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Senator Tim Johnson Suffers Stroke, Senate Control Impacted

December 13, 2006 by GayPatriot

Senator Johnson Suffers Possible Stroke – Breitbart.com

I express only the same sentiments of good wishes to Senator Johnson (D-SD) that those on the Left would express if Senator Rick Santorum ever had a stroke.

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

Filed Under: Congress (110th), Liberals

Comments

  1. Mike says

    December 13, 2006 at 6:37 pm - December 13, 2006

    You know, Bruce, it’s sad that you even have to say that about the left, but unfortunately it rings true. I would hope people on either side would wish well anyone going through this .

  2. Calarato says

    December 13, 2006 at 6:49 pm - December 13, 2006

    I know nothing about Senator Johnston – but one conservative voice, Powerline, says he’s “a pretty good guy” and wishes him the best.

  3. GayPatriot says

    December 13, 2006 at 6:54 pm - December 13, 2006

    Mike-

    One would hope that.

    -Bruce

  4. Chase says

    December 13, 2006 at 7:42 pm - December 13, 2006

    I guess “Senate Control Impacted” isn’t quite as tacky as the screaming headline from Matt Drudge, but it’s close.

    Nothing has been impacted because the Senator, according to a recent statement by his spokesperson, did not suffer a heart attack or stroke.

  5. Patrick (Gryph) says

    December 13, 2006 at 7:52 pm - December 13, 2006

    So, Bruce uses someone elses misfortune to take a swipe at his favorite bogeyman the “Left”.

    Pathetic.

  6. Chase says

    December 13, 2006 at 8:10 pm - December 13, 2006

    It really is. It’s depraved to say “Senate Control Impacted” simply because Senator Johnson was taken to the hospital. At this hour, Tim Johnson remains the Senator of South Dakota and we have no reason to believe he will not continue in that capacity.

    To immediately speculate that the Senator’s illness could result in his death and thereby result in Republicans retaining control of the US Senate really just shows how morally bankrupt the Republican Party has become.

    Obviously, the voters were right to end Republican control of the Senate and I look forward to Tim Johnson joining the Democratic majority in January.

  7. DoorHold says

    December 13, 2006 at 8:37 pm - December 13, 2006

    Oh GP, you can’t point out the evils of the Hypocrats, even in jest. Tsk-tsk.

  8. evilfurby says

    December 13, 2006 at 9:11 pm - December 13, 2006

    @ chase: I cannot find where Bruce speculated anything about death. You do realize that not everyone dies from a stroke right? Still some cannot function enough afterwards to carry out their job. And since it is such a narrow majority, of course it’s a political issue.

  9. V the K says

    December 13, 2006 at 9:18 pm - December 13, 2006

    A guy who reads about babies being butchered for stem cells, and thinks the crime is not murder but theft, is lecturing us on “moral bankruptcy.”

  10. Len says

    December 13, 2006 at 11:13 pm - December 13, 2006

    A) It’s Senator Johnson, not Johnston.

    B) Is Rick Santorum still a senator?

    C) It’s really heartwarming to see someone put human feelings above partisan politics.

    and

    4) Thankfully, it does not appear at this time that Senator Johnson had a stroke. But keep up the good vibes. I’m sure his family appreciates your good thoughts.

  11. sean says

    December 13, 2006 at 11:23 pm - December 13, 2006

    C’mon everyone! Were you not aware that it was Senator “Johnson” that made the “man on dog” comments about homosexuals like GP and GPW? No one should feel bad for Senator “Johnson” when he has attacked homosexuals so, so very often.

    And regarding “senate control,” it seems that they control themselves: several of them are on their way to Syria in defiance of the Lame Duck.

  12. Gene in Pennsylvania says

    December 13, 2006 at 11:29 pm - December 13, 2006

    I heard about Sen Johnson’s health and that he was taken to hospital. As a Santorum supporter I wish Sen Johnson all the best and hope he is not seriously ill. We should say a prayer for him and his family. I understand he is only 60 and is a cancer survivor as well as his wife. We are Americans. Can we act like civilized humans please.

  13. Kevin says

    December 14, 2006 at 1:34 am - December 14, 2006

    Well, this probably ranks as the most detestable and despicable posts you’ve ever placed here. So much for the party of compassion among conservatives (or at least those who are self-righteous in wishing for someone’s death).

    You’re not happy to take credit in your unmasked glee at hoping for someone’s death – you have to blame liberals for inhuman statements. Kinda like the cherry on the cake for you, isn’t it?

  14. Mike G. says

    December 14, 2006 at 7:29 am - December 14, 2006

    What scards me is that I am about his age. I am 56, but in pretty good health. Is is tough when you get pass 50 your body really starts to fall a part.

  15. V the K says

    December 14, 2006 at 7:31 am - December 14, 2006

    We are Americans. Can we act like civilized humans please.

    Some of us can, but there are some who are so politicized, they celebrated smugly when Laura Ingraham was diagnosed with breast cancer, they put a deathwatch on Strom Thurmond when control of the Senate rested on his frail health, and their response to the deaths of four fellow Americans brutally murdered by terrorists in Iraq was “Screw ’em.” And, correct me if I’m wrong, but I seem to recall certain individuals Rejoicing in the suffering of Rick Santorum’s Children, and mocking him for the child he tragically lost.

    Yes, it is disgusting when people allow politics to rob them of their humanity. It happens on both political sides, certainly. The people least likely to engage in this behavior are people who value faith above politics and have a certain degree of respect for the sanctity of human life. Worth considering.

  16. GayPatriot says

    December 14, 2006 at 7:56 am - December 14, 2006

    Kevin (#13) – Why am I not surprised that it is you who fell right into my trap.

    I mentioned NOTHING about wishing anyone’s death. It appears YOU have leaped to that conclusion because you automatically assume that Liberals would want Rick Santorum to die if he had a stroke.

    What say you now?

  17. V the K says

    December 14, 2006 at 8:40 am - December 14, 2006

    Ow! Kevin better put some ice on that burn.

  18. Michigan-Matt says

    December 14, 2006 at 9:26 am - December 14, 2006

    GP, what your post really brings into sharp relief is that the “mandate” Democrats received last November is only paper thin. Lots of spin from the Left but having control of the Senate is going to be a day2day matter and having legislative control will be far, far less real event each day.

    And for the war chickens clucking while they peck at the dirt, you can try to pin Bruce down as mean spirited. I don’t see that anywhere –he’s just reminding everyone how the Left villified Santorum. Simple as that. And fair.

    Heck, we had some of the GayLeft hatemongers like Gryph and God of Biscuits slamming Jeane Kirkpatrick earlier this week. Civilized conduct is for the civilized. Politics is a different cat.

  19. keogh says

    December 14, 2006 at 11:07 am - December 14, 2006

    Sigh…So now we all have to dust off our medical manuals and South Dakota Constitutions…
    I imagine that we will be seeing protests brewing, lawsuits flying, and polonium-210 accusations…just in time for Christmas…

    What a country!

  20. GayPatriot says

    December 14, 2006 at 11:08 am - December 14, 2006

    keogh-

    You have only Al Gore to thank for election-related lawsuits and denigrating our democracy with lies about voter fraud.

  21. keogh says

    December 14, 2006 at 11:17 am - December 14, 2006

    …

    “Al Gore to thank for election-related lawsuits”

    If you lost a presidential election by less than 1000 votes under the circumstances of the 2000 election, I think you would have sued too.

    Right?

  22. Christopher says

    December 14, 2006 at 11:22 am - December 14, 2006

    “. . .several of them are on their way to Syria in defiance of the Lame Duck.”

    So several congressroaches are taking a leaf from John Kerry’s book and are attempting to negotiate foreign policy for the United States in defiance of the President?

    We used to call this treason, Sean. We used to execute people for it. But that was another America entirely.

  23. V the K says

    December 14, 2006 at 11:40 am - December 14, 2006

    The spectacle of Al Gore’s lawyers high-fiving each other after disqualifying thousands of military votes still fills me with disgust.

    But, of course, Democrats support the troops…

  24. Calarato says

    December 14, 2006 at 12:57 pm - December 14, 2006

    What a thread! Look at these lefties!

    Kevin wasn’t the only one who projected his own malice onto Bruce… we also see it in #5 (Gryph), #6 (Chase), #10 (Len with the sarcasm), etc.

    And sean at #11 celebrates sitting Senators going off to form their own foreign policy with one of the world’s remaining truly evil dictatorships that is presently fighting and killing U.S. troops in Iraq (even if nobody will admit it). Pathetic.

    #20 – keogh – No, I wouldn’t have sued. And many Republicans (of which I am NOT one, remember) probably would not have. And Gore had zero interest in determining the true outcome in Florida: he only wanted to grab power. He was quite happy to invalidate several thousand military ballots, to call for the most bizarrely selective of recounts, etc. I naively supported Gore’s actions at the time – and I was wrong.

  25. jimmy says

    December 14, 2006 at 1:14 pm - December 14, 2006

    #13 and #16 and original post: “because you automatically assume that Liberals would want Rick Santorum to die if he had a stroke”

    WHO automatically assumed this?

    And for all the talk about civic discourse from the West Coast, I wonder how “traps” fit into this. (And I also fail to see any “traps”. But I am not wearing–what are they called?–Borg lenses today.)

  26. Jimbo says

    December 14, 2006 at 2:17 pm - December 14, 2006

    I just hope Sen. Johnson pulls through. 59 is WAY too young to be going through this. Bruce, you do have something inaccurate in your headline. You said the balance of the Senate may be impacted. Only if he dies. Until then, it will revert to Democratic control come January 3, 2007. Back in 1980, Congresswoman Gladys Spellman went into a coma & was reelected anyway. When it looked like she would be in a vegitative state permanently, her seat was declared vacant & a new Congressman (Steny Hoyer – who is still there) was elected. Sooo, only if Sen. Johnson passes away will it have any effect. Anything else is speculation. Unfortunately people are correct about liberals’ probable reaction if Sen. Santorum was the one who had a stroke. I don’t agree with the guy, but I certainly would be cheering on his misfortune.

  27. ndtovent says

    December 14, 2006 at 2:35 pm - December 14, 2006

    For what it’s worth, I would never wish death to Rick Santorum (except politically), or anyone else who suffered a stroke or other debilitating catastrophy. I would wish him and his family well, and pray for them, as I would for Tim Johnson and his family, or anyone else in that situation, but I’m sure there are some on the right who are JUST as politicized as some on the left, and who would wish Tim Johnson dead for political gain. That said:

    Len #10B – Yes, he is, unfortunately, but NOT for long!!

    Sean, # 11: You’re absolutely right about that. Tim Johnson is no friend of ours. To me, he’s a DINO, but I still wish him well in his recovery.

    VtheK # 15: He was mocked because of the sick, psychotic ritual he forced his surviving children to endure following the death of the child before the funeral. It wasn’t illegal, but it was absolutely sickening. The surviving children were probably be scarred for life after that. No, he shouldn’t have been mocked, he should have been committed to a mental institution for life for that incident. God only knows how many other psychotic incidents he’s imposed on his children over the years.

    Jimmy #23 — Kudos!

  28. ndtovent says

    December 14, 2006 at 3:25 pm - December 14, 2006

    oops. Jimmy #25 — kudos!! (guess that lasik prodedure I had in ’04 didn’t do the trick, did it. I want mah money back ‘-)

  29. North Dallas Thirty says

    December 14, 2006 at 4:22 pm - December 14, 2006

    He was mocked because of the sick, psychotic ritual he forced his surviving children to endure following the death of the child before the funeral.

    I think people should know exactly what that was and why Santorum himself says he did it.

    Of course, it was a cardinal sin in the eyes of leftists like ndtovent — because Santorum treated a premature baby who had died like a human being, rather than like medical waste to be flushed or sold for stem cell and organ harvesting.

    And, frankly, it’s funny, considering that leftists would never even consider calling people who make horror movies and video games that are far worse and far more scarring to kids be “sick” and “psychotic”.

  30. V the K says

    December 14, 2006 at 4:29 pm - December 14, 2006

    Of course, it was a cardinal sin in the eyes of leftists like ndtovent — because Santorum treated a premature baby who had died like a human being, rather than like medical waste to be flushed or sold for stem cell and organ harvesting.

    Give that man a hammer because he just nailed it.

    Just saying the word “Santorum” has a pleasing “crucifix to a vampire” effect on lefties; causing them to revert to their natural vile, hatred-filled forms.

  31. Mike says

    December 14, 2006 at 4:58 pm - December 14, 2006

    I don’t know about that, VtheK….I use the word “santorum” somewhat frequently….of course I use it in its other context.

  32. Kevin says

    December 14, 2006 at 4:58 pm - December 14, 2006

    16: I stand by what I said before. You are hoping for Senator Johnson’s death and you are using your well-worn excuse of “well, of course liberals would feel the same way about a republican” Sorry, but not this liberal.

  33. Calarato says

    December 14, 2006 at 7:06 pm - December 14, 2006

    Its hate-filled context. Just as V said.

    No Mike, you did not make any clever quip here.

    (For anyone not in the know: Lefties long ago re-cast Santorum’s name into a very word of hate, among themselves – assigning to it a particular physical meaning that I decline to go into here. I think that’s what Mike was trying to be cute about – and failing.)

  34. Calarato says

    December 14, 2006 at 7:10 pm - December 14, 2006

    (p.s. I should have said: GAY lefties)

  35. Michael says

    December 14, 2006 at 7:31 pm - December 14, 2006

    Bruce: I think your comment is disgusting and unbecoming.

  36. Mike says

    December 14, 2006 at 8:49 pm - December 14, 2006

    Calarato, I think you didn’t need to add “Gay”. You were right the first time that in general it is lefties (or at least those that read Dan Savage’s column, which is probably a mostly left-wing readership), but it’s only a word of hate if you hate Santorum. I don’t hate him. I don’t like him, and I’m glad he was defeated, but that’s political disagreement, not hate.

  37. Calarato says

    December 14, 2006 at 10:39 pm - December 14, 2006

    (sorry if this is a dup, but filter is giving me problems)

    Mike, cut the baloney. Assigning the vulgarity you intend here to anyone’s name, is pure hate. If you really don’t know anymore when you’re doing it, I feel sorry for you.

  38. V the K says

    December 14, 2006 at 11:50 pm - December 14, 2006

    You know, I was betting that Kevin was too dim to even realize he had hung himself. He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed on the best of days. #32 proves it. The poor bastard.

  39. Pat says

    December 15, 2006 at 9:27 am - December 15, 2006

    I don’t know. Maybe Mike was setting up a “trap” as well.

  40. Calarato says

    December 15, 2006 at 10:10 am - December 15, 2006

    Pat, good question: Do you know? (the meaning that Mike puts on ‘santorum’ in his daily uses, according to #31, that we’re referencing here but not saying?)

  41. Calarato says

    December 15, 2006 at 10:27 am - December 15, 2006

    (…It’s something undeniably gross and far-out-there.)

    And back to topic: The major right-side blogs continue to react with grace and goodwill for Senator Johnson: http://patterico.com/2006/12/15/5524/conservative-blogosphere-reacts-to-tim-johnsons-illness/

  42. Pat says

    December 15, 2006 at 10:33 am - December 15, 2006

    Calarato, I’ve read what some have said that santorum also “means.” Although it appears different from what you have heard about it. But I don’t know what Mike meant by it (or if he meant to set a trap), just as I don’t know what GP really intended with his statement, other than to set a trap.

  43. Calarato says

    December 15, 2006 at 10:37 am - December 15, 2006

    Mike admits he intends Dan Savage’s meaning – see #36. If it’s a trap, it’s one that has closed tight on Mike’s own foot.

  44. Calarato says

    December 15, 2006 at 11:01 am - December 15, 2006

    Tell you what – here’s a link that people can follow at their discretion: http://www.villagevoice.com/people/0518,savage,63620,24.html

    Warnings: (1) It’s not work-safe. (2) You have to scroll down. (3) Both the answer, and the question, are really an example of the worst and ugliest in modern Americans.

  45. V the K says

    December 15, 2006 at 12:04 pm - December 15, 2006

    #41: In contrast, the Democratic Underground has had to shut down threads because of people posting Rovian conspiracy theories about the stroke, and in other threads, the CHUDS are suggesting the Donks keep Senator Johnson on life support “like Terry Schaivo” just for the sake of maintaining their majority.

    I hope the Senior Senator from South Dakota recovers fully, but I would add that, even if he were brain-dead, Tim Johnson would still be smarter than Bob Casey.

    (Please forgive me. I can’t help myself.)

  46. keogh says

    December 15, 2006 at 12:11 pm - December 15, 2006

    What a crummy little thing this is.
    Sen Johnson is NOT Santorum. He was not polarizing and even my rightist Pals in SD have nothing really bad to say about him.
    To the compare the two is ridiculous.
    I have seen/heard some rather lousy and foul language directed at Biden, the Clintons, “Dingy-Harry”, Pelosi, and others.
    Perhaps if one of those people were in the hospital, the analogy of Santorum could be apt.
    But in this case. No.

  47. V the K says

    December 15, 2006 at 1:04 pm - December 15, 2006

    #46 (Summarized): “It’s OK for lefties to root for Rick Santorum to die because we disagree with him politically.”

  48. Calarato says

    December 15, 2006 at 1:30 pm - December 15, 2006

    Just to leave no doubt in the record:

    – I condemn Senator Santorum’s remarks comparing homosexuality to bestiality.
    – I always have.
    – At the same time: Not only has Senator Santorum NOT ever wanted to execute gays… he has unquestionably been one of the good guys in supporting America’s fight against the kind of SOBs who would.

    Life can be complicated, eh?

  49. Calarato says

    December 15, 2006 at 1:39 pm - December 15, 2006

    Just to leave no doubt in the record:

    – I condemn Santorum’s past remarks comparing homosexuality to bestiality. Always have.

    – At the same time: Not only has the Senator NOT ever suggested executing gays… he has been a good guy in supporting America’s fight against the type of SOB who does.

  50. V the K says

    December 15, 2006 at 9:27 pm - December 15, 2006

    I don’t even agree that Santorum made that comparison. I believe what he said was that if the courts found that the legislature had no right to pass laws against sodomy on the basis that what a person did in his own bedroom was a private matter, then the legislature also had no right to legislate against bestiality. And on that point, he was absolutely correct.

    But, that’s just cold, rational me insisting on rational consistency.

    Furthermore, the Sundance film festival, which two years ago gave us Bareback Mountin’, is next year featuring a documentary on the Enumclaw horse bottom, and will attempt to show bestiality enthusiasts in a humane, positive light.

    Remember, left-wing opinion is formed on the basis of developing empathy for people they see on TV and film. Show enough positive images of people who practice bestiality and it will become the next big thing.

    So, if Santorum did make that comparison, he just may have been a little ahead of the societal curve.

  51. GayPatriot says

    December 15, 2006 at 9:46 pm - December 15, 2006

    I’m pretty sure that the lower-case-clanists have made the point I intended.

  52. kdogg36 says

    December 15, 2006 at 10:57 pm - December 15, 2006

    I’m not going to lie. The U.S. Senate is full of socialists, and I hate every one of them. Some are worse than others but none of them have a basic, systematic, more or less unbreached respect for individual liberty.

  53. V the K says

    December 16, 2006 at 10:28 am - December 16, 2006

    #51: I’m just amused that they were dumb enough to walk right into your trap.

  54. Mike says

    December 16, 2006 at 1:53 pm - December 16, 2006

    I should have retracted my comment as soon as I posted it. It was a very bad attempt at a snarky joke on a gay blog. I admit this, and I apologize.

    I appreciate the give-and-take on this blog quite a bit, and that posting was incredibly rude and out of bounds. Sorry everyone.

  55. Calarato says

    December 16, 2006 at 10:17 pm - December 16, 2006

    Mike, thank you. That shows class!

    I apologize for any “duplicate content” posts of mine in this thread. The spam filter screwed me several times; I was trying to “test” variations in my wording, etc. to see if I could beat it. I have no idea why a few of my duplicates have suddenly shown up. Sorry for any confusion.

  56. kdogg36 says

    December 16, 2006 at 10:52 pm - December 16, 2006

    #31 Mike: I thought that your joke, though racy, was entirely appropriate for a political board. It was by no means rude or out of bounds. As far as I’m concerned, the U.S. Senate is full of disgusting and despicable people, and even the least bad of them deserve to have disgusting things named after them.

  57. Kevin says

    December 19, 2006 at 8:32 am - December 19, 2006

    38: Do you ever engage real political discourse or only personal attacks on people you don’t even know?

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