I've only been following this in a vague way. Seems like an interesting guy - good luck to him. The thing that amazes me, from comments on this site and elsewhere, is how American culture seems waaay behind with regard to the way people with disabilities are treated. I find it peculiar that a national media which is extremely prudish about swearing, or the human body (re: Janet Jackson etc) has no qualms about using words like "retarded" and "handicapped" as general terms of abuse. In the UK, such words are considered much more offensive than so-called "curse words".