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Originally Posted by daswig
So, if a person is in public office like Congress (and is "press secretary" a public office?) and gets killed in a car wreck on the way to work, he's died "in the line of duty"? That's certainly an interesting definition, and one which is not founded in reality. He had my pity when he was "recovering". Once he was turned into a trained seal, he (and his handlers) has earned nothing but scorn from me.
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I don't think that agreeing with someone politically should be a prerequisite for treating them with decency. We can quibble over the meanings of duty or office but what is comes down to is whether or not you think that belittling the suffering of a paralyzed man is fair game.