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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:24 PM Original message |
What would break George Bush's heart? What could make him experience empathy? |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. what heart |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Ok. I should have seen that one coming but, seriously... |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. sorry, couldn't resist --- |
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Libby2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I totally agree. |
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imperial jedi (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 06:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
85. I absolutly agree with you. |
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Monkeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. He Has To Have A Heart |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Physically, yes, but, emotionally... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
50. Lack of empathy is a hallmark of pathological narcissism, |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Pathological narcissism... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Personality disorders often overlap. |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 03:48 AM Response to Reply #50 |
80. Jury is out on Clinton... |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 03:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
79. I think his has Narcissitic Personality Disorder |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. I honestly don't think he's capable of that emotion; he seems |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
51. He can experience rage, which is a powerful feeling, and fear -- but |
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ruiner4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 02:23 AM Response to Reply #51 |
77. would a lack of empathy |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. what heart? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. He's a poseur... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
52. All narcissists are poseurs. That's how they get along in life. |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. I would n/t |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. LOL |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. He has a heart? |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. Well..I don't think we will ever see any type of empathy or |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. I think he almost has to be surrounded by sociopaths, too... |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. IMO, it's how his parents reacted to his sister's death... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Right. When tragedy strikes, go golfing |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Or strum a guitar |
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aaronbees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. To have your heart broken, you need empathy |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. I agree with you... |
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aaronbees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. I always favor nurture arguments, I suppose... |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:46 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. A true statement. |
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vanlassie (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
64. Children who are not bonded to their mothers are at risk |
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aaronbees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #64 |
73. Interesting post .... |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #64 |
89. I doubt she had much to do with him |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. The current thinking is that narcissists are raised by narcissists. |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
13. Having to say " I'm sorry " |
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Little Wing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Live the rest of his years as a bagger in a supermarket in Northampton Mass |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Yes, that would cause him to experience grief for himself but is he capable of empathy? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. "Children of the Self Absorbed" is a good book about living with people |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Or in Provincetown where people are Super intelligent. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Losing his girls, I am sure. But you might never see outward signs of it. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. So help me, I'm not even sure of that. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
93. didn't he say he'd rather go to war than raise twins again? |
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left is right (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
48. I disagree |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 08:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
91. And wasn't there a story |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
21. HE has no conscience and does not have remorse for the heinous acts......... |
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Ecumenist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. What heart? He doesn't have a heart... |
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BlackHawk706867 (670 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
24. This may sound silly, but I truely believe that GWB is the Anti Christ... |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. If I believed in an antichrist, George would fit the profile. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. Sociopaths are incapable of empathy. n/t |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. The very rich fill empathy for no one. |
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cassiepriam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sociopaths only care about themselves. So if he faced a loss of his status, |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Impeachment - - eom |
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cassiepriam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 05:51 AM Response to Reply #42 |
84. Yes, it wouldn't really break his heart as much as make him melt down. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't want him to experience empathy. I want him to experience FEAR! |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I think sociopaths are capable of experiencing that emotion. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
67. I don't think you should want that. It would only make him more dangerous. |
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ends_dont_justify (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. a parplegic cowboy? Bed-ridden oil barrels? A crying gun? N/T |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. In a sense... |
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RedG1 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. news of NO sequel to "My Pet Goat" |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:34 PM Original message |
Great graphic! |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
37. If 9/11 didn't do it, if Katrina didn't do it, |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
38. Finding out Santa Claus isn't real. |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
76. I like Easter bunnies |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. nothing, see under sociopath EOM |
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BringEmOn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
40. Poppy Bush, Kissinger, and other living mass murderers from the last 50 years |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
44. Hiding his bottle of tequila under a barrel of oil n/t |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
46. To be Impeached and taken |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. Only something PERSONALLY devastating. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. I think he is incapable of feeling true empathy. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
49. Standing on his own. No help from anyone. No more cashing in on |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
53. Bad Batch of Coke, Maybe? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
55. Nothing. His NPD cannot be eliminated or "cured". |
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NastyRiffraff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
58. Does this sound like anyone we know? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
60. Nothing. That toy broke a loooong time ago. Can't unscramble an egg... |
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MN ChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. Dropping a bottle of Jim or Jack that was still 3/4 full n/t |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
62. He doesn't have a heart. He's a Republican. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
63. Not a goddamn thing. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
65. I don't think he could feel grief unless it has to do with himself. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Remember when he went on a family vacation while his daughter |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. It seems that a lot of people here... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #69 |
87. It's a scary situation too. |
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jollyreaper2112 (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
70. an oil spill |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
71. When his Momma croaks, he will be a basket case.. a bigger one than now. |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. And there won't be anyone left to keep Poppy from boxing his ears |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
74. The pig farm in foreclosure? Karl Rove getting indicted? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-22-07 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
75. Say what you will about astrology, but |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
78. Jeff Gannon calling it off for good... |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #78 |
86. Yeppers. Chimpy loves him some shiny heads. |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
81. An Oil Billionaire gets hammered with a huge tax bill |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
82. Absolutely nothing! |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
83. No heart, no empathy. |
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Roy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
88. What would break George Bush's heart? |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
90. The only thing I could see causing him genuine deep sorrow is when |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-23-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
92. maybe if his money caught on fire, or he spilled a bottle of whiskey |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
94. good question |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-26-07 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
95. I think he is incapable of empathy |
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