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JohnnyLib2

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44. Yes

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 08:43 PM

Apr 2018

That's a very large family and I assume some were close to her and are grieving.

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Do we have empathy for the family of a woman who showed no empathy [View all] mnhtnbb Apr 2018 OP

Nope (n/t) PJMcK Apr 2018 #1

I don't. mnhtnbb Apr 2018 #3

I am assuming you are speaking of B. Bush? BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #2

Yes. mnhtnbb Apr 2018 #4

Yes. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #5

Maybe not empathy... vi5 Apr 2018 #6

You can pick your spouse. safeinOhio Apr 2018 #7

Sometimes I wonder. TomSlick Apr 2018 #50

I don't want to become that which we rightfully disdain. hlthe2b Apr 2018 #8

Thanks for being a voice of reason. They seem in short supply this evening. politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2018 #19

we're here on that one NatBurner Apr 2018 #33

well, I can anticipate a lot of difficulty... hlthe2b Apr 2018 #52

My beautiful mind is fully occupied malaise Apr 2018 #9

And folks from New Orleans who lost everything were shuttled to another state mnhtnbb Apr 2018 #11

+1,000 malaise Apr 2018 #14

Really. mnhtnbb Apr 2018 #49

thank you gopiscrap Apr 2018 #32

Mrs. Bush is beyond the need but I do have empathy for the family Siwsan Apr 2018 #10

Yes greymattermom Apr 2018 #12

It's an interesting question, I think. mnhtnbb Apr 2018 #15

not at all fuck the whole lot of them gopiscrap Apr 2018 #36

I am thinking of her not her family. She hugged a kid and a man both with AIDS when people shunned wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #13

She had some interesting things about her janterry Apr 2018 #16

Some look and see a reflection of themselves sarisataka Apr 2018 #17

Yes. There are those who will mourn her who didn't know that side of her. Arkansas Granny Apr 2018 #18

I do mcar Apr 2018 #20

Sympathy, not empathy unitedwethrive Apr 2018 #21

that's what happens when you have a corporate whore of a press gopiscrap Apr 2018 #38

I found it refreshing when Margaret Thatcher died that the British who had opposed her policies dflprincess Apr 2018 #42

Worked great for the Labor Party didnt it? GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #68

I don't recall that the treatment of Thatcher's memory was an issue dflprincess Apr 2018 #71

Brits not as hypocritical as us? GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #72

There, but for fortune, go you or I struggle4progress Apr 2018 #22

+1000 Sneederbunk Apr 2018 #23

The former first lady made the following remark on national television elleng Apr 2018 #24

Is that how empathy works? melman Apr 2018 #25

Yes. Thank you. n/t GoCubsGo Apr 2018 #30

I like this janterry Apr 2018 #37

Not empathy, I have it in copious amounts, but, sympathy? Nope. dhol82 Apr 2018 #39

Agree. obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2018 #59

That's a nasty thing to say lovemydogs Apr 2018 #26

Yes, and obviously so mythology Apr 2018 #27

fuck no she was horrible to the poor may she rot in hell gopiscrap Apr 2018 #28

Either you have empathy or you don't onenote Apr 2018 #29

Yes EffieBlack Apr 2018 #31

I don't rejoice her death. frogmarch Apr 2018 #34

No she said some awful things. Luciferous Apr 2018 #35

Those of us who saw her in the 90s knew she was far better then the post alludes to lovemydogs Apr 2018 #40

It's some of her own comments that lead people to believe she was lacking empathy. dflprincess Apr 2018 #45

I have empathy for everyone vlyons Apr 2018 #41

Ima kinda fresh out. Of pathos. Where mb I should. sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #78

That's because you don't know what you're seeing, when you look at them. vlyons Apr 2018 #83

Perhaps I should pity them all. Esp. in light of their idols sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #85

NO comment OP .... LenaBaby61 Apr 2018 #43

Yes JohnnyLib2 Apr 2018 #44

To me, being a democrat always meant being better lovemydogs Apr 2018 #46

One of my favorite lyrics... blogslut Apr 2018 #47

Sure, but Im a better human than she was. Codeine Apr 2018 #48

Excellent point. Though admittedly I'm much more broken up about losing Carl Kasell. Neema Apr 2018 #64

What ? I did not know ! lunasun Apr 2018 #81

A real loss. Neema Apr 2018 #84

Sure, if one strives to be better then they. Kaleva Apr 2018 #51

There's an anonymous quote, variously but not authoritatively attributed. Pope George Ringo II Apr 2018 #53

baloney eleny Apr 2018 #56

Hold the grudge if you wish. Pope George Ringo II Apr 2018 #57

then leave it alone and stop preaching. please take the last word. i'm done. eleny Apr 2018 #60

Yes nt cry baby Apr 2018 #54

My condolences are for her grandchildren. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2018 #55

Yes Raine Apr 2018 #58

Yes. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #61

At my wake people will be laughing about all the bad shit I said and did... hunter Apr 2018 #62

Your post made me chuckle. mnhtnbb Apr 2018 #75

Nope Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #63

Yes. And I pity anyone who cant. nolabear Apr 2018 #65

I have empathy for any family who arthritisR_US Apr 2018 #66

Yes. VOX Apr 2018 #67

I have thoughts and prayers, of course. JenniferJuniper Apr 2018 #69

I have no fucks to give for any of the Bush crime family. Coventina Apr 2018 #70

The Left is known for having the admirable qualities of compassion and empathy. elocs Apr 2018 #73

I am heartened to see all the compassionate responses GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #74

Nope edhopper Apr 2018 #76

Yes. It's a test. IADEMO2004 Apr 2018 #77

Since I watched both of my elderly parents become debilitated and pass away The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #79

Do we have 'X' for the FAMILY of a person who had no 'X'? Beartracks Apr 2018 #80

Yes. Beartracks Apr 2018 #82

Our family is undergoing MFM008 Apr 2018 #86

Why would I have empathy for a family I've never met and do not know? FarCenter Apr 2018 #87