So, Reeder, who was probably one of the most vocal of all of us who are upset with Bush, will quite possibly live long enough to see the end of the Bush Administration, or if he does, will be incapable of comprehending it. I’m just going to have to say that Sarte was wrong about Hell being other people, then. I can’t think of too many things worse than what Reeder and his friends and family are going through right now. I hope that he makes a full recovery, or is at least able to hang on to enough of his faculties to be able to see and understand Obama being sworn in.
On the internet, its easy to have fun being a pain in the ass - and that does not mean you aren’t a wonderful person. In fact, some of my favorite people are both wonderful and pains in the ass. Best wishes to Reeder and his family and friends.
Vaya con Dios, Reeder, and I will pray for your family.
You know what might make a nice memorial, if it were possible? Resurrect his first Bush-bashing thread, and let it be the last one before Bush leaves office. Let old Reeder have the last word.
I think he would have liked that better than flowers.
Regards,
Shodan
Sad news. He and those who love him are in my thoughts and prayers.
Safe travels, Reeder.
I remember him well and I wish for the best of all possible outcomes for both him and his family.
What horrible news. This libertarian/conservative is sending get better quick thoughts like mad.
We’re keeping the flame alive, Reeder. God be between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk.
If he lives with debilitating brain damage, would he become a Republican?
I’m hoping to get away with that one in honor of Reeder.
Sending my best wishes to Reeder and his friends and family.
Oh man…that’s awful. I don’t know what else to say, other than my thoughts and prayers are with Reeder and his family.
(And Reeder, if you can see this-YES WE DID!!! :D)
Reader was before my time, but he seems to have pissed a lot of people around her off, so he must be a good guy. Could someone, in a sentence or two, share what his outlook was? For some reason I thought he was a staunch Republican, but Shodan’s response doesn’t jive with that. So I must be mistaken.
Whatever it is, I like Shodan’s idea of a tribute. Does anyone know if he was elderly? Or did he have an accident.
Regardless, my best wishes are with him and his family.
Magellan01: From what I remember, he was basically Anti-Bush Administration during a time when even this board was giving hm the benefit of the doubt about the impending (at the time) Iraq War. His posting style was also somewhat annoying to some. His OPs consisted of little more than a sentence bashing Bush plus a link.
I liked the guy. I didn’t exactly agree with some stuff he posted but I still think his banning was very unnecessary. If he registered for the first time today but still posted the same stuff he would mostly be lost in the chatter.
He once started a Pit thread about one of Bush’s daughters sticking her tongue out. His pittings generally consisted of a link, and one line about how horrible Bush was, with little else.
That, and he’d get an ungodly number of threads going at once. Before he was banned there were limits on how many Bush-bashing threads he could start at any one time, mainly to convince him to consolidate his one-liners into a single, more substantial OP.
So he was annoying here. He was still interesting enough to get worked up over and intelligent enough to be worth debating. It’s better to be annoying but interesting than inoffensive and dull. I’ll miss Reeder.
Reeder was so rabidly anti-Bush that he couldn’t get along with people on the Straight Dope. Think about that one for a minute.
I’ll admit that his multitude of one-line OPs were a bit over the top, but I still miss him. My best wishes to him and his family.
Thanks for the info, all. Here’s an idea. Why not, as tribute to him (maybe along with Shodan’s), unban him immediately? Seems like it would be a nice gesture that wouldn’t cost the SDMB anything.
I hereby propose this. Seconded, anyone?
Though I may have disagreed with him much of the time, this still sucks. This isn’t a situation I’d wish on anyone.
Best wishes to Reeder and all his friends and family!
Aw, hell.
I’m really sorry to hear this. 