Nelson Mandela in Intensive Care

[undercoverbrother]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/world/...ela/index.html

Former South African leader Nelson Mandela remained in intensive care Monday, two days after he was hospitalized with a recurring lung infection.
The increasingly frail Mandela was rushed to a hospital in Pretoria on Saturday. Later in the day, the South African president's office said the 94-year-old former leader was in a "serious but stable condition."
He was breathing on his own and his wife was by his side, the office said at the time.
After offering no updates for 48 hours, the government said Monday that Mandela's condition was "unchanged."
Meanwhile, his daughter Zenani Dlamini, who is the South African ambassador to Argentina, has flown back to South Africa to be with her father.

At 94 he has had a very good run.

If he does die, I wonder how South Africa will be affected.

[Puppet Guy]

Humanity will lose something very special when he goes.

[rubecube]

Well Rob Anders should be pleased with this news...

[The Goon]

While I'll be sad at his passing, the reality is that Mandela is 94 (95 next month). Given the time he spent in prison, it's remarkable he made it this long.

As someone of South African descent, I've been fascinated by his story ever since I was a kid. I'll always remember the first picture I saw of him after his release, standing next to then President DeKlerk. My parents cried because they never thought they would see him as a free man.

I was going to insert a Rob Anders joke here, but I see that it's already been done.