[from occupied ga]

Who cares? 3 people died in Tucumcari, New Mexico and nobody got concerned about that enough to post it.

YES!! Well said. Over 6,000 people die in the USA every day, and I don't see the sanctimonious hand wringers posting condolences for their families. Now when Teddy craps out I'll enjoy reading about that, but otherwise like you said, who cares.

[ClearCase_guy]

I agree. Eunice seems to have been the best of the Kennedy's, so I say RIP -- but the media kills me.

NPR this morning would announce that Eunice Kennedy Shriver had died, they would praise her nobility and her years of public service, they would discuss JFK and RFK, etc. About a 5 minute segment.

Then they would cover something like ... I dunno ... Afghanistan -- and after doing that, they would announce that Eunice Kennedy Shriver had died, they would praise her nobility and her years of ...

When will we stop worshipping these people??