Posted on 02/11/2008 6:57:48 AM PST by managusta
Congressman Tom Lantos of California has died. Lantos was the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress. His spokeswoman says he died early Monday morning.
Lynne Weill said that Lantos, 80, passed away at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center in suburban Maryland.
So did Corrie Ten Boom.
Corrie Ten huh?
To my shame, I had indeed forgotten the sacrifice of Prof. Librescu, a man for whom “Extraordinary” is understatement.
I pray Lantos spent some time seeking the face of YHvH.shalom b'SHEM Yah'shuaHe spent his whole life rejecting the creator of the universe.
Prayers for his family and friends.
EC is one of the most aggressive cancers and it is an awfully painful way to pass. My husband has been fighting EC for a year and thankfully due to totally out of control aggressive treatment plan plus his youth and general good health he is now NED. To treat EC ... one first gets chemotherapy in hopes of shrinking the tumor which is preventing one from swallowing, then a course of radiation and finally surgery (Ivor-Lewis) to remove one's esophagus and the upper portion of the stomach. Oh, and don't forget the joy of using a "J" Feeding Tube inserted into one's intestines to get calories (bag feed). This is of course if the disease has not advanced into the liver and lungs.
Oldexpat is right - if you have GERD or RELUX you need to get an endoscopy as esophageal cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the U.S. at this time. Anecdotally, it is suspected the rise it due to so many people are self-medicating with the little purple OTC pills and not seeing a doc until it is too late. It used to be an 'old man's' disease but more and more young men (and more women) - 30's-50's - are being diagnosed.
Again, prayers for the Lantos family.
Ditto.........weird that he enabled and supported such seditious dangerous positions / opinions and was a holocaust survivor.
Weird.....
In this regard, Lantos was spot on.
Given the steady march of Liberalism in Lantos' district perhaps "Perpetuum Mobile" by Wilhelm Middelschulte would be more fitting.
Tom Lantos was a great American. Here's what he said at the dedication ceremony of the Victims of Communism Memorial last year:
"Communism was not the only monstrous phenomenon determined to destroy free and open societies," said Lantos, who is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Lantos, a Holocaust survivor, said he had fought against Nazism and communism, and "it is now my privilege to fight against Islamic terrorism determined to take us back 13 centuries."
I agree. One can disagree with someone politically, but when they die, it's best to be gracious. May he rest in peace, and prayers of comfort to his family.
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That SOB was a mean bastard. May he get what he has sown.
Better have bad grammar then bad brain:-)
May God rest Mr. Lantos’ soul and bless his family. There are a whole lot of rats a whole lot worse than Lantos. I don’t remember him ever being mean or sarcastic. And who could forget Tom telling some Democrat witness at a Congressional hearing (Craig Livingstone?) that he should “do the honorable thing, like Admiral Boorda”. I about fell off my couch.
Well said. He was a nasty little man obsessed with crushing anyone not thinking to his way of liking. EVERY time I have seen him on TV before a panel, microphone, etc. he used his status to engender agreement with his particular bent. That said, I am sorry that his death causes his family grief. As for peace (the P in RIP), that’s up to him and God.
Wow, moonman, you’ve been put through the proverbial wringer! Our prayers will be with you on this latest challenge — that is a tough weight management program you’ve got going. My “esophogastrectamy” altered my plumbing for life and my digestive system has been out of whack since my surgery, but considering the alternatives, I’ve really had it easy compared to others who face similar tumors and surgeries.
Hang in there, my friend. BTW, I like your screen name... I use a variant of it as my member name on YouTube based on an old nickname I had growing up.
He now must square his liberalism with the almighty who allowed this man to survive extreme liberalism.
As a fellow Hungarian, RIP Senator Lantos.
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