Larry Kudlow just had a heart attack

[KingSweden]

Are we really debating why it’s uncouth to cheer an elderly man’s heart attack?

#PeakAtlas

[136or142]

Are we really debating why it’s uncouth to cheer an elderly man’s heart attack?

#PeakAtlas

Based on my experience and judgement many, many people, many of them decent, have thoughts like this and this has probably been the case going back to the beginning of humans.   It was just something that people didn't admit to in public.

Is it really so bad if these views are brought out into the open?  Is it so bad that hypocrisy is better than honesty?

[Alabama_Indy10]

. Hopefully he recovers quickly.

In any case: please be nice. Refusing to show compassion for people in crappy situations brings us down to their level.

Do you mean 'be nice' or 'pretend to be nice'?

If a person genuinely feels that, they don't need to be told.  If you want people to 'pretend to be nice' the problem is you have to be perfect about it.  One so-called slip up, like referring to some of Trump's supporters as 'deplorable' and a person is suddenly regarded as being no different than Trump or his supporters.

*facepalms

[RFayette]

. Hopefully he recovers quickly.

In any case: please be nice. Refusing to show compassion for people in crappy situations brings us down to their level.

Do you mean 'be nice' or 'pretend to be nice'?

If a person genuinely feels that, they don't need to be told.  If you want people to 'pretend to be nice' the problem is you have to be perfect about it.  One so-called slip up, like referring to some of Trump's supporters as 'deplorable' and a person is suddenly regarded as being no different than Trump or his supporters.

*facepalms

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Thoughts and prayers to Kudlow and his family, hopefully God is watching over them tonight.

Are we really debating why it’s uncouth to cheer an elderly man’s heart attack?

#PeakAtlas

Based on my experience and judgement many, many people, many of them decent, have thoughts like this and this has probably been the case going back to the beginning of humans.   It was just something that people didn't admit to in public.

Is it really so bad if these views are brought out into the open?  Is it so bad that hypocrisy is better than honesty?

The problem here seems to be that you think you're taking a stand against hypocrisy and you're not.  You're just being a schmuck who apparently lacks the basic decency to recognize that even the least of us are still human.  With that comes a certain minimal level of respect that we're all entitled to, especially while suffering.  Even those who didn't show others that same decency are worthy of empathy.  For example, there is nothing even remotely "decent" about dancing on an old man's grave before he's even dead and buried.  What you're doing is like when some on the right were making cracks about John McCain's brain cancer right after he voted against repealing Obamacare.  Frankly, I'm ashamed to be in the same party as folks like you.

[136or142]

Thoughts and prayers to Kudlow and his family, hopefully God is watching over them tonight.

Are we really debating why it’s uncouth to cheer an elderly man’s heart attack?

#PeakAtlas

Based on my experience and judgement many, many people, many of them decent, have thoughts like this and this has probably been the case going back to the beginning of humans.   It was just something that people didn't admit to in public.

Is it really so bad if these views are brought out into the open?  Is it so bad that hypocrisy is better than honesty?

The problem here seems to be that you think you're taking a stand against hypocrisy and you're not.  You're just being a schmuck who apparently lacks the basic decency to recognize that even the least of us are still human.  With that comes a certain minimal level of respect that we're all entitled to, especially while suffering.  Even those who didn't show others that same decency are worthy of empathy.  For example, there is nothing even remotely "decent" about dancing on an old man's grave before he's even dead and buried.  What you're doing is like when some on the right were making cracks about John McCain's brain cancer right after he voted against repealing Obamacare.  Frankly, I'm ashamed to be in the same party as folks like you.

Virtue signalling.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

https://mobile.twitter.com/AP/status/1006373662507847680

[TPIG]

I'm just upset that his coke connect screwed him this time.

What is it with socialists on this forum and the spiteful/hateful comments? Are you incapable of basic decency?

No one identifying with the Republican Party has any standing to question anyone else on issues of basic human decency.

Or maybe you're so blinded by hatred of your political opposites that you fail to see you act just as you claim they do. There are good, decent people on both sides of the aisle. You can't judge others by their worst examples while judging yourself by your best intentions. When someone makes a joke about a person having a heart-attack, yes that's a time to bring up decency.

[136or142]

I'm just upset that his coke connect screwed him this time.

What is it with socialists on this forum and the spiteful/hateful comments? Are you incapable of basic decency?

No one identifying with the Republican Party has any standing to question anyone else on issues of basic human decency.

Or maybe you're so blinded by hatred of your political opposites that you fail to see you act just as you claim they do. There are good, decent people on both sides of the aisle.

Nobody disputes that.

Some Republicans, I assume, are good people.

Obviously there are decent people on both sides, on both sides.


Being serious, if Democrats vote into office a deranged psychopath (grifter, liar, racist, ignoramus, narcissist) like Donald Trump, then you'll have a genuine claim of equivalence.  Until then, nobody should take a Republican's claim on anything seriously.

[Santander]

Are we really debating why it’s uncouth to cheer an elderly man’s heart attack?

#PeakAtlas

I don't care if it's uncouth. It feels good.

[Calthrina950]

. Hopefully he recovers quickly.

In any case: please be nice. Refusing to show compassion for people in crappy situations brings us down to their level.

Do you mean 'be nice' or 'pretend to be nice'?

If a person genuinely feels that, they don't need to be told.  If you want people to 'pretend to be nice' the problem is you have to be perfect about it.  One so-called slip up, like referring to some of Trump's supporters as 'deplorable' and a person is suddenly regarded as being no different than Trump or his supporters.

*facepalms

[136or142]

. Hopefully he recovers quickly.

In any case: please be nice. Refusing to show compassion for people in crappy situations brings us down to their level.

Do you mean 'be nice' or 'pretend to be nice'?

If a person genuinely feels that, they don't need to be told.  If you want people to 'pretend to be nice' the problem is you have to be perfect about it.  One so-called slip up, like referring to some of Trump's supporters as 'deplorable' and a person is suddenly regarded as being no different than Trump or his supporters.

*facepalms

"Name me someone who's not a parasite and I'll go out and say a prayer for him (them)."

Or, something the younger readers here may be more familiar with:

"You see it’s easy to ignore trouble
When you’re living in a bubble"

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I'm glad he won't be going just yet to make advance preparations for the special place lying leaders like Trump deserve.

[ProudModerate2]

I'm glad he won't be going just yet to make advance preparations for the special place lying leaders like Trump deserve.

[DC Al Fine]

Are we really debating why it’s uncouth to cheer an elderly man’s heart attack?

#PeakAtlas

Didn't we just have a thread like this a couple days ago? I feel like I'm having deja vu.

Are we really debating why it’s uncouth to cheer an elderly man’s heart attack?

#PeakAtlas

I don't care if it's uncouth. It feels good.

Gravedancing is bad mmmkay?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Working for Trump truly must be stressful. I hope he recovers and turns a new leaf after all this.