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Bill Clinton And Bill Kristol Agree: Todd Purdum Stinks

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Media
Posted on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 03:24:31 PM EST
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Eric Boehlert writes:

Kristol writes:

Here’s a highlight of Purdum’s reporting: “More than once in my travels in Alaska, people brought up, without prompting, the question of Palin’s extravagant self-regard. Several told me, independently of one another, that they had consulted the definition of ‘narcissistic personality disorder’ in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . . . Is there any real chance that "several" Alaskans independently told Purdum that they had consulted the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders? I don’t believe it for a moment.

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. . . I'm with Kristol; this doesn't pass the smell test. Then again, Purdum's work for the mighty VF has often failed to pass any kind of common sense test [Link to Eric's critique of Purdom's hit job on Bill Clinton.] . . . Don't you love how Purdum zeroed in on how self-obsessed Palin is; how (clinically) narcissistic she is? I'd be curious to find out how many VF features in recent years about male politicians stopped to ponder the me-me-me tendencies of those powerful players.

Other than Bill Clinton, I bet the answer is never. But it's funny that Kristol calls Purdom's piece a Left wing hit job. Did he forget Purdom's hit job on Bill Clinton? Clinton called Purdom "sleazy," "slimy," and a "scumbag" because of the hit job by Purdom.

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    Wow (5.00 / 6) (#1)
    by squeaky on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 03:30:12 PM EST
    I thought that Narcissistic Personality disorder was a pre requisite for being a politician in the first place. No wonder that the issue comes to the surface when a youngish woman enters the game.

    As gross as I find Palin's platform, she is no different than her male counterparts as regards egomania. This is out and out sexism.

    I didn't think it possible, (5.00 / 4) (#6)
    by Peter G on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 04:04:01 PM EST
    from my experience hanging around lawyers, judges, politicians, and (other) white collar criminal defendants, for a female to have Narcissistic Personality Disorder worth mentioning.

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    lol (none / 0) (#7)
    by squeaky on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 04:06:56 PM EST


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    Let me get this straight (5.00 / 5) (#4)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 03:56:16 PM EST
    A guy who writes hit pieces for the purpose of drawing attention to himself, for a magazine called Vanity Fair, feels free and clear to call someone else a narcissist.

    Now there's some chutzpah

    Maybe Somerby will give (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Anne on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 04:00:42 PM EST
    Purdum the same treatment he gave Ceci Connolly...who, by the way, deserved it.

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    Too funny (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by Inspector Gadget on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 04:17:34 PM EST
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