Source – sputniknews.com
– On Wednesday evening, the seventh season of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee premiered online, featuring President Barack Obama.
The duo cruised around in a Corvette, touring the grounds of the White House, chatting comfortably. Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the conversation was when Seinfeld asked the president, “how many world leaders do you think are just completely out of their mind?”“A pretty sizable percentage,” Obama answered bluntly.
“Part of what happens is these guys, I think the longer they stay in office, the more likely that is to happen,” he continued.
“They lose it,” Seinfeld interjected.
“At a certain point your feet hurt, and you’re having trouble peeing, and you have absolute power…,” Obama lamented.
Another noteworthy tidbit the president revealed is that he blows off steam by swearing.
“Bad stuff or stupid stuff is happening constantly, right? Every day. So you just have to be able to just make fun of — wow, that was even dumber and more annoying than usual. That’s when cursing is really valuable,” the president told the comedian.
The episode concludes with Obama commenting on being able to drive a 1963 Corvette, stating: “This is a childhood dream.”
You can watch the full episode on Crackle.
http://sputniknews.com/us/20160101/1032565426/obama-seinfeld-world-leaders.html
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List of mentally ill modern era world leaders
– This is a partial list of modern era democratically elected or dictatorial leaders of prominent nation states who have been described as having a mental disorder to some degree by historians past or present. A list of mentally ill monarchs from the ancient to modern world supplements this list.
In most cases, the diagnosis of psychological dysfunction or acute mental illness is problematic given the general lack of formal clinical evaluation of the given world leaders. Claims made could be biased due to a historian’s political motivations or personal dislikes or flawed due to misinterpretations of physical illness symptoms, eccentric personality traits, or evolving definitions of mental health terminology.
Cold War era
- Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator and mass murderer; Megalomania,[1] Narcissistic Personality Disorder,[2] Paranoia [3] Sociopathy [4][5]
World War II era
- John Curtin, 14th Prime Minister of Australia 1941–1945; Bipolar Disorder.[6]
- Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of UK 1940–1945, 1951–1955; Bipolar disorder.[7]
- Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of Soviet Communist Party 1922–1952; Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Manic Depression.[8]
- Hermann Göring, Commander of the Luftwaffe; Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Morphine Addiction, Depression.[9]
- Heinrich Himmler, Reichsführer-SS (second in power to Hitler); Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Severe Attachment Disorder.[10][11]
- Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany 1934–1945; Borderline Personality Disorder, compounded by Methamphetamine Addiction.[12][13][14][15][16]
19th Century
- Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States 1861–1865; Depression.[17]
- Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French 1804–1814; Narcissistic Personality Disorder / Megalomania[18]
See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mentally_ill_modern_era_world_leaders
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Caligula, nephew of Tiberius, suffered from paranoia and narcissism, believing that he was a god and that the god of the sea was plotting against him. Was an alcoholic, made his horse a senator, ordered political prisoners decapitated over dinner, married his sister and ordered political assassinations. (12–41; ruled 37–41)[citation needed] According to multiple classical sources, his mental health deteriorated suddenly after a severe fever that nearly killed him. This suggests that organic brain damage from high body temperature or encephalitis (possibly malarial) may have played a causative role instead of or alongside a preexisting mental illness.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula
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