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Palin vs. Palin
The week in Palin from two sides: Michelle Goldberg argues she may suffer from narcissistic personality disorder while Lee Siegel says it’s a liberal pile-on and she embodies our democracy.
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Palin's Ego Trip
By Michelle Goldberg
Does Sarah Palin suffer from narcissistic personality disorder? Michelle Goldberg puts America’s hottest author on the couch.
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By Lee Siegel
As her autobiography hits bookstores, Sarah Palin is facing a fresh assault from the punditocracy. Lee Siegel on why she is the very embodiment of American democracy.
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matthewbenzor
The "TWIN SISTERS" Sarah and Carrie, Can you imagine Sarah Bush making strong policy against Russia the same Russia she can she from her house, Which you well know the NEO-CON's have there claws in her back at this point, 60% of america says she is "NOT" ready or qualified to make that strong policy or she is "NOT" presidential material maybe talk show host material , she is just like Bush43 who almost destroyed america with his "SURRENDER AMERICA POLICY" and secret society agenda,she is "NOT" who she says she is,just like Bush43 said he was christian but in his heart was something more evil and secret,that when asked about it,said I can't talk about it its to secret , Sarah is no different than Bush43 in her heart is something evil as well and its "NOT" good for america,Sarah would continue and expand Bush43's surrender america policy.........! WAKE UP people don't be fooled by the pretty face.............!
diamondgirl
matt, It's sad to see your not feeling well, I hope your mental condition improves over the next 3 years. Just in Time for Sarah Palin your new president gets elected...LOL
sophia5
I'm imagining
Tina Fey on "SNL" playing the two Sarah's
in a skit that spoofs the old Patty Duke Intro Song
that would go something like . . .
Meet Sarah, who's lived most everywhere,
From Wasilla to . . . IDAHO.
The girl can see Russia from her House
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DON'T YA KNOW
YOU BETCHA,
Identical cousins all the way.
One pair of inarticulate bookends,
Different as night and day.
Where Sarah adores a Oil Drillin',
Our Sarah loves to . . . GO ROGUE-IN',
A Moose Burger makes her lose control --
What a wild gal . . . Stoppin' the Status Quo, DON'T YA KNOW !
YOU BETCHA,
Identical cousins and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike . . . THEY HUNT ALIKE
At times they even talk non-sensical alike -- Don't Ya Know !
You can lose your mind,
When cousins are two of a kind.
YOU BETCHA !
DanKenton
Hey Diamondgash, I don't think the folks around here give you enough credit for your "I'll love Palin even after Palin hates Palin" support of the former pageant contestant/weather girl/mayor of Moose Turd, etc. So, for all the DiamondGash-Haters out there, remember this: at least now we know the Palin's small intestine does indeed smell worse than Carrie Prejean's fingers. Thanks for that gash!
Monk66
LOL
djanimaequeen
Nice Sofia! I was hummin right along!
piktor
Dan -- did you read diamond's gem "She knows about all things if you watch her."
http://bit.ly/34bqWL
floridabob
Anybody in, or aspires to be in, public office, is by definition, narcissistic.
mclaubr1
Mirror, Mirror in the wall. Who's the farest one of all? You, dear (Sarah)...
Natural-Selection
Wake up people, you elected someone with less Executive experience than Palen who reads a damn good teleprompter....oh, did I mention he's destroying the country?
crypto
Goldberg. Now there's somebody I'd like to read about postmortum.
Soonchurcher
If anyone, and I mean anyone, on this earth has narcissistic personality disorder it is Barak Obama. Will you people please stop with the crap already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GinaRN
Look ! Over there !!
A classic GOP argument.
Attack the questioner, ignore the question, and the facts they are denying.
Most conservatives have never even Heard of the DSM, the established tool for diagnosis of mental illness, or personality disorder.
That's how real doctors diagnose narcissism.
Good luck with the "I'm rubber and you're glue..." argument.
And sincerely, really and truly;
Please, please, please nominate Sarah as the GOP presidential candididate !!!!
escomments
So Obama isn't a narcissistic personality?
GinaRN
Escomments, I think the word you're actually thinking of is, "Uppity".
MaeQueen
If you want to see a narcissistic personality disorder - just check out President Obama. He's a classic case of "Hey - it's not about _______ (insert the policy or issue of the moment), it's about ME!"
Ms. Palin, for the moment, is a political personality, Obama is the POTUS. I'd much rather have a "colorful" Sarah Palin in the news than an ineffective egoist leading our country.
tolatetocry
This seems to be liberal writers new attack, they write what has been said about Barry and try to attach it to Sarah. liberal news and writers have now lost most or all of their credibility!
Oprah got her best ratings in years with Palin and all she really wanted to talk about was Levy. Barb Walters continued the gossip train AND then CONSERVATIVE MEN took over, Rush and Hannity interviewed Palin with questions of substance and she was terrific. she answered more questions with Hannity then all of Barry's prime time news conferences put together. Its just an astonishing comparison when you see the trivia of oprah and walters and the substance of the conservative talkers.
mclaubr1
Oh come on, conservatives. She can't answer anything substantive. That's why the press are all over her, waiting for the next gaffe. What Sarah should be more worried about, is that the press is building her up in order to tear her down. It happens to celebrity figures. Intellient voters find her to be charming and colorful, but nothing else. It's the conservatives who are the emotional voters. They feel "kinship" with her. I am waiting for the train-wreck. It will happen, and then there go all your hopes. Your second coming of Reagan, please spare me!
stjam8
Hannity asked Palin "How do we prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons?" Palin said " We have to get tough with Iraq." Her interview with Hannity is no more substantial then any beauty queen answer session.
spotted
stjam8 - Don't forget the footage of "huge book-signing crowds" that was, in fact, footage from the 2008 campaign. Fux News now claims it was an "accident".
stjam8
Spotted: That's not the first "accident" in recent times. Jon Stewart pointed out some of the footage of Bachmann's rally included shots from crowds from the 9/12 rally.That was a easy one to spot, since the color of the leaves had changed. Palin has finally told us what she reads. "Newsmax, Wall Street Journal, Frontiersman and everything online". Everything?
mcasio
tolatetocry
Can you give examples of the questions and answers during Palin's interview that you felt were especially good? Or at least a link in that direction? Also, what evidence do you base your claim that she answered more questions in these interviews than Obama did in all of his press conferences on?
aspiecelia
Palin does not have narcisisstic personality disorder. She is a sociopath. They one of their symtoms is egocentrism or narcisissm. They are also pathological liars, She meets several other criteria also. The only one we have not seen is some kind of sex issue. I expect that to turn up some day.
crypto
The "sex" issue has already turned up. Yeah. She's been screwed royally by both parties and a lot of people on here. But you can write this down or just remember it, payback is hell sometimes.
diamondgirl
Great post
diamondgirl
Aspi, you are a Whack Job, no one cares what you have to say. When you can prove you are a DR. with a creditable diploma, which I am sure you don't have, your comment is irrelevant...
CitizenBloggerX
I found Aspi's comment quite relevent, It doesn't take a degree to recognize Sociopathic behavior which Sarah exhibits as witnessed in her interviews, Whatever is good for the moment is the call of the day, to wit telling the Fecal Noise Channels Sean Hannity that her children voted on whether she'd accept McLame's offer to lose as the VP pick then doing a 180 and saying that no such vote ever occured, There are several other instances where shes done the same but you get the gist, Or do/can you ?? And if we are going to greet accountability by degree do you have a certificate of authenticity for that diamond you tote on your moniker or are you just a cubic Z girl with aspirations ?
djanimaequeen
Citizen it's no use trying to reason with CZgirl as she's as whacked out as her idol.
piktor
diamond sounds like rhinestone to me.
donatello
Wait till you hear about Texas Gov. Perry and Palin. Todd may look good to her but most women like men in power. Todd's just a boy toy till she hooks a power jock.
gnorrigh
is it possible for someone to praise sarah palin WITHOUT whining about the lefties and how she is much better than obama and how everybody is ganging up on this poor little thing and the liberal press this, and the progressives that. just a little note or a long essay that lets her stand on her own merits. try it. without all of the above. should take about a sentence.
goldengateview
Thank you! She's been (tragically) on the national stage for about 16 months now and NO ONE has been able to do this. It's always about petty grievances and victimization. Enough already!
crypto
Tell ya what gonorrhea, if you will make an attempt at bringing up some qualifications for Obamason without blaming everything on the republicans and Bush we might work a deal. But for every kick you can give Palin I can nail you with Pelosi and Obamason.
whipmawhopma
It might be liberal pile on, but she's loving it all the way to the bank. The more she's attacked by liberals the more her supporters love her, because why else would the liberals be attacking her except that 1) she's right and 2) she's their worst fear.
Disclaimer: I am not endorsing Palin or claiming that Palin is indeed the worst fear for liberals at the moment, but rather suggesting the psychological affect it has on her supporters is a very positive one in terms of them being her -> enthusiastic
whipmawhopma
enthusiastic supporters.
donatello
What a laugh.
mzkitti
Well, at least Palin is more attractiove than that ugly old Lunatic Fringe member that ran up to Mc Cain at the poduim and declared she was afraid of Barack Obama because he was an Arabl.
Jeez, withhair that apparently had not seen a brush in a year and those wild eyes, I had a nightmare that night.
Most of the Lunatic Fringe are scary, but that old witch took the cake.
Devans
Sarah LOVES all the pile-on....negative or positive. That's what keeps her tickin' - a true trait of a narcissist.
dooreen
Thank God there are still laws on the books to control women. And if these laws fail, where there is psychiatry's catalog of labels, that anyone from a med school can place on a woman, if necessary.
[[[In Kentucky, a woman may not buy a hat without her husband's permission. In the home state of the Kentucky Derby?]...
[Hide your vibrator if you live in Georgia. All sex toys are banned.]...
[The kind people of Oklahoma don't want your hair to look like crap. That's why females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.]...
[The state of Massachusetts supports sex ... as long as it's done missionary-style. A woman cannot be on top during sexual activities. Wait ... can they sneak into your bedroom and arrest you? Now that should be illegal.]]]
All quotes excerpted from http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-10-ridiculous-lady-laws-that-are-still-on -the-books/
tolatetocry
crypt,
don't think libs have ever had a pretty woman candidate! They all look like men!
crypto
Pitiful, I say it is pitiful. Ya know I thought that Harry Reid had a thing going with Nancy Pelosi. Then I realized the Barney Franks was more Reids type.
GinaRN
Nice way to say, "Faggot" without saying it, crypto.
Excellent GOP bullet point. Call the Dems faggots.
Sarah would be proud of her little hatemongers, here.
jus1drun
gone too far? palin is laughing all the way to the bank.
Erock1
Jump the shark? Hey Beast, here's an idea. Quit writing about her 10 TIMES A DAY EVERY FREAKIN DAY. Then, when she's done with celebrity blowjobs from THE CONSERVATIVE MEDIA hacks, maybe she will go away.
guerrilladude
"Liberals" wouldn't have to "pile on" this moronic dimwit if the mass media wasn't obsessed with following her every waking move as if our society's future depended on it. For a person who has actually ACCOMPLISHED nothing of any import, the amount of attention she gets is astounding. She has no power if she doesn't have a mainstream media pulpit.
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