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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Live And Let Die

Do we really need minute-by-minute updates on the condition of the Lockerbie bomber?

He shouldn't have been let out of prison and allowed to return to a heroe's welcome, but he was -- under some "mercy" policy in Scotland Iisn't it still part of the U.K.?) -- because was terminally ill.

He will die, and let us all hope it is painful.

Let us know when it happens, so we can rejoice.

Other than that, leave it alone. No updates on his worsening condition; no coverage of his funeral.

8 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, he is very sick, but his Body should have been returned to his homeland so it would not contaminate UK soil. I believe mercy should only be shown to them that show mercy - he certainly did not.

September 2, 2009 at 11:25 AM 
Anonymous Ressedo said...

No reason to stay anonymous on that one. Well said, whoever you are.

September 3, 2009 at 10:01 AM 
Anonymous Ferb said...

I don't know how I feel on him being returned home, although Libya clearly reneged on the hero's welcome part of the deal. As for the coverage of his condition, I agree that daily coverage of his condition is pointless. Let me know when he dies. Even then, he doesn't deserve much of a sendoff.

September 4, 2009 at 9:17 AM 
Blogger Unknown said...

why complain to us, Gordon. You are the media, it is your brethern that are doing this.

September 4, 2009 at 9:25 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am not my brothers keeper nor should I be judged by their actions.

September 5, 2009 at 10:37 AM 
Anonymous Silly Sally said...

Mercy is the greatest gift we can show to another. In this case, in proves that the Christian world is more evolved than the Muslim world. I also don't agree that news time needs to be consumed with this man's health status, although I haven't seen it much lately. Maybe they listened to you, Gordon.

September 5, 2009 at 9:45 PM 
Anonymous Fred Hurst said...

You are silly, Sally!

September 6, 2009 at 2:43 PM 
Anonymous Jim W said...

We have no control over what Scotland does with criminals. The only thing we can do is feel the pain of the families of the victims as they go through this agonizing course of events.

September 9, 2009 at 2:50 AM 

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