Fair warning that some freepers despise Alan Keyes (don't know why). If they drop by to disrupt your thread, just ask for a troll alert from sweet liberty or meeknming. It's better to avoid the "report abuse" button.
We don't want threads about Terri to get pulled. That's a troll's reason for being here.
Further, freepers were on scene during the entire time, offering to help and earning the trust of terrisfight.org. Free Republic fought bureaucrats, judges and the media EVERY DAY.
Huber, you neglected to include the most important abuse of Terri's plight by the Keyes/Terry call for cash:
"Finally, please consider helping us offset the costs incurred to enter the fight for Terri's life. (In case you wondered, I put my radio show on hold for another month.) https://secure.cartlight.com/merchant/schiavo/donation.php?afid=wgak
"We put out multiple thousands of dollars to serve the family, to exhaust legal options, and create the avalanche of publicity. I will not personally take one penny from the Society for Truth and Justice for my efforts. However, we must pay all bills accrued. If you agree with the steps we have taken, and are in a position to help with these efforts (and those that are coming), please send whatever help you can. Gifts are not tax deductible.
Please click here to donate to save Terri's life:
https://secure.cartlight.com/merchant/schiavo/donation.php?afid=wgak AOL GO HERE
floriduh voter, you wrote:
"Fair warning that some freepers despise Alan Keyes (don't know why). If they drop by to disrupt your thread, just ask for a troll alert from sweet liberty or meeknming."
As far as I'm concerned, a band of pretenders came into town; smelled an opportunity for a fundraiser; raised a little dust, and as they vanished into the night were heard to declare Terri 'saved' ( using a four word caveat ) "....for the time being....".
The last time this was heard was on November 23, 2003. This latest echo was heard on December 9th.
READ THE CALL FOR CASH CAREFULLY - NO WHERE IS THERE EVEN A HINT OF THEM SHARING THE PROCEEDS WITH THE SCHINDLER FOUNDATION - TERRI'S FAMILY
The Schindler family is stone broke, working through an attorney who's doing this for free. In my experience 'free' is a lawyer's heaven of fine print - a blindsided knockout punch.
The Schindler's are in a place where they must rely upon a group of volunteers, who they ( and we ) can only hope are not moles for the opposition, and have something beyond a vague notion about the task they've been assigned.
SO WHERE'S THE KEYES/TERRY CALL FOR CASH FOR THE SCHINDLER FOUNDATION???
Terri's as close to being murdered now, as she was before these professionals came into town AND 'saved' her.
Once again these professional fundraisers have the audacity to put out their cup behind a grueling fourteen days (???) they say was exhausted for Terri's cause. The Terri exercise broke 'em financially. Probably the reason for their sending out essentially the same spam at least three times that I can count.
"Should anyone be permitted to exaggerate their effectiveness, to achieve a purpose? I asked this question on 23 November of last year, when an almost mirror copy of a 'we saved Terri' spam was sent out from Keyes/Terry, and became the subject of a FR thread."
I realize this is a tardy addition to this thread. I only came across it as I'm revising the number of Terri threads on FR, and had to put in my two cents. Abusing Terri in any fashion gets on my bad side real quick.
The fact is I've been quite ill over the last few months, and as a consequence have not been an active FReeper. That is to say my condition is unchanged, but I feel I started something that needs updating from time to time. I'm nearing the completion of this exercise, and will post it in a day or two.
'Terri Thread Facilitators' - May He embrace you in His protection in the coming year, and through Him you reflect a wisdom critical to correcting the direction of our beloved nation. You have my wish for a healthy and prosperous new year.