Re: [xmca] And now for something completely different: Larry Craig

I endorse the Angels in America's reference. Indeed, more than for
Vygotsky's couch, sounds like a case for Freud's, Tony.
David

On Dec 5, 2007, at 8:33 PM, Beth Ferholt wrote:

> Have you seen Angels in America? Great explanation for this! Beth
>
> On Dec 3, 2007, at 8:58 PM, Tony Whitson wrote:
>
>> First, I should note that "And now for something completely
>> different:" is a Monty Python line.
>>
>> Today the Idaho newspaper reports that Five (5) men, in addition
>> to the 3 before, have testified that they either had sexual
>> relations with the rabidly homophobic Republican Senator Larry
>> Craig or were approached by him for such relations.
>>
>> Craig is denying all of this, continuing to assrt: "I am not gay;
>> and I never have been gay."
>>
>> Nobody believes that, except him (and maybe his wife, and maybe
>> his kids). I do believe, however, that on some level, he himself
>> really "believes" that he's not gay (whatever that might mean).
>>
>> So I believe that he believes ... But I don't know how to
>> understand that. Since I'm not a psychologist, I'm not embarassed
>> by this inability to understand. But xmca is a neighborhood where
>> the psychologists are not a few.
>>
>> I'd be interested in hearing from anybody here who has anything to
>> say about this.
>>
>> Tony Whitson
>> UD School of Education
>> NEWARK DE 19716
>>
>> twhitson@udel.edu
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