Obama's Mental Health: A Checklist
If anyone had doubts about the mental health
of the president and some of the other more visible people within the
Obama administration, there can be doubts no longer. In the past few
days Yemen has further erupted into explosive chaos and the long-known
but finally admitted facts of Bowe Bergdahl's desertion were announced.
But his spokespersons, Josh Earnest, Marie Harf, and Jen Psaki, with
blank, straight faces, still doggedly maintain that that Yemen is a
"counterterrorism success" and that turning over five Taliban terrorists
of the Taliban's choosing in exchange for Bergdahl was a wise and
wonderful plan.
Like a schoolyard bully, the president continues to find treacherous ways to punish Bibi Netanyahu and Israel in increasingly vicious ways. He has leaked details of Israel's nuclear program, threatened to circumvent Congress on the Iran deal by going to the UN, and threatened to withhold from Israel needed supplies for its self-defense. Denis McDonough spoke at J-Street and called for, "an end to the occupation," a wholly inaccurate term for Israel's existence and present boundaries. Jews around the world have not known such peril since the 1930s.
Many people have written about the president's narcissism. Some have suggested that he may be a sociopath. There is achecklist ,
developed by Dr. Robert D. Hare in the 1970s and used around the world
to diagnose psychopathy. Dr. Hare would likely admit that it is not
perfect but it is widely used in psychiatric settings and prisons to
determine if an inmate is safe for release. It may be useful in assessing our president and the people with whom he has surrounded himself.
Mr.
Obama, as well as a number of people is his orbit (David Axelrod, Rahm
Emanuel, Valerie Jarrrett, John Kerry, Michelle Obama), would easily
score a 2 on each of the four traits listed in Factor 1. For obvious
reasons, psychopaths find their ways to the top and once there wreak
havoc. In Factor 2, Mr. Obama and his wife would certainly score a 2 on
"parasitic lifestyle," and the president does suffer from a "lack of
realistic long-term goals". (Too many examples to list but Iran is and
will always be an enemy!) He may score a 1 or 2 on "Impulsivity" when
one considers his many off the cuff remarks that have so often created
problems ("57 states," "bitter clingers," "tell Vlad I'll have more
flexibility after my reelection ," etc. There are numerous websites devoted to "Obamisms," his impulsive gaffes spoken when he goes off teleprompter.)
In Facet 2, he would score a 2 on each of the four items. The items in Facet 4 are not so obviously known except from what he wrote in his own autobiographies in which he admitted having used marijuana and cocaine and to being a slacker in high school. His academic records have never been released to the public. If they were exemplary, they would have been. So it is safe to assume they were mediocre. While few may be psychiatrists, the American people have had six years, far more than the three hours recommended, to observe President Obama. His score would easily be between 24 and 28. This is the man whom Americans twice elected to the presidency. And that is why the entire world is erupting in violence, confused and dangerous, more dangerous than at any time since the end of WWII. This man who lies pathologically and feels no empathy (again, too many examples to list but his reactions to the murders of Christopher Stevens and James Foley are indicative), has disdain for America and has set out to do the nation harm as surely as a psychopathic murderer sets out to kill an innocent human being. And he does it all without breaking a sweat or feeling an iota of responsibility or guilt.
Like a schoolyard bully, the president continues to find treacherous ways to punish Bibi Netanyahu and Israel in increasingly vicious ways. He has leaked details of Israel's nuclear program, threatened to circumvent Congress on the Iran deal by going to the UN, and threatened to withhold from Israel needed supplies for its self-defense. Denis McDonough spoke at J-Street and called for, "an end to the occupation," a wholly inaccurate term for Israel's existence and present boundaries. Jews around the world have not known such peril since the 1930s.
Many people have written about the president's narcissism. Some have suggested that he may be a sociopath. There is a
"Dr. Hare’s test is simple: a list of 20 criteria, each given a score of 0 (if it doesn’tHere is Dr. Hare's official checklist:apply to the person), 1 (if it partially applies) or 2 (if it fully applies). The list in full is: glibness and superficial charm, grandiose sense of self-worth, pathological lying, cunning/manipulative, lack of remorse, emotional shallowness, callousness and lack of empathy, unwillingness to accept responsibility for actions, a tendency to boredom, a parasitic lifestyle, a lack of realistic long-term goals, impulsivity, irresponsibility, lack of behavioural control, behavioural problems in early life,juvenile delinquency , criminal versatility, a history of “revocation of conditional release” (ie. broken parole), multiple marriages, and promiscuous sexual behaviour. A pure, prototypical psychopath would score 40. A score of 30 or more qualifies for a diagnosis of psychopathy." "Psychopaths: How to Spot One" Tom Chivers, Telegraph, April 6, 2014)
In Facet 2, he would score a 2 on each of the four items. The items in Facet 4 are not so obviously known except from what he wrote in his own autobiographies in which he admitted having used marijuana and cocaine and to being a slacker in high school. His academic records have never been released to the public. If they were exemplary, they would have been. So it is safe to assume they were mediocre. While few may be psychiatrists, the American people have had six years, far more than the three hours recommended, to observe President Obama. His score would easily be between 24 and 28. This is the man whom Americans twice elected to the presidency. And that is why the entire world is erupting in violence, confused and dangerous, more dangerous than at any time since the end of WWII. This man who lies pathologically and feels no empathy (again, too many examples to list but his reactions to the murders of Christopher Stevens and James Foley are indicative), has disdain for America and has set out to do the nation harm as surely as a psychopathic murderer sets out to kill an innocent human being. And he does it all without breaking a sweat or feeling an iota of responsibility or guilt.
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