Concerns are spreading through media and political circles over the state of US President Barack Obama’s mental health. A number of factors are leading some psychiatric experts to offer possible reasons behind the strange behaviour shown by the American head of state in recent weeks. Barack Obama became president on January 20, 2009 and according to opinion polls has already become one of the most unpopular presidents in the history of the United States.
The most startling piece of evidence that has been leaked by the American Psycho Association, an organization believed to be closely monitoring the president, is the many months Mr Obama has been spending in his private swimming pool beneath the White House. Sources suggest the president has been trying to perfect the technique of walking on water but has so far found little success. Doctors are concerned that the disappointment of this failure is sending Mr Obama further into a state of psychosis.
Another situation that has experts worried is the president’s apparent lack of concern over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill which occurred recently in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. As environmentalists, scientists, concerned citizens and BP try to find ways to stem the flow, Barack Obama has instead been playing rounds of golf and attending concerts by ageing rockers. When he did manage to visit the coast most affected by the oil spill, he spent most of the time waving to the crowds and asking whether the tar balls washing up on the beaches could be used in the creation of new basketballs.
One mental health expert suggested in a local Florida newspaper that the president might be suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder or NPD. The expert stated there were five main symptoms of NPD and that Mr Obama showed symptoms of each one.
“The president is obviously suffering from the 5 symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and these include being 1) a charlatan, 2) an exhibitionist, 3) imbued with avoidance features, 4) elitist and 5) paranoid.” wrote the expert.
He continued: “We can see all five symptoms manifesting themselves in Obama, such as the deception over his Islamic religion, his penchant for flexing his muscles to pretty ladies, his disdain of Massachusetts cops and his avoidance of the British Prime Minister which also leads into paranoia. Political contacts have suggested that Mr Obama is seeking a new defence strategy to be employed in case the British try to invade the United States after what he sees as an opening salvo from BP. This is utter lunacy of course, especially after seeing England’s leaking flotilla in the soccer match last week”.
President Barack Obama is sure to be aware of the growing concern over his mental health. It’s uncertain whether his private doctors will be able to relieve some of the symptoms long enough for America’s first black president to see out the the rest of his presidential term. Some insiders are believed to be asking Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx to act as an impersonation of Mr Obama should his mental state hit rock bottom.
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‘Hilarious’ stuff. Have you heard the one about how law professor John Yoo advised G W Bush that he was entitled to order the torture of innocent children and murder of a village’s worth of innocent civilians, My Lai-style, should that be deemed necessary in the struggle for our ’superior’ Western civili — oh, what, you mean that WASN’T a joke?! Bugger.