Joe, It was never my intention to be glib. I guess I don't always understand your humor is all. Perhaps it is drier than I realize.
Funny you should write this. In Sunday's Inquirer, Chris Satullo wrote an interesting article examining Spitzer's personality in light of a couple of psychiatric terms, ie, projection and reaction formation. His article explains Spitzer beautifully. Very sad really. I don't know about you, but when anyone suggests that someone is a "pillar of the community" I blanch b/c I immediately think of a very different way to describe such a person. These types are more commonly found to be molesters of their children too, witness the father of a Miss America some many years back. Sande ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Clarke<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: SKnight<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; University City List<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [UC] I weep for him. Sande, Now, you're the glib one. No I wasn't excusing them at all. I've read the articles and saw the movie(s) about this guy. I just wanted to point out that he had this moralistic side that blinded him to his own "real" moral depravity.. This guy is a case study for the utter insanity that can be associated with a "true believer". Do these cult's of certainty - absolute good versus absolute evil - have a special draw to people who can not reconcile their own humanity with the ideal. (By the way, the cults of certainty can be any form of ideology whether religious, political, ethnic, etc. ) At the same time any quick judgments of someone else's immoral behavior are usually a red flag that warrants a closer look at the accuser aand his/her scrupulosity. Joe SKnight wrote: > Gee, Joe, > > I guess it was his evil twin who taped those sex sessions with his > wife to send to other men. No, he didn't indulge in moral relativism > at all. > > Sande Knight > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joe Clarke <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> ; University City > List <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:26 PM > *Subject:* Re: [UC] I weep for him. > > Melani, > Yes, they have their discrepancies too: Privilege has its > privileges > even when they are, in the very least, unethical. I think of Robert > Hanson, the hyper-traditional Catholic, who never did any of the > naughty > things that the other men in the bureau (F.B.I.) did; instead he sold > state secrets to the Soviets resulting in billions of dollars in lost > technologies and research and lost lives. He was a true American > patriot (and Catholic) in his own mind: He hated communism, > homosexuality and, no doubt, moral relativism. I think that the Right > confuses piety with morality, while the Left confuses "correctness" > with "justice". Both sides exalt the ideal form rather than the > messy > substance of the "real". You can do this when you're up their on the > summit of privilege - whether in academia, politics, business or > religion. > > > Joe > > "He loved humanity, but just couldn't stand people." - ???? > > When elephants fight it is the grass that suffers. Indian proverb. > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > In a message dated 3/13/08 12:26:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> writes: > >> I > >> think if you want someone who passes the squeaky clean criteria > (read > >> sexless & passionless) you will have go back to Rick Santorum, Dick > >> Cheyney, Dan Quail and that lot. > > > > Didn't Rick Santorum have his PA county, where he was no longer > > living, paying for the home schooling for his children, when he > moved > > to DC? Perhaps people just don't think, when it's about > themselves. > > Even when they see the "big picture," they can't apply it to > their own > > lives. > > > > Melani > > > > > > > > > > *Melani Lamond, Associate Broker* > > *Urban & Bye, Realtor* > > 3529 Lancaster Ave. > > Philadelphia, PA 19104 > > cell phone 215-356-7266 > > office phone 215-222-4800, ext. 113 > > office fax 215-222-1101 > > /*Recipient of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors > awards:*/ > > /*Diamond award for over $8 million in sales,*/ > > /*and ALL SIX of the West Philadelphia awards:*/ > > /*- Top Lister*/ > > /*- Top Seller*/ > > /*- Top Overall Combined Volume*/ > > /*- Top Listing Units by Area*/ > > /*- Top Selling Units by Area*/ > > /*- Top Overall Combined Units by Area*/ > > > > > > > > ************** > > It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. > > (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001<http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001>) > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html<http://www.purple.com/list.html>>. >
