[Pegita]

>>>>Support for Terri should be out in the open. She's not a dirty little secret, but a beautiful human being that is scheduled to be tortured to death.<<<<

I take issue with that remark, FR, for it denegrates the many things people are doing behind the scenes for this mother's child. What we see and hear as silence may be the better part of discretion in knowing when to speak. My thoughts, and I'll say nothing more on this disagreement on this thread.

[nanetteclaret]

I agree, Pegita. There's no sense in broadcasting what is being done or what will be done. It just gives the Enemy a chance to spin it for the media. For example, some people think that Gov. Bush is not doing enough, but I expect somewhere along the way he played poker with his brother and knows enough not to show his hand until he has whatever trump cards he needs lined up.

[utahagen]

I agree completely. It may well be that Jeb Bush knows some of his actions on behalf of Terri Schiavo would be more effective if they are undertaken behind the scenes. I am mystified why some Freepers are so quick to disparage Jeb Bush, who is manifestly concerned for this woman.

[FR_addict]

"I take issue with that remark, FR, for it denigrates the many things people are doing behind the scenes for this mother's child. What we see and hear as silence may be the better part of discretion in knowing when to speak."

I never said that people who worked behind the scenes are wrong. Cheryl Ford and many other Terri volunteers work behind the scenes. We work behind the scenes. I said that our elected officials have to be open about their support for Terri. They represent the people and Terri is an innocent citizen who has been starved more than once because of inaction on the part of our leaders. If they are working behind the scenes, fine, but they need to be more vocal in front.

Why did the GOP support Judge Greer's renomination? If more of our leaders had spoken out about this travesty, he wouldn't have gotten their support. It's fine to work behind the scenes, but we need those with a bully pulpit to be front and center. She only has 9 days left.