Posted on 03/28/2007 10:17:57 AM PDT by Froufrou
The 49-year-old newspaper columnist and conservative blogger, who had come from Manitoba, Canada, to become the sharp-tongued doyenne of the Los Angeles media scene, was only hours away from losing her years-long fight with cancer, leaving behind a 17-year-old daughter, a lifetime of work as a plucky and plain-speaking wordsmith, and the respect of colleagues from both sides of the political spectrum.
But what was supposed to have been a dignified end for a long-suffering single mom instead turned into what friends called a disgustingly public travesty, an example of the current Wild West atmosphere of Internet privacy issues, and a sordid showcase of just how far a beef can go.
Just hours before her death, Cathy Seipp suddenly seemed to undo decades of hard work with an oddly written letter posted on the Web site, www. cathyseipp.com. In what came off as more bizarre rant than heartfelt apology, her supposed very last blog entry called her years of journalism a shoddy, despicable and irresponsible career as a fourth-rate hack. Her political stance? All a mistake.
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carolyn
I wonder what his CP name was.
Most of the Internet-using public knows full well where the boundaries of good taste lie. And most would say that Stein crossed over it long ago.
He was being vindictive when he found out she didn't 'own' the domain, looking for something to take out on her. Twisted.
Why should new "socially acceptable rules" have to be developed because the medium changes?
Scum is scum, no matter how it chooses to express itself.
This sorry excuse for a "man" has broken new ground in this particular area.
"They need to be stood up to and whatever happens next is up to them."
I'd say this guy needs a good beating, but it would undoubtedly just feed into his own little paranoid fantasies. With any luck this story will get around and nobody will ever consider employing him as a teacher again, at least.
I had to actually read the article in order to understand the fuss.
That was a rather scummy thing to do. (Not read the article, but this idiot Stein's actions.)
Stein sounds like Michael Moore's twin brother, AFAICT. He's just as loathsome, juvenile and narcissistic.
No law against being a boor. His justice would be if everyone ignored him, from now on.
It wouldn't surprise me if it were a formal talking point.
Rats are despicable.
:)
How tolerant, diverse and inclusive, Eliot.
What gets me is that he was hoping she would see it before she died. That's just evil.
Nirvana for a cowardly POS. Minimal chance of a response.
He probably spent his childhood sticking pins into the dog's lips when nobody was looking.
Is it my imagination, or have we been seeing a marked increase in the 'just don't care' attitudes in people?
This is the 21st century. We don't tar and feather miscreants anymore. Epoxy glue and packing "popcorn" are cheaper and easier to find.
I never heard of either one of them.
He blames her cancer on her political persuasion?
Is that what we're supposed to say about Molly Ivins? Oh, wait, I bet that's different, right?
Somebody will have a nice warm home after he dies.
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