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In reply to the discussion: Richard Scaife, Newspaper Billionaire and Andrew Mellon Heir, Has Untreatable Cancer [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)72. I am not seeing a lot of that.
It's more to the point of "Circle of life; what goes around, comes around; even the rich can't buy many more chances, death is the great equalizer..." That kind of thing.
At the end of the day, what do we leave behind? Our properties, which are scattered to our heirs, our bones, which are burnt or buried, and our reputation. That last thing tends to endure, for at least a generation and if we'd made a big enough mark on the globe, longer.
History won't be kind to that fellow. That's plenty enough for me.
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Richard Scaife, Newspaper Billionaire and Andrew Mellon Heir, Has Untreatable Cancer [View all]
MADem
May 2014
OP
Plus a million. But his millions couldn't save him. And his 'legacy' stole lives. n/t
freshwest
May 2014
#63
If I EVER post something on DU that gets universal accolades, I'll assume the world has ended
DFW
May 2014
#78
kangas was the best and one of the leaders of knowing what and who was dealing the cards
UpInArms
May 2014
#53
Too bad he didn't donate his hundreds of millions to help find a cure for cancer.
Hassin Bin Sober
May 2014
#15
we know the cure---stop industrial pollution, including our food supply and water
wordpix
May 2014
#82
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
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
Sorry folks but having lived thru this fuckers antics: Great News, not a second too soon... nt
winstars
May 2014
#34
Considering the damage done, no mention of his funding the big Arkansas Project, against Clintons,
Todays_Illusion
May 2014
#51
I've hated his politics ever since I first encountered them thirty years ago. But
struggle4progress
May 2014
#57
He bought up all those books of Coulter's to put her on the (faux) best seller lists. nt
MADem
May 2014
#60