The Onion nails the uncanny facility the American punditocracy has exhibited for getting inside the mind of Jared Loughner:
“It’s strange, but when it comes to getting inside the mind of this human being who seems to possess no empathy, sense of morality, or hold on reality, and who is motivated only by personal animus and self-glorification, the nation’s major political pundits have been amazingly adept…”
Researchers at Horizon Media also reported that a number of prominent TV pundits appeared to be mimicking the exact same chilling gleam in Loughner’s eye for what they could only speculate was “dramatic effect.”
Political Pundits Surprisingly Good At Getting Inside Mentally Unbalanced Shooter’s Head
(via Making Light)
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