This morning, a Facebook link presented me with a commentary piece from Phoenix' East Valley Tribune, alleging that Obama is showing signs of mental illness. The article is typical disgruntled RW nonsense, settling for any example that fits as support for its flimsy and angry assertions. So what if I picked the low-hanging fruit, I just got up and was having breakfast. Sue me.
Anyway, the original article is here:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/...
Read it first, it's not long.
And my rebuttal begins here and continues after the jump. Enjoy, and feel free to pass it around.
MY REBUTTALS WILL BE IN ALL CAPS. I HOPE YOU DON'T FIND IT NARCISSISTIC OR CONCEITED!
A recent analysis by Roger Simon of PJTV Media maintains that Obama is showing signs of mental illness.
I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE ARTICLE REFERENCED. I DID, HOWEVER, FIND ONE WRITTEN BY G.M. ROPER. I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO WROTE IT IF IT TELLS YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR, THOUGH.
A wide variety of commentators have observed that Obama displays severe narcissism. Obama is conceited, and he is demonstrating a serious disassociation from reality.
A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS ARTICLE IS FULL OF CRAP.
A recent case in point was Obama's bizarre and meandering 17-minute, 2,500-word answer to the simple question about how he could justify raising taxes for ObamaCare during a recession when citizens are already overtaxed. Obama's wildly inappropriate answer left the audience stunned and led commentator Charles Krauthammer to mockingly say, "I don't know why you are so surprised. It’s only nine times the length of the Gettysburg address, and after all Lincoln was answering an easier question, the higher purpose of the union and the soldiers who fell in battle."
LINCOLN DIDN'T HAVE A CAMERA ON HIM. THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS, ADDRESSED A LESS COMPLICATED MATTER THAN THE LABYRINTH THAT COMPRISES OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
This lapse of delusion occurred in front of a friendly audience. Overall, Barack Obama seems to be slipping into a slightly more delusional state these days.
A "LAPSE OF DELUSION" WOULD ACTUALLY BE A RETURN TO REALITY.
ALSO, ONE EXAMPLE CITED IS INSUFFICIENT WHEN SPREADING THIS ACCUSATION OUT WITH WORDS LIKE "OVERALL" OR "THESE DAYS." OBSERVE: "TODAY I GOT TO WORK 10MIN LATE. OVERALL, MY JOB PERFORMANCE IS REALLY SUFFERING THESE DAYS."
On Monday, following his embarrassing answer on Saturday, Obama stopped by the Washington Nationals home opener to loft an effeminate toss toward home plate constituting the ceremonial first pitch.
USING THE WORD EFFEMINATE IS A LOW BLOW. ALSO, I DISPUTE ITS ACCURACY. HIS PITCH WAS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE FOR A NON-BASEBALL PLAYER. WATCH THE VIDEO. http://www.youtube.com/...
After this display, Obama was mucking it up in the press booth talking about his love of the Chicago White Sox. The announcers asked Obama which players he supported growing up a White Sox fan. After hemming and hawing for about 30 seconds, I WONDER HOW LONG IT REALLY WAS. OVERALL, THIS ARTICLE SEEMS TO SAY WHATEVER IT WANTS THESE DAYS.
Obama responded that he grew up in Hawaii and was actually an A's fan. Again, he avoided mentioning any players by name. THIS IS CALLED DIPLOMACY. AFTER 8 YEARS OF BUSH, YOU MIGHT NOT BE USED TO IT. :)
Obama seems to believe that he can say whatever he wants, and not reap the consequences or be forced to defend his empty assertions. Obama behaves in a manner so disconnected from reality that he is shocked when someone has the audacity to question him. Obama acts like his word is infallible.
THIS ARTICLE SEEMS TO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN SAY WHATEVER IT WANTS, AND NOT REAP THE CONSEQUENCES OR BE FORCED TO DEFEND ITS EMPTY ASSERTIONS. THIS ARTICLE BEHAVES IN A MATTER SO DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY THAT IT IS SHOCKED WHEN SOMEONE HAS THE AUDACITY TO QUESITION IT. THIS ARTICLE ACTS LIKE ITS WORD IS INFALLIBLE. (NOTE THAT, LIKE THE ARTICLE, I DID NOT BACK ANY OF MY ASSERTIONS. THEY ARE THEREFORE EQUALLY WORTHLESS IN THIS EXAMPLE)
In March of last year Obama was on "60 Minutes" with Steve Kroft. Throughout the interview as Kroft questioned about the economic downturn and people losing their life savings, Obama just kept laughing. A one point CBS’s Kroft stopped him and asked, "Are you punch drunk?" How will the American people react to seeing their president laugh off their predicament? Obama’s inappropriate laughter clearly demonstrated he has lost touch with the pain that people are feeling.
I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO WATCH THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW (ALTHOUGH I'M SURE YOU WILL) BUT I CONCEDE THAT THIS IS SOMEWHAT INAPPROPRIATE. IT'S NOT AS BAD AS GEORGE BUSH LAUGHING AT AND MOCKING KARLA FAYE TUCKER BEFORE HE EXECUTED HER, OR AS BAD AS GEORGE BUSH PRETENDING TO LOOK UNDER WHITE HOUSE FURNITURE FOR WMDs WHEN HE KNEW SADDAM DIDN'T HAVE ANY. MEMORY FAILS BUT I'M CERTAIN YOU ALL CRITICIZED GWB FOR SUCH, RIGHT?
Obama portrays himself as the larger-than-life figure towering above the political fray.
WELL, HE IS THE PRESIDENT; IT DOESN'T GET MUCH LARGER-THAN-LIFE THAN THAT.
At the summit when Obama was pushing his health care package through Congress, he attempted to act as if he were the chief arbiter of truth. With petty insults (NOT CITED IN THIS ARTICLE), he slapped down what the Republicans proposed and audaciously claimed his was a "bipartisan bill."
OBAMA USED MANY REPUBLICAN IDEAS IN THE BILL.
Obama distorts the truth with such frequency that one must start to question if Obama even realizes he is lying or is so disassociated from the truth that he believes what he says.
THIS ARTICLE DISTORTS THE TRUTH WITH SUCH FREQUENCY THAT ONE MUST START TO QUESTION IF THIS ARTICLE EVEN REALIZES IT'S LYING OR IS SO DISASSOCIATED FROM THE TRUTH THAT IT BELIEVES WHAT IT SAYS.
A further example of Obama’s delusions of grandeur occurred when he gave himself a "good solid B plus."
THANK GOD HE DIDN'T GIVE HIMSELF AN "A" OR I'D BE HERE ALL DAY REFUTING THIS CRAP.
Believing that his presidency was an above average success when America is hurting is absurd.
I THINK HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB OF FIXING ALL OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION'S SCREWUPS SO FAR.
Obama went so far as to claim that he would give himself an "A" once health care was passed. SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME.
Obama is not living in the same reality as the rest of us. THIS ARTICLE IS NOT LIVING IN THE SAME REALITY AS THE REST OF US.
As Charles Krauthammer wrote, "Not that Obama considers himself divine. (He sees himself as merely messianic, or, at worst, apostolic.)
I MISSED THE INTERVIEW OR HOT-MIKE MOMENT WHERE OBAMA ALLEGEDLY ADMITTED SUCH.
But he does position himself as hovering above mere mortals, mere country, to gaze benignly upon the darkling plain beneath him where ignorant armies clash by night, blind to the common humanity that only he can see."
SORRY, MR. TOLKIEN, YOU LOST ME, BUT I LOVED YOUR MOVIES.
Obama sees himself as the greatest man to be president in all time.
NOPE, JUST BETTER THAN THE LAST ADMINISTRATION OR TWO.
He truly believes it when he said "we are the ones we have been waiting for," and "this is the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and the planet began to heal."
WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH THOSE THINGS? WHY DO YOU HATE THE PLANET?
He believes that he can do anything he pleases and the people will love him for it. Obama plans to radically transform this country and go down in history as, in his mind, the greatest ever.
'S WHY I VOTED FOR HIM.
Obama is clearly disconnected from reality.
THIS ARTICLE... YOU GET THE DRIFT.
Obama is, according to Newt Gingrich, "potentially the most dangerous (president), because he so completely misunderstands reality." Gingrich was referring to Obama’s inept and weak stance on missile defense amongst other things. HE MISUNDERSTANDS IT SO MUCH THAT HE WON HIS FIRST ELECTION HONESTLY AND IS SUCESSFULLY RESTORING AMERICA'S TARNISHED REPUTATION. IS THIS SERIOUSLY A BAD THING?
Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Obama is an amateur; so much for wowing the world.
I'D BE INTERESTED IN KIM JONG-IL'S OPINION AS WELL, AND IF THIS ARTICLE CAN USE ITS PSYCHIC POWERS TO GET THE OPINIONS OF STALIN, POL POT, SADDAM HUSSEIN, AND MAYBE PINOCHET, THAT WOULD BE SWELL, BECAUSE AMERICA SHOULD ALWAYS MEASURE ITSELF ACCORDING TO ITS OPPONENTS' STANDARDS. WHAT TRIPE.
Obama lives in an alternate universe where he treats our friends poorly
NOTE OUR IMPROVED GLOBAL APPROVAL RATING
and expects our enemies to change and become our friends.
HOW UNCHRISTIAN OF HIM TO WANT TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S HEARTS.
Here’s hoping that the voters help to connect this president back to reality in November.
HERE'S HOPING THAT THE VOTERS HELP TO CONNECT THIS ARTICLE BACK TO REALITY IN NOVEMBER