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calimary

(80,693 posts)
9. Beautifully put.
Sun May 18, 2014, 01:41 PM
May 2014

I'm sorry ANYONE has to face a terminal cancer diagnosis. But that does not change the fact that he is a SCHMUCK of the first order. All that money spent trying to destroy good people, and using his power and financial muscle for evil purposes and negativity galore. I will NEVER forget the Arkansas Project. His passing will unfortunately not squelch or in any way lessen THAT shitty business.

Oddly enough - he's a relative small-fry in the Billionaires Club. His fortune is listed at one-point-five billion dollars? That's ALL? Sure doesn't measure up that well to what we're used to having to deal with these days - the adelsons and kochs - does it?

Goodbye. Faygo Kid May 2014 #1
What goes around comes around. hobbit709 May 2014 #2
Cancer gets many his age, the good and bad alike. eallen May 2014 #25
Notice the Clintons are out-living their most vicious enemies? Archae May 2014 #3
Those enemies are a generation older than the Clintons. former9thward May 2014 #11
For me it's like something I thought about the day Pete Seeger died. Archae May 2014 #13
Well, I would not put the Clintons at the level of a Pete Seeger ... former9thward May 2014 #17
He didn't limit his actions to national politics tech3149 May 2014 #22
Won't wish untreatable (or any) cancer on ANYONE... hlthe2b May 2014 #4
I Loathed Most Of His Political Activities BUT Vogon_Glory May 2014 #5
It is definitely too late for that DFW May 2014 #6
No, you odious old turd, we do not "rejoice at this news." DFW May 2014 #7
Beautifully put. calimary May 2014 #9
So well put to both of you. 7wo7rees May 2014 #59
Very, very well put, DFW. nt Hekate May 2014 #42
Plus a million. But his millions couldn't save him. And his 'legacy' stole lives. n/t freshwest May 2014 #63
Well said indeed. But far from unanimous on this thread. n/t Psephos May 2014 #75
If I EVER post something on DU that gets universal accolades, I'll assume the world has ended DFW May 2014 #78
heh heh - so true Psephos May 2014 #83
Thanks for that DFW May 2014 #84
Hmmmm. I resemble that remark!!! MADem May 2014 #87
Yeah, I don't have exclusive rights to those symptoms! DFW May 2014 #88
Boo hoo hoo Zorro May 2014 #8
He says as the Karmic wheel rolls over him CanonRay May 2014 #10
Karma for Steve Kangas. Joe Bacon May 2014 #33
Yep JanMichael May 2014 #40
that was my first thought grasswire May 2014 #43
kangas was the best and one of the leaders of knowing what and who was dealing the cards UpInArms May 2014 #53
+1 joshcryer May 2014 #61
He could call it 'Richard' muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #12
I'd like some more details bigworld May 2014 #14
You have a point. MADem May 2014 #74
Too bad he didn't donate his hundreds of millions to help find a cure for cancer. Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #15
Or he could use his wealth now to push for single-payer area51 May 2014 #64
Exactly. Duer 157099 May 2014 #77
we know the cure---stop industrial pollution, including our food supply and water wordpix May 2014 #82
“Some who dislike me may rejoice at this news,” Kelvin Mace May 2014 #16
His sister had not talk to him in decades for the death of her husband? happyslug May 2014 #18
Reminiscent of Cheney and that lawyer daleo May 2014 #62
Cheney never apologized to Whittington, either... MADem May 2014 #76
Well, I woke up this morning, feeling around for my shoes... Tom Ripley May 2014 #19
Sad for him, but I'm not supporting any Tea Baggers in his honor and I still support Hillary. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #20
Too bad he didn't put all of that money he used to destroy good people into cancer research. LeftofObama May 2014 #21
It's a start... DirtyDawg May 2014 #23
A life spent in hate is no life at all jmowreader May 2014 #24
beautiful prose UpInArms May 2014 #54
Goes to show that all the billions and the selfish deeds done to acquire and Cleita May 2014 #26
Well I hope he doesn't suffer too long. nt bemildred May 2014 #27
Seconded. graegoyle May 2014 #56
Too bad he lived long enough to bring irreparable harm to the US Doctor_J May 2014 #28
Karma. onecaliberal May 2014 #29
I don't rejoice in the news, but I'm not heartbroken either. Beacool May 2014 #30
He's no loss and won't be mourned, but I don't cheer his cancer or wish it on him. Shrike47 May 2014 #31
At least he will have the best end of life care possible Marrah_G May 2014 #32
Sorry folks but having lived thru this fuckers antics: Great News, not a second too soon... nt winstars May 2014 #34
Back then: Whitewater! Kingofalldems May 2014 #35
We all have to go sometime Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #36
“Some who dislike me may rejoice at this news,” BlueStater May 2014 #37
His is an ugly statement, actually. grasswire May 2014 #45
It's as if he's Frank Sinatra, singing "My Way." MADem May 2014 #73
Was it from the cheap prostitutes you were fucking...? Grins May 2014 #38
I thought he WAS a cancer!.... lastlib May 2014 #39
I don't rejoice in his suffering Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #41
No surprise here. JNelson6563 May 2014 #44
As a financial backer of Xian Reconstructionism/Dominionism... Hekate May 2014 #46
I care as much about this asshole as he cares about most people. valerief May 2014 #47
What happened to Steve Kangas UpInArms May 2014 #48
I despise him but I would never rojoice that someone has cancer Skittles May 2014 #49
R#19 & K for, that's just ME!1 n/t UTUSN May 2014 #50
Considering the damage done, no mention of his funding the big Arkansas Project, against Clintons, Todays_Illusion May 2014 #51
Awww Owl May 2014 #52
'Billionaire Lives Long Happy Life. Eventually Will Die.' onehandle May 2014 #55
I've hated his politics ever since I first encountered them thirty years ago. But struggle4progress May 2014 #57
Haven't heard that name in many moons LyndaG May 2014 #58
He bought up all those books of Coulter's to put her on the (faux) best seller lists. nt MADem May 2014 #60
The naked billionaire father founding May 2014 #65
As a son and nephew of breast cancer survivors... iandhr May 2014 #66
I am not seeing a lot of that. MADem May 2014 #72
the rich can't buy immortality--yet. yurbud May 2014 #67
Scaife is a greater threat to the US than OBL ever was. Dawson Leery May 2014 #68
He'll be in the same place OBL is, soon enough, it would seem.... nt MADem May 2014 #70
Neither will be missed. Dawson Leery May 2014 #71
.... warrprayer May 2014 #69
Money doesn't make you happy lovuian May 2014 #79
I concur--you can rent a little happiness, you can pay people to pretend to like you, but MADem May 2014 #86
Say Goodnight Dick warrprayer May 2014 #80
I wonder how many energy, chemical and agribiz companies he invested in? wordpix May 2014 #81
It's true, that. MADem May 2014 #85
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