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No, I'm pretty sure he's dead. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2016 #1
"and he's not only merely dead thucythucy Feb 2016 #39
someone else posted on DU SCantiGOP Feb 2016 #85
But he had a pillow on his head...! NWProf Feb 2016 #89
Lovely plumage though. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author yellowcanine Feb 2016 #63
Bonus points for M. Python reference! AllyCat Feb 2016 #107
More importantly didn't he say something today about the RNC not being fair to him? randys1 Feb 2016 #2
Fat Tony's family declined to have an autopsy. Maybe his own family murdered him? jalan48 Feb 2016 #3
Bingo. You're definitely in touch with your inner Hércule Poirot. forest444 Feb 2016 #5
But whom was Fat Tony's guest? Peregrine Took Feb 2016 #14
a gay prostitute, perhaps? RussBLib Feb 2016 #19
Ah yes. A late night visitor bearing an extra-large pillow. Fat Tony had a big head. Hmmmm. jalan48 Feb 2016 #20
Not necessarily a guest dflprincess Feb 2016 #27
OMG MissDeeds Feb 2016 #114
I thought autopsies were mandatory... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #31
No-apparently they just asked his family and they said no. jalan48 Feb 2016 #33
No, if his doctor says it was a natural death, that's usually good enough passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #37
The doctor didn't see Scalia's body, declared it natural causes anyway. nt bananas Feb 2016 #46
I don't know who declared Scalia's death passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #71
Texas is different - the doctor doesn't need to see the body. bananas Feb 2016 #87
Woah! That is scary! passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #101
Big fat 79 year old smokers are walking miracles dorkzilla Feb 2016 #54
My ex had been a smoker his whole life until the last ten years or so passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #72
I have a few close to me that are addicted . They have tried so many times to stop. Person 2713 Feb 2016 #104
The judge could have ordered it regardless of the family wishes, she chose not to. 33taw Feb 2016 #68
There is no clear reason for her to have ordered it. LanternWaste Feb 2016 #110
The Judge who pronounced him dead could have ordered an autopsy, but chose not to. 33taw Feb 2016 #69
It depends on which state. louis-t Feb 2016 #70
i thought autopsies were mandatory in unattended deaths. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #49
It probably depends on the meaning of 'unattended' in state law pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #53
ok. i am sure with multiple health issues, this was not a complete shock to his dr nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #58
Not surprising, given that Trump's act is a caricature of Jesse Vetura (n/t) William Seger Feb 2016 #4
Cui bono is a solid principle. Who has motive is a big part of solving crime. Demit Feb 2016 #10
Cui bono is a solid principle for identifying suspects William Seger Feb 2016 #18
Stupid Comment billhicks76 Feb 2016 #22
And Scalia Was 89 billhicks76 Feb 2016 #23
79 dflprincess Feb 2016 #28
Sorry...My Bad billhicks76 Feb 2016 #52
It wasn't a heart attack, according to the doctor. nt bananas Feb 2016 #47
My GF Died of Congestive Heart Failure ProfessorGAC Feb 2016 #76
The doctor "said she meant only that his heart had stopped." bananas Feb 2016 #86
Yep, conspiracies can actually exist William Seger Feb 2016 #34
All the reports I read stated that he had the pillow on his head. justhanginon Feb 2016 #6
... and I read a couple that said he was found on the floor, and moved to the bed ... Myrina Feb 2016 #78
I did it with a meatloaf in the kitchen at midnight rurallib Feb 2016 #7
That sounds dirty. redwitch Feb 2016 #9
you're right it does rurallib Feb 2016 #11
I did figure it out after a second or two. redwitch Feb 2016 #12
He ate the whole meatloaf, right out of the oven? That would do it. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2016 #16
my special onion and ketchup sauce rurallib Feb 2016 #17
Meatloaf for dinner again? bananas Feb 2016 #48
Trump's moved from Birther to Deather? houston16revival Feb 2016 #8
It was a hunting trip watoos Feb 2016 #13
To hide the fact that his Rx was not in his system... IthinkThereforeIAM Feb 2016 #25
Wouldn't they hear the buckshot rattling in the urn? nt dflprincess Feb 2016 #29
My husband suggestes Scalia heard Cheney was coming Marthe48 Feb 2016 #93
The butler did it! moreland01 Feb 2016 #15
Did he or did he not have a pillow on his face? mainer Feb 2016 #21
The ranch owner now clarifies that the pillow was over Scalia's HEAD, not his face pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #73
I just wonder if this oligarchy is going to ask...................... turbinetree Feb 2016 #24
"Warren Commission-style investigation"... dflprincess Feb 2016 #26
I do believe his supposed crack team of birth certificate investigators are in Canada at the moment. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #30
I think his crack-head team of investigators is still in Kenya ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #55
All this gangster talk and pillows makes me think of this d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #32
Who among us wants to pay for yet another rethug inquisition? Or inquest, in this case. JudyM Feb 2016 #35
No problem Turbineguy Feb 2016 #56
It does seem a little weird... 3 hours went by after they knocked on his door.... JudyM Feb 2016 #62
lol Separation Feb 2016 #79
Mebbe so. Sumthin, fo' sho'. Nt JudyM Feb 2016 #81
This is now a mainstream view among the right oberliner Feb 2016 #36
...he's nuts. SoapBox Feb 2016 #38
Dr. D. Trump, MD, Coroner of Cowshit, Texas: "Looks pretty unusual" that he was found SDjack Feb 2016 #40
Because any murdurer would leave the pillow truthisfreedom Feb 2016 #41
my thought exactly... olddad56 Feb 2016 #43
Reading again. ffr Feb 2016 #42
I'm sure I'm not alone: I knew when I first heard the news of his passing... C Moon Feb 2016 #44
Because, as we all know, elderly, overweight men NEVER simply die of natural causes. BlueStater Feb 2016 #45
professor plum in the study with the candlestick. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #50
The pillow thing is interesting. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #51
Both the pillow and family's waiver are typical. LanternWaste Feb 2016 #111
If we had a media worth a damn ... Delphinus Feb 2016 #57
what kind of hit man leaves the pillow? librechik Feb 2016 #59
How do you know that he WASN'T "found wearing a tutu and covered with tiger stripes"? Jim Lane Feb 2016 #65
heh--"please let it be gay autoerotic asphyxiation, Please let it be gay autoerotic asphyxiation" librechik Feb 2016 #98
The Freepers are all howling for an autopsy and a full investigation. Jim Lane Feb 2016 #100
Seriously? A 79-year old fat man that smoked like a chimney and drank? Raster Feb 2016 #60
Wait...this guy's name is really "Savage Weiner"? Dopers_Greed Feb 2016 #64
If they find the cannoli, they'll find the killer ... LannyDeVaney Feb 2016 #66
Actually, it was a conspiracy... cannolis, Marlboro Lites-R, and Dago Red. Raster Feb 2016 #67
Leave the pillow, take the canoli. ThoughtCriminal Feb 2016 #80
The only thing that smothered Scalia was doublechins numbers four, five and six. Raster Feb 2016 #84
yeah I suppose he's also one of many LIBERALS who believe Dick Cheney brought down the PatrynXX Feb 2016 #74
Considering who he was with Wibly Feb 2016 #75
Okay, he's seemed delusional all along. Yet another completely good reason he should never be trillion Feb 2016 #77
was he hunting with Dick Cheney? djg21 Feb 2016 #82
What total wingnuttery. Can't a 79 year old die of natural causes in their sleep anymore? Vinca Feb 2016 #83
quick everone olddots Feb 2016 #88
A natural death is almost guaranteed if your over 75 and morbidly obese. Crowman1979 Feb 2016 #90
Everyone dies some natural death unless it is a violent act. former9thward Feb 2016 #96
Many accidents are neither violent nor natural. LanternWaste Feb 2016 #112
Maybe you can give some former9thward Feb 2016 #115
Someone should find out where Cheney was Angry Dragon Feb 2016 #91
An overweight smoker drops dead at 79 DesertRat Feb 2016 #92
LOL Trump is Alex Jones clone humbled_opinion Feb 2016 #94
Trump is right to be concerned! GuardianOne Feb 2016 #95
Yes! JackRiddler Feb 2016 #97
Of course, I had almost forgotten. Didn't Trump get his MD and board certification in Diagnostic 24601 Feb 2016 #99
Actually this could help Obama get his nomination ....Trumps Repuk competition despise him. Pauldg47 Feb 2016 #102
Actually this could help Obama get his nomination ....Trumps Repuk competition despise him. Pauldg47 Feb 2016 #103
thinking it might have been a Nelson Rockefeller death wordpix Feb 2016 #105
It was not on his face... Helen Borg Feb 2016 #106
And when will we be seeing Obama's university diploma? Zambero Feb 2016 #108
It was only a matter of time NastyRiffraff Feb 2016 #109
If I smothered someone with a pillow, I'd make sure I didn't leave the murder weapon on his face. bklyncowgirl Feb 2016 #113
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