Sorry, but it’s been a ruff 2 weeks. Our home computer crashed and Kathy and I have been on high doses of Valium trying to numb the pain of realizing that 12 years of financial history and personal records could be lost forever. But thanks to our computer savvy (read geek) sons, we now have everything back in order. They layed hands on our hard drive and it was healed. Yeeeeessss! So, since we last spoke, team Obama including his lovely wife Michelle, have failed to bring the Olympics home to Chicagoland and David Letterman has made a complete ass of himself.
First let me start by defining a narcissist. Narcissism is a state of excessive, inflated self-adoration. There is a layer of superiority which masks a layer of inferiority and sense of worthlessness. The narcissist seeks excessive praise and attention from others, tends to be arrogant and condescending, displays an inflated sense of self-worth, fantasizes about fame, fortune, and power, is sensitive to criticism, manipulates others to achieve his/her ends, associates with “special” people. The believe they can never be “brought down.” For the more successful narcissists, especially those who engage in politics (BO and M) or entertainment (David L.) manipulation and exploitation are common themes. They often gather around them a brainwashed team of adoring followers who are afraid to provide real and true feedback. There’s no reality check.
Now consider what George Will pointed out in his recent Washington Post article about their presentation to the International Olympic Committee:
In the 41 sentences of her remarks, Michelle Obama used some form of the personal pronouns “I” or “me” 44 times. Her husband was, comparatively, a shrinking violet, using those pronouns only 26 times in 48 sentences. Still, 70 times in 89 sentences conveyed the message that somehow their fascinating selves were what made, or should have made, Chicago’s case compelling.
And by now you know the results of their poorly written speeches. The Olympics will be held in Rio.
Now consider Letterman. I’ve always failed to see his humor. Whatever. His largest following is women just under the age of 55. Get it? So now his clear admission of sexual harassment by having sex with subordinates will go unchecked by usually loud mouthed women’s rights groups like NOW (National Organization for Women). I know this happens every day in the business world across America, but it’s still unethical and considered sexual harassment by most companies I’m familiar with. If this had occurred at Wyeth where I am employed, my wife would have shot me first and then Wyeth would have promptly taken disciplinary action up to dismissal. But hey, I’m no Dave Letterman. I’m just a little guy with a blog.
Public apologies must be apart of the narcisistic shick. Seems like once they have publicly apologized, some no longer question or have issue with the offense. It eats away at me. Hope someone is keeping score.