Posted on 01/04/2005 3:21:34 AM PST by highwyre
I really like Judith Regan, and I am a liberal democrat. I like her because she is a very passionate and deep woman. She has keen insight on human nature, but she is nevertheless an idealist who is very hurt by the tragic nature of reality. She is a great essay writer and has great understanding of the poetic nature of things. I think as person she has a lot to offer us if she is able to maintain a positive and constructive outlook of life. She strikes me as a person that may be given to distress and depression, but subscribes to the axiom "we have an obligation to be happy." That does not necessarily make someone genuinely happy.
Understanding that sex sells, inventing, like an apollonian genius, the shape a zeitgeist of bookselling methods (the face and personalities on the cover), has caused some dissonance within herself. I think that she may be using the defense mechanism called "reaction formation". This is to say while actually attracted to men of bad character (even the perception of others being sexually attracted to these images) she is very angry because sex overrides her idealistic conceptions of how the opposite sex should be. This means that through this reaction formation, she actually does the opposite of what she feels, which leads to destructive tendencies. Of course, Judith is victim and that is her defense mechanism.
However, let’s not throw stones at her. Let's try to understand what motivates her destructive tendencies (if this tryst be indeed true)... and let's try to uplift her positive qualities. I have seen some good things in her. Instead of gossip and hatred of her success as a publisher, why not try to lend a hand to heal the inner turmoil by recognizing her positive attributes (not just her attractiveness).
She really is a woman who needs a commitment and a long term relationship full of unconditional love. And I hope that one day she gets it, because when she does she will shine more brilliantly. I can't see how she has not attained this in life.
I guess I'll be the first to say, if this relationship did exist, I forgive her. We are after all, only human. And a life without forgiveness is an encumbersome and hard life. Lesson to be learned by us all, including Judith.
Peace,
DW
Is that ozone I smell?
I really like her also. Even smart people do dumb things. She has to forgive herself, I don't think anyone else is overly concerned. She is an adult and can make her own decisions.
Boy, you weren't kidding about that whole being a liberal thing, were you?
Logical, of course, not. Liberal thinking, of course!
Webb is trying to articulate that the treatment of Judith was unfair. He's wasting his time. Under the "Fair Game" doctrine the RATS will continue to brutalize family members and friends of Republicans. They will continue to insist that the impeachment of Clinton was all about sex and that the Republicans were wrong, and then turn around and happily use sexual affairs as a basis to attack Republicans.
I have seen some good things in her.
Look up 'condescension' in the dictionary, Dave.
Somehow I don't think that the type of woman who would be attracted to Bernard Kerik would like that whiney, wimpy piece you just posted. Instead of worrying about Judith Regan, who I think is more than up to the job of taking care of Judith, I think you'd better be worrying about yourself in the event she lays her eyes on that piece of garbage you posted.
Of course, thats not what I meant. By saying this, I mean that we all have our faults, but we tend to focus in on the negative especially when we set it as personal gain for our own egos (it makes us feel better to point out the weakness and negative attributes of others). I didn't mean to come across as condescending. I highly respect Miss Regan.
...it makes us feel better to point out the weakness and negative attributes of others...
And, unfortunately, it makes us feel even better to point out the weakness and negative attributes of others, and then forgive them for all of that, thus confirming our own ability to rise above such small-minded sentiments.
Except for Kerik's wife and kids, maybe? Kerik is married, isn't he?
And, unfortunately, it makes us feel even better to point out the weakness and negative attributes of others, and then forgive them for all of that, thus confirming our own ability to rise above such small-minded sentiments.I don't see how the sentiment is small-minded when what I am advocating is a more creative discourse instead of a popular abusive one.
Best regards to you...
If you mean by small minded sentiments that its in our nature to point out weaknesses in others, and that we rise above this through our ability to forgive them for these accusations (meaning the the first is necessary in order to come to the conclusion of "forgiveness"). Then why were the sentiments small minded if they are necessary evil, so to speak? That is a paradox, and renders you statement illogical, but of course i understand the point you are trying to make.
The point I am trying to make leads more into what is necessary of all of us "including Judith". To understand that you have to realize that Judith has these hangs ups about certain popular figures (according to most accounts). I personally have never seen her rant and rave about it but i have read some transcipts when she was talking about certain people. It's just that the same thing that fules her can hurt her also by carrying all this emotional baggage.
Except for Kerik's wife and kids, maybe? Kerik is married, isn't he?
Yes he is & was. And Regan wasn't the only 'other' woman according to the one account that I read but apparently she was the one w/ a degree of name recognition so that makes her the designated witch in the story.
If she hadn't chosen to screw around with a married man there wouldn't be a story. With her in it, anyway.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.