Reply #18: guess it's a matter of perception here.

[orleans]

seems like a lot of people (especially on msnbc) thought he was next to god (how will we go on? how can we have the election without him? we won't know what to do next)
and non stop coverage. (without any other news)

(i wasn't aware des moines was evacuated. were you?)

i don't see why people can't be honest about a person if there is no emotional/direct attachment involved in the relationship. i didn't love the guy, i didn't know him, he was a media figure in my life. a public figure.

i didn't pretend to be sad when reagan died.

i'll probably celebrate when * drops dead.

how many days do we have to wait before we can say--wait a minute. he wasn't perfect. he did a lot of things that pissed us off. two days? five days? three months? why?

oh, and why do people who never liked someone all of a sudden take a real shine to them once they are dead? i guess i don't understand how/why we delude ourselves. is it a guilt thing?