Empathy is Unconstitutional! So says The Grinch..er...Gingrich.
Reacting to the news that Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotamayor fractured her ankle while she was rushing to catch a plane at the airport, Gingrich said that she was faking it.
"She's only wearing that fake cast to help her rack up votes," Mr. Gingrich said. "The minute she's confirmed, she'll whip it off and start dancing a jig."
While Ms. Sotomayor reportedly broke her ankle while rushing to catch a plane, the former House Speaker said, "The fake-ankle-cast thing is the oldest trick in the book."
Wow. That's kinda ...out there. I have to admit I didn't see this coming.
But it's his final shot that really kinda pushed this over the top.
Mr. Gingrich said that if Ms. Sotomayor was counting on arousing the empathy of Republican senators by faking a broken ankle, she was "sorely mistaken."
"Ms. Sotomayor needs to brush up on her law," he said. "Last time I checked, empathy was unconstitutional."
Really? Having empathy with your fellow person is "unconstitutional"? Interesting.
Although I suppose this shouldn't really be a surprise that a man who served his wife with divorce papers while she was in the hospital suffering from Cancer, would have a hard time accepting the idea of empathy. He probably actually believes it IS unconstitutional.
And of course, that was a shot at Barack Obama's comments about how the nominee for the Supreme Court should have empathy, but still. People like Newt who have so many skeletons in their closets telling others how to live their lives is always great fodder for jokes. Print this post
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