Posted on 01/03/2012 10:11:41 AM PST by Nachum
I don't see how one could come to any other conclusion when reading this piece from Mediaite about a confrontation between NRO's Rich Lowrey and the liberal pundit. The imbroglio erupted when Colmes said that Iowans would get off the Santorum bandwagon once they discovered some of the "crazy things" he's said and done. The segment was pegged to Santorum's polling surge in Iowa, which Colmes argued wouldn't last "once they get a load of some of the crazy things he's said and done, like taking his two-hour-old baby who died after childbirth and played with it
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Eileanright
Wow, that looks exactly like the troll Colmes - but more handsome.
For what it’s worth to you, we took the body of our 21-year-old cat home from the vet after euthanasia, washed him and combed his fur, and laid him out in our house overnight. The next morning, rigor mortis had not yet set in, and we petted him some more, wrapped him in a cloth and placed him in a box, and drove him personally to the crematorium. We will scatter his ashes on the family plot. He was a member of the family. So was that precious little child who died in their arms.
To libs, the end (state control) always justifies the means. If they believe that mocking the circumstances surrounding the death of a republican candidate's baby might somehow hurt that candidate (and, therefore, enhance their liberal agenda) then any issues of compassion or empathy are completely overridden by their lust for power.
You’re quick-it does look like him. :)
In the Jewish faith, the body is not left alone for any time until burial. There is a special service called Chevra Kadisha made up of volunteers who wash the body and dresshim in his shroud and take turns 24/7 sitting with him and saying prayers.
Humans since cavemen have always had rituals to help us deal with the depth of grief when we lose a loved one. Cultures, families, people do it differently. It all deserves RESPECT and REVERENCE.
One day Alan Colmes will die. He ought to think about it, because right now some very good people all over the country are probably against their better natures envisioning ways to “play” with his body.
He didn't. His wife, a nurse, wrote about it in a book. The Santorums are sturdy defenders of life. They have every right to give their testimony of how they valued that child, and resisted letting some institution carry away the corpse to be tossed in an incinerator. No doubt they wanted to examine the child, see who he resembled, and give his body a testament of love and caring with their eyes, arms and hands. If you think the child's soul and the angels were not watching, think again.
I hope that Alan’s loose lips will send the conservative vote in Iowa way over the top for Rick Santorum.
Words have consequences, as the leftists are about to learn this evening.
I’m glad for you and your cat but the question was, do hospitals even allow that now?
How long ago was this? No doubt in years gone past, this was "normal". The gist of my question was, do hospitals and governments even allow this now?
Ann Coulter on radio now talking about this. Comparing it to Hillary crying about how important this all is, and then winning the NH primary. Sheesh. But she does admit that Santorum did not bring this up.
What is wrong with Coulter lately? Menopause?
We mourned and funeralized our cat this way last week.
As for humans, they do have ways to release the body to the family. I have friends who have had funerals for stillborn children over the past several years.
It's a much loved and anticipated family member, not a hunk of biowaste.
Thanks for your reply. Funerals are usually run by state licensed funeral homes. Unless I'm very wrong, releasing the body to "the family" usually means the family's choice of funeral homes but I could be wrong which is why I asked the question.
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I can’t believe she wrote about this without his knowledge and approval.
When you put intimate and personal details of your life into the public domain then you give up the right to be offend when people discuss it in public.
What I would criticize Colmes for is characterize what they did as “playing with” their dead baby. That was scummy and reprehensible.
I completely understand why some people would consider this episode creepy and I would not criticize anyone for saying so.
Santorum DIDN'T discuss this now. Colmes was having a discussion with Rick Lowrey and Colmes brought it up!
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