I kept hoping that the "unconfirmed rumors" of her being brain dead that were swirling about yesterday really were just that...rumors.

How fucking sad.

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

Ben:  "We've laid in a gala reception for your fair-haired boys tonight.  All of Twin Peaks' best and brightest."

Jerry: "We're holding it in a phone booth?"

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

great actress, died before her time

 that said, why was this the only thing on the news today? ffs

http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/bal-op.richardson27mar27,0,4464544.story

(Boooo!!!)

Average life expectancy Canada 80.34 (14th in the world)

Average life expectancy United States 78.06 (45th)

From WikiP,

but they got it from the CIA World Fact Book, so it is probably socialist propaganda.

"It's not so bad as long as you can keep the fear from your mind." - D. Cooper

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer." - P. Atreides

"Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe" - L. tzu

Reading the article it's interesting to reflect upon the bias that might be present.  It is an op so of course it is all about bias, but still.  The author is a doctor so we can guess that he might have some vested interest in the nature of health care in our country.  If we looked at the sources, The Chicago Tribune and the Baltimore Sun, we could make some judgment as to what biases they might have.  Who owns them?  Do they see their primary market demographic as people who are best served by the health care system as it is?  Do they have or seek ad revenues from private, for profit health care providers or insurance companies?

From the piece;

"What might have happened at an American ski resort? According to a colleague who has worked at two major Colorado ski resorts, the same distance from Denver as Mount Tremblant is from Montreal, things would likely have proceeded differently." (Emphasis added)

I read this as 'if it had happened here, and everything had worked out well, she might have lived.'

I could go on but I'm under no illusions that I will change any ones mind about this issue so I shall cease wanking and state my conclusion;

Reading this op I see it as biased, self serving and based largely upon conjecture founded on the authors bias.  Does this mean that its conclusions are wrong?  No.  Does it mean that they are highly dubious?  In my opinion, yes.

Edit: Emphasis added added and to note that Ms. Richardsons' family, friends and all of those who cared about her have my deepest sympathy.

"It's not so bad as long as you can keep the fear from your mind." - D. Cooper

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer." - P. Atreides

"Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe" - L. tzu

Remember Princess Di? God, how long did we have to hear about what might have caused her death?

 we had to endure a lot of shit about that after she died, but it's so worth it to not have to hear endless news stories evry time she blows her nose any more.

"a-bloo, a-bloo hoo hoo, i was born rich beautiful royalty, a-bloo hoooo woe is me. ps check out this awesome landmine photo-op, ok everyone have some pictures? peace out then, i'm off to a yaght or something"

 Biases are present, but facts are, too.  In bias vs. right to know, I'd take the risk of appearing a little biased.

In the article Amanda linked to, the author includes that the neurosurgeon who says in the subhead that these types of hematomas are very treatable, but neglects the fact that this hospital didn't have neurosurgeons (and possibly not even CT scanners to properly diagnose the injury). 

Whether or not she got there on time, she may have died. In order to be transported by helicopter, which the hosptial also didn't have, the pressure would have had to be relieved by such a specialist first. 

This is all newsworthy information.  The incomplete nature of the initial article carefully averts the political issue, but that doesn't make it go away.