I don't think Breitbart's syphilis is something we should make fun of.

[Bonobo]

Syphilis is a serious condition and I think we should have some sympathy for him as well as some respect for his privacy.

Whether he got it by visiting too many drug-abusing prostitutes is not the issue. The man is a journalist and is entitled to live a private life as he sees fit.

Rant done.

BTW, here is a picture of how Mr. Breitbart may look in a few years if he doesn't get it cleared up.

[eridani]

1. Frankly, I have more sympathy for the poor spirochetes n/t

[EFerrari]

2. It would be too bad to make fun of his most endearing feature.

We should show him all the empathy he showed Shirely Sherrod. Let's follow his example, can we?

[uppityperson]

3. I took care of a person with tertiary syphillis, it was awful

Had seizures and was seriously psychotic from it. Making fun of someone for having an std is nasty.

[tavalon]

6. Not understanding simile is awful too

Look, no one is saying the disease isn't awful. What we are saying is that Breitbart plays a form of "when did you stop beating your wife?" "journalism" and he needs a taste of his own medicine. I should not have to explain this to you. Breitbart smears. We smear back. Because after all, he hasn't denied he has syphilis.

Get it?

And sorry about your patient. I had a similar situation with a patient with AIDs. It made me hate the disease beyond all reasonableness.

[uppityperson]

17. I've not been on line much the last week so missed wtf this is

about so yes, you do have to explain and thank you for explaing wtf this is about.

[tavalon]

19. Sure thing

He's a loathsome toad.

[tavalon]

4. Well, he's in the public domain so I think we can talk about

Breitbart's syphilis all we want, really. Besides, I've not heard him deny he has syphilis which would lead one to believe that, he does, in fact, have syphilis.

[aquart]

7. The question is NOT his syphilis but WHY HE DOESN'T SEEK TREATMENT.

It's a curable disease, yet he remains virulent.

[Bonobo]

8. I heard he was getting treatment at a special facility in Miami.

People with syphilis often have deeper underlying problems --how did he GET syphilis is an important question and something he needs to confront about himself.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

5. I'm sorry, but this information must be dissemenated.

Who knows ho2 many poor goats he has not informed.

[Wabbajack_]

9. That dude has VD?

I didn't hear about that till now.

[Bonobo]

10. Naturally he is keeping it quiet. Wouldn't you? nt

[Rageneau]

11. As a liberal, I concede there may be an understandable REASON for his syphilis.

Possibly an unhappy home life, or a bed-wetting problem, or not seeking medical help when his erection lasted over four hours, or something.

[formercia]

14. I think it's his heavy drinking and blackouts

he must keep drinking until the Crack of Dawn starts to look good.

[Champion Jack]

15. Ouch (rimshot)

[rbixby]

16. Is the Crack of Dawn

like the Taint of Corruption?

[Pab Sungenis]

12. He just has to deny that he has it.

Why isn't he? What is he hiding? Is he covering up for the person who gave it to him? Come on, Breitbart. If you don't have it just say so.

[obxhead]

13. Agreed. We should be encouraging his victims to make formal

criminal charges against him.

[Vinca]

18. In the late 1960's I worked at a psychiatric hospital and one of the patients

had late stage syphillis. He spent his days painting the walls with poo. (True story . . . I swear.)