, how many would even even think that Sarah Palin would have a diagnosable disorder? Of that <b>that</b> subset, how many would decide that it was narcissism?<br /><br />You see how small a possible universe we're talking about? Now add in the fact that we're talking about a very small population in the <b>entire state of Alaska</b>. Add in the fact that we're talking about an extraordinarily non-urbanized culture.<br /><br />Now think about the incredibly small number of people that the author spoke to out of that population.<br /><br />The statistical odds against finding even one person who said such a thing are pretty high. The odds of finding two such people who <b>independently</b> did such a thing are astronomically low.<br /><br /><b>Purdum's a liar.</b>Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143782473850677784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-56003511140390613122009-07-01T11:23:20.819-04:002009-07-01T11:23:20.819-04:00What's interesting is that none of these marve...What's interesting is that none of these marvelous reporters bothered an iota with the Pretty Boy Johnny Edwards banging and impregnating osme nutso floozy while his dear, dear, dreadfully sick wife bore such a burden.<br /><br />Not one story. None, and the douche was running for PRESIDENT, not VICE PRESIDENT.Rev Dr E Buzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-29062325043095995762009-07-01T10:54:42.758-04:002009-07-01T10:54:42.758-04:00Looks like white-boy Frank Lombard, asst director ...Looks like white-boy Frank Lombard, asst director of health at Duke University who was busted for pimping out his 5-year old adopted black chaild to same-sex perverts showed up in anonymous clothing to project his own inner-personal problems he has with females.<br /><br />Go away creep<br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-53910774955055044622009-07-01T10:43:23.444-04:002009-07-01T10:43:23.444-04:00Just like Sarah Palin, you're afraid of black ...Just like Sarah Palin, you're afraid of black & gay people.<br /><br />Admit your hate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-4988462407881548102009-07-01T10:38:16.327-04:002009-07-01T10:38:16.327-04:00But Todd Purdum did write about the narcissism of ...But Todd Purdum did write about the narcissism of Bill Clinton. Only when Hillary posed a threat to Barack Obama, but regardless...<br /><br />http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/07/clinton200807Joe Mariernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-74540194805676364002009-07-01T10:18:44.889-04:002009-07-01T10:18:44.889-04:00I'm sure all the McCain staffers will be able ...I'm sure all the McCain staffers will be able to find a job with the Romney Campaign when he starts to run for President again in the middle of 2011..Dave Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.com