Comments on: We have just one chance to keep Edwards’ cancer from being the moment that defines the end of any pretense to dignity in American politics http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/26/we-have-just-one-chance-to-keep-edwards-cancer-from-being-the-moment-that-defines-the-end-of-any-pretense-to-dignity-in-american-politics/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tony Snow a hero, Elizabeth Edwards a conniving bitch, but we promise there’s no Patriarchy at PunkAssBlog.com http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/26/we-have-just-one-chance-to-keep-edwards-cancer-from-being-the-moment-that-defines-the-end-of-any-pretense-to-dignity-in-american-politics/#comment-38223 Tony Snow a hero, Elizabeth Edwards a conniving bitch, but we promise there’s no Patriarchy at PunkAssBlog.com Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:45:09 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/26/we-have-just-one-chance-to-keep-edwards-cancer-from-being-the-moment-that-defines-the-end-of-any-pretense-to-dignity-in-american-politics/#comment-38223 [...] THEN PLEASE INFORM KATIE FUCKING COURIC. [...] [...] THEN PLEASE INFORM KATIE FUCKING COURIC. [...]

]]> By: MikeEss http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/26/we-have-just-one-chance-to-keep-edwards-cancer-from-being-the-moment-that-defines-the-end-of-any-pretense-to-dignity-in-american-politics/#comment-38175 MikeEss Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:10:04 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/03/26/we-have-just-one-chance-to-keep-edwards-cancer-from-being-the-moment-that-defines-the-end-of-any-pretense-to-dignity-in-american-politics/#comment-38175 I never really knew how to react to Couric. She seemed okay the few times I saw her in action on the Today show (I won't watch any of the evening news shows anymore), but I wasn't sure how genuine any of it was. This would be bad enough under other circumstances, but as a career person who's lost a spouse to cancer Couric should be more understanding. The Edwards certainly didn't ask for what they got. If they tried to keep it secret, the press backlash would have been worse once the truth eventually came out (which it always does). I've had cancer twice, and experienced chemo once. I avoid sharing those facts with most people I know because there's always some jerk that judges you in some weird way based on their twisted ideas of God, judgement, punishment, trolling for sympathy, etc. I find it easier to keep it on the DL and "pass" as "normal". Now I know better why I feel that way... I never really knew how to react to Couric. She seemed okay the few times I saw her in action on the Today show (I won’t watch any of the evening news shows anymore), but I wasn’t sure how genuine any of it was.

This would be bad enough under other circumstances, but as a career person who’s lost a spouse to cancer Couric should be more understanding. The Edwards certainly didn’t ask for what they got. If they tried to keep it secret, the press backlash would have been worse once the truth eventually came out (which it always does).

I’ve had cancer twice, and experienced chemo once. I avoid sharing those facts with most people I know because there’s always some jerk that judges you in some weird way based on their twisted ideas of God, judgement, punishment, trolling for sympathy, etc. I find it easier to keep it on the DL and “pass” as “normal”. Now I know better why I feel that way…

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