He sort of attempts to distance himself because he is seething with rage. I'd like to see Mark Furham describe BO's psychological profile. Would it be any different than OJs, or of a killer who couldn't simply kill his victim, but needed to stab her 500 times? OJ : Nichole :: BO : America. Woe also to the Ron Goldmans who get in the way.
Some people may not think it's a big deal but the inappropriate affect of someone giggling, bowling, and partying on late-night TV while people are losing their jobs and homes is a sign of a sociopath or someone just not in touch with reality. Combined with the pathological narcissism, messianic grandiosity, crackpot race-baiting preacher, and alienated Saul Alinsky Marxism, this is one serious nutjob.