[TigersEye]

I thought his analysis was spot on. It rings true to me.

The pacific mask crumbles when the narcissist has become convinced that the very people he purported to speak for, his constituency, his grassroots fans, the prime sources of his narcissistic supply - have turned against him. At first, in a desperate effort to maintain the fiction underlying his chaotic personality, the narcissist strives to explain away the sudden reversal of sentiment. "The people are being duped by (the media, big industry, the military, the elite, etc.)", "they don't really know what they are doing", "following a rude awakening, they will revert to form", etc.

When these flimsy attempts to patch a tattered personal mythology fail - the narcissist is injured. Narcissistic injury inevitably leads to narcissistic rage and to a terrifying display of unbridled aggression. The pent-up frustration and hurt translate into devaluation. That which was previously idealized - is now discarded with contempt and hatred.

[mylife]

But he still has a trump card.

“Whitey made me fail”

What drives me nuts about this is that he was raised as a white “privileged” kid.
He wasn’t “down for the struggle”

Hell! he never had to deal with this white kids struggle.

FUBO!

[Mac from Cleveland]

Most of BOs core 13 % have the same socio/psychopathology-Tune into “Cops” on TV, (or ESPN, for that matter) or head into an inner city.

[FourPeas]

I agree with his assertions. He's basically restating what's known about narcissists. Anyone who's read a bit about narcissism (or lived with a narcissist) already knows this. He's not an authority on narcissism, only a self aggrandizing narcissist. When Vaknin is describing Obama as a narcissist, Vaknin is merely promoting himself NOT seeking to provide valuable information. Vaknin seeks narcissistic supply just as Obama does. If “the good doctor” thought he could gain it by proclaiming Obama as The True Messiah, he'd do it.