Media diagnose "Sybil" Clinton with "mood swings," depression, and "multiple personality disorder"

[Karmadillo]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200802270010?f=s_search

Between February 25 and February 27, members of the media asserted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton displayed "mood swings," "could be depressed," "esembl someone with multiple personality disorder," and "has turned into Sybil," an apparent reference to a book and movie about a woman who developed multiple personality disorder after being severely abused as a child.

Asserting in a February 25 National Review Online blog post that Clinton has displayed "erratic, roller-coaster, mood swings these past few weeks," CNBC host Lawrence Kudlow wrote: "Now I'm no psychiatrist, far from it, but I think a simple answer is that Senator Clinton could be depressed." Kudlow added, "Maybe Hillary's taking meds, but they're just not working for her? Could that be why she's always attacking Big Pharma?"

In a February 27 New York Times column, Maureen Dowd claimed that Clinton "has turned into Sybil." Dowd added: "We've had Experienced Hillary, Soft Hillary, Hard Hillary, Misty Hillary, Sarcastic Hillary, Joined-at-the-Hip-to-Bill Hillary, Her-Own-Person-Who-Just-Happens-to-Be-Married-to-a-Former-President Hillary, It's-My-Turn Hillary, Cuddly Hillary, Let's-Get-Down-in-the-Dirt-and-Fight-Like-Dogs Hillary. Just as in the White House, when her cascading images and hairstyles became dizzying and unsettling, suggesting that the first lady woke up every day struggling to create a persona, now she seems to think there is a political solution to her problem."

On the February 26 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, commentator Jack Cafferty claimed Clinton "esembl someone with multiple personality disorder."

And on the February 25 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews declared: "I mean, most people have mood swings and attitude swings, which, I have to say in my case, change radically time to time, but to go from basically applauding him as a human being to saying he ought to be ashamed of himself is a wicked turn of tone, I think. But you say what you think." Chicago Tribune reporter Jill Zuckman responded: "It comes across as a little schizophrenic."

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[GoreVidalIsGod]

1. Uh oh. Call Taylor Marsh!

She's going to be all over this shiz!

[BeyondGeography]

2. Is she a turban-wearing anti-Semite too?

Forgive me if my sympathy is limited.

[monmouth]

3. Oh for gawds sake. As an Obama supporter I'm going to scream if

I have to read more of this puke from these armchair analysts. Maureen Dowd (a nut in her own right), Jack Cafferty and Chris Matthews (a guy with some REAL issues)... Senator Clinton is going through an extremely frustrating time. Things have not worked out as they truly thought it would. Nothing wrong with her reactions. She's been trying a couple of "paths" that haven't gotten any traction.

Considering the stress, the schedule, etc. I understand it. Why don't these geniuses just leave her the hell alone.

[splat]

4. And what sort of diagnoses apply to the new messiah?

[jackson_dem]

7. His tears cure cancer

Too bad the messiah has never cried.

[Window]

9. Why attack Obama on this. Attack the people who wrote the damned article,

or the people mentioned in the article who called her Sybil, etc. Damn. All this misplaced anger is ridiculous.

[11 Bravo]

11. And where do you stand on the idiots who post this bullshit?

[Window]

13. They can all go straight to hell, whether they're dumping on Hillary or Obama.

And, they can take all the crazy, unhinged supporters from both sides with them. I am so sick of this shit.

Bye.

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

18. Absolutely

I agree. To perpetuate this crap is below us. Makes me sick.

[The Anti-Bush]

23. So... Please tell me... When did Obama gain control of the Media?

You can't blame him for the coverage. That is just not right. He doesn't own the TV networks.

[mkultra]

5. the media is starting to pile on

Personally, i think bill tanked this one. He should have kept his mouth shut.

[madrchsod]

6. i have read something far worse about hillary`s "problems"

it`s really to vile to post....

[Auntie Bush]

8. I would think when she found out Obama was distributing lies about her...SHE HAD A RIGHT TO BE MAD.

That doesn't make her schizophrenic! My God people...have you ever gone from feeling good to feeling mad?
Here's a sample:
Hi honey, I love you. :)
Hi honey, I must confess, I told all my friends last night that you were a liar.
Well honey, you're a fucking bastard...and I hate you! :(

[papau]

10. Media bias pushing Obama - at least until Hillary is defeated - is not admitted by KO or any other

Obama supporter.

[FrenchieCat]

12. Like folks didn't see her change from one thing to another to yet another

right before our very eyes. Right! :eyes:

Personally, I don't need an article telling me what I witnessed....but I don't see why if a writer wanted to write about it, how that could be perceived as wrong....especially when it is the truth. :shrug:

[AtomicKitten]

14. Pay no attention to your lying eyes, America!

[RBInMaine]

15. It's called Frustration, Desperation, and no clear message.

[Straight Shooter]

16. Dowd, journalism's very own "Alien queen," calling Hillary "Sybil" is just too rich.

[union_maid]

17. It did look like that

I don't think that the media, Obama or even really Clinton are to blame for that. I think it's her campaign people. She probably doesn't have time to reflect on how she's coming across. Did she by any chance wind up with any of the same ones who thought it was a good idea to make Gore up to look like Reagan for one of the 2000 debates? It's amazing that some of these guys/gals are paid to make their candidates look unhinged.

[eridani]

19. This is just total horseshit n/t

[BringBigDogBack]

22. Agree.

They should know better.

[bluedawg12]

20. She shoud be more like a robot g%dd$mmit!

How the F&CK dare she be human?

[BenDavid]

21. excuse me but the sun will rise and set today without obama's

assistance.....I do thank you....

[LadyVT]

24. Not even a PSYCHOLOGIST can diagnose someone they don't know, and I,

as a psychologist, know that.

This is just the archetypal mad-witch-in-the-attic. Strong woman? She must be insane.

[JeffR]

25. JeffR diagnoses media as stupid, ignorant, shallow &

a complete waste of time.

on edit: JeffR is right, but can't type for the life of him.

[Orangepeel]

26. Clinton has been throughly Gored. n/t

[Orangepeel]

27. ..

sorry, double post

[Hillary_Hillary]

28. What a load of bullshit!

If anyone has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, it's Obama himself!

[Liquorice]

29. This is all just so sad. One day

in the distant future the media coverage of the first viable woman for US president will be analyzed and written about extensively. People will be shocked at the blatant sexism and unfair treatment Hillary received. I'm disgusted with the way the media have behaved.