I knew of him because of the recent elections in which he was ousted. I'm glad he was ousted. I am not glad that he died at such a young age.

I am sorry if I believe there to be a large bag of hypocrisy going on here. R u all telling me that if you had a friend/acquiatence that was anti gun, you would not mourn his passing, early or late? That you cant seperate your politics from the real world. That you allow thoughts to remove you from what is really important in this world relationships with others, no matter their thoughts, feelings or beliefs. Is this the new racism.... political thought.

 

I am glad to say I knew John Adler, faults and all. And I am proud to say he was a good man and will be missed.

 

None of the people commenting were friends with him, I imagine. Without any kind of personal bond, it's asking a lot to expect sympathy when all we know of him is that he went out of his way to strip us of our rights.

 

I'm sure that all of Jerry Falwell's friends & family were understandably saddened by his passing, but it'd be unreasonable for them to have expected an outpouring of sympathy from the gay community when news of his death hit the airwaves.