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edhopper

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76. Nope

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

Apr 2018

My empathy lies with the familes of thepeople the Bushes killed and whose lives they destroyed.
My empathy lies with those who suffered under torture orvlost everything to the Bushes economy.

I can't waste my beautiful mind thinking about them.

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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