[churchillbuff]

This guy's a poor writer and sophomoric thinker. Can't the Tampa paper do better, or can't they pay enough to draw decent writers?

Beyond that, why's he so anxious to see Terri Schiavo die?

[Ohioan from Florida]

What a dodo!

Terri ping! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from my Terri ping list, please let me know by FReepmail!

[Darkwolf377]

The last line, like the rest of the column makes no sense--how can you look at a sick person, who cannot communicate, and "just tell" what her wishes are?

I'm open to logical reasoning that comes to a conclusion I may not agree with, but this column is emotional ranting disguised as plain speaking.

[Fred Nerks]

If there's anyone that's brain-dead in this story it's not Terri, it's the author of this article.

[toolbreaker]

Exactly! To long for anothers death so blithely...awful.

[USNBandit]

If your dog was brain damaged and you told the vet "I'm taking my dog home so I can let it starve to death," what would he/she say?

They wouldn't allow you to do it, yet this woman is going to be starved to death in a manner in which we wouldn't treat our pets.

[Our man in washington]

During World War II, Italy and Germany split up Slovenia. Germany demanded that Italy help deport the Jews from Slovenia to the death camps. Germany wanted Italy to rid the Jews from the Italian-held portion of Slovenia.

The Italian general occupying Slovenia said essentially, "Okay, but it's possible that some of the Jews in our section of Slovenia are legally Italian citizens. We certainly wouldn't want to deport any Italian citizens. We'll have to check ancestries and so forth and we will get back to you. We will be happy to deport the ones who aren't Italian citizens."

A year later, the Italians hadn't completed the checking for a single Jewish person. As a result, not a single Jew was deported by that point, and thousands managed to escape.

The point: bureaucratic delays can have positive uses sometimes.

Jeb should have a million tricks still up his sleeve. For example, if the courts says Terri must die, he can say "The law is the law. But you know, starving someone to death is pretty brutal. Shouldn't you provide liquid at various intervals to ease the pain somewhat?"

The courts could rule that yes, they can provide liquid. Jeb can then challenge how often the liquid should be given. After much debating, the two sides can agree that a commission can be appointed to determine the optimal intervals for liquid feeding. Jeb can then appoint people who will spend the first year arguing about the team charter. Any good bureaucrat knows the art of making sure nothing happens.

[pc93]

Lol. Yup. Just made me want to cuss him out. He can't be that ignorant. But I guess he is and most of the MSM too. Plus not surprising came from Tampa Tribune. St. Pete Times/Tampa Tribune.. what's the difference. They definitely have an agenda against Terri living.

[garylmoore]

If Jeb wins, everyone wins.

[phenn]

Daniel Ruth is a columnist and talk radio host in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. He did his show yesterday on Terri Schiavo's situation. He stated that the allegations of abuse and neglect against her have already been investigated thoroughly by state agencies and were considered unfounded.

Since that's not true, I rang his show. I told him that the bone scan discovered in 2002 was not investigated by law enforcement or the courts. The judge said it was "interesting but not relevant". His response was "Well, it isn't relevant because it happened so long ago."

I said that the current allegations of abuse could constitute criminal charges against the guardian under Florida's laws. That Terri is confined to a single room, has had five teeth extracted due to decay and neglect and that Florida Statute 744.3215 REQUIRES the guardian to provide necessary services such as dental care. I hope you're sitting down.

He told me that the parents of Terri Schiavo should be charged with abuse. After all, they are the ones who have caused this to go on so long. People 'naturally' fall apart when they are in Terri's situation, he claimed. I suppose, by that, Mr. Ruth means that if Terri's parents would have just allowed her to be killed in 1990, she wouldn't have any problems with her teeth and the guardian has nothing to do with this.

Think about that before you read his latest hit piece. He can be reached on druth@tampatrib.com. His editor is on http://feedback.tbo.com/ or by contacting Publisher and President, Gil Thelen GThelen@tampatrib.com.

I hate to be the one to break it to Mr. Ruth, but Florida's guardianship and abuse laws are just that. Laws. Not suggestions.

[syriacus]

If Michael drugs Terri, or disturbs her sleep for several nights, she will seem unresponsive during examinations.

[Future Useless Eater]

Documented Terri-vocabulary references
Words	Witness
"mommy" "momma" "help me"	nurse - Heidi Law, certified nurse assistant
"pay"     (meaning 'pain'                 when she was in discomfort) 'Haaaiiiii'   (meaning Hi,                 in response to 'Hi Terri') 'mommy' 'help me'	Nurse - Carla Sauer Iyer, R.N. "'Help me' was, in fact, one of her most frequent utterances. I heard her say it hundreds of times."
"stop"   (in response to one medical                 procedure being done on her)	Terri's MediPlex records
"ugh-hugh" (meaning yes) "ugh-ugh" (meaning no) "yea" "No"	family members, and paralegal Tom Broderson* 'yea' was a word she learned to speak in 2002.     *(search for 'Broderson' half-way down the article)
After Judge Greer heard of Tom Broderson secretly helping Terri learn to speak again, Greer removed Broderson from the "approved visitor's list" permanently!




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[phenn]

Mr. Ruth has earned a mention.

http://pamelahennessy.com/blog/2005/02/extreme-prejudice-and-survival-of.html

[MarMema]

Definitely among the most evil things I have read in my life. The downside of the tremendous publicity and education of the world taking place, thanks to the Schindlers, is this disgusting kind of lottery-for-life mindset, and all the polls about whether or not a human being should live or die.

Who said the Romans were cruel at the amphitheatres?

[WestTexasWend]

The bright side of this drivel is that, unlike Terri, if the author is hit by a bus tomorrow he's left written proof supporting those who would let him die.

(If his middle name starts with an N the initials on all his consent forms would read "DNR"...)

[RightWhale]

Savage says this is a battle over euthanasia. He is probably correct. The real players in the bigger game are working behind the scenery.

[He Rides A White Horse]

Not even if indeed it was Terri's wish never to be simply kept alive as the world's leading Larry King prop?

There is only one person I know of who claims Terry issued such a statement. Michael Schiavo.

That's because for every victory Felos may win in court on the legal merits of this tragic case, Jeb Bush, using the political wing of his organization - otherwise known as Florida state government - will continue to use his clout to subvert the judicial system

The legislative branch passes laws. They are acting properly.

Liberal activist judges introducing laws are not acting properly.

Legislative bodies impeaching said "justices" would be acting properly.

If their is any 'good' to come of of this case, it is the attention being drawn to the abuses of activist judiciaries.

Too many times we hear people complain about politicians; the real problem sits quietly out of the picture, issuing one dictatorial proclamation after another.

[FreepinforTerri]

In this case, I am proud to be a redneck. If redneck thinking involves abhorring the murder of disabled women- hell yeah.

CALL JEFF FOXWORTHY!

You might be a redneck if...

You abhorr the murder of disabled people and Tampa Tribune columnists write columns degrading you...