I actually thought he had died thirty years ago.
Such a great British name, though. Sir Edmund Hillary. And yes, I know he is a kiwi.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
We won’t go back.
Good lord, these people are nuts.
If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.
“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”
It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.
When we show up, we win.
I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself. We’re allowed to grow past that.
Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.
Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.
Celebrate the fucking wins.
Tick tock motherfuckers!
Motown is Joe-Town!
It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.
I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.
Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?
“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”
There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.
“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”
Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.
The jury literally has a bell they can ring to force Trump to show up on command. Greatest thing ever!
“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”
Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.
The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.
Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?
Nikki
He was also sexy as all get out!
Ned R.
A true dude. Dealt with some awful tragedies in his life on top of everything else, but kept on.
Louise
I actually thought he had died thirty years ago.
This proves you didn’t watch your LOTR DVD extras. He visited the set.
Bruce Moomaw
We musn’t forget the first Rocky and Bullwinkle adventure, during which Boris Badenov masqueraded as a mountain climber named Sir Hillary Pushemoff. (That was when they met the Abominominable Snowman.)
UnkyT
A truly great person in every way.
UnkyT
This proves you uber dork.
Ted
Pass it on!: Hillary Clinton claims she was named after him, but he didn’t summit Everest and become famous until three years after that shrew devil was “born”!! Edwards got a fancy haircut!!! And Obama’s middle name is Hussein!!!!11!
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Jake
Aw man.
Crap.
Tom Levenson
Not to mention his association with the essential, wonderful, Kendal Mint Cake — the best snack imaginable on a hike, all sugar and drano-your-sinuses mint in a dense bar, with a wrapper that loudly, joyfully proclaimed that Hilary and Tensing ate Kendal Mint Cake on Everest.
A great man indeed — with years of devotion to Nepal and the Sherpas who made his (and virtually every other)Everest ascent possible. see http://www.thesiredmundhillaryfoundation.ca/index.htm for details there.
myiq2xu
When Sir Edmund reached the top of Mount Everest (with Tenzing Norgay) it wasn’t a cool summer adventure for thrill seekers. He wasn’t just a glory hound, he has been an advocate for the people of Nepal.
From Wiki:
Rest in Peace, Sir Edmund
UnkyT
On the subject of mountain climbing, the Reinhold Messner autobiography Free Spirit, amazing book, amazing climber.
Mike
Was that the one where Mr. Peabody adopted Sherpa?
Tax Analyst
That’s weird, because that’s about what I thought, too. I have no clue where I came up with that idea.
UnkyT
Maybe thinking of his accompanying Sherpa Tenzing Norgayn that died about 20 years ago?
Psycheout
Hillary died? This has got to shake up the Democrat party’s race. Almost as much as Kos endorsing Romney. Wow.
What a crazy election year this will be.
myiq2xu
I think this helps Rudy more than anyone else. it shows we need his leadership in these dangerous times.
Noun, verb, 9-11
/end snark
Wombat
Bit of respect please. I have met the man: a nicer, more accomplished and humble hero you could not find. He died at 88, having broken his leg in Nepal in April. He is one of the few people who was regarded as enlightened (in the Buddhist sense) by several independent cultures. We will not see his like again.
LiberalTarian
hm. Maybe it is actually time for 50 associated sovereign states??? Gah. That would make President Schwarzenegger. I dunno if I can stand that. Arggggg.
LiberalTarian
OT.
Heh.
DVDA
Barack Obama is The Truth!
John Cole will just have to be wrong about him like he was wrong about George W. Bush.
He came around about the obvious suckitude of Bush, so I’m sure he’ll come around to the undeniable awesomeness of Barack Hussein Obama.
And yeah, I said his middle name. What of it?
OBAMAMANIA, BITCHES!
bernarda
Climbing a zeus-forsaken mountain which means nothing in the real world is the sign of what? Megalomaniac clown?
What a waste of time.
Dracula
Sir Edmund Hitlery
Fe E
Nice troll attempt.
Back atcha.
Billy K
I think, as progressives, it’s time for us to take back the good name of Hussein. I see an ad with a succession of tight headshots of a variety of people proclaiming,
“I am Hussein.”
(fade to next shot)
“I am Hussein.”
(fade to next shot)
“I am Hussein.”
face to Obama,
“I am Barack Hussein Obama, and I approve of this message.”
OriGuy
Hussain was the Prophet’s grandson. The name means “beautiful” or “handsome” in Arabic.
Bob In Pacifica
Man, it’s really cold up there.
bernarda
Fe E, now there is a real troll calling others names.
Just how is climbing a bunch of rocks, ice, and snow serving any purpose? Nowadays, the Himalayas are a dump because of all the clowns wanting to follow Hillary leave their garbage behind.
Dan S.
Edward Gorey – he’s another fellow whose obit prompted lots of “wait, I thought he died decades ago!” comments.
I wonder if in this case it’s due to association with genuinely long-dead polar explorers? Or that we’re for some reason mentally placing the ‘conquest’ of Everest rather earlier, with the implicit assumption that he simply must have died some time back? – Or just not being in the news?
Anyway, I say the world needs more “unassuming beekeepers”.
“Hillary died? This has got to shake up the Democrat [sic] party’s race
I expect there’s some number of headline browsers who actually think that.
Peter Johnson
I always thought it was interesting that he beat that Nepalese guy to the top. So much for the supposed superiority of native peoples in their native habitats and all that.
Zuzu
Well PJ, by his own account he “beat that Nepalese guy to the top” by about two steps. Because the “Nepalese guy” was holding the slack in the rope.
NYT
So much for your supposed reading and reasoning skills.
Wombat
Do any of you self-obsessed Septic (rhyming slang – the full term used by us from down under is Septic Tanks…work it out) Trolls realise that what Ed Hillary was truly great for was for what he achieved after he climbed Everest: he went and built schools and hospitals in the Solo Khumbu, literally with his own hands. I’m not sure that some of you inhabit the same planet as those of us outside the US do.