It’s been ‘a living hell,’ says Rep. Stupak

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/87519-its-been-a-living-hell-says-rep-stupak

Leading a revolt against President Barack Obama’s healthcare legislation over abortion has been a “living hell” for Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).

The telephone lines in his Washington and district offices have been “jammed” and he’s gotten more than 1,500 faxes and countless e-mails — most of which he says don’t come from his constituents.

The fight has taken a toll on his wife, who has disconnected the phone in their home to avoid harassment.

“All the phones are unplugged at our house — tired of the obscene calls and threats. She won’t watch TV,” Stupak said during an hourlong interview with The Hill in his Rayburn office. “People saying they’re going to spit on you and all this. That’s just not fun.”

[trumad]

1. .

[malaise]

3. Perfect

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[PinkFloyd]

4. ROFL!!! Good one.

[damyank913]

9. Perfect-couldn't have said it better myself.

[ChicagoSuz219]

13. LOL great picture!!

If he's in Hell, it's a Hell of his own making.

Bart, go away... & take your Stupid Amendment with you!!

[sandyj999]

2. One solution Bart get out of politics. Simple. n/t

[hobbit709]

5. AW! Too bad.

You should have thought of that before trying to shove your religious beliefs down other people's throats by legislation.

[Turbineguy]

6. At least those who are dead

won't be spitting on him. He should look on the bright side.

[JNelson6563]

7. Oh this is too funny.

:rofl:

[donheld]

8. I hear a symphony.

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[rucky]

10. This fits Hoyer's orphan analogy to a tee.

[liberal N proud]

11. If it is that bad, do a Palin - QUIT!

[old mark]

12. Wait till you try to get re-elected, Bart......nt

[The Wizard]

14. Bart doesn't really care

With his secret off shore account loaded with lobbyist dollars and a great pension he can concentrate on being a lobbyist for the insurance industry when leaving office. We should all be in Stupak's Hell.

[Vinca]

15. I hope it gets worse. I hope the IRS is all over him about the subsidies

he's reportedly gotten for his cheap digs at the C Street house.

[RainDog]

16. anyone who sides with pedophiles over women deserves it

fuck him.

[Orsino]

17. Elitist nonsense.

Our big tent sure shelters a lotta schmucks.

[DRoseDARs]

18. I'm sure nuns everywhere weep for you. n/t

[Orsino]

19. Perhaps he should see a doctor about all this stress.

Elitist scum. x(

[LeftishBrit]

22. At least he COULD see a doctor if he wanted to.

Thanks to people like him, plenty of others are still not able to.

[ehrnst]

20. Was the concept of being a public official not explained to him?

Sometimes, "it's just not fun."

If you want to go to the wall for your ideas, than be prepared to be up against the wall for those ideas. Don't whine about it.

[LeftishBrit]

21. Being denied healthcare because some 'Dem' is obsessed with abortion must be an even worse hell.

Why do I always manage to read his name as 'Stupid'?!

[saltpoint]

23. Well the poor dear.

Had Congressman Stupak removed his head from his ass to begin with his fax machine would be jam-free.

[Dappleganger]

24. You created your own hell, Mr. Stupak...

by refusing to dismount from your one-trick pony.

[saltpoint]

25. If all the phones are now unplugged at the Stupak residence, they

must endure the inconvenience of having to drive to Papa John's to pick up their pizza.

It was so much quicker when they could just call in a delivery.

The horrors of public service, ladies and gentlemen. The horrors.

[Prism]

26. I bet a coat hanger in the uterus feels quite a bit worse

These things, as ever, are relative.

[unhappycamper]

27. Too bad, fuckwad.

Want to protect the unborn? How about not sending them to die in the Middle East. Or even worse, on the streets.

[rocktivity]

28. Sounds like a gig for the DU "Cry Me A River" String Quartet!

:nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity:
rocktivity

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

29. Try dealing with cancer WITHOUT INSURANCE!

You ignorant bastard...

[PA Democrat]

30. Millions with unpaid medical bills face that harassment on a daily basis.

What an ass.

[peace frog]

31. So, it's been a living hell, has it, Bart?

Hell is too good for you. SUFFER HARDER.

[Blue Owl]

32. Please, allow me to shovel in some more coal

and stoke the white heat of your hellfire, Stumpfuck...

[Gold Metal Flake]

33. Stupak, you screwed the pooch.

What a fool.

[JBoy]

34. Your wife has been inconvenienced by your war against women?

The horror!

[The Magistrate]

35. Nice To Wake Up To Some Cheerful News, Ma'am

May his misery increase hourly!

[ljm2002]

36. May it continue to be so...

...until the time when Rep. Stupak loses his seat and joins the rest of us schmucks outside the Beltway.

Of course, he'll have a nice stipend and guaranteed health care, so there is that.

So his wife has turned off the phones because of the "obscene" calls (I don't believe it -- my guess is, some of the callers used bad old swear words and her sensitive ears could not handle it). Okay, no problem, turn off the damned phones. Works for me.

But she also "turned off the TV." Oh, boo fucking hoo. Can't watch the rhetoric that gets dished out? Then WTF are you (or your wife) doing in politics? She needs to grow a thicker skin if she wants to be married to a Big Important Politician.

Fools.

[Brother Buzz]

37. There are times a dose of schadenfreude is good for the soul. This is one of those times

Stupak, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. Simple, no?

[Matariki]

38. Pampered fucker should live on minimum wage

before he tosses about terms like 'living hell'.

[Fire1]

39. True dat! n/t

[Arkana]

40. Bart's realizing that people don't like it when you jam up important legislation

because you need to serve the interests of the fucking Catholic Church.

[blogslut]

41. Golly

How tragic.

I mean, being forced to carry and unwanted pregnancy to term, risking one's health and life, just can't compare to icky bad phone calls.

[DemoTex]

42. Tell it to the bishops that you so admire, Mr. Stupak.

Otherwise, FOXTROT UNIFORM.

[NecklyTyler]

43. "All the phones are unplugged" He's going to just hate election day

[Brewman_Jax]

44. Couldn't happen to a more deserving person

You don't like the heat, Stupid Stupak, well... :eyes: