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Wed Sep-03-08 11:26 PM
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Sarah Palin - psychopath

Edited on Thu Sep-04-08 12:21 AM by lamprey

I wrote this a day ago, but was a bit embarrassed. Came out sounding over the top. I am posting it now, post her RNC speech. The one new thing that came out of that was a trademark Dubya smirk.

First, forgive the pretentious exposition. I can't help - Law school screwed my writing forever. I envy The Magistrate ..

Second, the Palins, Sarah and Todd work as a team. I think of them as Palin. I use the feminine because she the front lady. Who has the final say is anyone's guess, but if I was Todd, I'd by watching my back. Our barracuda is an infant great white shark.

Third, this is not a "downer" post. Before Palin was announced VP, McCain was going down, and Palin, if anything, will hasten his demise. What I want to say is this: We are truly blessed (yes I am a Christian) to have Palin emerge on the National Stage so early in her career, at the least opportune time for success, when the forces opposing her are at their zenith. Only her insane lust for power could have prompted her to make a move so early. And that's the key:

Unlike Democrats, Republicans get more than one shot at power if they're good enough. Think Nixon and Reagan. This is the time, this is the moment, to quote Obama, to mortally wound her politically. I have no doubt that David Axelrods team, and Hillary's (including the DLC), are working on it, and here's why.

Palin is not a Christian Social Conservative, any more than Pol Pot was a communist. She's an extremist period. I've seen posts here saying shes either stupid stupid or just cynical. She's neither. She's not GWB either: There's the critical difference between a sociopath and a psychopath. She believes it, will do all her power to implement her year zero agenda. How far will she go?: She told her children about the VP announcement one hour before hand, with no regard for her eldest daughter - That's how far.

Here's what we know about Palin - she's

- an extremist
- willfully ignorant
- aggressive
- cunning
- ruthless
- a political assassin
- tolerates no dissent
- silences opposition
- demands total loyalty
- suppresses freedom of expression
- shamelessly rewrites history
- documents scrubbed
- vindictive (to the point of pettiness)
- something of a loner
- has an enormous appetite for power
- no respect for institutional restrictions.

All politicians have some or all of these elements in their makeup. Palin has them to the nth degree. IMO only scrutiny of her office restrains her: She's a would be dictator. But when you combine this with a deep conviction of your righteous cause, your left with something more like the monsters of history. Palin's reminds me of Joseph Stalin. The same appetite for blood, and perhaps the same paranoia.

I may be wrong - I maybe I am, but I doubt we will have a chance to find out. A scandal or two a day for someone who is unvetted might be expected. We are getting a new sensation almost every two hours. I believe Palin is a treat to the Republic, and that she's is being taken out 'even as we speak'.

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After seeing her speech, I stand by every word. She must be taken out of national politics now. Once and for all.

One more thing. The mistake people always make about the monsters of history goes something like this : She couldn't really believe it (yes she does); she really can't be serious (yes she is); she really must be stupid, or a stooge (no she's not); she really wouldn't do it (yes she would).

Title edited for clarity.