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Demovictory9

(35,102 posts)
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 07:58 PM Dec 2024

Finally real info on the condition of Dennis Prager after he fell 5 weeks ago

Prageru founder.

But I wish him the best.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DD0Umiut1Bn/

His doctor brother describes his condition. Spinal injury at the c3/c4 vertebrae. Can't move his arms or legs but can feel sensation. On ventilator, mouths words.

It will be awhile (months?) Before they know if he will improve or if this is his perm condition.

Still no details about the nature of his fall.

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Finally real info on the condition of Dennis Prager after he fell 5 weeks ago (Original Post) Demovictory9 Dec 2024 OP
Thoughts and prayers. nt GoYouPackersGo Dec 2024 #1
tots and pears Shellback Squid Dec 2024 #2
Grits & Spit..... Amen magicarpet Dec 2024 #25
He is 76. viva la Dec 2024 #3
You reap what you sow obamanut2012 Dec 2024 #4
Oh well. I'm sure someone may miss him Strelnikov_ Dec 2024 #5
That's a dangerous location to have a neck injury. no_hypocrisy Dec 2024 #6
Oh. Iggo Dec 2024 #7
Good for him dalton99a Dec 2024 #8
I don't give a rip PlanetBev Dec 2024 #9
I found it amusing how many people are praying for him TexasBushwhacker Dec 2024 #10
Probably both drmeow Dec 2024 #11
Prayer is about the intention for healing. Big Blue Marble Dec 2024 #14
Prayer is about doing nothing instead of something. Iggo Dec 2024 #15
If they pray hard enough, and loud enough, maybe Jesus will make the man a Christian, like he should be? mucholderthandirt Dec 2024 #20
oh, that groomer Skittles Dec 2024 #12
That's a shame..... ANYway.... NT Happy Hoosier Dec 2024 #13
Tots and pears - GoneOffShore Dec 2024 #16
Im sure he now prefers university trained doctors, no prageru grads. Demovictory9 Dec 2024 #17
I hope for the sake of consistency with his political ideology Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #18
He is 76. He's not long for this world. harumph Dec 2024 #19
76 is not that old. But this is a serious injury, regardless. Nt spooky3 Dec 2024 #31
I thought he was older. Mike 03 Dec 2024 #34
he's a better man, incapacitated and unable to speak bigtree Dec 2024 #21
According to Prager, women vote liberal because we are emotional..so yeah dont need his poison Demovictory9 Dec 2024 #23
Women know a misogynist when they see one Walleye Dec 2024 #27
Thankfully he has government health care to pay the bills. n/t Jacson6 Dec 2024 #22
I hope it hurts. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2024 #24
Im ambivalent about this. Its The Third Doctor Dec 2024 #26
Okay. Think. Again. Dec 2024 #28
A sign from God??? Is He (finally) pissed? NM Grins Dec 2024 #29
I don't wish injury or illness on anyone, but any time a person who has been RockRaven Dec 2024 #30
fuck him gopiscrap Dec 2024 #32
Horrific injury. I hope he can recover Raven123 Dec 2024 #33
Thanks for the info. That is much more specific as to Mike 03 Dec 2024 #35
Twisting himself into a pretzel trying to justify a supreme magical creator as male Demovictory9 Dec 2024 #36
Bad person suffers bad accident, is doing badly. Voltaire2 Dec 2024 #37
Doesn't This Mean... ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #38

no_hypocrisy

(51,012 posts)
6. That's a dangerous location to have a neck injury.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 08:41 PM
Dec 2024

My friend was in a head-on auto collision and was thrown against the door despite wearing a seatbelt.

His head was precariously attached to his neck by a mere bone sliver. He had to have extensive neck and spine surgery.

That was five years ago. He's recovered 85%. He can walk, move his limbs, and reasonably think.

I can't believe he's gone this far without physical therapy. (He couldn't afford it.)

TexasBushwhacker

(20,871 posts)
10. I found it amusing how many people are praying for him
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:40 PM
Dec 2024

per their comments on the Instagram post. Do they not realize that Prager is Jewish, or do they not care?

drmeow

(5,515 posts)
11. Probably both
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:01 PM
Dec 2024

some don't know, many think it will still be appreciated for them to pray for him because, after all, their religion is "right," and almost all don't care or don't even think about it.

Big Blue Marble

(5,590 posts)
14. Prayer is about the intention for healing.
Sat Dec 28, 2024, 12:04 AM
Dec 2024

It really does not matter the faith of the individual.

mucholderthandirt

(1,420 posts)
20. If they pray hard enough, and loud enough, maybe Jesus will make the man a Christian, like he should be?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:43 PM
Dec 2024

Jews pray to the same God, anyway. Like Muslims. Makes no difference anyway, praying to something that doesn't exist. I think I'll start praying to unicorns. Maybe I'll win the lottery!

Demovictory9

(35,102 posts)
17. Im sure he now prefers university trained doctors, no prageru grads.
Sat Dec 28, 2024, 01:30 PM
Dec 2024

On his radio show, he was rabidly anti science and hostile towards universities. Anti Vax too.

 

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
18. I hope for the sake of consistency with his political ideology
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 10:12 PM
Dec 2024

That Dennis has refused all forms of modern medicine and is determined to simply pray himself to wellness... 😐

harumph

(2,623 posts)
19. He is 76. He's not long for this world.
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 10:25 PM
Dec 2024

But having said that, I'd rather have him confined to a bed for the remainder of his life.
Death is too easy for that motherfucker.

Mike 03

(18,326 posts)
34. I thought he was older.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:09 PM
Dec 2024

He's been on radio my entire adult life, first at KABC in Los Angeles, where he pretended to be a stodgy but rational cigar- or cigarette-smoking conservative "intellectual" with a sense of humor who had friends who were Democrats, and who argued there was no evidence smoking was harmful. This was the 1980s and I'd have guessed he was in his 50s.

bigtree

(91,713 posts)
21. he's a better man, incapacitated and unable to speak
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:00 PM
Dec 2024

...healthy, he's a hypocritical apologist for Trump, and a declared enemy of progressives.

Prager:

I have never advocated for electing moral politicians. Of course, I prefer people of good character in political office. But 30 years ago, I wrote an essay titled “Adultery and Politicians” in which I argued that what political leaders do is more important than their character. To cite but one of an endless list of examples, I would prefer an adulterous president (like John F. Kennedy) who supported Israel than a faithful family man (like Jimmy Carter) who was an anti-Zionist.

Second, as a religious Jew, I learned from the Bible that God himself chose morally compromised individuals — like King David, who had a man killed in order to cover up the adultery he committed with the man’s wife; and the prostitute Rahab, who was instrumental in helping the Jews conquer Canaan — to accomplish some greater good. (And, for the record, I am not suggesting that God chose Donald Trump.)

Third, though I listed his moral defects in column after column during the primaries, I believe that Trump is a better man than his critics maintain. I see no evidence, to cite one example, that he is a misogynist. His comment about famous and powerful men being able to do what they want with women was a) said in private — and we are fools if we assess people by their private comments (Harry Truman, a great president, frequently used “kike” in private comments about Jews), b) not a statement about anything he had actually done, c) not misogynistic and d) often true.

Fourth, even if he were as morally defective as his critics maintain, my response is this: Trump’s character is less morally significant than defeating the left. If the left wins, America loses. And if America loses, evil will engulf the world.

Demovictory9

(35,102 posts)
23. According to Prager, women vote liberal because we are emotional..so yeah dont need his poison
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:05 PM
Dec 2024

Out there.

The Third Doctor

(428 posts)
26. Im ambivalent about this. Its
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:13 PM
Dec 2024

Hard to feel sympathy for someone who would deny healthcare to the needy. I personally wouldn't want to be in his position or wish it on anyone. It is what it is i guess.

RockRaven

(17,118 posts)
30. I don't wish injury or illness on anyone, but any time a person who has been
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:27 PM
Dec 2024

harming people can no longer actively harm people, that is a good thing.

Whether that applies to his current condition or not, I will refrain from assuming. Time may tell.

Mike 03

(18,326 posts)
35. Thanks for the info. That is much more specific as to
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:13 PM
Dec 2024

his condition. I wonder if he was attempting a yoga asana involving an inversion. Maybe "the Plow.." Maybe while smoking a cigar.

Demovictory9

(35,102 posts)
36. Twisting himself into a pretzel trying to justify a supreme magical creator as male
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 05:01 PM
Dec 2024

One of the arguments he pulls out of his ass. The unprovoked yet it must be so in Dennis' crazy mind

ProfessorGAC

(72,184 posts)
38. Doesn't This Mean...
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 05:13 PM
Dec 2024

...God disapproves of Prager and wants him out of commission?
All-knowing, all-powerful, and all that.

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