Narcissists Du Jour

Narcissism runs rampant on the hard right.  There are other labels that fit the two men on today's radar screen—opportunistic, cold-hearted, etc.  Sometime if you have trouble falling asleep, try counting Republican narcissists instead of sheep. 

 

 I watched part of Ted Cruz's speech at the "Values" Summit this morning.  Do they ever define "values"?—just wondering because I'd think one value should be about helping the poor, the sick, and feeding hungry children.  But of course that's not the case with the Tea Party and too many other "Sunday School Republicans."   Again, I wasn't happy that MSNBC and CNN played to Cruz's narcissism by airing his whole damned speech.  He talked about what "the Left is afraid of..." and says it's  the American people.  I don't think so.  We are the American people!  Has he forgotten that the American people re-elected President Obama? That the American people affirmed the Affordable Care Act by doing so?  It's chilling that the likes of Ted Cruz can get free TV time.  I imagine it ran on Fox, as well— only place his fans would be likely to see him.  I imagine Fox carried it because my remote doesn't know how to get Fox.  Anyway, Cruz seemed quite satisfied with himself.  A number of vocal protesters were escorted out of the arena, one or two at a time.  Made it a little interesting. 

 

[An off-the-subject question: Hearing all the Republicans in front of cameras saying that FiNALLY the President is going to sit down with them (yesterday and this morning).  They've been saying that's all they've "been asking for all along."  Did I not see the Speaker of the House and his entourage planted at a mike in the White House driveway just last week? After meeting with President Obama?  Please tell me if I was hallucinating.  It's amazing to me that NO reporter or cable host has bothered to mention that when one of the Republicans goes into "all we want is to sit down with the President."  Seriously, save me if I'm wrong.]

 

The other narcissist of the day is Glenn Beck.  I'm not sure his name has ever made it to a Lucy post.  He's a self-promoting money-grubber who's currently offering parenting advice on his radio show.  Fair warning, even reading about it made my stomach turn. I didn't watch the video. He's appealing to the hard-right "spare the rod" people who think of themselves as Christians. And of course that's his main demographic.  I'm reminded regularly that his objective is making money:  Beck doesn't care about, or even mean, most of what he says.  He's in show biz.  It's all an act.  But still, what he says is so crazy and so toxic, filled with hate and delusional theories—mercy.  

 

Sometimes I'll see  on Facebook that someone I know "likes" Glenn Beck, and I can't imagine the person being gullible enough to buy anything he's selling.  And the word "gullible" is my contribution to a kinder, gentler "narrative" today.   Here's a link to Mr. Beck's radio rant if you really want to subject yourself to it. 

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/parenting-advice-glenn-beck-push-your-children-against-wall-teach-them-rights-come-god