Narcissism: Lois Lerner

An interesting view of Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS, the Democratic Party operative ignoring scandals, accusations of criminal activity, and violating the principles of the Fifth Amendment by answer questions, then refusing before Congress:

She is being caught lying and obfuscating, here, a violation of her oath, but look at the pose as she looks down on the member of Congress. Let's see:  "screw you"

Compare with Mr. Obama at a prayer session. Mr. Bush's head pose is normal for prayer.

 and

Below is an extract from a body language site that reveals the basic meanings of human gesture which are animal traits, not learned quirks:

head held high

head

superiority, fearlessness, arrogance

Especially if exhibited with jutting chin.

Rarely, do we come across an arrogant sense of superiority of this sort.  I dare say few readers have come across this degree of arrogance. Still, you sense not to hire that person.

Of course, one needs to be careful that a photo is not timed to make the jutting chin expression, but experience shows this is not the case in the above examples. Of course, the media never showed these shots.

Further, holding one's head like that is so unnatural there would be few chances to snap a photo like those. It takes an action of will to make such a posture. One wonders why the GOP, the gang that can't think straight, did not just run ads of the above pose to scare off normal people who could see what they were facing.

We are not looking at just pride; this is narcissism, a deadly trait of one with power, especially if that person is subversive out destroy all he or she disdains. I reviewed this years, ago, here:

Other symptoms in addition to the ones defined by DSM-IV-TR include: Is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends, has trouble keeping healthy relationships with others, easily hurt or rejected, appears unemotional, and exaggerating special achievements and talents, setting unrealistic goals for himself/herself.^[5]

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by dramatic, emotional behavior, and an over-inflated sense of self-importance that is in the same category as antisocial and borderline personality disorders.^[6]

In addition to these symptoms, the person may display arrogance, show superiority, and seek power.^[7] The symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder can be similar to the traits of individuals with strong self-esteem and confidence; differentiation occurs when the underlying psychological structures of these traits are considered pathological. Narcissists have such an elevated sense of self-worth that they value themselves as inherently better than others, when in reality they have a fragile self-esteem, cannot handle criticism, and often try to compensate for this inner fragility by belittling or disparaging others in an attempt to validate their own self-worth. Comments and criticisms about others are vicious from sufferers of NPD, in an attempt to boost their own poor self-esteem.^[8]