Bush reminds me of an abusive husband

[Quixote1818]

I was just watching the Jim Laher interview and was watching Bush very closely. It's clear he has no confidence any more but he still has all this power to control things. It struck me that the only way he can handle all the disasters of the world crumbling down around him because of his own policies, is to pick up his sword and start threatening people. Much the same way a husband who has lost his job and his world is crumbling down around him uses the only advantage he has over his wife. He uses his physical strength to help him feel like he is in control and has power over her. People in this state of mind are very dangerous! They are literally out of their minds because they are under such incredible stress and their self esteem is gone. He will continue to try to use the power of the presidency to intimidate people, because he knows that is the only power he has over anyone.

I really think he needs to be removed from office on the basis that he is mentally ill. He needs counseling major intervention right now! I just worry he might really snap and do something even more tragic.

[illinoisprogressive]

1. this has been his state of mind since 9-11

[LaurenG]

12. I really belive he has had this state of mind much longer than that

He was demented long, long ago. Just my take though.

[madeline_con]

2. Maybe he'll jump out of Marine One or off something high. n/t

[Hekate]

3. His body language has said that to me since the first time I saw him speak

He gives me the willies the way he leans into the podium, swaggers, sneers, talks down to all us stupid little people who just don't have the information he does.

First time I saw him I cringed. Took awhile before my gut finally got through to my brain and said, "Abusive. Wife-beater. Bully."

I have never seen where people get off thinking he has charm.

Hekate

[silverojo]

9. They think he has charm because....

They're the abusers, wife-beaters, and bullies...or the stupid b*tches who stay with "men" like that because "I love him".

[Dirty Hippie]

14. Ok , I have to respond

Women who stay with abusive husbands are not "stupid bitches."

Usually there is real fear.

Most women who are murdered by their husbands/boyfriend are killed when they are trying to leave.

Any woman in an abusive relationship knows that the danger she faces intensifies when she is in the process of leaving.

[Demobrat]

4. It amazes me that

the average people who are his supporters cant see the contempt for anybody beneath him, and of course as POTUS everybody's beneath him now, that literally oozes from the man.

[napi21]

5. Ithyink you're right, but I don't think mental defect is provable.

I know we all see it, but this is something you have to prove in the House and the Senate. It's going to have to be something much more provable. There have been many instances where he has done unconstitutional things, and since THAT is the ONLY oath he takes(to protect and defend the Constitution of the US) I would think any and all of those things would be grounds for impeachment, but I believe there is going to have to be something so blatently simple and obvious,there would be NO otheroption but to take him down. The other problem is thatthe offence would have to involve Cheney as well. As bad a Shrub is, I really believe Cheney would be much worse!

[givemebackmycountry]

6. Sounds about right...

Here is his entire philosophy regarding his governence...

Fuck you bitch!

Slap!

Now, whatcha you gonna do about it?

[CoffeeCat]

7. The main weapon in an abuser's arsenal...

...is FEAR.

They control their victims with fear, and they manipulate them with fear.

That's exactly what Junior has been doing. He uses fear to take away our
civil rights and fear to perpetuate his childish wars.

Whenever he wants blood or money from Americans--all he has to do is tell us
how SCARY and TERRIFYING something is. It's usually a SCARY person, or a HORRIBLE
country or a group of BLOODTHIRSTY people--that Junior uses to manipulate us into
getting what he wants.

Bush is an abuser. He's that little Scott Farkas from "A Christmas Story".

[seemslikeadream]

8. The founder of our womens shelther

did a newspaper interview last week and said the very same thing

[MiniMe]

10. * reminded me of a little boy squirming in his chair n/t

[madokie]

11. hopefully they, someone, has changed the code on the 'football' so as to prevent that one fuckup

[Dirty Hippie]

13. The reality is that this type of person

NEVER sees the error of their ways,

NEVER comprehends how their action adversely effect others,

NEVER is introspective (no hope of reform),

NEVER places any blame on themselves, everything is always the fault of others.


How do I know? I was married to one of these monsters many years ago. Thank god I had the intestinal fortitude to get out of that mess.

He has not changed a bit. Still cannot understand why he is so alienated from his children (both adults now).

Oh, his new wife... totally covers for him. "He really cares... He did not mean that...He did not say that..." ad nauseaum. Remind anyone of Pickles?