What stood out for me about the article were all the quotes from President Bush, Senators McCain and Kerry, etc. They all just seems so pat, so contrived, so formulaic. We all know what the policiticians are going to say in these situations. I really almost wish they wouldn't bother.
We all know damn right well that half the country is thinking, "good riddance" and would do a jig on his grave, given the opportunity. I think they're wrong, of course, but I can't criticize them too much because there are plenty of politicians I feel the same way about. I almost wish they would just say so instead of all the generic "he's in our thoughts and prayers...he's a giant...he's a dear friend..." bullshit. At least it would be honest, and *that* would be refreshing.
To think his liver outlasted his brain. Amazing.
If you thought that was funny it wasn't........have some respect
No, it was funny. It's funny because it's honest, and can be said without meaning disrespect. It's the sort of thing you might say at an Irish wake. There is a time and a place for "gallows humor," as WifeOfBath calls it, although we may not always agree on when and where that is.
Oh, shut up, you miserable bastard.
My mother, for whom I've been caregiver for the last 18 years, died last week of a brain lesion from a similar tumor.
Pecker, I almost indulged in trying to compose some comforting words that I thought would be really profound and clever, but I don't know you or your mother or any of the details of your situation, so that would be presumptuous. The truth is, I can't imagine what you've been through, good times and bad, so at the risk of sounding pat and formulaic, I will just say this: I am so sorry for your loss. Blessed be.
My father ultimately succumbed to a brain tumor...
I'm very sorry. My father just turned 66, and although he'll likely be around for another 30 years (my grandfather is still alive at the age of 97), I can't help to think of how many people I know who lost a parent at that age, or just a few years older. I'm realizing that I am going to lose him someday, and even though he's perfectly healthy and I've no reason to worry, the thought of losing him...
also if your senator feels like a family member, then you are a prime example of how homosexuals are destroying the American idea of family
just kidding guys.
Now
that was out of line. Saying "just kidding" doesn't make it OK. Next time you're tempted to say something like that, instead of trying to pass it off as a joke, just don't say it.
That was reprehensible. I am utterly disgusted.
It says something about how polarized the American political universe is, to see so many people saying poisonous things when they hear that the second longest serving American senator, still very much in the saddle, is probably fatally ill.
Like him or not, Edward Kennedy served the United States to the best of his ability for a very long time.
At this moment, can't there be a little respect?
Does it cost too much?
Very well reasoned and well put (as usual). Thanks, Rubi.