Anatomy Of….
January 14, 2009 / 9:50 am • By Dr. Melissa Clouthier….an A@@hole jerk vindictive bastard guy who will never be trusted again. By anyone. Ever.
Enter C. Brian Smith.
Mr. Smith was a guest at a gracious host’s home. He ate their food. He watched movies with them. He enjoyed their hospitality.
The host, like everyone else in the world, had unique quirks. And when Mr. Smith went home, he’d catalog these quirks. Someday, he thought to himself, I can get personal gain by exploiting this rare relationship.
Scorn and derision should be heaped on people like C. Brian Smith. He is not the first man in history to exploit hospitality for political or personal gain. He reminds me of the Scottish Campbell clan who are still reviled for their despicable behavior. What did they do? The Campbell clan enjoyed the hospitality of political rivals the MacDonalds. After taking their food and drink and beds, they murdered the MacDonalds while they slept. They burned down their homes leaving over 40 women and children to die, freezing to death. Only two men survived.
Now, C. Brian Smith, did not murder his host literally, but the intent and the motive come from the same place. After soaking in what he perceives is a political enemy’s good will, he is doing what he can to destroy him.
A person cannot do this sort of thing without dehumanizing the person he’s destroying. He has to distance himself from a person and view the experience as a scientific experiment. It’s one thing for a journalist to pick apart a person since it’s his job to reveal the character of the subject. It’s quite another for someone who calls himself a friend to do that.
It doesn’t matter who C. Brian Smith gave this bad treatment to–it’s his character that should be on trial not his “subject’s”. He is nothing more than a malicious gossip and talebearer.
Powerful people who try to maintain some sort of normalcy through friendships, routines and family rituals make themselves vulnerable. It’s a wonder they trust anyone at all.
Just to be clear, I would view someone who comes out of the next president’s administration and revealed uncharitable life details with the same sort of contempt. The C. Brian Smiths and Scott What’s-His-Name, oh yeah, McClellens of the world better enjoy their fleeting notoriety. No one will trust them again. And no one should.
H/T Hotair
Cross-posted at Right Wing News
9 Responses to “Anatomy Of….”
January 14 2009 / 10:50 am
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If I tell you I am from Campbell descent, will you still be my family?
January 14 2009 / 11:03 am
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Wow, way for him to sellout like that. Hope he enjoys his 30 pieces of silver.
January 14 2009 / 1:11 pm
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He better not try to make himself a friend of mine… Ever.
He’s a snake!
January 14 2009 / 1:36 pm
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ummmm, you actually compare this guy to the Scottish Campbell clan, because he decided to tell his story?
The Free Dictionary defines “minion” thusly:
1. An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant.
Noun 1.minion – a servile or fawning dependant, a servile assistant [French mignon darling]
You don’t question Scott McCleallan’s story, or (even this guy’s) – but the attack his rude temerity in telling it.
My question is simple. If you are going to serve as one of Bush’s minions – shouldn’t you at least be getting paid?
January 14 2009 / 1:46 pm
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Glynn,
McClellen is less of a snake than this guy. Both are lame.
I still don’t trust Dick Morris for the same reason. There is something unbelievably smarmy in being a trusted adviser and then gossiping about the boss after the boss can no longer serve YOU.
And when Obama leaves office and nasty insiders spread details of his personal habits, I will find them despicable, too.
January 14 2009 / 5:43 pm
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Melissa:
You are to be commended for knowing about the Glencoe Massacre. However, what Smith has done isn’t comparable to what Clan Campbell did to Clan Donald. Smith didn’t violate any socially-established rules of conduct. The Campbells, however, did.
Plus, you are mistaken about the number of survivors of the Glencoe Massacre. Historians report that about 300 members of Clan Donald were able to escape. Although some survivors died later (from a lack of food and shelter), others found refuge among neighboring clans (including mine, Clan Donnachaidh).
January 15 2009 / 12:01 am
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“A person cannot do this sort of thing without dehumanizing the person he’s destroying.”
Quite right, and a person cannot do this sort of thing without degrading himself in the process.
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January 15 2009 / 4:58 pm
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Wow, that was just… I mean, I don’t even really have words. That guy is a complete asshole of the worst kind, you’re right Melissa.
I love how he thinks that in the admitted handful of times he’s actually been to the White House, he’s suddenly privy to how the president acts and how he conducts business at every moment of every day. It couldn’t possibly be that those are the few times (times that are probably few and far between) that the president actually feels like he can relax around family and friends, could it? No way!! I mean, really, what business does the president have taking a few minutes to relax with family and friends while the country is at war? He should be walking the halls wailing 24/7, right?
Gawd, what a f-ing douche bag!!!
January 16 2009 / 7:53 am
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Glynn,
What happened to believing in something. Is that how you liberals judge one another, on whether or not you are getting paid for it? Kind of like all the “volunteers” that BO paid to canvass?