According to the Sun-Sentinel, FEMA paid for the funerals of 203 people whose deaths were unrelated the hurricanes. Those who had potentially stood to benefit from FEMA's largesse included "Super Freak" hipster Rick James, Rodney Dangerfield, and Christopher Reeve. Reeve's kin would have probably had FEMA hold off on processing the claim until it had been determined whether or not he would rise again.
Posted by floridacracker at August 10, 2005 07:01 AMpfffttt.... Well, there went my coffee.... ;)
Posted by: pam at August 11, 2005 07:46 AMThe Reeves chose to turn their personal tragedy into a circus sideshow for John Kerry, with John Edwards as barker calling to people to step right up. It was a freakish ending to what had been to that point a noble story of a man rising above his injury.
Posted by: Donnah at August 11, 2005 10:49 PM