Hunter,

I'm glad that even a "gonzo" journalist such as yourself is even disgusted by the Rag's nastyness.

What you described is one of many instances where the Ragman plays "the victim card."  His ideas are moronic, he cannot support them with any credibility, so he rams them through by begging for sympathy.  This little tidbit was more about reminding his readers for the 1,000th time that he has diabetes than it was to complain about pumpkin pie.

Sadly, shameless political partisans like the Ragman never once think about the problems of the people they are trying to destroy.  There are tons of people involved in the town who have a wide variety of health problems, including diabetes - you don't see them playing the sympathy card or playing the victim card.  They just grin and bear it and suffer in silence. 

But the Ragman attacks and attacks, and there's always a great deal of bitterness in his attacks - signs of a bitter burnout whose paranoia makes him think that he's the only one in the world whose had it tough and everyone else has had it on easy street.

The "victim card" is the only card that the Ragman has to play.  If you disagree with him, he makes up a ridiculous story that you have done something to him or to Brucey.  It's a trick that bullies use, but oddly, even teenage bullies grow out of using it...sadly, the Ragman clings onto the victim card well into middle age.

Since he is a burnt out over the hill washed up hack way past his prime (if he ever even had one), the victim card is the only card that he has left to play.