Posted by Dinah on November 10, 2011, at 9:05:32
In reply to Re: Chris Hedges' column today » sigismund, posted by floatingbridge on November 7, 2011, at 20:19:35
> Sarah Palin and Rick Perry are psychopaths.
That's a pretty serious charge. Has any qualified professional who has personally examined these people ever made that diagnosis?
I'm not a fan of either of them, myself. But I am not sure I find it supportive of open discourse to try to diagnose the major presidential candidates. (Or noncandidates for that matter. - I don't really understand why Palin is still a topic of interest to so many.)
> It's frightening and sad that god is used as a smokescreen.
In Dr. Laura's book on the ten commandments, she says that the meaning of "Do not take the Lord's name in vain" is more about using the name of God to further one's own goals than it is about the occasional curse. When I read that, I really understood the importance of that commandment for the first time. But I suppose it's difficult to discern who is using God, and who truly believes what they are saying.
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