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gregcrawford

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10. I've had discussions here about the definition of a sociopath...

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 03:16 PM

Sep 2015

... and according to the diagnostic criteria in the DSM-IV, The Huckster certainly qualifies. Like all mental aberrations, there is a spectrum, just as there is for autism. Huckabee hovers in the low-to-mid-range, I suspect, while someone like Cheney is exploring uncharted territories of evil. I just wouldn't want to give Huckabee a chance to expand his horizons.

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TOON: Huckabee's Qualifications [View all] gregcrawford Sep 2015 OP

Perfect! NonMetro Sep 2015 #1

Huckabee's claim to fame was... Blanks Sep 2015 #2

Howard Dean commented on Huckabee PatSeg Sep 2015 #3

I expect the 'dieting books' ship has sailed. eom Blanks Sep 2015 #4

Seriously! PatSeg Sep 2015 #6

No... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #8

I don't think there is a genuine bone in his body PatSeg Sep 2015 #9

I've had discussions here about the definition of a sociopath... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #10

Same here PatSeg Sep 2015 #11

First, welcome to DU! gregcrawford Sep 2015 #12

Great cartoon Gothmog Sep 2015 #5

Thanks, Gothmog! gregcrawford Sep 2015 #7