"I'm telling people about a child in trouble! If it's pity, we'll get some money. I'm just giving you facts!"
Those of us who heard the words couldn't believe it -- or rather, we could. Lewis has been fighting with disability activists since 1990 when the nationwide protest against his Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Telethon heated up, spearheaded by former MDA poster children calling themselves "Jerry's Orphans." Lewis can be mean when it comes to anyone suggesting he's wrong.