De mortuis nil nisi bono. May he rest in peace.
That's all very nice, but you can bet that if a true hero, like Steven MacDonald (NYC policeman paralyzed after being shot by a 14 year old perp) died, the media will make little of it.
Why? Because Detective MacDonald opposes embryonic stem cell research.
And, even if you could find a major media obit for someone like MacDonald, there would be no mention of MacDonald's political views - unlike the fawning treatment of Reeve and his very public endorsement of Kerry.
Christopher Reed lived life with courage, and honor, and it should be so noted,here in Free Republic.
Courage? HONOR? Sorry, the man was an actor. He may have been forced to show some courage following his accident; but to my knowledge, Reeve never showed the kind of REAL courage it took men like Steven MacDonald to show in their everyday lives.
And HONOR? I don't see how we can say a man who injected himself into the political process -- demanding that human lives be sacrificed so that he might walk again -- can be described as a man of "honor."
So, moderator, remove my post if you think all comments on Christopher Reeve must be nicey-nice posts acclaiming a celebrity who happened to have had a sad accident -- and who deliberately injected himself into a disgraceful and deceitful Democratic campaign.