Sorry to hear of T’wit’s passing. I did not know him. May he rest in peace.
I didn’t know him personally, but we exchanged a few posts back and forth over the years. He was smart, funny and always a gentleman. I’ll miss his insight.
>>Sorry to hear of T’wit’s passing. I did not know him. May he rest in peace.<<
I did not know T’wit either and now I wish I had - I’ve been reading back through his posts and they are quite telling.
This one is my favorite - its a suggested caption for a woman at a Code Pink type rally. Timothy Wheeler so captured how wrong headed a turn is often taken when we become of problems and how dark the embittered opposition to America can become.
>>”Friends, mine is a simple, homely American story. I was a child star in Hollywood. I was showered with attention and affection. I made more money at 6 than most of you have made in your lives. Then as I blossomed into womanhood, I became a top fashion model and earned more money than you can imagine. Despite my heavy working schedule, I was loving wife and I slathered love and affection on my three perfect children. From modeling, I moved into the editorial world at VOGUE as a senior fashion coordinator. I used those very skills to color-coordinate my maroon pants, red print scarf and dishwater hands with this red microphone.
“Then, sadly, I became socially aware. I burned at the injustices in Amerika! I started to speak out for social justice. I marched for peace. As a result, I lost my husband, my job and my kids, and I owe it all to you and your stupid communist demonstrations. Good-bye to the lot of you, I am now detonating my suicide belt.” <<
His humor was edgey but not on target - he got the point and he made the point.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1875180/posts?page=41#41