Wisconsin United States Senate candidate Eric Hovde is just sick and tired of hearing about poor people.  He’s sick of it, ya hear me!  No more talk about poor people.  Or sick people.  Or hungry people.  Or people whining in pain or something.

Eric Hovde is, of course, a Republican. He was speaking to the, of course, Chamber of Commerce.

Eric Hisownself: But, hey, let's talk about ME!

During the Q&A portion of the event, Hovde expressed his support for lowering the corporate tax rate, tackling the country’s spending problems and lowering the national debt.

Then, pointing to a reporter in the audience, Hovde said he would love to see the press stop covering sad stories about low-income individuals who can’t get benefits and start covering issues like the deficit more frequently.

“I see a reporter here,” he said. “I just pray that you start writing about these issues. I just pray. Stop always writing about, ‘Oh, the person couldn’t get, you know, their food stamps or this or that.’ You know, I saw something the other day — it’s like, another sob story, and I’m like, ‘But what about what’s happening to the country and the country as a whole?’ That’s going to devastate everybody.”

Right!  Who cares about some sick hungry child when what we really need is more corporate profit!    Uh, in case you didn’t figure this out already, Eric is a real estate developer and financial adviser.

I could not help but notice that Eric, who calls himself  “a Christian with a deep sense of personal responsibility,” said he was praying that the reporter got the story right.  I refer you to James 4:3 where prayer is discussed.

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

You made little baby Jesus cry, Eric.  You did.