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Hay look who that in the car....
Susan Cagley
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 09:21 PM
Could you just think what would have happen if Lincoln had lived today? They would have had him impeached or cut holes in the walls of the white house. They even tale Princess Di to the point that they killed her. There were other famous people who had depression but they were not drove mad by the news in their time as it is today. It is a real shame that the media can live with them self. Oh that right the money they get paid for being idiots.
re: Hay look who that in the car....
Kimberly Tyler
Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 10:47 AMDear Susan,
You raise an excellent point. There are many famous and positively influential people in history who suffered from mental illness. Would they have been given a chance in today's world?
Currently, the attention given to famous people (whether politicians, movie or TV stars, and writers--they all have a degree of celebrity status attributed to them) has become not only increasingly more negative, but speculative about the real "facts" as well. I feel that reporters are ready to jump on any story to be the first to report it or air it--regardless of accuracy, and regardless of any stigma they are adding to an already very serious issue.
I applaud Congressman Patrick Kennedy from Rhode Island who has shared his bipolar disorder and is a co-sponsor of the bill for mental health parity. What if he felt "less-than" and did not run for office and participate in this important work? Thank goodness he did not back down due to scrutiny
Thank you for raising this point.
Best, Kimberly Tyler
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