Henry Hyde died at around 3 A.M. this morning.

[kpete]

NRO has sadly confirmed that Henry Hyde died at around 3 A.M. this morning.

He, of course, was recently recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but was too infirmed to attend the ceremony. His son attended in his place.

A Republican congressman from Illinois for 32 years, he was a statesmen and and stalwart for life.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDc1NDBhYTFiYzA1Y2JlNjc5YzNiNWQxNDdlNWM4MzI=

[WinkyDink]

1. And a philandering hypocrite during the "Monica" saga.

[BrklynLiberal]

15. That is how I remember him....His entire career was an insult to women.

I hope that somehow the Hyde Amendement gets buried with him.

[Virginia Dare]

28. That would be his legacy...

and his "youthful indiscretions" which occurred well into his 40's at least....:eyes:

[Botany]

2. If you have nothing nice to say ......

n/t

[SoCalDem]

4. THIS is the place to SAY it

:hi:

[underpants]

6. When someone dies you are supposed to say something good

Hyde is dead. Good.

[SoCalDem]

9. ain't that the truth

:spank:

[BrklynLiberal]

14. Perfect.

[underpants]

29. I stole that from when Falwell died

from someone here on DU

:bounce:

[SoCalDem]

36. I think an old time movie star (maybe Bette Davis) was reported to have said it first

It;s a keeper though :)

[begin_within]

49. Yes, Bette Davis was famous for making that remark about Joan Crawford.

[lonestarnot]

10. teee heeee!

:silly:

[malaise]

11. This is all I have to say

.

[Zywiec]

35. ROFL n/t

[wake.up.america]

5. Bless his soul.

[spotbird]

13. It can use all the help it can get. nt

[ElsewheresDaughter]

34. Have mercy on his soul

[Frank Cannon]

12. ...let someone else say it for you.

Burn in hell, you hypocrite bastard.

[malaise]

21. Down memory lane

http://www.salon.com/news/1998/09/cov_16newsb.html

"This hypocrite broke up my family"

[SoCalDem]

3. Hope he's enjoying the "fried plate" this morning with Falwell

I'm sure his grandchildren will miss their Grand dad

[annabanana]

7. (what you said)

I hope they don't start running around deifying him on TV today. There's only so much a person can take.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. It's been a good year for evil fucks dying.

May 2008 be even better.

[annabanana]

16. I wish him luck in his final reckoning

[tom_paine]

17. Another member of the Bush Wing of Hell

I suspect, when this is all said and done, the Bush Wing will be bulging as hugely as the Nazi Wing of Hell.

[Baby Snooks]

50. There's a difference?

What's the difference? The Bushes brought us the Nazis. And just continued on after the Nazis couldn't.

[Kucinich4America]

59. You think that Satan will buy his "youthful indiscretion" defense

When he begs the Devil for mercy? :evilgrin:

[SoCalDem]

68. Didn't the Devil make him DO it in the first place"

the party of Personal Responsibility™ always has somebody else to take the blame for their own failings

[Cirque du So-What]

18. Died at age 83, which NRO failed to mention

Funny, Google News doesn't show a single mention his death whatsoever - five hours after it occurred. Most peculiar.

[SoCalDem]

20. I noticed that too...

Maybe they are sleeping ...shhhhhhh

[Frank Cannon]

25. It was probably autoerotic asphyxiation

The Hyde people are trying to come up with a cover story before the media takes hold of it.

[BrklynLiberal]

22. more proof that only the good die young. It is starting to appear that the more evil you are, the

longer you live.
Guess that is what comes of selling your soul to the devil.

[lpbk2713]

56. RayGun would be a classic example.

If his grave was near me I would go piss on it if only just to even the score slightly.

[BrklynLiberal]

75. Did you ever hear about this..the guy who danced on Ray-gun's grave and posted pics of it.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45663

[lpbk2713]

79. I hadn't seen that before .... I love it.

It says Monte also left a pungent social commentary at Milhouse's gravesite. Not a thing in the world wrong him exercising his right to freedom of expression.

:rofl: :rofl:

[BrklynLiberal]

80. Some people just know how to say what they mean...so creatively!!!

[Wapsie B]

63. Let's not forget Clyde Federal Savings & Loan, the drug running money laundery of choice

for discriminating criminals the world over. Thanks Hank.

[Cooley Hurd]

19. No shit...

That's too bad.

My sympathies to his family and his mistresses...

[baldguy]

23. I'll cry for him after he appologizes for lying about Clinton & dragging him through the mud.

Oh! right...

[NewJeffCT]

30. I think he did admit that the Clinton impeachment was revenge

for Nixon.

Blowjob = Subverting the constitution, criminal conduct and running a shadow government...

[H2O Man]

24. Impeach Dick Cheney. n/t

[Renew Deal]

26. He must have watched the republican debate last night

No one was left standing.

[rurallib]

27. Another champion of Republican Family Values(tm)

Another chance for us to remind folks what RFV really means.

[spanone]

31. cnn just NOW reported it.....8:40..they should check in on DU

america would get it's news faster

[in_cog_ni_to]

32. This is Sooooo Sad.

NOT.

[spanone]

33. more on henry

Hyde maintains that the House was constitutionally bound to impeach Clinton for perjury. As Hyde was publicly pursuing the impeachment of Clinton, the Internet magazine Salon.com published a story about Hyde entitled "This Hypocrite Broke Up My Family." According to the story, from 1965 to 1969, Hyde conducted an extramarital sexual affair with Cherie Snodgrass. At the time, Snodgrass was married to another man with whom she had had three children. The Snodgrasses divorced in 1967. The affair ended when Snodgrass' husband confronted Mrs. Hyde. The Hydes reconciled and remained married until Mrs. Hyde's death in 1992. The Snodgrasses remarried in 1969 but re-divorced shortly thereafter. Although Hyde was 41 years old and married when the four-year affair began, he dismissed it as one of his "youthful indiscretions." This infamous quotation by Representative Hyde may have been made as a reference to a similar quote by former Vice President Dan Quayle. In 1988 while a candidate for vice president, Quayle defended his vote as a U.S. Senator, against establishing a cabinet-level position for the Veterans Administration by describing the vote as a "youthful indiscretion." The vote had actually been cast only one month earlier.

[sandnsea]

37. oh my

[Solly Mack]

38. "stalwart for life" LIE!!!

He didn't care how many poor women had to die because of his amendment

[SoCalDem]

44. I actually agree with the "wart" part... a wart on the ass of humanity

:)

[Solly Mack]

45. Excellent point

:)

lol

[JNelson6563]

39. America The Book gave him the nod

as "our jowliest Congressman". :patriot:

Julie

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

40. I thought the clouds looked particularly fluffy this morning

[DangerDave921]

41. Hatred

I should be used to it here on DU, but it still surprises me when I read such venom and hatred when someone from the opposite side of the aisle dies. There is gleeful delight in someone's death, which always strikes me as diametrically opposed to what I've always envisioned for the Dem party - compassion, decency, and forgiveness.

Even if you disagree with a person's politics, I don't see any cause to rejoice in a person's death.

[annabanana]

43. He is beyond harm.

Those he harmed are still suffering.

[SoCalDem]

47. Death is part of life.. it does not impart instant absolution

Lead a shitty venomous life, and one cannot be surprised when people don't mind your passing, all that much..


When someone dies an unexpected and horrific death, and they were a kind person, there is an outpouring of justified sadness..

When a bad person dies, does their death make them a good person? they just completed their journey, and had their ticket to Hell punched.

[DangerDave921]

57. Difference

There's a difference between not minding someone's passing all that much (as you say) and those who take delight in someone's death, complete with wishes to burn in hell. Hyde's death does not cause me any sadness, but I don't take delight in it.

No, death does not make someone a good person. Of course not. But I still don't ever find myself rejoicing when anyone dies.

And I guess no one on this board would mind if some Freeper over at that site was rejoicing in the death of a Dem icon? My guess is that these very same DU folks would be decrying their hate-filled venemous posts. And they would be right.

[SoCalDem]

60. I guess I won't be getting an invite to his funeral..

ah well ..that's life :) I've got laundry to do anyway :)

[fascisthunter]

52. Yes, Henry Hyde Was a very Hateful Man While Alive

while some here use "hateful" language to express their opinion of a dispical hypocrite that helped drag our country into a hatefest over Clinton's extra-marital affair just so a dipshit like Bush could get into office next term, he will be remembered for his deeds and misdeeds. Guess what he will be remembered for?

Going out of his way to bring down a president for political gain will be his and the conservative movement's legacy.

Yes, you should be used to the hatred.

[Hawaii Hiker]

55. I agree, Henry Hyde did alot to bring down this country

during the Clinton years, a mean spiritedness was ushered in by these self righetous, self-centered, Republicans that continues today...Yeah, they started it..

Henry Hyde was a bastard & a bad guy...

[CT_Progressive]

42. Another Repuke wakes up in Hell and goes "Crap! The Liberals were right all along!"

D'oh!

[Ganja Ninja]

58. Hell just got a whole lot fatter. n/t

[Beerboy]

61. I think he would want us to laugh @ that. n/t.

:evilgrin:

[Beerboy]

46. Gee, that's a shame. n/t.

[CatWoman]

48. wow............

[Hubert Flottz]

51. DAMN...

I think I'd better go play the lotto!

[zorahopkins]

53. Why Should His Death Be News??

Why should the death of this old, fat, bald, white guy be news?

He was the author of the evil Hyde Amendment.

It meant that 1,000s of women would not be able to get abortions.

1000's of women died because of the Hyde Amendment.

And their deaths were not news.

I hope he suffered a long time.

[Beerboy]

67. Links?

I'll admit straight-up to being ignorant of the ramifications of the Hyde Amendment.
And welcome to DU!:hi:

[zorahopkins]

78. Here Are Some

Here are some links:

www.aclu.org/reproductiverights/lowincome/16393res20040721.html

www.hyde30years.nnaf.org

www.now.org/issues/abortion/10-09-06hyde.html

I hope this gives you some idea of how horrible the Hyde Amendment is -- and how horrible its author was.

[Catherine Vincent]

70. Because he was a public servant for over 30 years and he was one

of the hypocrite republicans that wanted to take down an American president for something as frivolous as an extramarital affair.

[Kingshakabobo]

72. Correction: he wasn't bald.

:)

[blondeatlast]

54. RIP, Mr. Hyde, my life will be a tad more restful now, too. nt

[Zywiec]

64. So you've been sitting around all this time thinking about Henry Hyde?

What other nobodies from the past are keeping you from a restful life?

[blondeatlast]

74. What part of "tad" don't you get? Definition follows:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tad

[Zywiec]

76. I understand the definition of "tad"

The question I guess you decided to skip was what other people's death will make your life more restful. Do you have a list? If they all died together on a plane, would your life suddenly become relaxing and carefree?

[Breeze54]

62. Another hypocritical rethug anti-choice asshat bites the dust!

http://rackjite.com/web/shithead_awards.htm">Shithead of 1999

Henry Hyde – Winner


As leader of the House Managers and the central impetus for impeachment proceedings over a one year affair
President Clinton had with a single woman when he was 53 years old. The same Henry Hyde who had a six year
ongoing affair with a married woman, destroying that marriage and family claiming it was only a youthful
indiscretion, when he was 48 years old.

Known for his role in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and his opposition to abortion for poor women.




Good bye and good riddance!

. .

[Kolesar]

71. A call-out to the NRO and the RW talk show hosts looking in to see the grave dancers at DU

Go Cheney Yourselves!
Love the smilies. Did you know Katie Couric was a cheerleader?

[SoCalDem]

77. She still has that Perky thing going on.. just lost the pompoms

[Catherine Vincent]

65. Really?

RIP.

[kid a]

66. sorry for the people who loved him and will miss him, but i won't remember him kindly!

i'm glad he never got his way with banning abortions

[leftofthedial]

69. Awww, poor hank

If you don't have something nice to say, you might as well point out that he was an asshole and a tool and a hypocrite and a typical less-than-worthless repuke.

[FredScuttle]

73. So many graves....

So little to piss with....I gotta start drinking!