The scourge of Alzheimer's and the bullying of those afflicted: how low some in Lake Worth can go

Before I get to the bullying aspect of this let's take a look at a recent article in the Sun Sentinel. Dottie Carson is a former employee for the City of Lake Worth and she retired due to health concerns. The reporter, Deborah Work, writes an excellent article and in the following excerpt you'll learn why Dottie is no longer able to work:

     Dottie Carson took the microphone, looked out over the crowd and spoke boldly of her struggle dealing with early onset Alzheimer's disease at 57.
     "I have plaque on my brain, and I have some of the traits and symptoms that make it a problem for me to work, so I'm no longer working," [emphasis added] said Carson of Lake Worth. "I haven't settled into that relaxation which comes from retirement, because this is not retirement. This is disability."
     A crowd of about 70 residents from Broward and Palm Beach counties gathered last week at Park Summit, a senior living community in Coral Springs, for coffee and serious conversation about the ravages of Alzheimer's disease with U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch (Fla.-21).
     The advocates, caregivers and those afflicted met with Deutch, who has been a strong supporter of Alzheimer's research and whose northwest Broward and southwest Palm Beach district is home to more senior citizens than almost any other in the state.
     "I must speak up now. In a year I might not be able to, so I need to make sure that I get out what I want to say," Carson said to strong applause. "I encourage you, Congressman, to push for more clinical trials and to do what you can to help us."

Here is more from reporter Deborah Work on the Alzheimer's Association (Southeast Florida Chapter):

     The Alzheimer's Association supports the five local Walks to End Alzheimer's: Boca Raton Walk at the Mizner Park Amphitheater, Sept. 27; Treasure Coast Walk, Oct. 3; West Palm Beach Walk, Oct. 10; Broward Walk at Hollywood North Beach Park, Oct. 24; and Miami- Dade Walk, Nov. 7. The walks are annual events that raise community awareness and money for research.
     To learn more about the Southeast Florida Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, call the hotline at 800-272-3900 or visit Alz.org/seflorida.

Now it gets ugly. You would think people with early-onset Alzheimer's who go public and do everything they can to cure this disease would be deserving of our respect and admiration. True, unless you are The Other Blogger (TOB, aka Lynn Anderson) who got hold of this news about now-private citizen Dottie Carson and posted a comment you'll find highly offensive and incredibly disrespectful:

Bullying the disabled now TOB? How does the saying go. . ."but for the grace of God go I".

Remember, TOB is the one that accuses everyone of bullying her. This is a tactic called "Projection/Flipping" furthering the theories/tactics first developed by Saul Alinsky in the 1960's. In short this is how it works: accuse your enemy of using the tactics you are using. If you're a bully (like TOB) then play the victim card and claim you're being bullied. It's a cleverly simple tactic. 

If you've been following TOB's antics over the years playing the victim card is a big stretch: