However, I believe that the nature of Hillary's lies and her response when they are discovered (along with other behaviors) does indicate, if not full-blown sociopathy, at the least, a character disorder.  

Yes, most politicians stretch the truth; many ordinary job-seekers re-frame specifics in the resume.  In daily life, we "spice things up." We do so to tell a good story. We milk our experiences for maximum effect.  

 Hillary's fabrications though are distinguished by a) grandiosity
 b) bold-facedness c) lack of foresight and repetition, not only of an individual lie,but of the act of lying itself.  Finally, it is telling that when Hillary is confronted with her lies, she's suprisingly nonchalant.

Hillary's lies are so grandiose that in retrospect they are ridiculous.  She depends upon her personality, reputation, stature and a willing suspension of disbelief on the part of her supporters to put them over.
She doesn't hesitate to lie about her role in  events played out on the world stage, television news  cameras rolling, a cast of thousands assembled at the border. Given those 35 years of experience and her high-profile, she has to know that the historical record could come back to bite her.  But here again, the sociopathic liar doesn't care.  

She doesn't care because she believes her audience is no match for her skills at manipulating them.  She doesn't care because she doesn't have the time to.  The need for self-aggrandizement and drama is so urgent.  The hunger to attain the desired goal fierce, unrelenting.  The hunger overwhelms caution.  Fear of discovery and its consequences are muted for the thrill of short-term gains.  

As well, the chronic and severe liar isn't worried about how the lie will affect others.  Hillary's Bosnian lie has offended military brass and service veterans alike.  It has drawn unwelcome publicity.  Moreover, it has re-opened Hillary's long-standing credibility problem.  Not to worry.

Hillary depends on her supporters' unwavering loyalty, money, power, and past experience to ward off the worst of consequences--jail.  So far she has managed.  Lying is easy if you are well-practiced at it, have no moral compunctions about its affect on others, and have a very high threshold for stimulation.

Confronted with her Bosnian lie she said "So, I made a mistake." Garden variety liars worry a great deal more
about what will happen if the boss doesn't fall for the phone cough than Hiillary worries about Lord Trimble, or George Mitchell, or Orrin Hatch, or the evening news contradicting her whoppers.  

Typically, people see this brand of lying writ large as crazy.  How could she lie about a thing like that?  Why did they have to kill that guy? He handed over his wallet and all they got was a lousy five dollars? and so on.

That's my case.  Hillary is "crazy." Whether her brand of crazy is a mere character disorder or a pathology I leave to forensic psychologists.  Someday, she just might meet up with one.  Stay tuned.

Emma

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