it may have taken some time to get confirmation.

Even a Texan can figure that out.

They didn't even tell the President?

I doubt calling the white house would be their #1 priority at the time. Now if he had a bodyguard or aide with him, yeah, the delay would be a bit suspicious.

His arrogance would prevent such a thing if nothing else. As a piratical matter he needed security.

What if he ran out of Scotch or toothpaste? He was going to the liquor store in his Cadillac?

The love fest is disgusting, no one mentions the corruption. But this is ridiculous by even American media standards.

They were waiting for a posthumous apology from Scalia for Cheney shooting him.

death included anything nefarious.

Scalia's LIFE did, but probably not his death.

Shit, I don't need a coroner to tell if a body is dead?

Why would you think a man who lived his life with no moral compass would die differently than he lived?

there isn't much more to it.

It doesn't take long to tell someone is dead.

Without a wooden stake or some silver bullets, this could have turned out tragically.

Good point.

...even if a political figure or celebrity...a coroner MUST notify family before releasing any details of a death. Who knows if he was at this resort alone or with a spouse. I read he had nine kids. I'd assume if his wife was there they wanted to notify the kids before releasing to the public. Nothing worse than reading your dad is dead on TMZ.

I'd just say settle down with the tin foil hat on this one.

The President wasn't notified for six to eight hours. That is just not plausible.

1971, middle of the night. All of a sudden I started getting calls from reporters.

Some guy from ABC was trying to intimidate me into telling what was happening.

Interesting night.

make the announcement offical.

The calls came like they had a source on the ward! I was told to say a statement would forthcoming.

.....that 'ranch' in west Texas was The Mustang Ranch. If that is the case, I'm sure you will understand the need for 'diplomacy' in the latent release of the news.

That no one noticed is not especially surprising.

works for Thomas you know.

it did not work.