[Illbay]

Who really knows the truth about Mr. Maher?

My sympathy goes out to his wife (who often lurks here) and family, though.

[Lancey Howard]

It seemed to me that half the "freepers" who showed up on the 'Free Ted' threads only showed up on 'Free Ted' threads. I do admit however, that Mrs. Maher was polite, even when she was flaming me.

I don't think Ted's supporters and family were mean or duplicitous in any way. I think they really wanted to help a guy they cared about, and I guess I can't blame them for doing whatever they could. They must be extremely disillusioned at this point. However, I still am embarrassed that so many normally skeptical freepers got sucked into this Mumia-like frenzy. (No, I am not comparing Ted to Mumia - - just the "tin-foil conspiracy" nature of their defenders.)