Also - “And I hollered ‘Don’t look Ethel!!!!’ but it was too late” - first thing that popped into my head, child of the 70s

He has been calling out the circus of 45 and not pulling punches. His long commentaries are a surprise in late night and insightful.

Fascinating character profile and psychological study. I like the neuropsychologist who discussed brain development...and the comparison to sociopathy. I think with his prior history & current stories, it’s very clear where this guy falls.

He IS sorry - that he was caught. He IS devastated - for the inconvenience this is causing him. It’s a classic self-centered hollow apology from an individual lacking empathy or consideration for others...personality traits that allowed him to engage in the behavior in the first place.

Thank you for that pic, so cute! Mine are also the best thing that has happened to me! But they aren’t bonded, separate shelter adoptions. Hope someday they’ll cuddle & groom each other, so far it’s just me they groom, which is always appreciated :)

That link from 2015 reflects the one-sided nature of their poor-us trash-talking offensive - irresponsible of NBC to not investigate the other side. The WaPo link above has more detail including other unpaid fees; the jury decided their claim had no merit.

Oh but he was so caring posturing when it came to the terminally ill British infant Charlie Gard - grandstanding showboat that he is. That was equally disgusting. He does not miss an opportunity to prove he is morally bankrupt.

Likely not. That would require the capacity for shame, remorse and a sense of accountability - all lacking in entitled, grandiose, blameful personality-disordered individuals. He has so many people to point fingers at...just like 45. It’s an art form, really.

I think a garden-variety narcissist could care about protecting their children merely due to the reflections of themselves aspect...but when sociopathy is in the mix, there’s less likelihood. The sociopaths I’ve unfortunately known are especially uninterested in their sons, even more so than their daughters - do they…

Take a few steps past Narcissistic Personality Disorder to Psychopathy. They’re both under “antisocial” in the current DSM but he checks the boxes easily on the Hare scale for Psychopathy - it’s a fascinating scale. Talents for charm and pathological lying, grandiose, parasitic, no remorse, no empathy, no sense of…

Russia connections aside, I think Tillerson was chosen because Trump thinks that’s what a successful senior executive looks like. He has said Pence looks like he’s a VP out of central casting, and Tillerson has a very distinct look.

Her arm candy is not up to her standard though. A-Rod isn’t looking very A-Rod-ish. He looks like some random civilian happy for his meet & greet moment.

Agreed. His smugness adds nothing to the role. Plus the personal baggage. And the molded suit cannot work miracles.

The top picture I was surprised to realize it was him. And somehow he seems to be losing some of whatever “it” factor he had a few years ago.

Curiously, he looks different & somewhat less delicate in this pictorial http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a8357067/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-relationship/

When he sees a 360 of that ‘do, what does he think? He watches himself enough on tv that he must have seen it, how can he not cringe?

That’s what happens with a toxic personality-disordered parent... the entire family is divided. And while years ago it was reported that D-Jr accused his father of only caring about money, not them....cognitive dissonance, dissociation and denial are wonderful things. Cling to, champion, rally around the abusive…

I can’t believe that for all her inexperience, this somehow bubbled up to the top of her list on its own. This smells like yet again 45 directing the dismantling of anything and everything related to Obama, regardless of impact. No wonder he thinks he’s accomplished a lot since January, he’s signed numerous executive…

Yes, as an adult you own whoever you have become, unless you’ve spent years dissociating from the reality of the situation and have no clue. I spent decades defending & trying to please my shitbag father, blindly believing the myth and ideal over the distant, angry, intolerant, racist, useless, uninvolved man being…

THIS^^^. Too often those of us with legitimate reasons/conditions - introverted, social anxiety, depression - are too quick to ascribe the same reasons to explain & rationalize the actions of generic assholes and emotionally abusive people. And, even generic assholes can be charming when they want at random times.…