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Psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere and Psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig on the psychology behind the sequestration debate.
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Doses one of the -- true we've bomb thing about my job is the ability to from some distance.
Watches.
And it's -- -- psychology.
We're going to take a look at those we listened to psychologist doctor chip card there psychotherapist doctor -- blond -- And let's begin if we made with this this.
The statement from the president today listen as the president announces to the American people.
I am not a dictator.
I am not.
-- dictator I'm the president so ultimately if Mitch McConnell or John -- say.
We need to go to catch a plane.
I can't have Secret Service blocked the doorway right.
Our help -- -- doctor I what's going on there.
-- no only expects.
Obama to be dictator we don't wanna dictator but I think you wanna leave -- and so I think that there's a feeling of frustration.
Like.
Real me -- play.
The Republicans and the Democrats couldn't kind of some kind of understanding to work this really just seems like.
You know everybody was putting their heels on the ground and saying we're not gonna make a decision.
That we didn't hear did we.
Doctor -- we we did -- John Boehner say he's have a dictator we did hear Mitch McConnell say that we heard the president say that inventories the first president I've ever heard.
Find it necessary to save the American people I am not a dictator.
Well what a difference a year makes right this -- the same president that we talked about who didn't seem to have the the gumption to go out there and sees life by the throw -- -- make all the decisions and now.
-- -- -- about -- we said that about him and now that what's this everything I can say that's a way out of that they have gotten the popular vote and doctor as a matter reelected.
Now he is feeling this power.
And now he can be a little bit more of -- bully that's what a lot of people criticize them for.
Not being so what he's doing enough.
Is meeting higher standards and expectations elevating himself.
Should to what a cosmic level here are there -- is there's some.
Well I I think -- I think more I think -- you think a lot of people are gonna feel that why Obama failed he wasn't able to help these two parties -- -- agreement.
What it -- in.
Watch this because Jeffrey I can see that you're having -- about Democrat you're having some trouble.
Preaching to the interior of the president's mind you're looking to the external still a bit so let's watch as the Associated -- -- Julie pace.
-- ask the president.
A perfectly.
Reasonable question.
Gradually give me an example of what what I might do.
Will hold blog I don't mind local new look look he hasn't really.
Penzance think I.
-- I'm sorry he -- defensive TU I you know this is your area I would I ever day.
Every defending his defense and it's hot -- saying hello doesn't it doesn't want -- -- that we all have things that we're insecure about and basically he was being confronted -- -- -- Here's Karen we know what used to be confronted by the white house press he doesn't like how you look anything like and and -- uses like him and we're not use this -- in responding in that way.
Remember this was president coo KE WL.
And we so -- a lot of times as the Irish man think I lagging he said he didn't want -- lashing the the American mean that all forward because you know listen Medicare Medicaid Social Security all could be a welcome polls aren't showing that he's losing popularity he cannot be drifting into the exterior I want -- to guide us through the end.
Is -- only if you want to make up about president -- -- -- the analysis he was feeling is yes he is on the he is on the defense guess this is something he doesn't wanna take any responsibility for -- not -- -- -- take responsibility -- -- -- and I think more powerful -- he said.
-- -- -- -- -- -- I'm responsible here and I'll take responsibility for this that you shouldn't shouldn't should have written his last speech I should have -- I'm available right halo and -- I don't know how -- -- bio.
I do know the desperate need for your help -- this vacuum left in -- -- station okay please.
-- regard to thank you doctor and our -- -- it probably won't pay you're gonna have per share.
