Where are the 84%?

The very small majority, 16%, that support keeping Terri Schaivo alive are causing a tremendous problem. It’s ironic that they are trying to keep Mrs. Schaivo alive, but turn around and phone in death threats to the judges who uphold the law – the law that says it is not the governments place to intervene.

Where are you at, Tom Delay. You said God gave you a brain damaged woman so you could point out “what is happening here in America.” Then the poll was released saying that 84% of America doesn’t agree with you. You dropped Mrs Schaivo like a rock and ran.

What’s the matter, you fucking jerk, is Terri no longer a political advantage to you? You see that she can’t “help” you any longer, so you suddenly change your conviction and leave?

Where are you at, Jeb Bush? You sent state police to the hospice to kidnap Terri. But then the local police said they would stop the state police. Seeing police fighting other police and arresting each other would play well on TV wouldn’t it? When you heard about this, you called off your kidnapping, because you know the law would not be on your side.

Where are you at, you 84%? Why are you letting extremists take over? Why is the American Medial Association standing by and letting politicians make a medical diagnosis from a 2 minute video tape? Factual medical science already has proven that no one in a condition like Terri’s have ever gotten better. Now before you recite some story of a person that was in a coma for 15 years and suddenly woke up, you need to realize the following: no one that has gone into an oxygen-deprived coma has ever woken up after 2 months. The only people that have woken up from a coma after and extended amount of time are those that suffered blunt force coma’s where brain swelling was involved.

This is not the fault of the vocal minority. The blame for this fiasco belongs solely with the 84% that won’t speak up.

James
April 4th, 2005 12:58 pm

Life, and just about everything else, is important to the vocal minority only when it can be used for some political advantage.

For instance, the right pandered to African-American religious leaders in the recent presidential election by providing government funds, which is exactly what was done in the 60s by many of the racists inhabiting what was then the Democratic party (think Orval Faubus, Arkansas schools, and National Guard). While slipping these clergymen lots of cash and encouraging them to implore their parishioners to vote republican, they told anyone who would listen that faith was important.

Clearly, just as was the case in the Terry Schiavo matter, the only thing that matters to some folk is money and votes. I’m just glad it backfired for once.

Jon
April 6th, 2005 2:28 pm

Where are the 84%? Where we always are - on the couch with a bag of Cheetos waiting for the next media propaganda blitz. Please Mr. Anchorman tell me what I should think. Don’t report the facts just give me the spin. Please put on a few talking heads and more politicians. I want to be like Larry. I want to be as cool as Anderson. I like the way Paula looks in those sweaters. Tell me I’m stupid if I don’t see things like you do. Abuse me but show me the next trial/crisis/death/issue/war that involves only Americans. But do it right now because…..

This just in - The Pope is dead! Terry who? Get every reporter on the planet to Vatican City. Everybody turn on CNN (Catholic News Network) and see Paula, Larry, Anderson, etc, etc, etc gush over what a great guy the Pope was and how we all should be Catholics now. Terry who? Lets chat up the Polish guy! Wasn’t he solely responsible for the fall of communism and didn’t we all love him?! Never mind the sex scandal, pedophile priests, and the 16th Century mores he espoused - the Pope is dead. It’s News! Live! on CNN! Terry who?

April 12th, 2005 9:21 am

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