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Wait Wut

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2. Newt has the signs of being a total...
Sun Dec 18, 2011, 12:56 PM
Dec 2011

...douche nozzle.

His possible psychological issues just make him more attractive to the righties.

There are dangers in distance diagnosis.... izquierdista Dec 2011 #1
It's not so hard once you've been a victim of a narcissist lunatica Dec 2011 #3
I've been thinking what a horrible man Gingrich is for polly7 Dec 2011 #7
I've had similar thoughts lunatica Dec 2011 #14
Gingrich left 2 sick wives? SpiralHawk Dec 2011 #16
I've read the first had cancer, polly7 Dec 2011 #17
Article in Esquire confirms same: beac Dec 2011 #20
Wasn't Callista, the good Catholic girl, the one he cheated on his second wife with? lunatica Dec 2011 #24
Yes, she's the current Mrs Gingrich or MrsG3.0. I doubt she'll be the last. n/t beac Dec 2011 #30
Yup: beac Dec 2011 #18
thanks for the link! renate Dec 2011 #29
Just 'tolerate' the affair? Republicons have some strange ideas SpiralHawk Dec 2011 #31
At last, I know what they REALLY mean by beac Dec 2011 #39
+1 BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2011 #25
Same thing with most abusers, I expect. Marnie Dec 2011 #33
I agree on being able to spot them very quickly lunatica Dec 2011 #38
I am also reluctant to issue psych diagnoses, even in the case of someone like Gingrich. razorman Dec 2011 #10
Which is why I wrote that he has the signs lunatica Dec 2011 #13
Understood. That does make more sense. I hope all has turned out well for you, although I am sure razorman Dec 2011 #19
pwMNPD are often dickheads siligut Dec 2011 #22
Perhaps "dickhead" should be an offical scientific term. It fits so many things so well. razorman Dec 2011 #26
That's what makes psychology a science izquierdista Dec 2011 #32
Obama has not, as far as is known, divorced two dying women who he was married to and who he was Marnie Dec 2011 #35
Newt has the signs of being a total... Wait Wut Dec 2011 #2
It's no secret that Americans tend to idolize Sociopathic tendendies as signs of leadership lunatica Dec 2011 #5
That must be why my friends keep trying to get me to run for City Council. Wait Wut Dec 2011 #8
Well then you'll obviously be successful! Go for it. lunatica Dec 2011 #12
There was a study that showed a high level of sociopathy among CEOs anneboleyn Dec 2011 #40
According to this, geckosfeet Dec 2011 #4
No. Not every one in the human race is a Malignant Narcissist lunatica Dec 2011 #9
Not the Newt type, although there are probably a lot of them around. geckosfeet Dec 2011 #21
Not ever asshole is a malignant narcissist either Major Nikon Dec 2011 #43
You mean he's a politician? aquart Dec 2011 #6
Well I did list a few, but then lunatica Dec 2011 #11
I know someone who is a number 3 47of74 Dec 2011 #15
Unfortunately, most men and women who run for public office are Narcissists. undeterred Dec 2011 #23
Thankfully though, most of them aren't Malignant Narcissists lunatica Dec 2011 #27
They are completely missing the empathy gene. polly7 Dec 2011 #28
Oh. I thought he was just an asshole. mmonk Dec 2011 #34
Actually, sounds like Bill Clinton, too. n/t hughee99 Dec 2011 #36
Do you think Bill Clinton is a Malignant Narcissist? lunatica Dec 2011 #37
Based on the description above, you could certainly say he "shows signs" of it. hughee99 Dec 2011 #41
Here's the problem with your diagnosis Major Nikon Dec 2011 #42
And you know all this because? lunatica Dec 2011 #46
So now I need to disprove your obviously amateur psychiatric diagnosis Major Nikon Dec 2011 #48
I did not make a diagnosis. I said he has the signs lunatica Dec 2011 #49
What's with giving psych dx's to politicians? REP Dec 2011 #44
Like you said. It's a fun game lunatica Dec 2011 #45
Newt has signs of narcissism quaker bill Dec 2011 #47
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