Posted on 10/11/2004 2:06:13 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg
I preface this short vanity by saying I am pro-life, anti-abortion, anti-stem cell playing-God...
I have a friend who worked on Christopher Reeve's latest TV movie which Reeve just finished directing.
Movie sets are generally bedlam, filled with chaos, complaints, back-stabbing and petty irritations.
My friend said this production was different -- a life-changing experience for everyone involved with it.
The direction on the set was altered to accommodate Reeve's limitations which, according to my friend, were unimaginable. Reeve had to show up before dawn hours ahead of schedule in order to prepare for the rigors of production. He was constantly hooked up to machines. He could move nothing but his facial muscles. He was never alone, yet he was all alone.
Throughout the weeks, Reeve was steady, focused and serene. No one argued about craft services or late entrances or slow lighting. Everyone pitched in and did more than their share -- willingly, gratefully, aware of the tremendous effort Reeve was making and of his constant, unfathomable suffering.
My friend is not a particularly religious man, but he said he felt blessed and humbled to witness Christopher Reeve's profound courage and grace.
His pain is ended; he's strong and whole now. May God comfort those who loved him.
Hitler's dead too. Do the ambassadors of death wish us to lay off him too?
This thread was coming along nicely until the religious zealots invaded.
He was to philosophy what Picasso was to painting.
Monsieur Derrida could read Greek and German and when he talked about Plato and Kant he was capable of going to the source - he was well-educated in and conversant with the tradition he strove to destroy.
Likewise, Picasso had the skill and knowledge to imitate and parody the Old Masters even while he worked his entire life to debase and devalue portraiture.
Their followers know nothing of the great originals - few Derridaeans will ever even read Plato in translation, let alone Greek, but they will continue to debase intellectual currency using his method.
A courageous fighter and a decent man. We will all miss him. He's at peace now.
(sarcasm ON)
So you are prepared to play G*d and decide for the rest of us that only a few deaths are "acceptable losses"? What did the unborn children of rape and incest victims do to deserve the death you are apparently turning a blind eye to? Why should anyone take your admonitions against abortion seriously when you yourself condone these "exemptions"?
So Mr. Reeve was morally equivalent to Hitler now. Keep throwing those buzzwords out there and keep marginalizing yourself - I'm enjoying it.
The truth hurts.
Rest in peace, Christopher Reeve. Definitely a man of courage.
Based strictly on my knowledge of him, before his accident he seemed to be known more for his acting than as an advocate for death. Thats how. Whether others know, I can not say.
I remember seeing Reeve interviewed just a few weeks before his accident by some talking head, may have been Tim Russert. He said something to the effect that he could not imagine having a Republican as a friend. He went on to bash Republicans and conservatism.
Actually, I think that lable more accurately fits his anti-Christian attackers here.
I remember seeing Reeve interviewed just a few weeks before his accident by some talking head, may have been Tim Russert. He said something to the effect that he could not imagine having a Republican as a friend. He went on to bash Republicans and conservatism.
And your point is?
Just giving you his political view.
That's "label", not "lable". And you be sure to tell us if you see any 'anti-Christians' around here, OK? Feel free to name names.
I'm sure you know who you are.
I imagine many of those Mr. Reeve touched were veterans.
Yes, I do. And I know what you are as well.
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