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melman

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65. I don't know

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:31 AM

Jan 2017

I just see her doing the same thing she was doing for years as a cable TV 'Republican Strategist'. Just get on there and make up shit, lie and deny. Same tactics just her name and position have changed.

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Gaslighting--used by Conway to defend Trump against Streep--is an abusive technique of narcissists [View all] mnhtnbb Jan 2017 OP

I truly don't know how she can live with herself - how she can square NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #1

Given her job, I suspect there aren't many dinner table chats. mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #2

yup. Melted yet where you are? 9 when I woke up NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #3

No. Our little dead end lane is all ice. mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #5

We're on a hill too but got cheated of a good snow Hortensis Jan 2017 #28

She's working hard to turn her children into Bettie Jan 2017 #6

It scares me that she has children JPPaverage Jan 2017 #14

Someone as morally bankrupt Bettie Jan 2017 #15

Don't forget that Kellyskank Spinway.... machoneman Jan 2017 #58

Yeah, it is interesting to see what she said about Orange boy Bettie Jan 2017 #64

she must be a sociopath. barbtries Jan 2017 #26

I think they gaslight themselves. I honestly think that Kellyanne and Donald believe Amaryllis Jan 2017 #46

she has always been a piece of shit JI7 Jan 2017 #48

Look in his heart... Freedomofspeech Jan 2017 #4

or maybe see The Wizard? mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #7

Maybe he can get a brain while he's there in the Emerald City too Docreed2003 Jan 2017 #19

Not to mention his courage NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #32

Serious replacement therapy required. Heart, brain, AND courage! mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #37

I dunno. Two fer? mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #36

Thanks for the tread! Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #8

It was a good suggestion. Thanks! mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #9

I appreciate learning about it. Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #10

Exactly. Gaslighting is intended to make you feel crazy, like you are losing your mind. mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #11

And it vicitmizes a nation. Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #12

It's called mental illness. Amaryllis Jan 2017 #47

Yes, it is. Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #70

That Trump still tries to defend his actions rather than apolgize rgbecker Jan 2017 #13

Or, leaders around the world realize he has mental instability Equinox Moon Jan 2017 #17

Oh Boy, mass starvation! rgbecker Jan 2017 #21

There are probably still a few patriotic Republicans left mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #33

Faux News, right wing hate radio, and a tepid MSM on other networks... LiberalLovinLug Jan 2017 #16

Or, "These aren't the droids that you're looking for!" colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #18

Read your in-thread post. Glad to see this OP. longship Jan 2017 #20

Yes. The movie provided the origin of the term "gaslighting". mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #34

I watched "Gas Light" last year because Click & Clack, the Tappit Brothers..... Jim Beard Jan 2017 #39

The scene near the end where she exposes him BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #43

Don't you want to shove a big cream pie in their faces when they lie? BSdetect Jan 2017 #22

No. I want to put a burlap bag over their heads, Texin Jan 2017 #25

Excellent article by Lauren Duca of Teen Vogue: "Donald Trump is Gaslighting America" Amaryllis Jan 2017 #23

definitely outstanding NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #38

I have to say it totally changed my perception of Teen Vogue. Lauren Duca is brilliantly perceptive. Amaryllis Jan 2017 #44

Excellent article. mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #40

What's in his heart is pure evil. lark Jan 2017 #24

Yep. When he's nice, he's acting....sociopaths and narcissists are charming, BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #31

I have heard her on the progressive Thom Hartmann show for years -- He debates conservatives Akamai Jan 2017 #27

Gaslight presidency......... Historic NY Jan 2017 #29

Excellent idea. mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #35

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2017 #30

Excellent malaise Jan 2017 #41

The RW has perfected propaganda techniques and this Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #42

If I cared about you and you thought Generator Jan 2017 #45

This and I am so tired of it, babylonsister Jan 2017 #49

Don't light a match near those assholes Blue Owl Jan 2017 #50

Heart of Stone Zambero Jan 2017 #51

Thanks for making this an OP... damn "gaslighting" just seems to fit. Cha Jan 2017 #52

It does fit. The aim of the gaslighter is to make the target lose confidence mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #54

fox screws with your brain certainly succeeded. Cha Jan 2017 #56

gaslighting works if you allow it to. Our press allows him Chimichurri Jan 2017 #53

That's why it is important for all of us to be aware of the technique mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #55

The definition doesn't fit melman Jan 2017 #57

You are certainly entitled to your opinion. mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #60

I don't know melman Jan 2017 #65

I don't watch the cable news shows so I really have limited history mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #66

Elite playbook rpape Jan 2017 #72

mnhtnbb Diclotican Jan 2017 #59

What's in his heart...If you can assume that he has a heart. Stellar Jan 2017 #61

There are few things that I have in common with Meryl Streep TNNurse Jan 2017 #62

We're supposed to be psychic now! eShirl Jan 2017 #63

Having been through a divorce, I am ALL TOO FAMILIAR with this tactic, bullwinkle428 Jan 2017 #67

"Dig, it's like Gaslight" -- Lenny Bruce Nt Mc Mike Jan 2017 #68

Thanks for this excellent post. yardwork Jan 2017 #69

Very interesting. I always wonder what makes a narcissist tick. Initech Jan 2017 #71