MSNBC - Tammy Faye says she has lung cancer and people are happy about it.
What is wrong with all of you?
Maybe she deserves it like some of you say but come on, you're happy about it?
Do you honestly wish such a horrible illness on anyone?
I find that in situations like this, you see the true nature of some people.
I have read how happy people are about this on several blogs today and frankly, it makes me sick.
I don't even know what else to say except that it makes me upset that anyone at all out there would wish cancer on anyone.
No one deserves cancer people.
No one deserves the kind of pain and suffering it brings.
I am not even linking to the blogs because I feel that we all have run across one or two today that said the same thing. How happy they are and that it couldn't have happened to a more deserving person. Why is she more deserving than any of us? Because her and her husband fucked up a long time ago? Haven't we all fucked up at some point in our lives? Does that mean we deserve an illness that is inoperable? Fuck that shit man. No one deserves it.
What the hell is wrong with people that they would be happy to hear of someone getting cancer? What did she do to deserve it, I mean really? Her husband was convicted, was she even charged? Inoperable cancer is a death sentence, a slow, painful one. How horrible for her.
Thank you for posting this, I hadn't read about this yet. She's a kind hearted person from what I've seen and read about her.
I've read happy thoughts about her illness on several blogs today. I can't even fathom being happy about someone getting cancer. We all make and have made mistakes and that is what these happy people are forgetting when they say she deserves it. Before you gloat about someone dying and say they deserve it, think about your past transgressions and then rethink your happiness. It could be you, me or any one of the happy people. What I find even more disturbing about one of the gloaters is that his own mother had a cancer scare awhile back. Did she deserve it? If she gets it, will she dserve it? Do any of us?
My grandparents died from cancer when I was younger. My great-uncle recently died from cancer and his wife has cancer as well. It really pisses me off that anyone would be happy about this.
Well, there is now discussion over how it is divine justice. Divine justice for what? For being a christian and making a mistake? She was never even charged in what her husband did with the money from the PTL.
I answered your comment on my blog, sweetie, but I'll say it here, too -- Tammy didn't do anything to deserve a fatal illness, suffering, etc. I can think of very few people who have, quite frankly. I fully admit that I harbor not-so-nice thoughts about rapists, molesters, tyrants, etc., but she hardly falls into that category. She bilked people out of money -- and the details are kind of fuzzy for me right now because it's been a long time, but I believe her ex was primarily responsible for that one. Regardles, none of this adds up to death or a fate worse (like suffering). I know someone wrote that her friend hoped Tammy had cancer on my blog and that was ridiculous.
Well, the debate that is fueling this is a religious one. That this is divine justice for her sins. If that is the case, then where is the divine justice for the types of criminals you mentioned? I don't deserve what is happening to my body for my mistakes that I have made. That is rediculous. I still can't belive that people are happy about this and say she deserves it. It disturbs me.
I think at some point, we have all been touched by this wretched disease. People are horrible creatures sometimes.
The argument at the other blog continues but I have bowed out after saying my piece.
To say that this is divine intervention by someone who claims to be atheist like me, opens himself up to admitting that there is a higher power, something he swears does not exist. I just find it all rather intriguing and a bit sad to carry such hate and loathing for someone he doesn't even really know.
I took a peek, and am even more disgusted. I don't see how this is "divine justice" or how this woman (or anyone for that matter) deserves this. No one deserves to have this horrible disease.
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That is fucked up. Like you said, you see the true nature of people when things like this happen.
Posted by: Tam | March 19, 2004 5:53 PM
I am not even linking to the blogs because I feel that we all have run across one or two today that said the same thing. How happy they are and that it couldn't have happened to a more deserving person. Why is she more deserving than any of us? Because her and her husband fucked up a long time ago? Haven't we all fucked up at some point in our lives? Does that mean we deserve an illness that is inoperable? Fuck that shit man. No one deserves it.
Posted by: kat | March 19, 2004 5:57 PM
I agree. It's sickening and I can't believe anyone would actually be happy over this. Sad indeed.
I feel so badly for Tammy Faye.
Posted by: Tam | March 19, 2004 6:06 PM
I feel very bad for anyone with cancer.
Posted by: kat | March 19, 2004 6:09 PM
What the hell is wrong with people that they would be happy to hear of someone getting cancer? What did she do to deserve it, I mean really? Her husband was convicted, was she even charged? Inoperable cancer is a death sentence, a slow, painful one. How horrible for her.
Thank you for posting this, I hadn't read about this yet. She's a kind hearted person from what I've seen and read about her.
Posted by: karri | March 19, 2004 6:49 PM
I've read happy thoughts about her illness on several blogs today. I can't even fathom being happy about someone getting cancer. We all make and have made mistakes and that is what these happy people are forgetting when they say she deserves it. Before you gloat about someone dying and say they deserve it, think about your past transgressions and then rethink your happiness. It could be you, me or any one of the happy people. What I find even more disturbing about one of the gloaters is that his own mother had a cancer scare awhile back. Did she deserve it? If she gets it, will she dserve it? Do any of us?
Posted by: kat | March 19, 2004 6:53 PM
My grandparents died from cancer when I was younger. My great-uncle recently died from cancer and his wife has cancer as well. It really pisses me off that anyone would be happy about this.
Posted by: Tam | March 19, 2004 7:00 PM
Well, there is now discussion over how it is divine justice. Divine justice for what? For being a christian and making a mistake? She was never even charged in what her husband did with the money from the PTL.
Posted by: kat | March 19, 2004 7:02 PM
Divine justice?! How very nice some people are. This is just getting worse and worse. No one deserves this at all.
Hey can you email me the blog that is talking about this? I haven't seen anything yet.
Posted by: Tam | March 19, 2004 7:42 PM
I don't view any illness as "justice"
That's what prisons and jails are for.
Posted by: Mookie | March 19, 2004 8:11 PM
I answered your comment on my blog, sweetie, but I'll say it here, too -- Tammy didn't do anything to deserve a fatal illness, suffering, etc. I can think of very few people who have, quite frankly. I fully admit that I harbor not-so-nice thoughts about rapists, molesters, tyrants, etc., but she hardly falls into that category. She bilked people out of money -- and the details are kind of fuzzy for me right now because it's been a long time, but I believe her ex was primarily responsible for that one. Regardles, none of this adds up to death or a fate worse (like suffering). I know someone wrote that her friend hoped Tammy had cancer on my blog and that was ridiculous.
Posted by: Jenni | March 19, 2004 8:26 PM
Exactly and she was never convicted for those crimes so this is not divine justice.
Posted by: kat | March 19, 2004 8:31 PM
Well, the debate that is fueling this is a religious one. That this is divine justice for her sins. If that is the case, then where is the divine justice for the types of criminals you mentioned? I don't deserve what is happening to my body for my mistakes that I have made. That is rediculous. I still can't belive that people are happy about this and say she deserves it. It disturbs me.
Posted by: kat | March 19, 2004 8:35 PM
Thank you for posting your thoughts on this, Kat. That means a lot to me :-) I lost practically every female in my family to cancer.
People are horrible creatures sometimes. Fortunately, you're not one of those horrible ones :-)
Posted by: Julie! | March 19, 2004 9:19 PM
I think at some point, we have all been touched by this wretched disease. People are horrible creatures sometimes.
The argument at the other blog continues but I have bowed out after saying my piece.
To say that this is divine intervention by someone who claims to be atheist like me, opens himself up to admitting that there is a higher power, something he swears does not exist. I just find it all rather intriguing and a bit sad to carry such hate and loathing for someone he doesn't even really know.
Posted by: kat | March 19, 2004 9:23 PM
I took a peek, and am even more disgusted. I don't see how this is "divine justice" or how this woman (or anyone for that matter) deserves this. No one deserves to have this horrible disease.
Posted by: Tam | March 20, 2004 4:28 PM
He is sorry about it today.
Posted by: kat | March 20, 2004 5:17 PM