Robert Mcnamara died July 6, 2009 at the age of 93. Would you count him as one of the recent rash of celebrity deaths?

who the f is he?!

yes

No.

No. I don't think there's a rash of celebrity deaths. I think there's a rash of noticing celebrity deaths.

Never heard of him.

FYI - Secretary of Defense back in the 60's.

Notoriety would be more like it. He was the primary person instrumental in getting us into the Vietnam War. Of course after the fact he realized it was a huge mistake.

no, but I don't feel that strongly about it

No, b/c he was a Washington Celebrity and people only care about Hollywood Celebs.

well, i wouldn't consider him as one of that group but someone older than me or someone who knows him may think so.......

I think there's a rash of noticing celebrity deaths.
that's what i'm talking about!!!!

I suppose. Depends on one's definition of celebrity. I don't think there is some cosmic karass here in which M. Jackson and R. McNamara have some inextricable link.

I heard of McNamara before I heard of any other recent celebrity who died lately. No, I take that back. I heard of Karl Malden before R. N.

why so loud?
He's an artist, right? Cartoon style? Not as famous as the rash we've seen, and he had a full life, unless his demise was untimely. I'd say foot*note.

I wouldn't count him as a celebrity myself. Notorious, maybe, but that has more negative connotations than he perhaps deserves.

> No. I don't think there's a rash of celebrity deaths. I think there's
> a rash of noticing celebrity deaths.

Well, I notice them when they are broadcast on the radio.

> why so loud?
> He's an artist, right? Cartoon style? Not as famous as the rash we've
> seen, and he had a full life, unless his demise was untimely. I'd
> say foot*note.

An artist? Not so far as I know. Secretary of defense in the 1960s. He was the brains behind the Viet Nam war.
Cerealkiller said he was responsible for getting us into that war, but I don't think that was the case. I believe Lyndon Johnson was primarily responsible for that. Mcnamara ran the war for the most part, was gung-ho for it at first, but then came to characterize it as a "terrible, terrible mistake". This brought him into disfavor with the administration.

Who?