> wonder if a comment like "Lane Kirkland is
> fucking rotting in hell" would be considered
> rude, derogatory, discriminatory, libelous,
> offensive, or a combination of some of these).
It would be considered more offensive, I think, if you compared Andy Stern to Lane Kirkland.
The word "fucking" might be removed just for propriety's sake, but I'm reminded of an encounter I had with a longtime labor activist whose origins were in a certain local that is now part of SEIU (I will not go into further detail, nor will I name names). About five years ago at a party, she raised her glass and said:
"I propose a toast!
"Lane Kirkland died today, and yes, we should always be respectful when someone dies. But in the labor movement, we have a saying: 'Sometimes progress comes one death at a time!'"
- - - - - John Lacny http://www.johnlacny.com
People of the US, unite and defeat the Bush regime and all its running dogs!