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Posted: 10/11/2004 3:43:12 AM EDT

[#1]

rip, superman.

Posted: 10/11/2004 3:49:26 AM EDT

[#2]

He's home now.Shame he had to endure 9 years locked up in a body that did not work. RIP

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:00:06 AM EDT

[#3]

Left wing shit bag. Who cares. His movies sucked anyway.

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:00:13 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Any minute now Kerry will start ranting about if Bush had approved stem cell research three years ago, Reeve would be up and walking around.
Oh well....
RIP

Do you know for a fact that if stem cell research had been funded that they wouldn't have found any medical advances? It's crazy to not fund science especially when there are such great claims of what might be found. Stem cell research needs to be funded so that the US as the leading country in the world understands what can and can't be done with the science.

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:05:39 AM EDT

[#5]

It's all Bush's fault, for not supporting embryonic stem cell research!

ETA: maybe i should've read all 5 pages before posting the same thing everyone else said...

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:07:15 AM EDT

[#6]

Sad news

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:09:13 AM EDT

[#7]

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I saw him interviewed on Larry King along with Pat Robertson. They were introduced and Robertson said it was a pleasure to meet him, that he admired his movies, etc., the usual pleasantries and civilities. Reeve said that it was no pleasure to meet Robertson and proceeded to verbally savage him with a level of vituperation rarely given vent on national TV. Say what you may about Robertson, this was uncalled for. At that point I began to realize the "Man of Steel" was a real hatefilled liberal prick and started to pay attention to other things he said in subsequent interviews and appearances.
Good people die every day. He wasn't one of them.

Dude you really need to....

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:10:15 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Any minute now Kerry will start ranting about if Bush had approved stem cell research three years ago, Reeve would be up and walking around.
Oh well....
RIP

Do you know for a fact that if stem cell research had been funded that they wouldn't have found any medical advances? It's crazy to not fund science especially when there are such great claims of what might be found. Stem cell research needs to be funded so that the US as the leading country in the world understands what can and can't be done with the science.

If Stem cell research was the magic bullet politicians are hawking the "evil" drug companies would be funding it all by themselves to get the patent rights.
Look how much money was plowed into viagra, cialis and levitra. Now imagine if you thought a billion or two would give your company a patent to cure MS, Alzehiemers, Cancer, or even paralysis. Wouldn't you spend every penny your company had?
Nobody has outlawed stem cell research, just taxpayer funding.

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:11:20 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

rip, superman.

+1

He had a good run

Posted: 10/11/2004 4:39:43 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
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Any minute now Kerry will start ranting about if Bush had approved stem cell research three years ago, Reeve would be up and walking around.
Oh well....
RIP

Do you know for a fact that if stem cell research had been funded that they wouldn't have found any medical advances? It's crazy to not fund science especially when there are such great claims of what might be found. Stem cell research needs to be funded so that the US as the leading country in the world understands what can and can't be done with the science.

If Stem cell research was the magic bullet politicians are hawking the "evil" drug companies would be funding it all by themselves to get the patent rights.
Look how much money was plowed into viagra, cialis and levitra. Now imagine if you thought a billion or two would give your company a patent to cure MS, Alzehiemers, Cancer, or even paralysis. Wouldn't you spend every penny your company had?
Nobody has outlawed stem cell research, just taxpayer funding.

I never said it was outlawed, just that it wasn't funded. With all the drug companies spending billions in research, how long did it take for them to come up with Viagra? One could argue they spent centuries trying to find the "magic pill". With broad based government funding the research can be spread out to more agencies, corporations, and universitys which will result in the answers being found sooner instead of later. No one knows what result stem cells will ultimately yield because there hasn't been enough research yet. That research needs to be funded so that we can get the answers.

Posted: 10/11/2004 5:12:03 AM EDT

[#11]

Geez guys he might have had shitty views but still he's a person. Have a heart.

And for the poster that has a quadraplegic son my prayers for you. I can only imagein how much strength that takes to deal with.

Posted: 10/11/2004 5:12:12 AM EDT

[#12]

With broad based government funding the research can be spread out to more agencies, corporations, and universitys which will result in the answers being found sooner instead of later

Da, da.

Join the collective, folks.

Posted: 10/11/2004 5:13:55 AM EDT

[#13]

No one knows what result stem cells will ultimately yield because there hasn't been enough research yet

No one knows that "cures" might be found by testing the human ingestion of aligator shit, either. There just hasn't been enough research.

Me, I'm satisfied letting the profit motive determine whether and when to fund the research. There have been medical breakthroughs with ADULT stem cells, but not a single one with embryonic stem cells.

Posted: 10/11/2004 5:30:36 AM EDT

[#14]

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Oh well he was my hero as a child of the 80's and now he's gone.

You just grew up in the wrong neighborhood. In our neighborhood we always knew, there aint no such thing as a Superman....

We all die someday....

And didnt the Dims have a dead somebody last election as well? Are the Clintons really running the DNC????

Posted: 10/11/2004 5:33:12 AM EDT

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I'm glad I stopped riding Hunter-Jumpers,or I'd ended up like Chris Reeve.

Hate to say it, but Reeve just fucked up. The evil horse didn't chuck him off...Reeve did three things wrong...1) The horse had a sore back (why ride a sore horse in a combined training event in the first place...he or she will be sensitive), so 2) Reeve was riding higher in the saddle to stay off the horse's back, which made his center of gravity and balance higher than normal. 3) Worst of all, Reeve wrapped the reins around his hands because he was scared of falling off and loosing points. #3 is why he flipped over and landed on the back of his neck when the horse balked. If he had been holding the reins like he was supposed to he probably would have landed hands-first.

Stay scared of horses if you want to...but it's like being scared of glocks because some dumbass blew one up with a double-charged cast-bullet case-too-long-to-headspace-properly handload.

Posted: 10/11/2004 5:56:31 AM EDT

[#16]

I remembered reading this editorial about Reeve in The Wall Street Journal several years ago. This professor nails it, as regards his plight (and others who share it).

Wrong Party, Mr. Reeve

Posted: 10/11/2004 6:50:40 AM EDT

[#17]

Yeah,I know Chris Reeve fucked up!(Mom told me so,she was at one time 2nd in U.S. amature owner hunter-jumper),and I've flown into jumps after the horse refused(and I've had one of the best coaches around,Col.John Russell,coach of the U.S.Pentathon team,some of you in the San Antonio-Ft. Sam Houston area may have heard of him). Oh yeah,BTW,how many of us out there have fucked up riding ATVs,motorcycles,surfing,falling off a ladder ect....... and but for the Grace of GOD have not ended up Like Chris Reeve!!!!

Posted: 10/11/2004 7:03:17 AM EDT

[#18]

...... and but for the Grace of GOD have not ended up Like Chris Reeve!!!!

it's about time this was said.

any of us could be sitting in his chair...football player...rugby star...bicyclist...cop...soldier....work day commuter...we all could end up there someday.

Have a heart.

very few will, on this site, sir. sadly, politics are more important than a man's life here.

it's real easy to condem when your arms and legs move and there's no machine doing your breathing.

i certainly disagree with his politics, but the man showed what he was made of. that's good enough for me.

Posted: 10/11/2004 7:04:47 AM EDT

[#19]

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Geez guys he might have had shitty views but still he's a person. Have a heart.

And for the poster that has a quadraplegic son my prayers for you. I can only imagein how much strength that takes to deal with.

+1

Hey, it's not like we're talking about Martin Sheen or Alec Baldwin here!

Posted: 10/11/2004 7:09:00 AM EDT

[#20]

Rest in Peace, Superman.

Posted: 10/11/2004 7:34:28 AM EDT

[#21]

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Left wing shit bag. Who cares. His movies sucked anyway.

Posted: 10/11/2004 7:41:55 AM EDT

[#22]

Why is this guy so special? He didn't care about cripples before he became one himself. As a matter of fact, I can't think of anything Reeve did that helped anyone other than himself while he had all his faculties. He earned alot of money while he could and did with it what he pleased. Then he railed on others for not paying attention to his newfound life-cause.

Lord forgive me if I'm wrong, but he did nothing remarkable with his life other than be a hypocrite.

No tears from me.

Posted: 10/11/2004 8:42:55 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/11/2004 8:50:31 AM EDT

[#24]

he always looked kind of creepy to me. anyway, r.i.p.

Posted: 10/11/2004 8:52:27 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aek/pics/mkcr1.jpg

Is that supposed to be funny?

Posted: 10/11/2004 9:46:04 AM EDT

[#26]

It can't be....Superman can not die!

Posted: 10/11/2004 10:20:53 AM EDT

[#27]

Posted: 10/11/2004 10:22:16 AM EDT

[#28]

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Quoted:

rip, superman.

+1

He had a good ~~run~~PUSH

FIXED!Fuck'em.. liberal superstar!!

Posted: 10/11/2004 10:23:57 AM EDT

[#29]

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I bear no ill will toward Reeve. He was dealt a bum hand that nobody deserves to endure.

RIP.

No animosity here. RIP.

Posted: 10/11/2004 11:02:31 AM EDT

[#30]

RIP Superman.

Posted: 10/11/2004 11:18:07 AM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Why is this guy so special? He didn't care about cripples before he became one himself. As a matter of fact, I can't think of anything Reeve did that helped anyone other than himself while he had all his faculties. He earned alot of money while he could and did with it what he pleased. Then he railed on others for not paying attention to his newfound life-cause.

Lord forgive me if I'm wrong, but he did nothing remarkable with his life other than be a hypocrite.

No tears from me.

So what causes do YOU devote so much time, attention, and resources to? Especially ones that do not directly affect YOU (at least not yet). I may not have agreed with many of poilitcal views, but I don't consider Cristopher Reeve a hypocrite. You, on the other hand....

The guy that the authored the website you so shamelessly plagerized sounds like a bitter asshole, too. Cristopher Reeve certainly wasn't the first person to have a life altering experience that forced him to support new causes.

Posted: 10/11/2004 11:21:10 AM EDT

[#32]

Damn,we've got some cold-hearted folks on here!

Wait till something tragic comes to visit you,you may think different!I don't give a damn if he was a liberal or not,he has that right! Oh,yeah,BTW some of the most beautiful footage I've ever seen was when Superman was flying Lois Lane around the Statue of Liberty and New York City! Truth,Justice,and the AMERICAN WAY!

Posted: 10/11/2004 11:22:18 AM EDT

[#33]

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As the father of a Son who has been a quadaplegic for almost 3 yrs now, this is not going to be easy for my Son to take. Christopher Reeve has been a good role model for people in his situation just because he is a celebrity. Showing them there is still reason to live and keep trying and to keep hope alive.
For him to die in this manner will just remind my Son again just how vulnerable he is for infections from pressure sores ( which we have been dealing with for over 2 years now) or even something as simple as a common cold can turn into a life threatening situation for him.
No matter what his politics were, he was doing good things through his foundation. Not just for himself but for others as well.

x2

I have a nephew with whom I am particularly close who was disabled in an ATV accident 3 years ago and as a result of a spinal cord injury is a paraplegic. Our family had little knowledge of the world of the disabled beforehand. We appreciated the public awareness that Christopher Reeve brought to the subject. But I guess we're just hypocrites, too.

Posted: 10/11/2004 11:26:49 AM EDT

[#34]

Who did Christopher Reeves most desire to be like?

Christopher Walken

What is the difference between Christopher Reeves and OJ Simpson?

Christopher Reeves got the electric chair and OJ walked.

Posted: 10/11/2004 11:33:03 AM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
I remembered reading this editorial about Reeve in The Wall Street Journal several years ago. This professor nails it, as regards his plight (and others who share it).

Wrong Party, Mr. Reeve

As I watched Mr. Reeve speak softly and in
rhythm with his respirator, I had great
admiration. But I also felt outrage. How dare
the Democrats use Mr. Reeve as a political
pawn! How dare they portray themselves as
champions of the disabled! Those who have
masterfully engineered the obstacles were
touting someone who has never run the course.
Mr. Reeve has been disabled for just over a
year. His wealth places him slightly above the
fray; he even has a private therapy room. But if
he hits the trenches with us, he'll soon realize
that he's got the wrong party.

I think this sums up the article geegee posted a link to.

Posted: 10/11/2004 12:57:03 PM EDT

[#36]

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Rodney Dangerfield and Christopher Reeve, I wonder who will be #3. R.I.P Superman now you can really fly.

Janet Leigh died last week.

And Gordo "Hotdog" Cooper, Mercury astronaut.

Posted: 10/11/2004 2:22:04 PM EDT

[#37]

Must have been the kryptonite neckbrace

Posted: 10/11/2004 2:31:20 PM EDT

[#38]

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I saw him interviewed on Larry King along with Pat Robertson. They were introduced and Robertson said it was a pleasure to meet him, that he admired his movies, etc., the usual pleasantries and civilities. Reeve said that it was no pleasure to meet Robertson and proceeded to verbally savage him with a level of vituperation rarely given vent on national TV. Say what you may about Robertson, this was uncalled for. At that point I began to realize the "Man of Steel" was a real hatefilled liberal prick and started to pay attention to other things he said in subsequent interviews and appearances.
Good people die every day. He wasn't one of them.

Dude you really need to....

img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/stillie/Highhorse.jpg

Those were his words and not mine so it is not a matter of a "high horse" or are you just too immature or stupid to get it? Perhaps you think he was really Superman? Did I shatter an illusion for you? Fucking kids on this board!

Posted: 10/11/2004 2:38:45 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
Those were his words and not mine so it is not a matter of a "high horse" or are you just too immature or stupid to get it? Perhaps you think he was really Superman? Did I shatter an illusion for you? Fucking kids on this board!

Nevermind, the joke was lost on you Captain Oblivious.

Posted: 10/11/2004 2:42:41 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
So what causes do YOU devote so much time, attention, and resources to? Especially ones that do not directly affect YOU (at least not yet). I may not have agreed with many of poilitcal views, but I don't consider Cristopher Reeve a hypocrite. You, on the other hand....

The guy that the authored the website you so shamelessly plagerized sounds like a bitter asshole, too. Cristopher Reeve certainly wasn't the first person to have a life altering experience that forced him to support new causes.

1. I've been a volunteer football coach for four years now. No money, I do it for the kids.
2. I was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years before that. Getting up in the middle of the night to go pick up body parts off the road while people get pissed because we've stopped traffic while somebody's daughter is collected from two different spots.

I am alot of things but I can assure you that I am not a hypocrite, a plagiarizer, or a bitter asshole.

Oh, and by the way, anyone who suggests that I am heartless because I want to keep more of the money I earn, or am heartless because I don't think stem cell research is a legitimate reason to kill babies, or I am heartless because I don't have the extra time or money to give to one particular cause that Mr. Reeve championed when it was his neck that got broken, can take a flying leap.

I personally know better men than Reeves who've been paralyzed for alot longer... and they didn't take it upon themselves to badger me about not working hard enough to help make them whole again.

Posted: 10/11/2004 3:28:58 PM EDT

[#41]

I ain't sad to see him go.
Another Dem bites the dust. Good.

www.fortunecity.com/lavender/greatsleep/1023/livechat-washingtonpost.html

Christopher Reeve: Actually, the Republicans have done more for the disabled and for funding medical research over the past eight years than the Democrats. But on many other issues, such as the environment, education, gun control, choice, I support the Democrats, and I am more sympathetic to their position. So looking at the overall picture, I prefer Gore over Bush. I would like to see a Democratic Congress.

Posted: 10/11/2004 8:01:13 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:
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So what causes do YOU devote so much time, attention, and resources to? Especially ones that do not directly affect YOU (at least not yet). I may not have agreed with many of poilitcal views, but I don't consider Cristopher Reeve a hypocrite. You, on the other hand....

The guy that the authored the website you so shamelessly plagerized sounds like a bitter asshole, too. Cristopher Reeve certainly wasn't the first person to have a life altering experience that forced him to support new causes.

1. I've been a volunteer football coach for four years now. No money, I do it for the kids.
2. I was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years before that. Getting up in the middle of the night to go pick up body parts off the road while people get pissed because we've stopped traffic while somebody's daughter is collected from two different spots.

I am alot of things but I can assure you that I am not a hypocrite, a plagiarizer, or a bitter asshole.

Oh, and by the way, anyone who suggests that I am heartless because I want to keep more of the money I earn, or am heartless because I don't think stem cell research is a legitimate reason to kill babies, or I am heartless because I don't have the extra time or money to give to one particular cause that Mr. Reeve championed when it was his neck that got broken, can take a flying leap.

I personally know better men than Reeves who've been paralyzed for alot longer... and they didn't take it upon themselves to badger me about not working hard enough to help make them whole again.

So who are you to call Christopher Reeve a hypocrite for a supporting a cause only after it directly affected his life? I don't see any support for such charities in your short resume. But I wasn't aware that Christopher Reeves had personally badgered you. I guess that changes everything. What is it that you've done for people with SCIs again?

Posted: 10/12/2004 2:25:49 AM EDT

[#43]

When someone (Mr. Reeve) publicly chastises the American Taxpayer for not doing enough to combat and overcome spinal injuries, and alludes to the fact that it makes us "selfish," I take offense at that.

He didn't give a sh*t about it before he had his accident, either.

I'm doing what I can to make a difference in people's lives. He, on the other hand, made a ton of money acting and didn't give two sh*ts about anyone else while he was rolling in dough and had the use of his arms and legs. Then, when those limbs were taken away, he has the gall to more or less blame everyone else for his condition?

Whatever.

Posted: 10/12/2004 2:58:06 AM EDT

[#44]

what is the oposite of christopher reeve?

christopher walken

Posted: 10/12/2004 6:42:12 AM EDT

[#45]

one word EBAY

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link? lets see if this is another Drudge post before confirming sources

Posted: 10/12/2004 6:49:46 AM EDT

[#46]

I went straight to the last page to see how deep the shit was first...yep, it's deep!

All I can say is that the first Superman movie left me with the feeling I should be able to fly when I exited the theatre.
Politics aside, Reeve put up a helluva fight.

Posted: 10/12/2004 6:59:30 AM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:
When someone (Mr. Reeve) publicly chastises the American Taxpayer for not doing enough to combat and overcome spinal injuries, and alludes to the fact that it makes us "selfish," I take offense at that.

He didn't give a sh*t about it before he had his accident, either.

I'm doing what I can to make a difference in people's lives. He, on the other hand, made a ton of money acting and didn't give two sh*ts about anyone else while he was rolling in dough and had the use of his arms and legs. Then, when those limbs were taken away, he has the gall to more or less blame everyone else for his condition?

Whatever.

Other than reveling in his death, I think you've paid about as much attention to Christopher Reeve as you do to the SCI community.

Posted: 10/12/2004 7:01:17 AM EDT

[#48]

Posted: 10/12/2004 7:49:53 AM EDT

[#49]

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Other than reveling in his death, I think you've paid about as much attention to Christopher Reeve as you do to the SCI community.

I'm not revelling in his death. I just don't care one way or another.

Posted: 10/12/2004 7:53:51 AM EDT

[#50]

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Other than reveling in his death, I think you've paid about as much attention to Christopher Reeve as you do to the SCI community.

I'm not revelling in his death. I just don't care one way or another.

You obviously cared enough one way to disparage him after he died.

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