Most striking were his virtually taunting remarks of two men he described as friends from his own days in the House: Democratic Reps. John Dingell [MI] and John P. Murtha [PA]. In a 40-minute interview with Politico, he scoffed at the idea of two men who spent years accruing power showing so much deference to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [CA]. in the big spending and energy debates of the year. Murtha “and the other senior leaders … march to the tune of Nancy Pelosi to an extent I had not seen, frankly, with any previous speaker,” Cheney said. “I’m trying to think how to say all of this in a gentlemanly fashion, but [in] the Congress I served in, that wouldn’t have happened.” But his implication was clear: When asked if these men had lost their spines, he responded, “They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected.”
It’s almost hard to imagine that any sensible man, particularly a man in a high office, would talk in the explicitly phallic language of an earlier era, "They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected." But, putting aside his attempt to win the "Male Chauvinist Pig" award for the New American Century, these comments give us a picture of the inner workings of Dick Cheney [see, I can do it too]. "…he scoffed at the idea of two men who spent years accruing power showing so much deference to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi." It doesn’t even occur to him that Representatives Dingell and Murtha might actually agree with Nancy Pelosi. He can only see them as not exerting their power. For Cheney, it really is all about accruing power and exerting it. His phallic language is not simply a lack of political correctness, it’s what makes him tick.
And what lies at the root of such primitive Freudian dynamics? A will to power? Well that’s certainly in the mix, but Freud saw that as a defense against something even more fundamental – "castration anxiety" – simply put, fear.
Big Dick Cheney is, at his core, a scared little boy…
Cheney believes in the notion that Pelosi is just a a woman who needs to be put in her place. I coached boys soccer for years and I had a lot of male coaches who treated me with great disdain. Some of these mens wives would actually apologize for their nasty behavior. One coach in particular who was use to having a first place team refused to even let me co-coach the traveling team at competition time even though it was the job of the first place team and I was the coach of the first place team. I was told by the director that this coach wouldn’t coach with me so I was out of the whole thing. I called the coach and told him that it would be my honor to help him and he agreed to let me coach but I realized it would be in name only. I have not always agreed with Speaker Pelosi but she is certainly a strong lady who deserves praise for her rise in the old boy network. I think that is why the right wing Republicans hate Hillary so much. She refuses to back down when she is beaten and bullied. I believe that the right wing will throw more dirt at Hillary than they did to Bill Clinton or John Kerry combined. I know that seems hard to fathom but they would really be “castrated” if Senator Clinton won and became President of the United States.
Heehee. Mom told me to read this, and it’s hilarious! You TELL ’em, Dad! You use that Freudian mojo and hit ’em where they live!