=================================== Edwards Explains Patting Heads of Handicapped People
(2004-02-24) -- Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards attempted to assauge the concerns of disability rights activists who claimed he "patted" the heads of some people in wheelchairs during a campaign rally in Rochester, New York, today.
"I meant no disrespect by patting the heads of the handicapped," said Mr. Edwards. "I wish I could pat all of my supporters that way, but it's harder to reach the heads of people who are standing up. I really see the heads of wheelchair-bound folks as representative of all the voter heads I would love to pat. I hope my standing supporters get some vicarious thrill from seeing me pat these low-altitude heads."
Mr. Edwards said head patting was common in the textile mill town where he grew up.
"I have looked into the eyes of a mill worker who just lost his job," he said. "And when I saw that desperate look, I would pat him on the head...you know, if he was sitting down, or in a wheelchair, or if I was on a platform above him. The head patting seemed to make us both feel better about him losing his job."
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WTF??? Is this for real or some Onion.com type of site?
It wouldn't really surprise me if it is true. Liberals do think that they are superior, and thus that it is their right to rule all the little people. Yeah, I could see that.