-or is it more than stupid?

Stupid is as stupid does .... or is it more than stupid? “ Supposedly Biden has been banished from the campaign trail for making idiotic statements, but what about Obama?  "Knocks Romney for Not Releasing Medical Records, Hasn't Disclosed His Own?"  Is he daft? Look, Biden is stupid, really stupid, but Obama transcends stupidity.  This is more "in your face," pathology at work here.  Has to be.  The popular view is he's a narcissist whose world revolvers around only him.  But  a psychotherapist in Berkeley, whose nom de plume is Robin of Berkeley. thinks otherwise.  “ Many people attribute Obama's oddness to his narcissism. True, Obama has a gargantuan ego, and he is notoriously thin-skinned. Yet a personality disorder like narcissism does not explain Obama's strangeness: his giggling while being asked about the economy; his continuing a shout-out rather than announcing the Ft. Hood shootings; or his vacations, golfing, partying and fundraising during the calamitous oil spill.  Take also Obama's declaring on the "Today Show" that he wants to know whose ass to kick. Consummate narcissists would never stoop to this vulgar display of adolescent machismo. Obama is flat when passion is needed; he's aggressive when savvy is required. What's most worrisome is that Obama doesn't even realize that his behavior is inappropriate. So if it's not just simple narcissism, what is wrong with Obama? Since I've never evaluated him, I can't say for sure. But I can hazard some educated guesses. ” Dr. Robin consders Asperger's Syndrome: "also known as high-functioning autism, Asperger's causes deficits in social skills. A person with Asperger's can't read social cues. Consequently, he can be insensitive and hurtful without even knowing it." Robin also wonders about a family history of mental illness.  “ Obama's family tree is replete with the unbalanced. His maternal great-grandmother committed suicide. His grandfather, Stanley Dunham, was particularly unhinged: He was expelled from high school for punching his principal; named his daughter Stanley because he wanted a boy; and exposed young Barry to not just drunken trash talk, but unrestricted visits with alleged pedophile Frank Marshall Davis (who might or might not be Obama's biological father). Barack Sr. was an abusive, alcoholic bigamist. Since mental illness runs in the family, does Obama have any signs? Yes and no. No, he is not a schizophrenic babbling about Martians. But there are red flags for some other conditions. ” One way or another, it's pretty certain that we gave the house key to an avowed Marxist who may also be an axe murderer.  JFC!  The full Robin@Berkeley article (2010) "A Shrink Asks: What's Wrong with Obama?" is still a very good read. ”