{"id":11043,"date":"2023-12-07T07:48:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=11043"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:16:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:16:15","slug":"everyday-saints-and-ordinary-heros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=11043","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Saints and Ordinary Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of <strong>Andrea Fay Friedman<\/strong>. Andrea was 53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/maxresdefault-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"11045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/maxresdefault-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/maxresdefault-2.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/maxresdefault-2-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/07xp-friedman-jumbo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/07xp-friedman-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/07xp-friedman-jumbo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/07xp-friedman-jumbo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/07xp-friedman-jumbo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrea was an actress and disabilities activist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By all accounts, she was a generous and vivacious woman, with a love of life and great sense of humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some things are hard for us, some things take longer to learn; but if we work hard, we can do.\u201d Andrea does work hard and every morning announces, \u201cI love my life. <strong>I wonder how many new friends I\u2019ll make today.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em>  &#8211; Andrea<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bhMSA6Chiag?si=hUbwfv24RXoMr9mR\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But while researching her life, we learned of a controversy involving Sarah Palin and Rush Limbough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a sad, craven, cowardly, and convoluted story, but basically Rush Limbaugh is militantly advocating for his right to use the word &#8220;retard&#8221; any time, any place. And Sarah Palin, the mother of a child with Down Syndrome, supports Rush and his use of the r-word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things about bullies: they are cowards, and they always target the weak and vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a discussion came up over the derogatory use of the r-word, Limbaugh made a point of using the word <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">forty times<\/span><\/em> in his next broadcast.<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jNGkZmfVe_M?si=Ba3DHUcrIO_CijdL\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah Palin is a Horrible Person<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sarah Palin<\/strong> made a big stink earlier this week about the Feb. 14 <em>Family Guy<\/em> episode that featured a character with Down syndrome. In the episode, the character says her mom is the former governor of Alaska \u2014 clearly a reference to Sarah\u2019s son <strong>Trig<\/strong>, who also has Down syndrome. Now the voice actress, 39-year-old <strong>Andrea Fay Friedman<\/strong>, is speaking out in <em>support <\/em>of the episode! \u201cI guess former Governor Palin does not have a sense of humor,\u201d Andrea writes in an e-mail to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. \u201cI thought the line \u2026 was very funny. I think the word is \u2018sarcasm.\u2019 In my family, we think laughing is good. My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life. <br><br><em><strong>My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way former Governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"252\" class=\"wp-image-11049\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hollywood-Life-Copy-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hollywood-Life-Copy-Copy.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hollywood-Life-Copy-Copy-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hollywood-Life-Copy-Copy-768x554.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2010\/02\/19\/family-guy-sarah-palin-down-syndrome-controvers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hollywood Life<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Palin abandons her own son to feed her self-absorbed political ambitions.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"138\" class=\"wp-image-11050\" style=\"width: 550px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_324a.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_324a.png 609w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_324a-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEBRUARY 8, 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:57% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_326.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11051 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_326.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_326-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For the Palin-fatigued, this was an especially brutal weekend. She headlined the Tea Party convention (aided by some notes scribbled on her palm)&#8230;. This last was one of the many highlights of a Fox News Sunday interview that showed her sympathetic with Rush Limbaugh&#8217;s use of the word &#8220;retarded&#8221;&#8211;a transgression for which she pilloried Rahm Emanuel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WALLACE:<\/strong> OK. But Rush Limbaugh weighed in this week. And he said this: &#8220;Our politically correct society is acting like some giant insult&#8217;s taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards. &#8230; I mean, these people, these liberal activists are quote, kooks.&#8221; Should Rush Limbaugh apologize?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PALIN:<\/strong> They are kooks, so I agree with Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh was using satire to bring attention to what this politically correct &#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WALLACE:<\/strong> But he used the &#8220;R&#8221; word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PALIN:<\/strong> Using satire. Name calling by anyone &#8212; I teach this to my children, you teach it to your children and your grandchildren, too. Name calling by anyone, it&#8217;s just unnecessary. It just wastes time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WALLACE:<\/strong> But you know what some people are going to say, Governor, and have said. They say, look, when it&#8217;s her political adversary Rahm Emanuel, she&#8217;s going to call him out, he&#8217;s indecent, apologize. But when it&#8217;s a political friend like Rush Limbaugh, oh it&#8217;s satire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PALIN:<\/strong> I didn&#8217;t hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with &#8220;F-ing retards.&#8221; And we did know that Rahm Emanuel, it&#8217;s been reported, did say that. That&#8217;s a big difference there.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lifetime Achievement Award: The Worst Person in the World<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to piggy-back on Keith Olberman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Worst_Person_in_the_World_(book)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Worst Person in the World&#8221;<\/a> award and offer a lifetime achievement honor. And the prize goes to: Rush Limbaugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Well, it was bound to happen. It appears that Rush Limbaugh\u2019s gravesite has become a gender-neutral bathroom.<br><br>The unrepentant bigot died on February 17, 2021 and was buried in St. Louis\u2019 famed Bellefontaine Cemetery (4947 West Florissant Avenue). At the time, we found it interesting that an extreme homophobe like Rush Limbaugh would choose Bellefontaine, where he\u2019d have his body laid next to a gay icon like William Burroughs for all eternity, but we guess he had his reasons.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"543\" class=\"wp-image-11061\" style=\"width: 550px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_321-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_321-1.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_321-1-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riverfronttimes.com\/news\/it-appears-that-someone-urinated-on-rush-limbaughs-grave-39565153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Riverfront Times<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/67cf710-lq.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"471\" data-id=\"11057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/67cf710-lq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/67cf710-lq.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/67cf710-lq-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8fdbqflt68i61.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"920\" data-id=\"11060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8fdbqflt68i61.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8fdbqflt68i61.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8fdbqflt68i61-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8fdbqflt68i61-768x854.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Reference Purposes Only<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/223083407\/rush-limbaugh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"375\" data-id=\"11064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_327.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_327.png 507w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_327-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/38%C2%B041'41.9%22N+90%C2%B013'43.3%22W\/@38.6949825,-90.231276,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d38.6949825!4d-90.2287011?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"106\" data-id=\"11063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_329.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11063\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please exercise prudence and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">do not<\/span><\/em> consume, say, <strong>6 Big Gulps<\/strong>, <strong>11 near beers<\/strong>, and <strong>17 coca colas<\/strong> prior to visiting this site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"778\" data-id=\"11065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_331.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_331.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_331-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_331-768x703.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"759\" data-id=\"11066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_332.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_332.jpg 997w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_332-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_332-768x585.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" data-id=\"11067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_330-1024x778.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_330-1024x778.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_330-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_330-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_330.jpg 1049w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lest We Despair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bullies grab the headlines, but the world is full of everyday saints and hidden heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excerpt from <strong>Desiderata<\/strong> by Max Ehrmann (1927)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. <\/em><\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiderata.com\/desiderata.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Desiderata.com<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Andrea-Fay-Friedman-1000x667-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"11072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Andrea-Fay-Friedman-1000x667-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Andrea-Fay-Friedman-1000x667-1.jpg 829w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Andrea-Fay-Friedman-1000x667-1-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Andrea-Fay-Friedman-1000x667-1-768x618.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/life-goes-on-andrea-fay-friedman-chris-burke.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"780\" data-id=\"11073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/life-goes-on-andrea-fay-friedman-chris-burke.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/life-goes-on-andrea-fay-friedman-chris-burke.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/life-goes-on-andrea-fay-friedman-chris-burke-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/life-goes-on-andrea-fay-friedman-chris-burke-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/life-goes-on-andrea-fay-friedman-chris-burke-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/andrea-friedman.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"11070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/andrea-friedman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/andrea-friedman.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/andrea-friedman-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s-l1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"1077\" data-id=\"11074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s-l1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s-l1200.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s-l1200-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s-l1200-863x1024.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s-l1200-768x911.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/V1_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"11071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/V1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/V1_.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/V1_-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2009, a 48 minute documentary about her life premiered. Titled <em>A Possible Dream: The Andrea Friedman Story, <\/em>the documentary is narrated by Joanne Woodward.<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4IwFs8cPqYI?si=DgylwAYEN4oFF8P6\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kudos to The Arc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The founders of WLBOTT have long supported the Arc, and we are proud of their advocacy.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/thearc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"81\" class=\"wp-image-11077\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/irl_231207a_328.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If The Arc needs to re-post this letter, I believe Limbaugh&#8217;s new zip code is <strong><em>666<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Letter-From-The-Arc-to-Rush-Limbaugh-Meet-With-Us-The-Arc-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11078\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Letter-From-The-Arc-to-Rush-Limbaugh-Meet-With-Us-The-Arc-Copy.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Letter-From-The-Arc-to-Rush-Limbaugh-Meet-With-Us-The-Arc-Copy-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Letter-From-The-Arc-to-Rush-Limbaugh-Meet-With-Us-The-Arc-Copy-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Letter-From-The-Arc-to-Rush-Limbaugh-Meet-With-Us-The-Arc-Copy-768x1096.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Andrea Fay Friedman. Andrea was 53. Andrea was an actress and disabilities activist. By all accounts, she was a generous and vivacious woman, with a love of life and great sense of humor. 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