tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post4648578672676359484..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Why Was Obama Crying?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42466192186238801752016-01-09T10:19:10.937-08:002016-01-09T10:19:10.937-08:00the lad was crying from the outside of his eyes du...the lad was crying from the outside of his eyes due to a chemical he wiped on from the outside to the inside. real tears do not come from the outside areas of the eyesDeserttreknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-77938426767459633682016-01-09T00:24:46.936-08:002016-01-09T00:24:46.936-08:00No matter what happens in the US or the world, Oba...No matter what happens in the US or the world, Obama is the sublime expression of the central tenet of Progressive scientific management: It would have been worse without me and my policies.<br /><br />The fault for failure is the obstinance of people and leaders to follow Obama's intentions and advice.<br /><br />Like a seance, everyone must join hands and truly believe, or it won't work. The failure is in the hearts of the unbelievers. The solution is to force that belief and eliminate any dissent. Then, the spirits will come forth with bounteous gifts for the pure of heart.<br />Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-8360228000497835442016-01-08T17:04:30.035-08:002016-01-08T17:04:30.035-08:00That cap was crapThat cap was crapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-35033781850829134562016-01-08T17:03:59.598-08:002016-01-08T17:03:59.598-08:00AO: do you honestly believe all the cynical cap yo...AO: do you honestly believe all the cynical cap you write? write your own blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-23005744842540068862016-01-08T16:48:23.447-08:002016-01-08T16:48:23.447-08:00His tears were a curious thing, weren't they? ...His tears were a curious thing, weren't they? I agree w/ Sam, he was crying for himself, I'm not sure what about, but I have little doubt it was for himself. <br /><br />His tears disgusted me. They should be shed in private. He's our CIC and has a duty to at the very least pretend to be strong. It's the very least he could do. Even though everyone knows what a weak man he really is.<br /><br />Ah well, he never fails to disappoint.Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250976248077712248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-40596048770576289202016-01-08T13:50:40.232-08:002016-01-08T13:50:40.232-08:00I echo one of the recurring remarks at Instapundit...I echo one of the recurring remarks at Instapundit: The thing I like most about Obama is all the racial healing.<br /><br />I am willing to believe that Obama feels sorry for something, but that something is himself.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-56311155649791599872016-01-08T08:02:10.826-08:002016-01-08T08:02:10.826-08:00It's fun to question someone's motives in ...It's fun to question someone's motives in expressing unhappy emotions publicly, grief, rage, terror or whatever. Its certainly not "fun", and it is "vulnerable" if it is sincere and expressing something very important to you.<br /><br />But to step back for perspective, let's consider a lawyer's perspective, if you're advocating in a court, whether for a guilty or not guilty verdict or for any position, if you give your best narrative for a desired outcome, but fail to show proper emotions behind it, the jury or judge isn't going to believe your words. So surely lawyers (and politicians) must become actors to a degree that they practice allowing their message and emotions to be aligned, even if they have the power to suppress emotions when they need to be clear headed, its surely important to NOT do that when emotion ARE part of the argument. <br /><br />So a lawyer expressions emotions for the PURPOSE of INVOKING the same emotions in others, so the message will be heard in the mood it is intended.<br /><br />So by that measure NOTHING public is SINCERE, unless you're like Trump, and everything you say rises in the moment you say it, so your emotions and purpose are aligned, although more accurately your purpose shifts based on whatever emotions you can feel at that moment, like for Trump disgust is apparently a frequent guest to his pysche. You don't have to worry about being manipulative if your emotional intelligence is that of an self-righteous 4 year old who is sure he doesn't want to eat his peas.<br /><br />So anyway, I don't think "Why was Obama Crying?" is a very useful question. Neither is "Was he being manipulative?" I think its useful and possible to give an emotionally-charged argument AND back it up with a thoughtful reason-based action, and the first gives you a raason to listen, and the second a reason to think. <br /><br />If no one cares about your issue, or knows why you care, no one will care about what you want to do about it.<br /><br />p.s. A new article today, contrasting CBT and ordinary therapy.<br />http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/07/therapy-wars-revenge-of-freud-cognitive-behavioural-therapyAres Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com