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To: Biggirl

Enough of this maudlin coverage of a fading star, whose death wouldn’t have merited more than a paragraph of coverage had he not killed himself. What kind of lesson does this adulation give to the mentally unsteady and/or teenagers? The media should be ashamed of themselves.


5 posted on 08/13/2014 7:33:45 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: txrefugee

” whose death wouldn’t have merited more than a paragraph of coverage had he not killed himself. “

Ironic about the “World’s Greatest Dad” plot.


9 posted on 08/13/2014 7:38:27 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: txrefugee

>> What kind of lesson does this adulation give to the mentally unsteady and/or teenagers?

Excellent point and one that crossed my mind after observing the widespread dismissal of suicide — expressed here.

>> The media should be ashamed of themselves.

More than the media.


19 posted on 08/13/2014 8:02:19 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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