Posted on 10/12/2004 5:55:51 AM PDT by conservativecorner
It's sort of like his lucky CIA hat...
SANTA FE, United States (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry hailed Christopher Reeve as "America's hero" and vowed to drive on the dead Superman actor's crusade for stem-cell research.
...Kerry said the last time he heard from Reeve was on Saturday, when the actor left a message on his cellphone, enthused by the Massachusetts senator's decision to raise stem-cell research in Friday's second presidential debate.
Oh really? WHO TV (Des Moines) October 11th, 2004 - According to sources close to the actor, Reeve died Sunday. The actor fell into a coma on Thursday after going into cardiac arrest at his New York home. It's true - Kerry will say ANYTHING to get elected...
Update: WHO Des Moines appears to be the only one reporting he went into a coma on Thursday. ABC, CNN, and others are reporting that he had a heart attack at his Pound Ridge, New York, home on Saturday during treatment for an infected bedsore wound. He fell into a coma and never regained consciousness. CNN puts it this way:
Kerry's cellphone is a little less magical, now it's just a bit suspect...
OK I can see that. Are there any reports Reeve was incapacitated on Thursday and remained that way until he had his heart attack?
The only report of him being incapacitated on Thursday that I can find is the WHO linked in this thread. All others say Saturday.
So Reeve could have placed the call on Friday or Saturday.
Well now, that means tha call had to be AFTER the debate.
If he was incapacitated and/or comatose, Kerry is having another Chistmas in Cambodia episode.
http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/biography.html
"Sadly Christopher Reeve died while in coma after going into Cardiac Arrest on Sunday, October 10th. Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people with paralysis. In the week leading up to his death, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection
What I'm curious about is, with all the money thrown down the rat-hole in health-care, why they don't use better materials for mattresses, thermal foam or water-beds.
"Just got off the phone with WHO TV...theu said that the quote "fell into a coma thursday"....came from (of all places CNN"
CFRA radio in Canada was reporting Thursday; it is a CNN news affiliate.
Debunked by whom?
Kerry is an incredibly bad liar and a despicable human being.
I would have saved it. Can you imagine having the last voice mail from Christopher Reeves. These may even be his last words. Certainly his last recorded words. This should be playing on all the news stations like they do with 911(emergency) calls.
Here's that report
The actor fell into a coma on Thursday after going into cardiac arrest at his New York home.
We know Thursday is wrong for the heart attack and every account I've read for the heart attack says the coma happened afterward.
Here's a google news search reeve thursday unconscious OR unconsciousness OR consciousness
It only gives one result in a celebrity column and the word "consciousness" was in an item about Richard Gere.
It doesn't say if Gere called Kerry. LOL
My PJ'S are always at the ready when truth needs to be told in much the same way that Superman fights evil in all it's various forms. Is that why Clark Kent worked for a newspaper? To fight MSM bias?
I disagree and frankly it reeks of a Welstone Memorial moment
Do you have a source that Reeve went to the hospital on Thursday?
First off, I am certain I heard the news radio (a CNN affiliate) report the Thursday date.
Out of curiosity, I just looked at the CNN website.
From yesterday, 10/11, at 9:18 AM EDT.
Reeve went into cardiac arrest Saturday while at his home in Pound Ridge, New York, then fell into a coma and died Sunday at a hospital surrounded by his family.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/11/obit.reeve.ap/index.html
Four hours later, there’s a subtle change:
"Reeve went into cardiac arrest Saturday at his home in Westchester County, New York, after developing a serious systemic infection during treatment for a pressure wound. He slipped into a coma and died Sunday afternoon at a hospital near his home."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/11/obit.reeve/index.html
From the first story, it looks like he slipped into a coma on Saturday. But in the later version, the time of the coma is uncertain.
In any case, even if he didn't fall into a coma until Saturday, it’s really unlikely Reeve called Kerry, given brief window of time between the debate and his death and given the seriousness of his condition.
Oh, man this will be all over the MSM and will run for days. [/sarcasm, of course]
Remember the great Bob Woodward. He wrote about his conversations with then CIA Director, Bill Casey, who was also in a coma.
Both accounts are written poorly. It's safe bet that Reeve didn't call Kerry after the heart attack. Its a more open question whether Reeve called Kerry from home on Friday or Saturday while suffering from a systemic infection resulting from bedsores common to quadriplegics. WHO got Thursday wrong and that's the source the Wizbang report is based on. This alleged "message from Reeve scandal" is not ready for prime time.
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