Comments on: Is the Sky Falling? NYT Item Questions The One

By: Michael Adams

Michael Adams — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:08:23 +0000

Yes, we exchanged a look of stunned recognition when we first learned about FM Davis. Her intuitive assessment occurred in 2007, just as Himself was entering the national stage. The Davis part of the story emerged later. Martel and jj are absolutely right, of course. Sympathy for the hurt little boy/young teen should not translate into votes. A fair number of abuse survivors triage themselves out of the gene pool, don’t even have children, because they know the unfortunate statistics about the adult behavior of such kids.

By: jj

jj — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:51:57 +0000

Yes, Mike, it has been spotted, noted, and attributed to the most likely suspect, noted Commie pedophile Frank Marshall Davis, with whom he was parked in his youth.

And it is, I suppose, possible to feel sorry for him. Or it would be if he possessed any shred of introspection, or capacity for at least making an attempt to be honest with himself, about himself. As it is, he doesn’t make it easy to feel for him.

By: SADIE

SADIE — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:14:19 +0000

Abandoned, neglected, abused, ignored and dismissed – Obama in his youth and America today -

The abused becomes the abuser.

By: Charles Martel

Charles Martel — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:52:53 +0000

Jack Cashill, in his masterful fiskings of Obama’s ghost-written books, has raised the possibility of childhood abuse of Obama. It is horrible to think that this lonely child was not only abandoned to Marxists but possibly to pederasty, too.

But whatever sympathy we can feel for an abused little boy, it shouldn’t extend to electing such a damaged person to the presidency.

By: Michael Adams

Michael Adams — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:45:02 +0000

Sadie, you never cease to amaze.

Did any of the rest of you see that he shows a lot of subtle signs of having been sexually abused as a child or very young teen? My wife spotted this first, during the campaign, because she sees a bit more television than I do. I get a greater portion of info from radio and the interwebs. It’s in the stance, a kind of defensive posture. It almost, although not quite, makes us feel sorry for him.

By: jj

jj — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:35:16 +0000

Ah, well – you’re not at Ivy Leaguer, Don! (Though I’m sure you’ve encountered it, by the boatload.)

Obama’s arrogance does not, and will not, matter – except to those to whom it matters. I do think the list of those to whom it does matter is an ever-lengthening one, but it will never include the media sycophants. Regrettably, that’s practically all of them in the media.

Agreed, Sadie – he is the poster child for affect disorders. Throw in the other issue on top of it, and bad as he is on the national stage, and imagine what it must be like to have him around the house.

By: Libby

Libby — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:12:14 +0000

I agree that he is incredibly arrogant, but I also believe he has been sheltered from ever working too hard. If you look at his career path, he has avoided jobs that required real accountability, such as winning court cases or producing a profitable product or service in order to make payroll. Even when he was in leadership positions, such as w/the Tides foundation, he was never accountable for the results of his funding decisions. In addition, his charm and skill in speaking in generalities/making all parties involved believe he agrees with them have allowed him to operate relatively unchallenged. This is the price we’re paying for electing such an inexperienced president – he’s never had to make tough decisions or really compromise for the sake of the greater good. Factor in his issues from childhood that Sadie mentioned and we get a guy who just can’t deal with an opposition party that doesn’t want to give in to his demands, and a large part of the American public who is not charmed by him and his ideas.

By: SADIE

SADIE — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:12:04 +0000

jj – it’s not arrogance, it’s attachment disorder.

The reason for this may be neglect by parents, separation from parents due to death or divorce, and even due to physical or sexual abuse during childhood. Due to these circumstances, children slowly develop feelings of detachment, in that, they fail to form long and lasting relationships with anyone, and find it difficult to trust others. If not checked at the right time, this continues into adulthood, and ultimately becomes a serious psychological disorder …

Take a look at the bullet points, Obama is 11 for 11.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/attachment-disorder-in-adults.html

By: Don Quixote

Don Quixote — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:12:03 +0000

Thanks, jj. Why, if you do, do you think Obama's arrogance matters to anybody? He's certainly gotten away with it so far. BTW, I'm rarely the smartest person in the room and, if I am, I'm in the wrong room. Much better to hang out in the Bookwormroom where the smart people are and learn from them.

By: SADIE

SADIE — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:54:14 +0000

The operative word is ‘questions’. My best guess is that the NYSlimes is miffed. Could it be that some reporter dared to shout out a question? Who knows. It may just be a little bitch-slapping contest.

A long-running tiff between the White House press corps and the West Wing over presidential access flared anew today when press secretary Jay Carney faced off with reporters over the right to shout questions at the president during debt talks.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0711/shout_of_bounds_729191ad-6922-4221-8711-77a68d3802df.html

A superb tightrope walker?

Oh Lord, please let it be Joe Biden the ‘gaffe master of ceremonies’