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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 01:55 PM Feb 2017

The Madness of King Donald

February 10, 2017 By Taegan Goddard

Andrew Sullivan: “Then there is the obvious question of the president’s mental and psychological health. I know we’re not supposed to bring this up — but it is staring us brutally in the face. I keep asking myself this simple question: If you came across someone in your everyday life who repeatedly said fantastically and demonstrably untrue things, what would you think of him? If you showed up at a neighbor’s, say, and your host showed you his newly painted living room, which was a deep blue, and then insisted repeatedly — manically — that it was a lovely shade of scarlet, what would your reaction be? If he then dragged out a member of his family and insisted she repeat this obvious untruth in front of you, how would you respond? If the next time you dropped by, he was still raving about his gorgeous new red walls, what would you think? Here’s what I’d think: This man is off his rocker. He’s deranged; he’s bizarrely living in an alternative universe; he’s delusional. If he kept this up, at some point you’d excuse yourself and edge slowly out of the room and the house and never return. You’d warn your other neighbors. You’d keep your distance. If you saw him, you’d be polite but keep your distance.”

“I think this is a fundamental reason why so many of us have been so unsettled, anxious, and near panic these past few months. It is not so much this president’s agenda. That always changes from administration to administration. It is that when the lynchpin of an entire country is literally delusional, clinically deceptive, and responds to any attempt to correct the record with rage and vengeance, everyone is always on edge.”

“There is no anchor any more. At the core of the administration of the most powerful country on earth, there is, instead, madness.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/02/10/madness-king-donald/

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The Madness of King Donald (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2017 OP
If you are getting advice from Steve Bannon and you don't know that he is wrong, ..... Botany Feb 2017 #1
"then you should be POTUS." dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #3
Here take a heart Botany Feb 2017 #4
ty..... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #5
The easiest way to know you have spent time Phoenix61 Feb 2017 #2

Botany

(70,490 posts)
1. If you are getting advice from Steve Bannon and you don't know that he is wrong, .....
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 02:05 PM
Feb 2017

.... evil, and un-American then you don't have the mental skills to be POTUS.


And if you get into a fight w/the President of France on the phone because you think he
owes NATO money like somebody in an apartment building that you own owes you rent
then you should not be POTUS. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028614682

Phoenix61

(17,002 posts)
2. The easiest way to know you have spent time
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 02:08 PM
Feb 2017

with some one with a personality disorder is you are exhausted. You know how you feel but you can't put your finger on why. They didn't really do any one particular thing that was draining. It's the constant alternative assessment of reality that does it. It's like being in one of those fun houses where the floor is sloped but they cut the legs on all the tables and chairs so they look level.

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