"Altruistic Democrat Disorder"-Downey reams Repubs?

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Is it my exhausted mind, or did Mr. Downey in a roundabout very smart way, call republicans selfish!? Someone is going to get Dixie-Chicked! I am actually going to buy that album of his now, lol.

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But Downey stole the show with his rambling tribute to John. The actor said he-like losing presidential candidate John Kerry _ was suffering "from acute symptoms of another dual-diagnosis disease of mine: the ADD, of course, the altruistic Democrat disorder."

That drew nervous laughter from the audience, which included Sen. Kerry as well as President and Mrs. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, Secretary of State Colin Powell and the woman nominated to replace him, Condoleezza Rice.

John, 57, has sold more than 60 million albums in three decades with hits such as "Rocket Man" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." Downey said three phrases came to mind when he thought of John: "genius, life saver, the other first lady."
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http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2004/12/05/ap/headlines/d86ptgho0.txt

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1. Definition

al·tru·ism
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.

..I thought so..