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Bryan Garner, one of Scalia's close friends and the co-author of two books with the justice, said in an interview that Scalia seemed happy and jovial during recent trips to Hong Kong and Singapore in late January and early February. Garner said Scalia never mentioned anything about heart problems or other ailments during the trip.
"He did seem strong as ever," Garner said. "He was a very strong man physically."
During the trip, Scalia and Garner spent long days traveling, speaking to university audiences about their most recent book on interpreting the law, and meeting with public officials.
Garner said his most recent conversation with Scalia was on Wednesday morning, when the justice told him, "'The world of tennis has lost a great competitor.'" Scalia, long an avid tennis player, said he had torn his rotator cuff for a second time and that his playing days likely were over, Garner said.
But Garner said Scalia never mentioned any other ailments other than that he was dealing with a "head cold."
Justice Scalia's children and grandchildren have paid tribute to him while his doctor has raised questions about the veteran jurist's health.
The 79-year-old, who sat on the Supreme Court bench for 20 years, is believed to have had a history of heart problems, high blood pressure and was too weak to have a shoulder operation.
originally posted by: dianajune
Agreed. Now all of a sudden, the Daily Mail came out with a report claiming that he was ill....had bp issues and heart trouble and was too ill for surgery.
originally posted by: queenofswords
originally posted by: Ksihkehe
a reply to: SkepticOverlord
I think I remember from assassin school that you are supposed to take the pillow off their head after.
@#&%ing amateurs.
unless....they got spooked by something and had to vamoose quickly.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
Scalia's personal doctor could come out tomorrow with medical records proving the guy was a ticking time bomb, and everyone would still claim he was murdered.
All because the world isn't going the way they want, and they want someone to blame for that.
originally posted by: BatheInTheFountain
If someone in a key role, in the highest court in the land/world....died....with a pillow over his head...in the middle of an election year...am I crazy for thinking it should maybe have a second gander?
Is that weird?
Agreed. Now all of a sudden, the Daily Mail came out with a report claiming that he was ill....had bp issues and heart trouble and was too ill for surgery.
originally posted by: Generation9
The news tells us the pillow was over his head, not his face.
Was the body on its back? Could the head be on a pillow and there is another pillow standing/leaning up against the headboard of the bed? From the perspective of a photographer snapping a picture from the foot of the bed there might appear to be a pillow positioned over the head which is itself lying on a pillow.
I'm saying the body was probably on its side with a pillow blocking light and/or sounds and not the face/nostrils/mouth like the conspiracy people are wanting to believe.