Republicans attack Corzine - a tasteless joke?

by: Moderate Minded

Mon Apr 16, 2007 at 10:32:13 PM EDT

In what can only be described as pitiful and disgusting, here's what Atlantic County Republican Party chairman, and Rush Limbaugh worshipper, Keith Davis wrote about Corzine (what he calls a joke): Link:

Laugh a little

Five Surgeons from big cities are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on.

The first surgeon, from New York, says, "I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered."

The second, from Chicago, responds, "Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded."

The third surgeon, from Dallas, says, "No, I really think librarians are the best, everything inside them is in alphabetical order."

The fourth surgeon, from Los Angeles chimes in: "You know, I like construction workers...those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over.

But the fifth surgeon, from Cooper Hospital in Camden shut them all up when he observed: "You're all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. No guts, no heart, no brains and no spine, and the head and the buttocks are interchangeable."

Get well soon Guv!

(Joke courtesy of my father-in-law -- thanks Joe!)

"On behalf of all Atlantic County Democrats, I want to extend our thoughts and prayers to Governor Jon Corzine and his family. We wish him a safe and speedy recovery," said Democratic Party Chairman Ron Ruff.

"Rather than simply expressing his best wishes to the governor,  I was appalled to learn that Keith Davis, the Atlantic County Republican chairman, used his blog to joke about the serious injuries suffered by Gov. Corzine in Thursday night's car accident.

"To say that his message was in poor taste is an understatement. What would possess someone to even think about circulating a joke about the governor while he is still undergoing major surgery and is breathing with the help of a ventilator and faces months of painful rehabilitation.

"Politics is a very competitive and sometimes harsh business. But there are times when political adversaries step back and civility and simple human decency take over. With Gov. Corzine lying critically injured in a hospital, this is such a time. On behalf of Atlantic County Democrats, I would hope that Mr. Davis show Gov. Corzine and his family the respect they deserve and withdraw his tasteless joke.

I don't care if you call it a joke or not - but to show disrespect to Corzine and his family at such a trying time is irresponsible.  The Republican party should call on this guy to apologize for his shameful jokes.

It rubs me the wrong way because - ironically, Corzine was headed to a meeting with Imus and Rutgers team when he got into the unfortunate accident.  And it was Imus hateful remarks that got him into the situation he was in.

Now the GOP chairman is inciting pain through his malicious comments - there's a time for jokes. This isn't one of them.