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75-year-old 'dies a happy man' after ex-wife tells him Trump has been impeached

Michael Garland Elliott died earlier this month after his ex-wife and best friend broke the false news to him.

A 75-YEAR-OLD man died “peacefully” at his home in the US state of Oregon after his ex-wife led him to believe that President Donald Trump had been impeached.

Michael Garland Elliott died earlier this month after Teresa Elliott, his ex-wife and best friend, broke the false news to him, according to his obituary published in The Oregonian.

“Upon hearing that he took his final, gentle breath, his earthly work concluded,” the obituary said.

Teresa Elliott told several US media outlets that her ex-husband was appalled by Trump’s election and she wrongly told him he had been impeached so he could die happy.

Elliott, who was born in Virginia and later moved to California, was a Porsche enthusiast and was passionate about golf, the humorous obituary says.

On moving to California after college, he joined a semi-professional basketball team that toured the country dressed as women, it added.

“At such times Mike was called Skaggy Maggie and continued round-ball domination, albeit with a different uniform,” the obit says.

It said that though his marriage to Elliott ended, the pair had remained friends after their divorce “and hers was the last voice Mike heard”.

Dozens of tributes have been posted on The Oregonian’s “guest book” to honor Elliott.

“This was the best dang obituary I’ve ever read,” one person wrote. “May its words be prophecy.”

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    Mute SerotoninWars
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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:08 PM

    Democracy is more important than ever as we see where the USA is headed. Wherever we were, they could be relied on to at least keep a free and open society as an ideal, in principle. That’s finished. The autocrats are on the march. The old world order is ending and the forces of anti-democracy, tyranny and hate are on the march. We are entering very very dark times.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:18 PM

    @SerotoninWars: We’re never heading into good times, it’s literally never been said. Probs doesn’t generate enough ‘revenue’ across society.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:29 PM

    @SerotoninWars: those which got into power both in the USA and in most areas in eu brought most of these issues now faced on us themselves. They’re stupidity and lack of forward long term planning and thinking has helped these so called far right actually gain momentum by allowing the likes of housing crisis to balloon altogether singlehandedly they have frustrated people to turn theyre thinking. In order to prevent far right gaining anymore ground,if thats what they’re actually trying to prevent, they need to concentrate solely on eu member states and how to serve those effectively not everyone outside of it. Halt immigration and only allow necessary people in for now such as health services etc. Get things in order get supply to one day meet demand then see about those outside eu.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:54 PM

    @Thesaltyurchin: There are levels to it. The USA is highly imperfect and often hypocritical but it has, for a long time, been a bulwark for international democracy and rule of law. If there’s no pressure from the USA, this will do nothing but encourage the despots. If, as looks probable, Trump gets in, he will interpret the ruling today as a carte blanche to do whatever he likes. He’s too stupid and selfish to understand nuance. And with that Supreme Court behind him he’ll go much further with his stooges in ripping up the rule book. This is far more serious than the usual takes of political woe: it’s a disaster. Unless you wish to see the hardest right of governments, lots of unchecked power and dynasties emerging in former democracies.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:10 PM

    @Paddy C: I agree that no matter what your politics, there’s going to have to be some new consensus with some painful decisions to avoid a slide into far right governments everywhere. There’s a huge difference between the protest vote scenario where people want a couple of specific things changed and a wholesale sweep to the far right who have a whole lot of other policies in mind too for when they get into power. So yes, I agree a new dynamic is required. Banging our heads off a brick wall will solve nothing.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:20 PM

    @SerotoninWars: this is what people need to understand we have to find a happy medium somewhere otherwise it’ll go to far and the wrong people altogether will get in then we’re into a whole new set of problems we need to now take maybe what some would consider difficult decisions to avoid it.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:34 PM

    @Paddy C: I agree. For people like me who lean left we have to remember that there’s a world of difference between centrist conservative governments you might not be fully happy with and actual far right parties. Parties that attract full blown fascists. There are many decent and kind conservatives. There’s no one like that in the far right. Worrying times as we need to generate pushback against the Putin’s of this world, not more allies for him.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:10 PM

    Fair play to Cllr John Lyons Dublin City Council for calling out the extortionate prices for the ” affordable” homes in
    the Coolock development. Free land given to the developer who screws the council with their money grabbing tactics.All done with the support of ffg and labour.
    A certain individual a number of years ago remarked that irelands councillors and politicians ‘ make the mafia look like choirboys”.Democracy me a..e

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:11 PM

    @D. Peadar: when the general election comes anybody who isn’t usually pushed needs to get out and vote for the sake of it. Even if you don’t want to bother getting involved voting normally just make the effort this time if you want you’re children and generations to come having somewhat of a normal future prospect. In others words hope of a decent job which will cover having a roof over they’re heads and at some point if they wish to, a family and be able to survive and have that chance. Otherwise this country is doomed with a falling birth rate because of what’s just mentioned pension and health systems will without a doubt not be sustainable despite what horseshit comes out of the likes of roderic o gorman and the rest of those fairy’s in there.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:37 PM

    Sums it up very well. This is being reflected in the decisions being made executive level and which elected councillors have no real say.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 10:03 AM

    Excellent article
    Our local councillors are really just administrators
    Dublin ( city centre) is in serious decline because nobody is accountable or responsible
    If we want to get people believing in democracy we need to make it much more powerful at a local level as that’s what affects people in their daily levels. We also need a much more interactive system than merely casting a vote every 4 or 5 years

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:20 PM

    Good article Pat! (Think Copenhagen built like 3 light rail systems during Coivd, certainly that needs a fact check tho lol!).

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:53 PM

    Well said Pat

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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:18 PM

    The people have spoken and said they are very content with FFG, who regained control at local govt with the support of INDependents, Greens and Labour. #HappyPeople #HappyGovt #NoIssues

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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:24 PM

    @9QRixo8H: Remember the 2019 local election went for FF/FG ? Then remember how the 2020 general election for FF/FG. It’ll tell you the local election means absolutely nothing. The next general election is all that matters.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:33 PM

    @Ger Whelan:
    A fair point Ger but in 2020 SF caught the mood of discontent and profited big time, and continued upward in the years since until recently, immigration and the recent referendums (especially the promise to run it again!) caught them badly.
    It’s easier when you have momentum, extremely hard to turn it around when it’s going the other way
    The whole western world is shifting right (except the UK!) Ireland is no different.
    A backlash against the cost of green policies is another core factor in that rightward shift.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:44 PM

    @Ger Whelan: There are only 3 parties running enough candidates to lead a govt, and the FFG duo maintained their support, so what do you think will happen?

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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:48 PM

    @P. J.: It’s D.peader who needs this explanation not me

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    Jul 1st 2024, 7:51 PM

    @9QRixo8H: They were well supported in the local elections in 2019 weren’t they? In fact overall the win more seats in 2019 than this year’s local elections. As for what happened? I don’t know. But I’m not here bragging how great things looked for any party am I?. Local elections mean absolutely nothing

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    Jul 1st 2024, 8:07 PM

    @9QRixo8H: when the general election comes anybody who isn’t usually pushed needs to get out and vote for the sake of it. Even if you don’t want to bother getting involved voting normally just make the effort this time if you want you’re children and generations to come having somewhat of a normal future project. In others words hope of a decent job which will cover having a roof over they’re heads and at some point if they wish to, a family and be able to survive and have that chance. Otherwise ghis country is doomed with a falling birth rate because of what’s just mentioned pension and health systems will without a doubt not be sustainable despite what horseshit comes out of the likes of roderic o gorman and the rest of those fairy’s in there.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:31 PM

    @Paddy C: vote for who? Majority want FFG. Birth rates are falling? If only we had immigration so men wouldn’t want to force women to give birth.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:44 PM

    @9QRixo8H: they don’t need to force them just realise that when they’re born they might end up in a tent,b&b or hostel growing up for most of they’re lives. That’s no future at all and that is reality despite the horse crap that shower of utterly useless baffons in the dail are putting out.

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    Jul 1st 2024, 9:48 PM

    @Paddy C: how can a young couple plan on having they’re own family and a home when neither can even afford to rent a room in a flat. They can’t so they’ve given up on that dream and are travelling abroad or trying to have that dream abroad,shame they can’t have it here when they,they’re families and friends all contributed into the tax system most of they’re lives.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 3:50 AM

    @9QRixo8H: So you would prefer to have more Muslims here, who force women to do whatever they say? You simpleminded fkng dope.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 6:25 PM

    SF were supposed to be the next big thing. Nobody knew for sure if they were far-left or far-right.
    When the chips are down, people prefer the devil they know.

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