tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post3069088379021534439..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Sociopath alert: Bill ClintonJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-31831266721907149392016-10-23T21:18:05.772-04:002016-10-23T21:18:05.772-04:00Birdie --
Exactly. It's rare that two sociopa...Birdie -- <br />Exactly. It's rare that two sociopaths marry each other, but these two are partners in crime. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-72991319924557585542016-10-23T21:09:11.325-04:002016-10-23T21:09:11.325-04:00Bill Clinton - definitely a sex addict. What'...Bill Clinton - definitely a sex addict. What's amazing is that for years and years, many people thought that Hillary Clinton was a relatively normal woman, then we discover that she and her husband have the same mental disorder. What's the likelihood of that happening? <br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-75633586013532882522016-10-23T19:28:57.714-04:002016-10-23T19:28:57.714-04:00Birdie --
Coincidentally, I just found out about t...Birdie --<br />Coincidentally, I just found out about that kid too. I saw the video on Youtube, and sure enough, he does look a lot like Clinton. He doesn't sound very smart, but his mother seems pretty convinced that Bill Clinton was his father. As I was watching the video, it occurred to me that Clinton is what they call a sex addict. He just constantly goes after it, has to have it all the time, and feels empty without it. He needs it the way junkies need their fix, even though there's not the same sort of technically addictive qualities to sex. And it's an addiction that sociopaths are far more likely to have, since non-sociopaths have more self-control. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-16435139976856218652016-10-23T19:01:11.092-04:002016-10-23T19:01:11.092-04:00At the last debate between Hillary Clinton and Tru...At the last debate between Hillary Clinton and Trump, a biracial man, Danney Williams, appeared in Las Vegas, holding a press conference where he claimed that Bill Clinton is his bio father (Bill hired Danney's prostitute mom for her services back in the day). I was already aware of this man due to YouTube. If the claim is true, how sad. Mr. Williams wants to have a DNA test done and claims that he would like to get to know his dad. What I thought to myself is that Danney Williams would be better off NOT knowing Bill Clinton. The Clintons have more skeletons in their closet than any family that I know. Their lives in a way are laughable. Something unpleasant (aka shocking) is constantly being unearthed about them.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-63818567616986397062016-01-06T04:04:48.720-05:002016-01-06T04:04:48.720-05:00MarieC --
No offense taken; Hitchens was a genius....MarieC --<br />No offense taken; Hitchens was a genius. (I'm just the little boy pointing out that the emperor has no clothes.)<br /><br />Great article about Hillary, thank you for linking it. Yes, Hillary SHOULD have to answer for her past behavior defending her husband, whether or not she WILL is another question entirely. She recently said that all women who say they've been raped deserve to be believed, after she herself was the first to smear both Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky when they made claims about her husband. <br /><br />And yes, Buckley was a genius too, though not quite as insightful -- or open-minded -- as Hitchens. (To this day, I find Buckley's accent off-putting.) John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-7898389523769987152016-01-06T00:37:55.484-05:002016-01-06T00:37:55.484-05:00Wow. Christopher Hitchens (RIP) said that, it give...Wow. Christopher Hitchens (RIP) said that, it gives me pause. <br /><br />No offense to you personally John, but I don't know if there has been another thinker of the 20th/21st century quite as incredibly lucid (in an almost otherworldly kind of way).<br /><br />I am starting to think that Hillary may have to answer to some of her hubbie's behaviour (and her own as well).<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2008/01/the_case_against_hillary_clinton.html<br /><br />The debates with Hitchens and Buckley = amazingMarieCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-52607175103024342952015-10-28T23:53:18.995-04:002015-10-28T23:53:18.995-04:00Although I found many of the points to be relevant...Although I found many of the points to be relevant, I did have some issues with your credibility in making this claim, and the possibility of ulterior motives for claiming such. Primarily I found the omission of his decision to withhold UN assistance to Rwanda until the completion of the genocide, thus actively allowing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people purely to protect the reputation of the US, to be a very strange choice. First, he engaged in active deception of the public, with internal staff explicitly acknowledging the occurrence of genocide as early as 16 days after the start. Then, he years later went and apologized for US actions, though still in his wording not even mentioning the fact that his administration was actively complicit in the Rwandan genocide by knowingly allowing it to take place, for reasons of political expediency. The reason he actively prevented UN intervention until the killings had stopped was because if other countries had intervened, it would shine poorly on the United States and thus him, and would be an embarrassment. The calculation involved in the decision to sacrifice hundreds of thousands to avoid embarrassment seems quite cold to me, and his later apologies seem shallow. <br /><br /> Furthermore there was his involvement in continuing the embargo on Iraq which made Bill Clinton responsible for the killing of almost a million Iraqis due to malnutrition, although this policy would be far easier to rationalize and probably isn't so good at proving that he is, in fact, a sociopath. In comparison, I find the various other scandals to be of negligible moral weight, but still useful for the purpose of your assertion.<br /><br />I am, however, worried that bias on your part may compromise the examples given in this article. Do you have formal education in psychology? You seem to have a series on sociopathic public figures, so I was wondering, since psychology seems to be one of your things.Saltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-63990199252517416612013-11-27T01:33:19.047-05:002013-11-27T01:33:19.047-05:00Anon --
thank you, then, yes, I guess, we agree. I...Anon --<br />thank you, then, yes, I guess, we agree. I think our disagreement was mostly a matter of semantics anyway. BTW, I'd consider Casey Anthony a full sociopath. Showing anxiety about the discovery of one's murder victim's body would not disqualify one from being a sociopath. The anxiety -- and I agree, anxiety is an emotion sociopaths generally feel much less of -- could stem not from any genuine remorse than from a simple desire not to be caught and incarcerated. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-6247683199645175122013-11-26T21:19:12.857-05:002013-11-26T21:19:12.857-05:00I see-you mean sociopath in a more general way-som...I see-you mean sociopath in a more general way-something that encompasses both psychopathy and emotional detachment resulting from a toxic environment.<br />In that case we're in comeplete agreement. I should have phrased that better-by disordered I mean something like a person that has repressed their emotions to the point where little to no genuine feeling exists. Think of Casey Anthony-she doesn't strike me as a full psychopath because there is a tape of her reacting to the discovery of her daughter's body by showing anxiety (no one was in the room, so it doesn't seem like the emotion was feigned for anyone). Clinton may be something like her- a dangerous personality for sure, but not quite a clinical psychopath.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-67570268615336387462013-11-26T18:23:28.949-05:002013-11-26T18:23:28.949-05:00Anon --
Clinton's behavior just fits the profi...Anon --<br />Clinton's behavior just fits the profile of a sociopath too well. He has every single characteristic. <br /><br />i'm not even sure what a "disordered non-sociopath" is; but if it involves disorder in one's life, that wouldn't exactly describe a highly intelligent, successful man like Clinton. <br /><br />Also, I'm not one of those who believes that sociopathy is primarily organic; I think that most sociopaths get that way because they simply didn't have a close bond with a loving parent when they were very young. (And I'm speaking as one who believes that nature not nurture is the prime mover in the fast majority of human differences.)John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24138332122899636522013-11-26T18:09:13.305-05:002013-11-26T18:09:13.305-05:00It could be just as likely that Clinton is display...It could be just as likely that Clinton is displaying extreme symptoms due to his upbringing and everything we've seen simply points to emotional immaturity. Disordered nonpsychopaths can and do behave the way he has. Without a brain scan, there's no way to know for sure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-78642677232052064122013-11-25T18:20:45.305-05:002013-11-25T18:20:45.305-05:00Anon --
Interesting, thank you. That's the fir...Anon --<br />Interesting, thank you. That's the first I've heard of Clinton's grandmother. Character does tend to get passed along from generation to generation, and if Virginia Kelley did not have a close relationship with he remoter it's likely that lack of a bond extended another generation, which would explain Bill. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-59996433227560833712013-11-25T18:07:24.921-05:002013-11-25T18:07:24.921-05:00I once read Virginia Kelley's autobiography. ...I once read Virginia Kelley's autobiography. There was a picture in the book of Virginia's mother - the woman looked absolutely creepy - her eyes were unusual (having an out-of-this-world appearance). Virginia didn't have a close bond with her mother. Apparently, Bill's grandmother took care of him when he was a baby, while his mother, Virginia, finished her schooling, worked, etc. Virginia definitely was an interesting, lively character, to say the least. Who knows what exactly Bill experienced and/or learned via his grandmother and his mother, possibly the two of them being disordered as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-70809563525014620112012-09-15T03:11:39.486-04:002012-09-15T03:11:39.486-04:00Anon --
I know exactly what you mean, I've fel...Anon --<br />I know exactly what you mean, I've felt that knot. I actually didn't feel it about Obama at first; for the longest time I've thought he was just a narcissist, but I'm slowly coming to the conclusion you're right. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-74426971769460606042012-09-15T02:31:02.530-04:002012-09-15T02:31:02.530-04:00Once you've been personally involved with a ps...Once you've been personally involved with a psychopath, you can identify them very quickly. You feel it in your gut, literally a knot in your stomach and Fear. Barack Obama is definitely a narcissist psychopath.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-48442712102740950812012-09-07T22:46:29.162-04:002012-09-07T22:46:29.162-04:00Anon --
If you recognized Clinton as a sociopath j...Anon --<br />If you recognized Clinton as a sociopath just from watching the recent DNC speech, then you are pretty good at spotting them. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-8679235506254433182012-09-07T22:41:02.215-04:002012-09-07T22:41:02.215-04:00John,
I watched a few clips of the DNC speech an...John, <br /><br />I watched a few clips of the DNC speech and couldn't help but think "Bill Clinton is a total sociopath," a thought followed by a Google search "Bill Clinton a socipath." I stumbled upon your blog. I can usually spot them by their spooky eyes which seem to gleam with a predatory stare no matter what emotion they are trying to convey at the given moment. It sets a chill down my spine. I'm hardly as articulate as you, but I am getting pretty good about spotting sociopaths. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-3334350970670078662012-07-31T17:11:02.389-04:002012-07-31T17:11:02.389-04:00Anon --
Thank you very much. Yes, I wish more peop...Anon --<br />Thank you very much. Yes, I wish more people had understood this back in '92 and '96.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-2079718774186507692012-07-31T16:58:17.139-04:002012-07-31T16:58:17.139-04:00Dude, this is one helluva well-written piece. Who ...Dude, this is one helluva well-written piece. Who could possibly come away from this thinking good of Clinton? You have marshalled the case perfectly for Clinton as a sociopath. More people need to understand this in order to inform their vote for the most important position in the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-8661698187291432552011-03-24T17:50:32.088-04:002011-03-24T17:50:32.088-04:00Again, I'm focusing on Hillary rather than Bil...Again, I'm focusing on Hillary rather than Bill, since Bill was a textbook sociopath; Hillary, meanwhile, was always the conniving mastermind behind him, the scheming puppet-master behind the various manipulations. <br />Few were unaware of this; however, virtually none were even capable of seeing the depth of the relationship, or its nature and roots in basic forms of psychosis.<br />This pattern is not without precedent; however it takes on a unique character of its own, likewise having its roots in the ruthless ambition for virtually limitless political power-- and the Machiavellian rationale by which power, once attained, becomes a defense of itself: i.e. the ends literally justify the means; for once the Bill became president, it didn't matter how he got there-- likewise he could virtually do as he pleased while there. <br />As James Carville even arrogantly bragged in the title of his book, "All's fair in love, war and running for the US presidency--" i.e. it's an end which justifies any means, since the president is above the law in any meaningful sense.<br /><br />Even when Bill's 8-year<br />"party" ended after two terms, his replacement-- one George W. Bush-- gave him a "soft pardon" by saying "let's move on--" i.e. professional courtesy among the all-powerful elite.<br /><br />Of course, this such limitless power is a beacon for sociopathy, since sociopaths' behavior is otherwise only limited by fear of logical consequences to their actions; and so this is a prescription for ruthlessness in political campaigns-- which will likewise be used to defend their actions, by attributing deception as "the nature of the game" rather than of the individual.<br /><br />Unfortunately, such behavior is not exposed by the media, so much as <i>applauded--</i> often faulting the opposition for attempted libel.<br />For example, Mort Zuckerman, president of US News and World Report, accused Ken Starr and the Republican party of "trying to entrap the president--" despite that he was clearly guilty of federal felonies, and they were simply trying to see the law enforced.<br /><br />In any event, there is no question that Bill is a sociopath-- but there are many sociopaths in the world, and there is no evidence that Bill was acting alone, fooling everyone including Hillary, despite her paradoxically-acclaimed "supreme intellect." <br /><br />On the contrary, she first cried "vast right-wing conspiracy" to claim that all charges were fabricated-- basically "crying wolf;" then when this failed, she invoked sympathy by playing the victim, claiming that she had been deceived and betrayed etc., even claiming this in her book.<br /><br />In any event, once again many were fooled-- if not outright, at least that she was not in 100% full control of Bill's political actions, if not his damage-control.<br /><br />In conclusion, it's clear that Bill, as a textbook sociopath, was not acting alone, or even in charge. <br />And again, while many suspected this, they didn't know the full story-- or even the half of it.<br /><br />Unfortunately, however, few mental-health experts also have expert literacy in politics-- which is unfortunate, since such abnormal concentrations of political power are not only unhealthy in and of themselves, but definitely factor into-- and enable and encourage-- this type of extreme pathology of those who exercise power over other people's lives. <br />In contrast, clinicians disproportionately focus chiefly on disability-- while those in the limelight deliberately avoid treatment due to the stigma, while their symptoms likewise are typically hidden and whitewashed.<br /><br />Meanwhile, media-lapdogs and lackeys will defend all charges on grounds ranging from partisanship to jealousy.IMR2D2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09434896673441895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-18283393201149299672011-03-24T17:48:00.645-04:002011-03-24T17:48:00.645-04:00I can't believe you're fooled by Hillary--...I can't believe you're fooled by Hillary-- she knew EXACTLY what she was doing from square 1. Bill is clearly a sociopath, no question; but sociopaths are typically automaton-like, i.e. they give the appearance of being sentient and coherent, while in reality they are chiefly driven by impulse. In other words, Bill was little more than a puppet, and Hillary was simply pulling his strings.<br />From the start, she saw Bill for what he was-- i.e. an empty shell with unlimited political potential, but no real mind of his own (though he did have a brain, as sociopaths have the penchant for appearing highly intelligent, though it's not true intelligence)-- and being the ruthless opportunist that she is, she basically used him as a homonoculous to fulfill her own personal ambitions. <br />Her controlling behavior proves this-- particularly after his two terms, when she basically used him as a stepping-stone to wealth and political ambitions, then tossed him aside like any object that's served its purpose. <br />This "Billary" monster was clearly created and controlled by Hillary, and now Bill simply wanders aimlessly. <br />Sociopaths, as a rule, rarely ever amount to much on their own; they are typically shyster lawyers, used-car salesmen and low-ranking crooked politicians; they simply don't have the ability to see beyond their immediate impulses that high office requires; they also don't have the long-term aspiration needed.<br />However Hillary provided this control and appearance of aspiration, by training and controlling Bill, doing his dirty-work and running damage-control for him-- all from behind her "June Cleaver" facade, despite her atrocious political activities.<br /><br />Americans were fooled completely, since few can comprehened anyone being such a ruthless deceiver, let alone the concept of a bi-polar woman controlling a sociopath; sociopaths, by their nature, are experts at <i>appearing</i> to be experts-- and this is exactly what Bill did, under Hillary's control.<br /><br />This drove (and enabled) Bill up the poltical "ladder," first as attorney general for Arkansas, and then governor-- despite that Juanita Broadderick claimed that he raped her during this time, as an example of his lack of impulse-control. <br /><br />It's also entirely believable that Hillary ran "damage control" against her as well-- as Broadderick claimed, saying that Hillary approached her during Bill's run for president, and thanked her for not saying anything.<br /><br />Likewise, neither Bill nor Hillary ever denied the rape, other than by silence-- which is fine for a criminal trial, but the exclusionary rule of the 5th Amendment, doesn't to apply to impeachment of one's character.<br /><br />The fact is that "Billary--" and later just Hillary, after casting off her "Bill-shell--" <i>delighted</i> in fooling the people, and "beating the rap" when caught; it simply affirms he sense of elite to the same rules that apply to everyone else, believing herself supremely intelligent and therefore "above the law" or any need to answer to "her inferiors--" i.e. anyone else. <br /><br />There's no question that Hillary is a pathological Narcissist, and won't even allow others to make eye-contact with her, but rather she lords over them, demanding subordination in demeanor as well as rank; this only feeds her sense of elite superiority, and license to deceive the American people, which even her followers as being "for their own good" since "people are too stupid to know what's good for them."<br />This has often been the arrogant response even of Hillary's liberal defenders, but there's no question that Hillary's manipulation follow the same pattern of rationalization-- i.e. cheap excuses for anything she does, which in reality say that she's simply licensed to do as she pleases due to her inherent greatness.IMR2D2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09434896673441895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-37600310809347857382011-02-21T12:12:08.889-05:002011-02-21T12:12:08.889-05:00Bernie --
Thank you very much for that (if not for...Bernie --<br />Thank you very much for that (if not for your interpretation of the Britt Ekland incident). I'll send the manuscript to you.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-69590220272051013422011-02-21T10:59:58.638-05:002011-02-21T10:59:58.638-05:00wow, brillianly written. I found your blog today ...wow, brillianly written. I found your blog today while seaching for another sociopath profile.(the Boston Craigslist killer) You mentioned a manuscipt you wrote on sociopaths, I wonder if you could forwad the link to me to read in it's entirety? My e-mail address is bernieevans01@gmail.com <br />I thank you in advance and look forward to reading all of your blog postings, past and future. Great writing, keep up the good work. You have an amazing way with words. Thanks. BUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045259664073914726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-35404167522607023812010-08-17T02:32:31.647-04:002010-08-17T02:32:31.647-04:00Anonymous -- Wow, thank you very much. I just spen...Anonymous -- Wow, thank you very much. I just spent half an hour reading various web sites which list his rumored rapes. I'm surprised I'd never heard of Eileen Wellstone; I'm also surprised that I never heard that he hadn't completed his studies as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. <br /><br />All this is just another aspect of his sociopathy, I guess. But once you know the guy is a sociopath, nothing should surprise us.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-23216795721717283812010-08-17T00:14:40.229-04:002010-08-17T00:14:40.229-04:00Read the paperback edition of Christopher Hitchens...Read the paperback edition of Christopher Hitchens' book NO ONE LEFT TO LIE TO, and in particular chapter 6, titled "Is There a Rapist In the Oval Office?" (a chapter not in the hardcover edition). And Google the name "Eileen Wellstone" (who Hitchens does not include in his book). Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, but left before completing his studies (something never explained by him as far as I know). Apparently rather than arrest Clinton for raping Eileen Wellstone, the police told him to leave England. THAT'S why he dropped out of Oxford before completing his Rhodes studies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com