Comments on: Anorexic and narcissistic? Our president’s a walking DSM.

By: Ari Tai

Ari Tai — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:23:23 +0000

Any guesses on who from the press will call for Mr. O. to release his medical records? How long between rumors of a checkup and Mr. Cheney’s doctors called to task on national TV? Did we ever see Mr. Clinton’s records?

I do remember the reporting of Mr. Reagan’s quips – as his lungs collapsed. Maybe the difference is “class” – as in classy. Strangely all the post WWII ’pubs save Nixon. And Mr. Kennedy perhaps, until he was darkened by the shadow of his family issues and hidden lifestyle.

By: pst314

pst314 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:31:19 +0000

DSM? Then put this thought balloon on a photo of Obama: “At 1 mg Thorazine per kg bodyweight, I can appease with equanimity any enemy I can still see.”

By: Ruth H

Ruth H — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:44:39 +0000

I prefer Obama to Biden, so I hope this is not a serious situation. Or maybe Biden could be lead around by different people.

By: saveliberty

saveliberty — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:13:50 +0000

Anorexia is a need for control in what the patient believes is an “out-of-control” situation. The patient controls what he or she eats to control weight. This is also done to see if more people will “like” the patient.

By: Zhombre

Zhombre — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:16:21 +0000

Had to share this: best line about Obama, from Buddy Larsen @ Belmont Club. “Obama would’ve inspired Orwell to write “Homage to Catatonia”.

By: Zhombre

Zhombre — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:02:44 +0000

A weak President is perilous for America, and I think a number of our adversaries, and nominal allies, have already read Obama’s weakness and inexperience and made plans accordingly. We have a Mimic in Chief, and the electoral losses that may occur today in Virginia, New Jersey and New York 23 may further erode his confidence. And c’mon, Charles, you want to see President Biden? A guy of whom it has been said if BS were currency he’d be richer than Soros?

By: Charles Martel

Charles Martel — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:38:41 +0000

In the myth of Narcissus, doesn’t Narcissus waste away while mooning over his reflection in the pool?

Please, Barack, moon as fast as you can.

By: expat

expat — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:08:59 +0000

This made me think of Obama’s citation of Team of Rivals as the way he wanted to execute the presidency. I haven’t read the book, but from what I’ve read of it, it deals with the genius of Lincoln in getting the rivals to serve his ends. I suspect that Obama could read this book as a tactical how to and totally ignore that Lincoln had real substance beneath the tactics. I don’t think that Obama ever really appreciated that leaders like Lincoln, Churchill, and yes Bush understood the gravity of the situations they were called to see their citizens through. Nor did he understand the personal tolls of assuming that responsibility. For him, the scratches on his self image are more threatening than foreign enemies and financial crises.