Posted on 03/29/2005 8:58:34 AM PST by Long Cut
We, the Witness Protection Program For Freepers, aka the Wild Turkeys, aka the Coalition of the Sane, have through mutual discussion and rigourous thought, determined that:
1. The discussion threads regarding Terri Schiavo (hereafter referred to as "TS") have become too full of innuendo, rumormongering, hyperbole, hysteria, namecalling, paranoia, and general poor behavior to warrant participation.
2. Said threads have degenerated into "echo chambers", wherein the same, common thoughts are continually posted again and again, and the same old disreputable, unconfirmed and/or false urban myths are propagated.
3. Anyone who joins in said theads with alternative viewpoints to the most extreme posts are routinely driven away with slander, accusations, and vile namecalling.
4. No data or evidence contrary to the "prevailing opinions" are accepted, considered, or discussed; and in fact are rejected outright in most instances.
5. That the continued calls for armed insurrection, military or paramilitary involvement, impeachements of politicians and judges, and death threats are embarassing, stupid, shortsighted, doomed to failure, and contrary to most if not all conservative thought prior to this case, as well as damaging in the extreme to FR and the conservative movement as a whole.
6. That such emotional, hyperbolic, and propaganda-driven hysteria is in fact contrary to all conservatives USED to stand for.
7. That the holding up of swastika and other Nazi imagery towards the police and the Bushes, the use of children as political props, and the disruption of the peace at the Woodside Hospice can only reflect badly on conservatives in general, and should be discouraged.
8. That the pursuit of this issue to the exclusion of all others by the GOP has damaged, perhaps beyond repair, the pursuit of other important issues as well as the reputation of the GOP, FR, and conservatism.
The WPPFF is NOT of one mind as to the case of TS or its correct outcome. In fact, wide disagreement exists within our little group. However, we are united in our wish that reason and sanity be respected in the discussion, as well as the rights of all parties involved or participating. We wish to discuss this as adults and intellectuals, as conservatives and as FRiends, not as children screaming past each other on some playground of hysteria. We wish for facts and evidence to be provided, discussed reasonably, and considered fairly.
We reject all accusations of Naziism, "death cultism", or other slander as methods of debate. We reject the practice of "spamming" multiple threads, of posting unending vanities, and the posting of propaganda and calls for violence. We reject, in fact, all unseemly and childish behavior which has come to characterize this case on FR.
We DO invite others to come and reasonably discuss the issue. We have no problem with FReepers who wish to debate in a rational and fair manner, and with due respect for their fellow FReepers. We have NO problem with those whose views are formed by religion; however we reject "preaching" or "being beaten with a Bible" as legitemite debate tactics. Not all of us are Believers, and such tactics only cheapen the source.
If a FReeper finds this an acceptable meansd to discuss this and other issues, they are welcome to join in and participate. Those who find pleasure in attacks, flame-baiting, slander, stalking, and personal atacks will be ignored, and their egos will go unfed.
We assume this thread to be a zone of sanity in an overheated atmosphere. Thus, a general amnesty is in effect. If posters conduct themselves within the guidlines above, we will be happy to discuss and debate with you. If a poster wishes to apologize for past slips of the tongue, or for possible "over-the-top" statements to another, it will be graciously accepted, and your company welcome.
Please bring a sense of humor; we feel that too many have been taking themselves too seriously lately.
Let the discussion begin!
Signed,
The WPPFF, aka The Wild Turkeys, aka the Coalition of the Sane.
I was wondering the same thing.
That and why the Admin Mod decided to jump ship so quickly.
'Nite, Neets.
I wonder why the Admin. Mod left so early. Had just posted he/she would be here for 24 hours.
Actually I had one for an hour once, for telling someone to < insert profanity here > so...
They probably will give Jesse the lists. That's Jesse's quid pro quo for phoning Fla. State Sens.
I was referring to the bone scan which can be verified at any time. Not some marks that cannot.
sorry - couldn't help myself!!!!
The Admin Mod slipped into a phone booth and changed into Kryptonite?
You mean Kryptonite banned himself, then brought himself back? Man, this is getting wierd.
Oh, please. Not that stuff again.
#1. Her family was around her bedside immediately after she collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. So were doctors and nurses and no one noticed strangulation marks.
#2. Wouldn't you think that doctors would use the "MS tried to kill her" defense in their malpractice suit? They didn't.
#3. They didn't diagnose her potassium levels which were so low they led to cardiac arrest. Her fertility doctors were sued and they should have been monitoring her better.
#4. If the Schindlers felt that MS tried to kill her, why did they wait until 2002 to make that charge? Would you wait 12 years to make a charge like that? Now maybe they mentioned it earlier than 2002, but I've never found evidence of it.
#5. And positively up until 1993 they adored Michael and testified under oath they encouraged him to date and wanted to meet his girlfriends. If they suspected anything, why didn't they mention it to the press, in court, to their lawyers?
#6. And don't tell me that they didn't mention it because they didn't know because they didn't have access to the bone scan. Their attorney admitted in court he had access to the bone scans (and so did the Schindlers) all along. I've posted the links, including court testimony to that effect, about an hour ago.
I'm currently in trouble with some folks who want to spit on my grave for wanting to respect the Rule of Law, but they can't suspend me.
I heard dr baden talk about it on the Hannity yesterday in "91" that facility did not have an MRI or the latest equiptment which would give a clearer view of the injury and help to define it more!
My mom wouldn't let me buy comic books, so a huge chunk of my childhood is missing. I'm going to sue her butt.
Use the F-word during a flame war. Then, you'll be "one of us" come on, do it, man. Ya wanna be cool right? Come on. DOn't be a chicken... ;0)
Don't you think that's a tad maudlin?
I bet TS's is the most adjudicated death in human history. Ten years of wrangling and you still think she is getting short shrift.
Come on. Admit it. You would keep Terri alive for YOUR purposes no matter what. You just can't accept that Terri would want to go home in her condition.
ANYBODY would! EVERYBODY does. If you did to me or mine what you want to do to Terri .... I can't finish the sentence cause I'd get banned.
Stay tuned...:)
BTW: Just heard Greta's is going to have Ken Starr on her show after the Hannity Side Show is over...be interested to hear his views on this..
If you sue her butt, does that mean you're going after her ass ets?
You're on to me! VFRC
So, if you can't see the evidence of said injury, it MUST still be there?
That was in response to my post#1233 where I quoted the doctor from a site every uses to claim Michael beat her. Not exactly what the doctor says at all.
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