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Christopher Reeve, Man of SteelFWIW
vanity | October 11, 2004 | self

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.


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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Thanks for the ping Dr. Eckleburg. RIP Christopher Reeve.


121 posted on 10/11/2004 9:43:18 AM PDT by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: ClintonBeGone

Unlike slime like you, I refuse, REFUSE to speak ill of the newly dead when his/her family is still grieving, unless the deceased is a known murderer, rapist, or child molester.

Reeve was none of the three, and I will NOT resort to the level of a sadistic vulture like yourself just to score a few cheap Political points with my extremist friends (message to you, bud. not every staunch opponent of abortion believes that all followers of the abortion agenda are inherently evil. Many, like Reeve, are largely misguided or foolish in their views, and don't believe in conception = birth as I do) . Oh, and I don't give a damn about whether of not he's in Heaven. In the end, only God Himself will determine if we are worthy to enter into His presence. If you want to be concerned with a soul, pick your own.

I admire the courage and tenacity with which Reeves pursued the betterment of mankind through attempting to find a cure for spinal coard paralysis; I have no respect and no support for the snake oil non-solutions his liberal friends fed him. Superman was one of my favorite films; Superman 4 was one of my least favorite films. It all just balances out sometimes...


122 posted on 10/11/2004 9:55:11 AM PDT by RockAgainsttheLeft04 ("Kiss my ass, all you liberals." -Ted Nugent)
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To: RockAgainsttheLeft04
I refuse, REFUSE to speak ill of the newly dead

I'm actually speaking ill of YOU.

123 posted on 10/11/2004 9:58:52 AM PDT by ClintonBeGone (Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: wideawake
"The fact is, Mr. Reeve spent his last days using his fame and access to champion the murder of unborn children."

That's a fact.

He's NO "hero" and certainly NO "martyr" to me.

124 posted on 10/11/2004 9:59:24 AM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: asgardshill
"He is not beyond criticism."

"He is now."

Not on this planet....

Reeves was an abortion advocate.

125 posted on 10/11/2004 10:03:31 AM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: F16Fighter; asgardshill
Reeves was an abortion advocate.

I wish assgard had as much compassion for the murdered unborn.

126 posted on 10/11/2004 10:07:25 AM PDT by ClintonBeGone (Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: ClintonBeGone

Ho Ho, he He, Ha ha, TEE HEE. You really are a pile of laughs, aren't you?
Or s**t. Yeah, it's probably s**t.

Nevermind. Sorry to waste your precious time when there are graves you could be out desecrating right now.


127 posted on 10/11/2004 10:09:22 AM PDT by RockAgainsttheLeft04 ("Kiss my ass, all you liberals." -Ted Nugent)
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To: RockAgainsttheLeft04
unless the deceased is a known murderer

So because Mr. Reeve did not personally harvest the stem cells from murdered children, he gets a pass. He was only cheering from the sidelines, after all.

OK.

128 posted on 10/11/2004 10:11:18 AM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: ClintonBeGone
I wish assgard had as much compassion for the murdered unborn.

You must be the resident wit of the playground over at the elementary school. Run along now, the bell's ringing and next period is making glitter pictures of the first 5 passages of Revelations.

129 posted on 10/11/2004 10:13:13 AM PDT by asgardshill (Got a lump of coal? Tell Mary Mapes to 'shove it' - in 2 weeks you'll have a diamond.)
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To: wideawake
He was only cheering from the sidelines, after all.

And what does it say for the cheerleaders of the cheerleaders? People like RockAgainsttheLeft04? God will have His say.

130 posted on 10/11/2004 10:13:18 AM PDT by ClintonBeGone (Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: ClintonBeGone
"I wish assgard had as much compassion for the murdered unborn."

Another instance of the folks out there worshipping style over substance.

That was the substance of this so-called "hero" and martyr.

If Reeves had had his way, abortion would be partial-birth up to the 9th month, and thereafter sliced and diced in Tyson chicken slaughterhouse-like facilities.

131 posted on 10/11/2004 10:13:51 AM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: asgardshill
Run along now, the bell's ringing and next period is making glitter pictures of the first 5 passages of Revelations.

Remember friend, God is my Co-pilot. You're flying solo.

132 posted on 10/11/2004 10:14:13 AM PDT by ClintonBeGone (Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: F16Fighter
Not on this planet.... Reeves was an abortion advocate.

Well then, I guess that's between G*d and Mr. Reeve, isn't it?

133 posted on 10/11/2004 10:15:46 AM PDT by asgardshill (Got a lump of coal? Tell Mary Mapes to 'shove it' - in 2 weeks you'll have a diamond.)
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To: F16Fighter

When it comes to people who have no regard for the life of the unborn, I like to quote General George Patton:

"May God have mercy upon my enemies, I won't."


134 posted on 10/11/2004 10:19:07 AM PDT by ClintonBeGone (Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: asgardshill
Well then, I guess that's between G*d and Mr. Reeve, isn't it?

Nope, we all have a duty to change the minds and hearts of the nonbelievers and, for your sake, the stupid and uncaring.

135 posted on 10/11/2004 10:20:14 AM PDT by ClintonBeGone (Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: RockAgainsttheLeft04; ClintonBeGone
"Sorry to waste your precious time when there are graves you could be out desecrating right now."

Are the "graves" of Saddam's two sons sacred as well?

Whereas most people on this board feel compassion for ANYONE who's passed on and their loved ones, you are wrong to demand respect from everyone for this man.

136 posted on 10/11/2004 10:22:00 AM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: asgardshill
"Well then, I guess that's between G*d and Mr. Reeve, isn't it?"

True, but you were demanding an exemption from "criticism" of Chris Reeves.

As I said, he's NOT on THIS planet.

137 posted on 10/11/2004 10:24:10 AM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: ClintonBeGone

Patton had a point ;-)


138 posted on 10/11/2004 10:26:33 AM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: ClintonBeGone
Remember friend, God is my Co-pilot.

Too much information, my FRiend.

139 posted on 10/11/2004 10:30:45 AM PDT by asgardshill (Got a lump of coal? Tell Mary Mapes to 'shove it' - in 2 weeks you'll have a diamond.)
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To: F16Fighter
True, but you were demanding an exemption from "criticism" of Chris Reeves.

No I wasn't. I'm demanding nothing here.

140 posted on 10/11/2004 10:32:24 AM PDT by asgardshill (Got a lump of coal? Tell Mary Mapes to 'shove it' - in 2 weeks you'll have a diamond.)
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