Why can't the media figure out the meaning of empathy?

[Boblalala]

If you watched the news at all about the retirement of the justice, then you've noticed the media making a big deal out of Obama's use of the word "Empathy". Does anyone else think republican pundits need to give it a rest?

 

[Lt.Ellen Ripley]

empathy is a bad word. you must say "compassionate" conservative and mean it...Where is Joan Crawford when you need her?

 

[Lt.Ellen Ripley]

empathy is a bad word. you must say "compassionate" conservative and mean it...Where is Joan Crawford when you need her?

 

[Asa A]

empathy is often not empathy

 

[tingtown]

Believing in the democratic party or the republican part shows no individuality, Without being an individual you can not have empathy for someone who doesn't think exactly the way you or i think.

 

[zaza]

You don't appoint a supreme court judge because they are empathetic. You appoint a supreme court judge that will follow the LAW.

There is no room for empathy from the bench.

 

[Just]

Republicans are complaining about a SC justice appointee that doesn't even exist yet. That is really sick.

 

[One Big Asshole]

Stephen Colbert may be mocking the republicans but when he coined the term truthiness the republicans took too it like flies on sh*t. They believe that if you repeat something often enough that eventually it will become true. Republicans are morons. We liberals need to take the republicans for a long drive in the woods and put them out of our misery by bashing their heads in with a shovel.

 

[Natalie]

What's wrong with empathy? I thought it was good to be empathetic.

Just because someone is empathetic doesn't mean they won't follow the law... you can do both, I promise

 

[Nice Man of Love]

Yes. They need to feel the love.