[Revolting cat!]

KGB agent Cronkite, now McCourt, who’ll be the third turd?

[Verginius Rufus]

Robert McNamara died earlier this month, as did Steve McNair.

Karl Malden also died recently a few days after another Gary, Indiana, native who got more publicity. Malden was 97 and as far as I know a good guy, so doesn't have much in common with the others apart from dying about the same time.