Posted on 09/30/2006 3:03:14 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
He was busted by NewsMax and forced to "just shut up and take it" as Republicans suggested that his record of missing 76% of the public meetings of that committee might have something to do with his inability to remember whether he'd been its vice-chairman.
Clinton is not only a professional liar but a professional actor. I think in his appearance with Wallace two things were at work: First, it was partly contrived. He was putting on a show for the Dem base and performed accordingly. Second, even though he was putting on a "show" I think there was real anger there.
The anger came from the threat to his legacy. All human motives are complex and I think one can be a sociopath and still be genuinely bellicose and defensive.
I think Drudge had the best reaction to the episode: He said Chris Wallace should have had some mace handy!
That would now be up to Hillary as he's no longer in office.
Why is anyone suprised that such a narcissistic personality as WJC would lie? This is what narcissists do, and do well.
If you want to play armchair shrinkologist, the way to go is to understand that their entire ego structure, the story they tell themselves about who they are and how they fit into the world, is at stake and, as they see it, to lose would be worse than death. So they HAVE to fight for their version of reality. It's life or death for them.
He gets angry in classic fits of narcissistic rage. Clinton wanted to play the great leader on the big stage. It was a vallidation for the Woodstock-ME generation which he is the poster boy. Now that history is showing him to be a dangerously naive, self obsessed buffoon with no self control- He explodes with rage. We have seen behind the curtain.
Thank you. Good post.
If I were still teaching interview techniques, I'd have the audio off, and copy Slick's motions into slo-mo. He is a classic* sociopath who is having his world cave in around him.
The shoulders forward movement is threatening - more than just a bit aggressive. Reaching into Wallace's space like that was actually a bit of 'sleigh of hand'. Slick knew he'd be lying and wanted the hand distraction to give him some 'breathing room'.
He reflects the actions of a coward. He wanted to hurt Wallace, but is even too big of a coward to do it.
Wallace would be wise to have someone else start his car in the morning though.
*Full disclose: I'm not a licensed pyscoholgist, just a old street copper who did 20 without getting injured. ( Dagnabit, couldn't even claim disability - gotta pay taxes on my pension)
As were all of yours on the thread -- thanks back!
What bothers me most about Bill Clinton is the fact that this country voted him President twice.......not just once, but twice.
I cannot express my disgust with this, even after these years........
He put on a damn good show. Scripted all the way ... Wallace in on it.
Contrary to Clinton’s claim, the alleged wall between a leader’s “private virtue” and his ability to act with “public virtue” is a fiction—
A competent editor is needed for this piece...
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