Romney and the Treason Charge--An armchair analysis

[Jackpine Radical]

Why didn't he call the woman on her accusation of Obama's treason? Simple.

He's conscienceless, which is a good trait for success in the vulture capitalist world. In fact, it's the only thing he's really good at--being able to ruin the lives of other people without second thoughts or remorse.

People without conscience do or say whatever they consider needful in order to attain their goals. You can see that all the time in Romney. Every time he follows a flip with a flop, it's an effort to secure some advantage. Think Etch-a-Sketch.

Here he saw nothing wrong with someone trashing Obama (he hopes EVERYONE feels that way), but when he was called on it, he caught on that the treason remark was inappropriate, so--and only in response to a question that framed the remark as unacceptable--did he disclaim it. Classic psychopathy.

[malaise]

1. The only philosophical belief in Rmoney's thoughts is his sense of

entitlement. He will do and say anything to achieve his goal. I can't wait to see his face when he loses this election.

[Laurian]

2. I think the man has no self confidence and is afraid

to deviate fom his script for fear he'll say something wrong. I cannot imagine him as President, but I remember thinking W could never be elected, so I am holding my breath....

[Jackpine Radical]

5. These RW Presidents don't need to think.

The money guys behind them take care of that for them. Think Reagan.

They don't even need to be able to talk coherently. Think Bush--actually, both Bushes.

All they need to do is stand there & follow instructions.

Romney is perfect because he'll do whatever it takes to keep his handlers happy, as long as they can feed him all the credit & make him think he's pushing his own ideas, so as not to get crosswise with his ego.

[gratuitous]

3. "If it feels good, do it"

You may remember that slogan from the 1960s. Back then, it referred to a specific set of actions against the traditional and the status quo. Romney has apparently adopted it as his life's philosophy, and it has become "Whatever's good for me is the best thing to do." There are no dividing lines, no consciousness that others might be damaged or that others might disagree. If it's good for Mitt, by definition, it's good. What other people think or feel is not only immaterial, it's irrelevant, as is the very concept of other people.

[cali]

4. you nailed it.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. Isn't that the definition of a sociopath?

Someone without a conscience or the quality of empathy? I don't know as I'm not a psychologist but that's the definition I've heard.

[Jackpine Radical]

7. "Psychopath" is the current term of the art.

"Sociopath" is a rather ill-defined quasi-synonym in popular usage.

There are instruments (e.g. the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised; the Psychopathic Personality Inventory) for measuring psychopathy. Unfortunately, they tend to miss any of the traits of white-collar and authoritarian psychopaths because they were normed on street-criminal prison populations. Street criminals differ from "suite" criminals mostly by having higher impulsivity and less ability to delay gratification.

For "some reason," the big foundations seem less willing to fund research on multimillionaires than on common criminals.

I guess to do that kind of study, you'd want to find your research subjects in a Federal "country club" prison.

[Turbineguy]

8. I think the woman was a plant.

To suggest that only morons would vote for Romney. When the crowd applauded they proved it.

When during the 2008 campaign a woman told McCain the Obama was a Muslim, McCain corrected her. But then again, he can run circles around Romney.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. I suppose once the peasants applauded, it would never occur to him

to do anything to show them up for the moronic bigots that they are.