Jeff Sessions is a classic projectionist

[Klukie]

It seems to me that Jeff Sessions comments/opinions of Judge Sotomayor just screams of projectionism. I will give the definition of projection and compare it with Mr. Sessions actions/history and you can decide for yourselves.


From Wikipedia:

In classical psychology projection is always seen as a defense mechanism which occurs when a person's own unacceptable or threatening feelings are repressed and then attributed to someone else.<1>

An example of this behavior might be blaming another for one's own failure. The mind may avoid the discomfort of consciously admitting personal faults by keeping those feelings unconscious, and redirect their libidinal satisfaction by attaching, or "projecting," those same faults onto another.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection

Jeff Sessions history and recent actions:

History from Wikipedia:

In 1986, Sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship by President Ronald Reagan. The nomination was killed by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which refused by a 9-9 vote<3> to let the nomination come to the Senate floor for a vote. Sessions's opponents accused him of "gross insensitivity” on racial issues.<4> Sessions allegedly made a variety of comments that opponents pointed to, when he jokingly said that the Ku Klux Klan was not so bad until he found out that some of them smoked marijuana.<2><4> Sessions also allegedly referred to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as "un-American" and "Communist-inspired" because they "forced civil rights down the throats of people." At his confirmation hearings, Sessions said that the groups could be un-American when "they involve themselves in un-American positions" in foreign policy.<4><4> Sessions claimed that the remarks had been made in jest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions

Recent actions from Hearing Transcripts:

SESSIONS: Judge, I would just say, I don't think it's that clear. I looked at that on tape several times, and I think a person could reasonably believe it meant more than that.

But yesterday you spoke about your approach to rendering opinions and said, quote, "I seek to strengthen both the rule of law and faith in the impartiality of the justice system," and I would agree. But you have previously said this: "I am willing to accept that we who judge must not deny differences resulting from experiences and heritage, but attempt, as the Supreme Court suggests, continuously to judge when those opinions, sympathies and prejudices are appropriate."

So first, I'd like to know, do you think there's any circumstance in which a judge should allow their prejudices to impact their decision-making?

SOTOMAYOR: Never their prejudices. I was talking about the very important goal of the justice system is to ensure that the personal biases and prejudices of a judge do not influence the outcome of a case.
What I was talking about was the obligation of judges to examine what they're feeling as they're adjudicating a case and to ensure that that's not influencing the outcome. Life experiences have to influence you. We're not robots to listen to evidence and don't have feelings. We have to recognize those feelings and put them aside. That's what my speech was saying ...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/sonia-sotomayor-hearing-transcript.html

And another interesting piece of action and history from Jess Bravin at Washington Wire:

snip...Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), seeking to discredit Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s judicial philosophy, cited her 2001 “wise Latina” speech, and contrasted the view that ethnicity and sex influence judging with that of Judge Miriam Cedarbaum, who “believes that judges must transcend their personal sympathies and prejudices.”

“So I would just say to you, I believe in Judge Cedarbaum’s formulation,” Sessions told Sotomayor.


Snip.....In 1986, Cedarbaum and Sessions were both nominated to the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan, and were members of the same orientation class for future judges. Their paths then diverged, however. Cedarbaum was confirmed, but Sessions nomination floundered over a controversy surrounding comments he made involving the Ku Klux Klan and the NAACP.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/07/14/sotomayor-surprises-sessions/



I think that Jeff could use a good pyschotherapy Session.

[OHdem10]

1. Excellent and accurate.

[Hepburn]

2. Beautiful...K&R

This appears to me to be right on about the conduct of Sessions.

Thanks for the OP...:hi:

[benld74]

3. I always thought is was the guy running the movies at an adult cinema!

[Klukie]

6. Ha...

I had that coming.

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. Naw, he'd suck as a projectioinist.

He'd thread up all wrong, making the loops too small, and the first thing you know we'd have a brain wrap and snap the film.

[graywarrior]

5. Nicely done!

[TexasObserver]

7. I didn't even know he worked at a movie theatre.

[Cha]

8. sessions is a bigoted ol

white man who thinks he knows shit.

[dorkulon]

9. Yes, "The Birth of a Nation" is a clasic. nt

[RufusTFirefly]

10. Je proteste!

As a former projectionist, I disavow any connection to Jeff Sessions

[GeorgeGist]

11. Jeff Sessions perverts

per·vert (pr-vûrt)
tr.v. per·vert·ed, per·vert·ing, per·verts
1. To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt.
2. To bring to a bad or worse condition; debase.
3. To put to a wrong or improper use; misuse. See Synonyms at corrupt.
4. To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort: an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem.
n. (pûrvûrt)
One who practices sexual perversion.

[MajorChode]

12. Are there any Republicans who aren't projectionists?

They perennially accuse Democrats of spending too much, yet in the 6 years they controlled by the Executive and Legislative branches of government, they turned record surpluses into record deficits.

They accuse Democrats of elitism, yet the Republicans' push for social stratification is the cornerstone of their entire party.

They accuse Democrats of class warfare, yet they have waged a war against the lower and middle classes for decades.