Are you mad at those on the Right who are happy Ted has a Brain Tumor?

[sellitman]

I know I am.

Therefore I am just as incensed when MOTHER EFFEN ASSHOLES here on the left post with glee about Robert Novaks troubles.

As a father who has fought the fight against Brain Cancer in his own son...it is never ok to poke jokes at those unfortunate enough to suffer from this horrible disease.

All who do are sub-human.

[slackmaster]

1. Outrageous assholes fall on all parts of the left/right political spectrum

It's a lot more difficult to be so heartless when you have watched a loved one die of brain cancer.

[sellitman]

2. Thank you.

I always thought the left had better sense.

Seems I was just doing some wishful thinking.

[grannie4peace]

3. well, i had cancer

and i had chemo & radiation & i thought alot about what was important in my life. and honesty & not hurting others became more important. so i hope he see how screwed up he has been---but i'm still angry about the damage he has done...i don't care if my cancer comes back , i made peace with that when i had it before. if he survives & changes, cool, if he changes & dies, thank GOD he saw himself. if he doesn't change , i could care less about him

[sellitman]

8. I hope he has an epiffany too but...

I wish him well physically first.

No matter what his politics are.

No one deserves this affliction.

[DailyGrind51]

37. I survived cancer also and found its immediate aftermath more frightening

than the surgeries and chemotherapy. I had to develop a new definition of "peace of mind" and what accommodations I would have to make in my life to approach that experience, not all of those accommodations were pleasant or simple, but necessary to retain a semblance of sanity. Perhaps, Bob Novack will experience something similar?

[zbdent]

9. true ... but

when we're assholes, it gets out into the "liberal media" ...

[cobalt1999]

18. I agree. Not just brain cancer though.

I watched my father die of lung cancer. He was a conservative republican. Politics matters nothing in the final struggle with cancer though.

Anyone rejoicing on either side (Kennedy or Novak) is scum.

[slackmaster]

36. I put family ties over politics every time

I have only one close family member that I have pretty much cut all ties with. My aunt stole a bunch of money from me about 15 years ago. Although I am pretty strongly anti-tobacco, I have sent her a carton of cigarettes for Christmas now and then.

[frogmarch]

4. Brain cancer is nothing to laugh about

regardless of whom it strikes.

My mom died of brain cancer. I feel terrible for anyone who has it.

[DS1]

5. Indifferent about Novak

but I hope Fred Phelps the most miserable and slow condition possible. With daily thrashings.

[MonkeyFunk]

6. This site is disgusting sometimes.

And too many people here go far out of their way to prove that liberals are not better people than conservatives are.

[sellitman]

11. Unfortunately

You don't have to go to far out of the way.

[tammywammy]

13. Yep n/t

[cobalt1999]

19. Some people on the left and right revel in their hypocrisy

Those are the folks that I have no respect for. They are scum.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Is Ted Kennedy comparable to Robert Novak?

No. Fuck Robert Novak.

[sellitman]

10. You missed the point.

But you know that already.

[Rage for Order]

17. You're right

Robert Novak never killed anyone. Ted Kennedy, on the other hand...

[dems_rightnow]

22. Ouch!

[OmahaBlueDog]

12. So, you think it's wrong to enjoy the misfortunes of those you despise?

It's meant as a question, not a snarky remark.

[sellitman]

31. Life threatening diseases should never be a point of celebration.

The man is a political tool but he does not deserve this disease and its side effects.

We on the left like to think we are the true compassionate ones.

We need to act the part.

[Virginia Dare]

35. Dick Cheney has severe heart and circulation problems..

and is a very sick man. Do you feel compassion for him?

[sellitman]

43. I wish him in jail

I don't wish even him life threatening sickness.

[spoony]

38. Misfortune has its degrees

Laughing when Bush wipes out on a Segway (sp?) is one thing, but cancer is...cancer. It's not so much a misfortune as an outright tragedy.

[MiniMe]

14. I agree with you.

I posted a thread about it before it was up on the internet, heard it on a newsbreak, and I was really disapointed about some of the responses. Personally, I can't stand the man, I think he is pond scum. But I do not wish cancer on anybody.

[emilyg]

15. I don't wish it on anybody either.

[peanut2010]

16. My mom died from a brain tumor as have several friends

that is not a laughing matter it kills your brain while your body is still living.

[Luna_C_06]

20. Honestly?

I feel kind of sad for them.

[bdf]

21. At first sight, you're right

But you're comparing apples with oranges.

Did Ted Kennedy ever do anything comparable to destroying a CIA network involved in tracking the proliferation of WMDS?

Sorry, dude, I compare Ted's sins (real, or ascribed to him by the GOP) against Novak's sins (actual) and there's no competition.

Despite that, I want Novak to get the very best of medical care. I hope he lives for another 30 years. IN FUCKING JAIL, where he deserves to be. I don't believe in an afterlife, so jail is the only place we can punish the evil fuckers.

[dems_rightnow]

23. I'm firmly against brain tumors

Wherever they appear.

[alphafemale]

24. I'm even MORE angry and ashamed when people on "our" side pull that kind of shit.

It is a wretched thing to take joy in someone's agony.

[Stinky The Clown]

25. I take no glee in his brain tumor

I still find him a detestable man and have no problem seeing this as his bad karma.

[hack89]

27. And Kennedy's bad karma - what about that? nt

[UTUSN]

26. Of course, "all" are not members of ALL the spectrum of HUMANITY!1 n/t

[MrSlayer]

28. No. I expect no less from them.

They consider him to be their enemy and treat him as such. If Chimp or Cheney had one, we'd mock them.

[CRF450]

29. A website I frequent at is mostly republican populated, and had a thread about Ted

Surprisingly most of the replies were very respectful of him. Usually with a "I dont like his politics, but I wish him well against the brain tumor". Their were a few who cheered for this, but were put down by the other members.

[sellitman]

32. Most here are compassionate

Its those few bad apples.

[orleans]

30. whatever. that fucker gets very little sympathy from me.

maybe he should have gotten his head checked back when he made the decision to out valerie.

i really don't give a rat's ass what the hell is wrong with him. i'm just glad he's "retiring" so he won't be contributing to the poisoning of the well like he's been doing for years.

[Marrah_G]

33. No- I expect it from them. I pity them and those around them who live without compassion for others

[Virginia Dare]

34. I have more compassion for some than others..

Novak doesn't need our compassion. He has none for us obviously.

I will not make fun of brain cancer, but I honestly can't conjure up one bit of sympathy for that evil fucker.

[Marrah_G]

40. But you aren't dancing gleefully over it either- you still have your humanity

Some people have completely lost theirs.

[Iggo]

39. Fuck Novak.

He's a piece of shit.

[dysfunctional press]

41. i'm just happy that no-facts is retiring, WHATEVER the reason is.

and just because it's brain cancer- it doesn't somehow absolve him of his prickish treasonous past acts.

sure- it's a horrible way to go- but the wars and policies that he's whole-heartedly supported from his own bully pulpit have led to some even more horrific deaths for plenty of innocents.

fuck him.
and part of me IS glad that he doesn't get a quick and painless finish.

[dionysus]

42. yeah, i wouldn't wish that shit on my worst enemies...