Harold Hill Will Be Played by Barack Obama
(REPOST FROM JULY 2008) My least favorite musical was always THE MUSIC MAN. Oh, the music itself was masterfully scored, lovely and the play itself is well-written. But it's Meredith Wilson's love story about a con man reformed by real love. It presents the same false hopes that Disney's been selling to females for years now. Love cures all. And the musical is a complete con in itself. In my ongoing education about the interpersonal exploitation and abuse of trust in emotionally/ psychologically damaging relationships, and the personality disorders that cause this endless trauma, I (and many others) see Harold Hill for what he is. A Destructive Narcissist. .. that's on the 'low end' of the Cluster B Personality Disorder Spectrum. Even that 'Think Method' of the mythical Hill is pure narcissistic lure. Don't get me wrong though -- Destructive Narcissists (if you have been reading this blog) are just that: DESTRUCTIVE. They leave a wake of rap...