[Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XVIII: Abuse Of Power

[Art Deco]

Saundra writes:

"Again: this is the clear pattern with Palin: she publicly denies reality, insists on repeating that denial and is unable to deal with real world the way psychologically healthy people do. That's why I called her lies "odd lies." They are not the lies of a devious politician. They are much more troubling than that. They reflect a psyche unable to process fact when it conflicts with a delusional self-image. She is even worse in this psychotic denialism than Bush. She is a politician who can only survive in a propaganda state."



Holding two contradictory/conflicting opinions at the same time is a mental health problem, sometimes a very severe one.  We have seen some examples of this on Vision 2020 in forms ranging from mild to severe.



I agree with Saundra.  Sometimes Palin's denials are so strange that the question of her mental wellbeing arises, not her honesty  -- when she makes contradictory/conflicting statements, I think that she actually believes them at the time of their utterance.



W.









  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Saundra Lund 
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  Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:43 PM
  Subject: [Vision2020] The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XVIII: Abuse Of Power


  The Atlantic

  The Daily Dish

  Andrew Sullivan

  19 Oct 2008 06:06 pm

   

  The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XVIII: Abuse Of Power

   

  The legislative report is very clear. Shall we review its findings in its own language? Finding Number One, released Friday afternoon:

  For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.

   

  Here is what vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin said yesterday:

  "There was no abuse of authority at all in trying to get Officer Wooten fired.

   

  In fact, remember, Officer Wooten is still an Alaska state trooper, which is up to the commissioner and the personnel top brass in the Department of Public Safety that decides who is worthy of a badge and carryin' a gun in the state of Alaska. If they think that Trooper Wooten is worthy of that, that's their decision. I don't micromanage my commissioners and ask them to hire or fire anyone. And thankfully the truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."

   

  At some point, the McCain campaign will realize that their veep candidate is a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic. 

   

  Again: this is the clear pattern with Palin: she publicly denies reality, insists on repeating that denial and is unable to deal with real world the way psychologically healthy people do. That's why I called her lies "odd lies." They are not the lies of a devious politician. They are much more troubling than that. They reflect a psyche unable to process fact when it conflicts with a delusional self-image. She is even worse in this psychotic denialism than Bush. She is a politician who can only survive in a propaganda state.

   

  http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-lies--4.html#more

   



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