Hannity,O'Reilly, Coulter,Limbaugh

[Oldpals]

I read what these guys say and wonder if any of the members here is a psyschiatrist that could answer a few questions.
These guys/gals seem to wallow in hypocricay on a larger scale than most RW media types .
They do not appear to have any shame. They are apparently narcissistic and sociopathic.
How can a guy like Hannity,when confronted with a total and complete hypocritical stance ignore it? How can Coulter say what she does; something that is completely and abolutely over the top and claim that it is a joke when in fact you can see that it is not.
Then you have O'Reilly and Limbaugh, people that have been caught redhanded yet still have the audacity to talk about morals and values when they have circumvented those same standards?
If there is a psychiatrist or a psyscologist present or perusing these boards I would love to know how these people function.

[4morewars]

1. What is a big steaming pile of shit, Alex ?

would be the answer, if your subject line was a question on "Jeopardy"

[ananda]

2. just thinking..

I was just thinking this. If I were a supposedly good, moral Republican and then learned that seriously deranged, immoral people like those four were speaking for me and my party, I would be so disgusted and ashamed that I'd have to do something about it.

The fact that they're still Republican tells me that they are not good or moral, only pretending to be. Hypocrites all.

Sue

[puddycat]

3. why call for psychiatry? their problem is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I don't need a freaking psychiatrist (who worships a field of study which substitutes for religion--and filled with as much hypocrisy!) to tell me these people are (1) sociopaths (without conscience) and (2) people who would stomp on anybody to get rich.

Its all about the almighty dollar.

[RobertSeattle]

4. I agree

For some, ethics and honesty get really "fuzzy" when you are staring at $20 Million a year.

[jandrok]

5. I'm not a psychologist

But I don't think that it takes one to answer your question, necessarily.

They behave the way they do because they have lucrative careers. In other words, they make a shitpile of money by being outrageous and "on the edge". The more outrageous the behaviour, the more they stand to make.

It's sensationalism, pure and simple. Keeps people tuning in and talking about them. Their images are carefully constructed and stage managed.

Greed as a motivator will make people do and say all sorts of things.

[Fight_n_back]

6. Anne Coulter is the Andrea Dworkin of the right.

The fact that she is taken seriously at all should warn of us of what we are dealing with.

[stewert]

7. OldPals........

They know they are hypocrites, and they dont care. They will say or do anything to make the left look bad and the right look good. They are the lowest forms of life on earth, their whole life is dedicated to lying to the American people to make the left look bad.

Their goal is to brainwash the people into thinking the Republicans and Bush are right about everything, and if you disagree you are an un-American traitor.

Hypocrisy is meaningless to them, unless a Democrat is a hypocrite of course. They know exactly what they are doing, and they are proud of it. They have no shame, no standards, no integrity, and no ethics. Yet they claim to have the moral high ground and they claim to be the ones telling the people the no spin truth.

And I'm Elvis.........

[Horse with no Name]

8. Read this

>>>>snip
The following is a typical example of how the "New Media" operates. As most political observers know, the Republicans suffer from a "gender gap," in which women prefer Democrats by huge majorities. This is, in fact, why Clinton has twice won the presidency. But, curiously enough, as the 90s progressed, conservative female pundits began popping up everywhere in the media. Hard-right pundits like Ann Coulter, Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, Laura Ingraham, Barbara Olson, Melinda Sidak, Anita Blair and Whitney Adams conditioned us to the idea of the conservative woman. This phenomenon was no accident. It turns out that Richard Mellon Scaife donated $450,000 over three years to the Independent Women's Forum, a booking agency that heavily seeds such female conservative pundits into the media.
>>>>snip

This is very heavy reading but very good. It explains everything.
http://home.att.net/~Resurgence/L-overclass.html

[Oldpals]

9. With Hannity and O'Reilly

I feel there is something lacking. If you look at Hannity when he is interviewing Cheney or Rumsfeld or any of the administration crowd you can see that the guy is totally in awe of these people and wants to buddy up. I believe that his career success is a bonus.
O'Reilly on the other hand is completely and utterly self absorbed. The guy really intrigues me. When you look at him when he is confronted his response is to immediately erupt into a rage. Is that rage an act. Hardly. I think this guy is a complete and utter mental mess.

[Horse with no Name]

12. Read the article.

It discusses Operation Mockingbird.
You will find this discussed as well.

[stanwyck]

10. This will give you peace

just accept that these people are all whores. They take money for performing acts their clients desperately want: bigotry, chauvinism, hate, stupidity. This is balm to some people. Coulter and Co. have no real philosophy, except money. They will say and do whatever their clientele wants. Anything. And they are richly rewarded for their total lack of humanity, decency, and sense of dignity.
Look at how they live their lives. It's in total opposition to their stated beliefs.
Because they really have no beliefs. They have the love of money. That's it.
And nothing is too low or too disgusting for them to perform for cash. They'll smear a decorated war veteran while promoting a man with limited abilities. It means nothing to them. As long as the oil money dollars flow into their bank accounts, they'll be on their knees, mouths open.

[MN ChimpH8R]

11. Two thirds of a

sixpack of a$$holes. :evilgrin:

[Stirk]

13. I really expect O'Reilley to pull a murder/suicide someday.

I know that's a horrible thing to say, but the man has some pretty obvious mental problems. He just makes things up off the top of his head, presents them as fact, and flies into a rage when anyone challenges him. It's like he's completely incapable of dealing with the real world or his own flaws- or even acknowledging them.

Eventually O'Reilley's career will collapse, and he'll blame *someone else*. Guys like that always do.

So anyway, O'Reilley actually seems mentally ill to me. The others, I have no idea.