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bughunter commented on the blog post Single Mom Waiting For Her Presidential Booty Call
[Scene in a Wasilla basement, almost 4 years ago.]
“But Mom…” whined Bristol, “I don’t know how to write a web log.”
“Blog, dear. And we’ll just get you some help, is all,” encouraged Mom sweetly. Too sweetly. But Bristol missed the tell, even after nearly 18 years.
“But I don’t want help. I don’t want to write. I don’t like to write. I can barely read!”
“Stop being negative,” sternly.
“I’m not being negative. I just can’t!” Bristol caught her mother’s expression this time, but too late. She had crossed the line. She wondered again why she never noticed it until it had been crossed. And again, as usual, what came next brought on a full cry.
“Listen to you! ‘I… I… I…’ it’s all about you. It always has been, you greedy little bitch. Since the moment I gave birth to you! Feed me, clothe me, buy me toys, I need a prom dress, buy me an abortion, hire me a lawyer. Me, me, me…”
Bristol knew not to interrupt her mother when she was on a rant. Especially when her mother started talking between clenched teeth, “Look you little leech, you’re going to do something for ME this time. You’re going to shut the fuck up and let me handle it, and if anybody asks, you wrote it. Not Nancy. Not Lynn. You. And if Nancy asks you for anything…”
Bristol braced herself. The rhythm and the tone of her mother’s words told her an explosion was imminent. But that didn’t make it any less frightening, because sometimes it was more than just words.
“… YOU FUCKING DO IT!”
“Yes, mom,” she managed, stifling sobs. But it became clear that the worst was over. This was a minor one. And once again, she’d do exactly what her mother wanted and tell everyone else it was her own idea.
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bughunter commented on the blog post The Blowback Begins on Ex-Goldman Exec Greg Smith
The use of “never made more than $750,000 per year” as an ad hominem really just underscores Smith’s point.
And its obvious that if he placed the interests of his customers over the profits of Goldman Sachs, then it’s understandable how his bonuses weren’t as large as those of the sociopaths.
This “rebuttal” goes a long way to confirming Smith’s accusations in my mind, but then I’m not a sociopath, either.
