Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) makes AIDS joke; Stonewall Democrats walk out

[Newsjock]

Source: Bilerico

Senator Evan Bayh (D) made an AIDS joke at the 2010 Indiana Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner last night (Friday). The Indiana Stonewall Democrats walked out after the joke. Senator Bayh says he was just "misunderstood."

Asked for a statement, state party chair Dan Parker said the group was overreacting and that any offense was "obviously unintentional."

... So I'm walking through the airport and people were kinda being nice and making eye contact and a couple come up and say hello. This one person runs up all excited and I'm prepared to say "Hello," and he says, "Senator Bayh! Senator Bayh!"

I said "Well, yes?" and he looked at me and said, "Do you have AIDS?"

(audible gasps)

I said, "Huh?"

He said, "Yeah. Do you have AIDS?"

I was dumbfounded. I didn't know what to say.

He said, "I've got a letter I want to give you, do you have someone I can hand this to? Do you have an aide with you?"

Read more: http://www.bilerico.com/2010/05/senator_evan_bayhs_aids_joke.php

[marmar]

1. What a dumbass.

nt

[RainDog]

2. Indiana politics = how fucking stupid do you have to be to get elected by fucktards

apparently, pretty stupid.

[PCIntern]

3. Beyond stupid...

Part of my schtick as a dentist is to tell jokes...and EVEN I wouldn't tell an AIDS joke...to ANYONE...EVer. And I've been known to skirt the boundaries of good taste..which I'm certain will 'surprise' people here...

Low...

[Rex]

4. That was his joke?

No way.

[katandmoon]

5. That pretty much says all one needs to know about that asshole

[KamaAina]

6. He borrowed that one from me

of course, I was a teenager when I made it up. And it wasn't that funny even then. :eyes:

[glen123098]

7. he stole this joke from southpark anyways.

[havocmom]

8. Bayh says he was misunderstood? Reminds me of a Dear Abby or Ann Landers comment

'When a man tells a woman that his wife doesn't understand him, it usually means she understands plenty.'

Applies to this situation.

[QC]

9. He was nearly the vice president. n/t

[Kerrytravelers]

10. I'm still waiting for the "joke" part.

Oh. Bad taste and bad humor. Not impressed.

[Forkboy]

11. Way to leave them rolling in the aisles.

What a knee slapper!

[pepperbear]

12. "hello, is this thing on? I'll be at the Funny Bone in Detroit. Woah, this is one tough room!

[damntexdem]

13. Bayh, Bayh.

Maybe you had to be there. Or maybe he should have gotten on a flight and left for good. ;-)

[Bluebear]

14. Yeah, people who are legitimately offended are always 'overreacting'

[KonaKane]

15. Hard to fathom this coming from a modern Democrat.

What an ugly disappointment.

[fujiyama]

16. Reminds me of the line in "Up in the Air":

The flight attendant comes up to the George Clooney character and asks, "Would you like the cancer?" and repeats it twice.

Obviously meaning, "the can sir".

[JI7]

17. useless asshole