http://www.muckraked.com/wordpress/2008/03/09/opposition-research-cheat-sheet/ Devoted to investigative journalism - "If the truth hurts, you'll be in pain!" Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:03:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.muckraked.com/wordpress/2008/03/09/opposition-research-cheat-sheet/#comment-73061 McCain’s pride (& shame?) could turn 5 years in Iraq into 100 | MIND and POLITICS---a psycho-politico blog Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:27:11 +0000 http://www.muckraked.com/wordpress/2008/03/09/opposition-research-cheat-sheet/#comment-73061 [...] This toxic combination of alcoholism and military authoritarian culture could’ve tossed the young McCain between humiliation and fear. Often under these circumstances, identification with the aggressor dynamics occur. McCain might’ve learned early on if he can’t beat them, join them. It’s best to appropriate his father’s aggressive and critical approach and a lot more powerful than being a wimp (according to Muckraked, he called Leonardo Dicaprio “an androgynous wimp”). His family military culture likely taught him that when facing fear: fight and certainly not flight. [...] [...] This toxic combination of alcoholism and military authoritarian culture could’ve tossed the young McCain between humiliation and fear. Often under these circumstances, identification with the aggressor dynamics occur. McCain might’ve learned early on if he can’t beat them, join them. It’s best to appropriate his father’s aggressive and critical approach and a lot more powerful than being a wimp (according to Muckraked, he called Leonardo Dicaprio “an androgynous wimp”). His family military culture likely taught him that when facing fear: fight and certainly not flight. [...]

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