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Bad answers to good questions
Excerpt:
My mother used to tell me (she was thinking of
the principal of the elementary school where she worked)
that people who pretty much everyone hates almost
always delude themselves into believing that they’re well-loved.
Some of it is a psychological defense–imagine
the devastation they’d feel if they acknowledged the truth about themselves.
And some of it simply comes with the territory:
unshakable confidence in one’s own likableness can be a really unlikable
personality trait, unless you’re as charismatic
as Prince Hal, or are a Holy fool or otherwise mentally challenged.
James Arthur Ray, for example, probably still
believes that his greatest asset is his irresistible charm.
Joe Lieberman, Arlen Spector, and Mark Sanford
undoubtedly feel the same way.
No doubt the vulgar Pigboy, Hannity, Beck, Palin,
O'Reilly etc feel the same way.
Their job is to get people agitated and they
do that by being nasty pricks and bitches.
The same goes for the Elizabeth Hasselbitch - saying what she did about Erin Andrews.
A Rethug's job is to be the biggest prick possible...