Comments on: TOM THE DANCING BUG: Senator Portman Experiences Hunger; Now Opposes Spending Cuts

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:27:00 +0000

Do we really need to hate on people for moving towards the position we agree with just because they didn’t move fast enough or for what we think are the right reasons?

Character matters. Particularly in people who have the ability to make war or create police powers.

By: John Tobe

John Tobe — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:16:00 +0000

I agree with Zach Weinersmith’s thoughts on this: “For people knocking Portman for being pro-LGBT rights only after a personal experience – we are *all* the product of personal experience.” Do we really need to hate on people for moving towards the position we agree with just because they didn’t move fast enough or for what we think are the right reasons?

By: AnotherBruce

AnotherBruce — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:42:00 +0000

In the summer after my first year of law school, I worked for an outfit that received federal grants to represent developmentally disabled people. It was the mid 1980′s, but there was strong bipartisan support for those grants, and other programs for developmentally disabled people.

I was kind of surprised by the bipartisan support, and I asked the head of the organization about it. His answer: “Rich, white, native-born couples don’t have poor, black, or immigrant children. But they have disabled children at the same rate everyone else does.”

By: Humbabella

Humbabella — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:52:00 +0000

Perhaps people want senators who aren’t forced to change their opinion when the obvious is thrust in their face because they were already aware of the obvious.

By: Humbabella

Humbabella — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:50:00 +0000

Yeah, it’s possible that guy was just *pretending* to be a complete idiot and then finding it amusing when people thought he actually *was* a complete idiot. Joke’s on us, right?

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:39:00 +0000

His behavior is the hallmark of a person who doesn’t have empathy. He can’t understand the suffering of others until it directly affects him. That’s a problem, particularly in someone who gets to make laws that affect everybody.

By: Greg Kender

Greg Kender — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:36:00 +0000

Maybe we shouldn’t criticize. Perhaps you DON’T want senators who are willing to change their point of view when something in their life brings to their attention the fact they may be wrong?

Why would anyone want that?

By: Petzl

Petzl — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:36:00 +0000

“Recently!”

By: JosephP

JosephP — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:20:00 +0000

Mark Sanford has developed a new sympathy for politicians caught in sex scandals since his own hike in the woods.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:32:00 +0000

Agreed. Ruben Bolling did a great job of exposing economic ignorance. Glad you’re on board.

By: NelC

NelC — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:12:00 +0000

So much bullshit in this comment. So few words.

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:31:00 +0000

Aw, how can I stay mad at you?

By: millie fink

millie fink — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:27:00 +0000

Um, I for one am okay actually without that kind of “enlightenment.” We of the 99% have suffered through quite enough of that rot already.

By: sdmikev

sdmikev — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:24:00 +0000

sorry, dude.

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:18:00 +0000

I want to thank you guys for making sure that no trolls go hungry on this thread.

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:18:00 +0000

Yes. seconded: “@Matte2:disqus “

By: sdmikev

sdmikev — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:06:00 +0000

Like what? It’s humor piece about domestic policy – which is also something Rachel Maddow brought up regarding hunger on Bill Maher’s show last week after Portman suddenly became sympathetic to gays. “Now only if a senator would know someone in their family that is hungry”, she said – paraphrasing.
And the fact of the matter is that we just about fixed hunger issues in this country in the early 70′s with programs that FUCKING WORKED. And then Reagan started pushing to get rid of them all, and they were cut into oblivion. Surprise, surprise, now more people are going hungry in the USA. People can say whatever the fuck they want, those are the facts. The end. Anyone that says otherwise is wrong.

By: DrunkenOrangetree

DrunkenOrangetree — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:02:00 +0000

Please, enlighten us.

By: Jorpho

Jorpho — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:46:00 +0000

Maybe someone should put a device in the Statue of Liberty’s torch that will somehow make a nearby assembly of visiting senators suddenly feel somewhat peckish.

By: MattE

MattE — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:31:00 +0000

Ugh. So much economic ignorance in this comic. So little time.

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:31:00 +0000

Needed to be done. The obvious jokes going around after the Senator’s transformation were that the president needed to discover a poor, struggling member of his family etc. since he’s only sympathetic to something that impacts him personally.

By: peregrinus

peregrinus — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:16:00 +0000

“reenactment” – too cool

By: royaltrux

royaltrux — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:11:00 +0000

Brilliant.

By: millie fink

millie fink — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:55:00 +0000

EXCELLENT.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:38:00 +0000

Meanwhile Senator Imhofe declared himself “very proud” that no one in his family had ever experienced hunger.

By: SomeGuyNamedMark

SomeGuyNamedMark — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:31:00 +0000

“It isn’t real until it happens to me!”