John Johnston
Republican Candidate for the
Indiana House of Representatives, 10th District
During a Facebook discussion on poverty, he remarked that "no one has the guts to just let them wither and die."
When The Post-Tribune asked him about his comment, he explained that he "was not trying to hurt anybody's feelings" but that poor people lacked "motivation." His solution: "It's like training a child, either you enable then or force them out at some point."
Oh, that's okay then. For a minute there I thought Mr. Johnston might have misplaced his empathy gene.
that comment will play loud and true in the republican world. He may win primaries with it, but general elections may prove to be more difficult.
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