Friday, January 27, 2017

Oh, Dear Lord. He's Rick.

On Wednesday El Presidente DJ Trump gave an exclusive interview to ABC News, one which the The Washington Post calls "stunning," one which The Gheorghe Blogtimes reviewed as . . . well . . . this:


As the Post opines, the interview paints the Commander-in-Chief as a terrifyingly insecure lad "endlessly obsessed with his popularity."  As the transcript reveals (don't bother watching it), Trump discusses important matters at length, such as his recent speech to the CIA.  An interview to talk about a speech to talk about an inauguration crowd.  Have at it:
That speech was a home run. See what Fox said. They said it was one of the great speeches. They showed the people applauding and screaming. … I got a standing ovation. In fact, they said it was the biggest standing ovation since Peyton Manning had won the Super Bowl, and they said it was equal. I got a standing ovation. It lasted for a long period of time. You probably ran it live. I know when I do good speeches. I know when I do bad speeches. That speech was a total home run. They loved it. … People loved it. They loved it. They gave me a standing ovation for a long period of time. They never even sat down, most of them, during the speech. There was love in the room. You and other networks covered it very inaccurately. … That speech was a good speech. And you and a couple of other networks tried to downplay that speech. And it was very, very unfortunate that you did.
There are fine universities across this country.  There are departments within them, some of them dedicated to Psychology.  Within those departments are courses, courses with curricula and in many cases, textbooks, either printed or virtual.  Within those textbooks are case studies, cases we would call "textbook." This chap in the White House is a textbook case for a great number of things; start with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

I called to the Mayo Clinic to learn more. I had to put them on hold briefly.


 Eventually I got through and learned this about narcissistic personality disorder:
Narcissistic personality disorder is one of several types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are conditions in which people have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, limiting their ability to function in relationships and other areas of their life, such as work or school.
If you have narcissistic personality disorder, you may come across as conceited, boastful or pretentious. You often monopolize conversations. You may belittle or look down on people you perceive as inferior. You may feel a sense of entitlement — and when you don't receive special treatment, you may become impatient or angry. You may insist on having "the best" of everything — for instance, the best car, athletic club or health care.
At the same time, you have trouble handling anything that may be perceived as criticism. You may have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, vulnerability and humiliation. To feel better, you may react with rage or contempt and try to belittle the other person to make yourself appear superior. Or you may feel depressed and moody because you fall short of perfection. 
DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:
  • Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance 
  • Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it 
  • Exaggerating your achievements and talents 
  • Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate 
  • Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people Requiring constant admiration 
  • Having a sense of entitlement 
  • Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations 
  • Taking advantage of others to get what you want 
  • Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others 
  • Being envious of others and believing others envy you 
  • Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner 
Although some features of narcissistic personality disorder may seem like having confidence, it's not the same. Narcissistic personality disorder crosses the border of healthy confidence into thinking so highly of yourself that you put yourself on a pedestal and value yourself more than you value others.
Some of you aren't into "reading" or "science."  Do you want to learn pretty much the same stuff by watching television instead, perhaps a snippet one of the best British comedies of the 1980's or any other time?  Fair enough.

We've highlighted the merits of "The Young Ones" here before, but when I read the transcript text above from Trumplestiltskin, I immediately thought of a certain farcical character and a certain ridiculous scene. And for those who do like equations, "I feel sorry for you!" = "Sad!"

Observe and learn:


It's the same.  Except Rick was enjoyable.

This post, trying to be everything to everyone, concludes with something for those who like celebrities before they were stars.  A later scene from this same episode features Oscar-winner Emma Thompson, "House" Hugh Laurie,  Stephen Fry, and various other people.  And Rick is officially named as The World's Stupidest Bottom-Burp, so the parallels to DJT just keep rolling on.


Pity, our future is in Rick's hands.

22 comments:

rob said...

i'm trying very, very hard to have faith in the america i believe in and its resilience. that faith is being tested. hopefully the camps will have wi-fi.

T.J. said...

strongly approve of all Airplane! clips

strongly disapprove of this administration

TR said...

But he's tryin', Rob. He's tryin' real hard to be a shepherd.

Clarence said...

Ezekiel 69:69

rob said...

i'm increasingly convinced that trump's not the issue. we need to focus the awesome power of this fully-functional blogstation on steve bannon. trump's an empty suit, an obviously incompetent useful idiot for the real brains behind this attempt to destabilize the world order. bannon's the one we need to pay attention to.

Clarence said...


I'm the one we need to pay attention to! Hands up, who likes me?!

rob said...

there's a lot of clarence in trump. starting with the small hands thing.

Whitney said...



Gift for Zman

TR said...

MMJ and Gary Clark Jr. playing at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on Saturday 7/15. Dream pairing of musicians for me, but I'll be kicking it in the Poconos that w/e for a U10 soccer tournament. Daggger, especially b/c it's such an intimate venue.

Whitney said...

TR, I'm scheduled to be in New Orleans for a conference between the two weekends of JazzFest. Schedule released today. Weekend 1 has little to nothing for me, Weekend 2 is just ideal. And my daughter's speech at school got scheduled for the Friday of Weekend 2, so yep, that's out. Dagggger. In proper perspective, these things we miss because we love our children aren't that huge a deal, so I should shut up. But right now I'm gnashing teeth and saying meaningless things like "aargh" a lot.

TR said...

I hear ya, Whit. I just am bummed about missing out on a trip to Queens b/c of all its common parts. And b/c of the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden.

Mark said...

I saw the lineup too. Already know that I can't make it this year buuuuut I'm still a little butt hurt about missing out.

Mark said...

With that said, Rolling Loud in Miami in May is fucking LOADED with hip hop acts I dig. Kendrick, Future, Weezy, Young Thug, Migos, Action Bronson, Currensy, Joey Badass, Mac Miller and plenty more. 3 day passes are $200. My kids better be good with me skipping whatever (if anything) they've got going that weekend.

Mark said...

52 alleged rape by 31 players. 5 alleged gang rapes. All in a span of 5 years at Baylor. My God. Shut that program down forever and shoot Art Briles into the fucking sun.

TR said...

So Bobby Brown went his own way after getting kicked out, and Bell, Bivins and DeVoe started their trio.

What the hell ever happened to Ralph Tresvant?

T.J. said...

He became Swint's favorite ex member of New Edition.

Shlara said...

TR--I had the same Q about Ralph
The google said he's still a working musician

rob said...

what did the ghooghle say?

Mark said...

Ralph had a #1 album. He did ok for himself. Despite being New Edition's lead guy. He didn't really have the personality to be a big solo guy IMO.

zman said...

Check Ralph tresvant for sensitivity

rob said...

when dick cheney thinks you're a madman...

Whitney said...

RIP deemed British actor John Hurt. Lauded for his portrayal of the Elephant Man and many other performances. To me, none as gripping and etched in my mind as the abdominal alien departure scene from Alien. Skiddit.