Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. wrote: > > These choices have little to do with whom either McCain or Obama would > like to have dinner. Rather, they reflect political answers in the > midst of an election. The selections reflect campaign themes. I'm with Linda here. I'm sick to death of these "projective test" questions of political candidates, in which one asks an oddball question in the vain hope of getting some unguarded insight into their characters. (The other day a Canadian reporter asked the Prime Minister what kind of vegetable he would be.) They are all (to first approximation) narcissistic megalomaniacs (who else would tolerate all the junk they have to put up with in order to obtain high political office?). Frankly, I would prefer to have explicit policy promises -- at least then you are in position to know when they lied flagrantly -- than this silly dance where we try to "know" them personally while they try to "display" aspects of the character they think we want them to have. In short, if I must have a psychopath, better to have one pinned to a board like a beetle in advance, than to be impressed with his or her shiny colors.
Personally, I'd rather have to diner people who didn't want to lecture me about politics, the economy, the military, sports, or science. By the way, if you want to see the what may be the worst dinner conversation ever, see Taylor Mali's "report" of a dinnertime discussion with a lawyer (if you haven't already): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ phone: 416-736-2100 ext. 66164 fax: 416-736-5814 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
