Comments on: Senator Thomas Eagleton Dies at 77 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:40:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/comment-page-1/#comment-115173 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:23:18 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/#comment-115173 <strong>Former Senator Thomas Eagleton Dead At 77...</strong> Thomas F. Eagleton, a three-term Democratic senator from Missouri who resigned as George McGovern's ... Former Senator Thomas Eagleton Dead At 77...

Thomas F. Eagleton, a three-term Democratic senator from Missouri who resigned as George McGovern's ...

]]> By: Kent G. Budge http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/comment-page-1/#comment-115110 Kent G. Budge Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:06:02 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/#comment-115110 It's a shame the depression will be remembered, when there are much more legitimate criticisms to be levelled against his life's work. It's a shame the depression will be remembered, when there are much more legitimate criticisms to be levelled against his life's work.

]]> By: MikeM http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/comment-page-1/#comment-115059 MikeM Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:57:23 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/#comment-115059 <blockquote>It’s a shame when one incident, especially an unfavorable one, overshadows all the contributions of one’s life. It’s especially tragic in Eagleton’s case, because it was merely a health problem that people were not ready for psychologically.</blockquote> You make the same mistake that the Today Show made. It wasn't just that he was treated for depression that got Eagleton dropped from the ticket. It was the fact that he underwent electro-shock therapy. As I remember it, there were concerns about long-term effects on the brain and personality that might be induced by the treatment.

It’s a shame when one incident, especially an unfavorable one, overshadows all the contributions of one’s life. It’s especially tragic in Eagleton’s case, because it was merely a health problem that people were not ready for psychologically.

You make the same mistake that the Today Show made. It wasn't just that he was treated for depression that got Eagleton dropped from the ticket. It was the fact that he underwent electro-shock therapy. As I remember it, there were concerns about long-term effects on the brain and personality that might be induced by the treatment.

]]> By: As A Dodo http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/comment-page-1/#comment-126635 As A Dodo Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/senator_thomas_eagleton_dies_at_77/#comment-126635 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Thomas Eagleton 1929-2007 - Democratic Vice-Presidential nomineeRichard Joseph 1954-2007 - computer games composer, musician and sound specialist <!--%kramer-post%--> Thomas Eagleton 1929-2007 - Democratic Vice-Presidential nomineeRichard Joseph 1954-2007 - computer games composer, musician and sound specialist

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