{"id":653,"date":"2009-09-26T18:30:07","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T01:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/lynnsrants\/?page_id=653"},"modified":"2009-11-20T13:08:50","modified_gmt":"2009-11-20T21:08:50","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/lynnsrants\/welcome","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to my new site<\/span><\/span>
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I will kick off the new format soon with some new blog posts. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you are interested in being a guest blogger – please contact me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Or – if you have ideas on what you'd like me to rant about please let me know that.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here's is how I introduced lynnsrants on Blogger in April of 2005.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine – a place to do my own ranting about politics.  I needed somewhere to vent my feelings and thoughts and I am not good at waiting on hold at AirAmerica.<\/p>\n

\tDisclaimer:  Although I have a Ph.D. in Psychology and have a law degree – nothing I say here is to be construed as my offering psychological analysis, diagnosis or counseling or offering legal advice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n\tany comments by others are their responsibility – not mine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n\tOpening commentary<\/p>\n

\tSince my background includes a Ph.D. in Psychology and a law degree I have thoughts all over the place about this administration – coming from both parts of my brain…. and I lived in Washington,D.C. for about 18 years.<\/p>\n

\tAlso lived in Vermont while Dean was Gov and was not always happy with him and did not support him when he ran for Pres.  Am glad he won the DNC Chair and I'm sort of sorry now that he or Gen. Clark were not the candidates we needed.<\/p>\n

\tKerry fizzled out in August and we needed a fighter; not a fizzler.  Even Edwards was a better fighter.  But that's passed and now we still have a person in the White House who is an embarrassment.<\/p>\n

\tThe Psychology part of my brain is intrigued that so much of the rhetoric coming from the administration and their minions is indicative of what we call diagnosable conditions.<\/p>\n

\tFor example – DSM IV 301.81 Narcissistic Personality Disorder<\/p>\n

\tNarcissistic personality is characterized by behavior or a fantasy of grandiosity, a lack of empathy and a need to be admired by others. Has unrealistic or inflated sense of self-importance, an inability to see the viewpoints of others …<\/p>\n

\t<\/span><\/span>Characteristics:<\/p>\n

\tGrandiose sense of self-importance.
\n\tFantasies of and preoccupied with beauty, brilliance, ideal love, power, or unlimited success.
\n\tA belief of being special and unique and can only be understood or a need to associate with people of high status.
\n\tA need for excessive admiration.
\n\tAn unreasonable expectation of being treated with favor or excepting an automatic compliance to her \/ his wishes.
\n\tWill use others to achieve her \/ his goals.
\n\tLacks empathy.
\n\tBelieves others are envious of her \/ him or is envious of others.
\n\tContemptuous or haughty attitudes \/ behaviors.<\/p>\n

\tFit anyone we know?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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