Democrats Peddle Their Own Unique Truth (Steyn On Kerry, McGreevey and Dem Fondness For Lying)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 8/15/04 | Mark Steyn

[ladyinred]

He was only there 4 months! Good grief!

[mrustow]

So the Kerry campaign's begun riffling hurriedly through its Sears Rowback catalog for more or less watertight back-pedaling of the story

Sears Rowback! Steyn really knows how to turn a phrase.

Ya know, I missed that the first time around. Read it as "Roebuck." I'm telling ya, with Mark Steyn, you can never go on auto-read, not even for one phrase in one sentence.

Seeing as he is published in American papers, if he were a lefty, how many Pulitzers would he have by now?

[GailA]

And you would think he was Galahad riding to the rescue. Or Robin Hood.

There is a name for a person who is a pathological liar, who is self agrandizing, egotistical and narsasitic. I just don't know what it is.

[GailA]

Pathological Liars

There is a reason why you are asked in court to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It is because most of the time that is not what people do. Everyone lies sometime. There are many reasons to lie. Sometimes it is to not hurt someone's feelings. Sometimes a lie is for our own advantage. Some people lie in conducting business and in their personal lives. Most adults are aware of when they lie.

Young children sometimes have problems telling fantasy from reality. When a 3-year-old insists that he flew to Mars this morning, he may not be lying on purpose. He may not even be aware that it is a lie. Children with good imaginations often take longer to learn what a lie really is. It is important to work with children to teach them about fantasy and reality, instead of punishing them for these kinds of beliefs.

A pathological liar believes in the lies, at least at the time that she or he is talking. Their stories tend to be very dramatic. They often portray the person as being smarter, braver, more attractive, or more interesting than she or he really is. Sometimes people begin to catch onto pathological liars because of obvious flaws in the stories. A fairly young man will describe his heroics in the Vietnam war. A homely woman will talk about all the men who fell instantly in love with her. Sometimes the flaws may be more subtle and it may take a knowledgeable person to find them. Often it happens that a pathological liar will be caught out at a party by someone who really was a pilot, really lived in Africa, or really was a fashion model.

Suspect a pathological liar if:

the stories seem too dramatic or unrealistic

the lies seem to serve no purpose except to impress people or

the lies can easily be shown up

Sometimes pathological lying appears to be related to physical causes, such as problems in the brain. Other times they appear to be related to low self-esteem. In any case, good diagnosis and treatment is needed. Contact your healthcare provider for assistance and referrals if needed.

Fits hanoi john to a T.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

There is a name for a person who is a pathological liar, who is self agrandizing, egotistical and narsasitic. I just don't know what it is.

Who is Bill Clinton, Alex?

[185JHP]

I believe it's a callow, freakish attempt at projecting the "vigah" of that other JFK. His problem is that as vile as that other JFK was, he was more real and a better man than the K-flopper...