Carolyn McCarthy is a US Representative from Long Island, New York. She was given a raw deal in 1993 when her husband and son were on a New York subway. Colin Ferguson, who was also on the subway, went berserk and killed six people, shooting them with a gun. Her husband was one of those killed and her son was severely injured. Because a handgun was used against her family McCarthy switched overnight from the Republican to Democrat party. In 1993 the donkey party had the eradication of handguns in their sights and McCarthy won in a landslide over her opponent. McCarthy has become the recipient of even more bad news. She's been going to the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for treatment of lung cancer. Gosh, even when I was a kid I knew the name of that place and it didn't have a ring of cheer to it.
This little lady has now hired a high profile group of lawyers to bring a lawsuit against 70 asbestos companies as the root cause of her carcinoma aka the Big C aka lung cancer. You see, when she was a child her father and other family members worked in a naval yard where they constantly came in contact with said asbestos. I guess they brought it home with them, put it in a bowl, and ate it for dinner. I'm not sure how much cash Miss Carolyn will get out of her lawsuit but the lawyers will take a chunk and Carolyn will pile up big time dough for her coffers. End of story? Not quite. Did I mention that the 'Asbestos Queen' has been a heavy smoker for over forty years? Did I mention this fact wasn't in the lawsuit? I didn't think so.
I snagged this story from the NY Post. You can read the attachment if you like or be satisfied with my folksy presentation.
http://nypost.com/2013/11/08/chain-smoking-politician-claims-asbestos-caused-her-cancer/
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