Florida Senator Jim King dead

Channel 4 - Jacksonville, FL ^ | July 26, 2009 | walsh

[walsh]

Former Florida Senate President Jim King, who sometimes fought Gov. Jeb Bush and his own Republican Party over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die battle in 2005, died Sunday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, a family spokeswoman said. He was 69

[walsh]

Prayers to his family.

[Pikachu_Dad]

WOW. I didn’t know he was sick.

[Texas Eagle]

Did he fight for right of the scumbag husband to be free of the inconvenience of having a wife who had be fed through a feeding tube or against it?

Either way, I'd like to sit in on the conversation she's having with him right now.

[duckman]

“...after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer,...”
Almost certainly a death sentence. Isn't that what Patrick Swazee has?

[magritte]

That post should be pulled...absolutely uncalled for...

[library user]

It’s true - is it not?

[Gapplega]

That a was perfectly appropriate comment.

[MikefromOhio]

That a was perfectly appropriate comment.

Yeah - on DU.

[American Quilter]

Almost certainly a death sentence. Isn't that what Patrick Swazee has?

Yes, it is.

[beelzepug]

Karma has nothing to do with DU.

[MikefromOhio]

Karma has nothing to do with DU.

If you want to emulate those simpletons, be my guest.

Just expect me to be there to tell you that you are acting EXACTLY as they do.

I've come to a sad realization of sorts over the 5 years that I've been a member here and that is Conservatives and Liberals are, at their base, two sides of the same coin. Comments like yours sadly illustrate the point for all to see.

[concerned about politics]

I've been a member here and that is Conservatives and Liberals are, at their base, two sides of the same coin. Comments like yours sadly illustrate the point for all to see.

OK everybody. Before you post an opinion, you should check with MikeFromOhio first. If he approves - go for it. If not, keep those fingers away from the key board.
Got it?

In my opinion (and I sure hope MikeFromOhio approves), I think , compared to Terry, this guy was able to take the easy way out. I find it odd how hard he fought to end anothers life , yet fought just as hard to save his own.

Ironic, isn't it?

[Enough_Deceit]

Yes, it is ironic, and I agree with you.

I have seen many people die of pancreatic cancer, and it is a horrible way to go. I hope that they were able to make him comfortable before he passed. Prayers up for his family. Rough time for all his loved ones.

[Lauren BaRecall]

I used no bad language. I did not show hate. I wondered about his end, and how it compared with that of Terry Schiavo.

[MikefromOhio]

If that’s all you have, it’s pretty weak.

And expected.

[MikefromOhio]

I used no bad language. I did not show hate. I wondered about his end, and how it compared with that of Terry Schiavo.

I didn't ask that the post be removed, someone else did.

However, the same kind of callousness has been shown by the left for several decades and your comment illustrated that it also lives on the right wing as well.

[MikefromOhio]

OK everybody. Before you post an opinion, you should check with MikeFromOhio first. If he approves - go for it. If not, keep those fingers away from the key board. Got it?

And here we are what, 3 weeks from some liberal painting the entire right wing as a bunch of racists because of ONE thread??

But way to take me out of context - oh wait, that a pretty common tactic around here isn't it? Again also like DU. Man those coincidences are piling up aren't they??

In my opinion (and I sure hope MikeFromOhio approves), I think , compared to Terry, this guy was able to take the easy way out. I find it odd how hard he fought to end anothers life , yet fought just as hard to save his own.

Ironic, isn't it?

What's ironic is that you are taking pleasure is another person's death and his family's pain. Very Christ-like right there. Hey now that's the kind of Christian fellowship I'm going to show my daughter and raise on....and on a Sunday too.

[RebelTXRose]

Yes - that’s what Patrick Swazee has. It’s usually a very quick parting from this earth. Most patients are diagnosed very late in the game.

[Lauren BaRecall]

In my opinion (and I sure hope MikeFromOhio approves), I think , compared to Terry, this guy was able to take the easy way out. I find it odd how hard he fought to end anothers life , yet fought just as hard to save his own.

That's the point.

I pray for his soul. I pray for his family. And at the same time, there's a lesson in this.

[Lauren BaRecall]

My remark was not callous. It was fitting, and it was just.

[concerned about politics]

I used no bad language. I did not show hate. I wondered about his end, and how it compared with that of Terry Schiavo.

Yeah. Being starved to death is a horrible, horrible thing. The body eventually starts to eat itself - while still alive - in an attempt to stay alive.

[The left wing says pouring water over a terrorists face is worse. (They're not exactly the brightest birds in the barnyard)]

[SunkenCiv]

Replacement to be appointed or elected?

[Rome2000]

In light of the actions of the muzzie in chief since january, the concept that W and Jeb had to "follow the rule of law" and were "powerless" to stop the murder of Schiavo seems ridiculous.

[Lauren BaRecall]

The dehydration is worse.

[concerned about politics]

But way to take me out of context - oh wait, that a pretty common tactic around here isn't it? Again also like DU. Man those coincidences are piling up aren't they??

Yeah, yeah. Everybody likes to play the "victim". It's easier.

[MikefromOhio]

My remark was not callous. It was fitting, and it was just.

You don't have to justify yourself to me (although I find it interesting that you feel the need, like you are justifying it to yourself still), but in the end, the Mods apparently felt that it was not fitting for the discussion of this thread.

Take it up with them, not me.

[concerned about politics]

Hey now that's the kind of Christian fellowship I'm going to show my daughter

There's an easy remedy for this one. Simply don't show this thread to your daughter. DUH!

[MikefromOhio]

There's an easy remedy for this one. Simply don't show this thread to your daughter. DUH!

Why should I deny her the knowledge of how such "Christian" people act?

I think threads like this (and sadly there are many) would be the PERFECT example when accompanied by scripture illustrating my very point.

She can make up her own mind about how relevant it is when the time comes, but she's going to see the examples never the less.

[Lauren BaRecall]

It was ridiculous even then. As Governor, Jeb had full authority over both the Police and the National Guard.

[MikefromOhio]

Yeah, yeah. Everybody likes to play the "victim". It's easier.

Tactic #2 - instead of actually responding to the dissenter, make the thread about the dissenter thereby completely ignoring any possible relevance being brought up.

It is quite saddening to see what this forum has become.

[Lauren BaRecall]

You don't have to justify yourself to me (although I find it interesting that you feel the need, like you are justifying it to yourself still), but in the end, the Mods apparently felt that it was not fitting for the discussion of this thread.

I made a statement. You're the one who's getting bent out of shape.

Take it up with them, not me.

I'm not going to bother the Mods over this.

[MikefromOhio]

I made a statement. You're the one who's getting bent out of shape.

Who is getting bent out of shape here? You DO keep responding and you DO keep trying to justify your now pulled comment.

I'm not going to bother the Mods over this.

So why do you feel the need to keep bothering ME?

[MHGinTN]

Did he expire in a hospice? It would be poetic justice after his perfidy toward Terri ...

[y2gordo]

I’m willing to bet she’s saying “Thank you for letting me die.”

[deannadurbin]

My husband works with a man whose wife beat pancreatic cancer. She went through hell with high dose chemo but it worked. She’s been around for fifteen years so far and is still in remission.

I believe pancreatic cancer has a 10% cure rate. It’s very low but some do survive, probably if you get it early enough.

[rcrngroup]

Not true in the least!!! I have a feeling that Terri Schlinder’s emanciated body will haunt Jim King throughout eternity. He is feeling the eternal heat right now.

[rcrngroup]

He fought for the right of the scumbag husband to starve & dehydrate his wife to death, in the first liberal-leftie-marxist govt instituted excecution, against the wishes & desire of her natural family to care for her. What a travesty of justice. I think that Terri's dehydrated & emanciated view will haunt Jim King throughout eternity.

This happened in the spring of 2005, and my own view is that both Jeb Bush & GW Bush could have stopped this & intervened if they had the balls to do so, which they did not. My own opinion is that following the spring of 2005, the rest of GW Bush's 3 yrs 8 mos, was a complete failure for GW Bush, including the election debacles in 2006 & 2008.

[Lauren BaRecall]

To this day, I don’t think Jeb realizes the backlash tsunami he’d face over this if he ever tried to run for President.

[deannadurbin]

I’ve felt that way for a long time too. God judged George and Jeb very harshly because they didn’t stand up for Life. If you’re truly pro-life you’re pro-life in ALL circumstances.

[tuckrdout]

I am sorry for his family, and do not wish this illness on anyone. But, having said that, I can not help but feel that he has suffered as he fought for Terri to suffer.

Make no mistake. God is a God of justice.

Mike Schiavo and Judge Greer had better sit up and take notice.

[SoConPubbie]

Yeah - on DU.

Really?

I for one agree with the poster.

[P-Marlowe]

Apparently he does not have a lot of mourners here on Free Republic.

[P-Marlowe]

If your purpose here was to try to show some respect for Senator King, you've failed miserably. Effectively you've hijacked this thread and turned it into a Free Republic bashing thread.

I'm sure Senator King would be happy that people are bashing Free Republic in his name.

[tuckrdout]

Well, it wasn’t “letting” her die. It was killing her. She was denied food and water. That is murder.

[XLSweetTea]

ughhh... no more bushes. the roots are all rotted in that family tree.

[freedommom]

A feisty, plainspoken figure, King gained some national attention when he helped lead a group of Republicans who blocked legislation favored by Bush that would have forced Schiavo’s feeding tube to be reinserted.

[surfer]

Prayers...

[Kimberly GG]

“What’s ironic is that you are taking pleasure is another person’s death and his family’s pain. Very Christ-like right there.”

It’s even worse on the Michael Jackson threads. Some people seem to forget that we don’t know the hearts of other people and may very well find ourselves sharing eternal life with those who, in life, we seem to hate.