It did me over the top when I heard on our local radio that the original pleading to the district judge was the wrong way to go. Then I find out it took them ten hours to get to the 11th Circuit to appeal the initial finding of the three judges? I don't like their spokesman either -- he gives me the creeps.
But .... I can't see taking Randall Terry on as chief spokesman. Uphill as it may have been, they needed to woo the media - they had a real story to tell (the odious character of Michael - a story that's finally getting out); but aligning themselves with the most controversial wing of the pro-life movement put a big barrier in the way of media relations. They should have linked up with the disabilities movement instead. They should have had a disabled advocate as their spokesperson - and their court pleadings should have been seconded by a blizzard of amicus briefs from advocates for the disabled.
And they should have reached out to the Federalist Society for top-flight pro bono legal help -- A Team attorneys who practice constitutional law at the highest levels for a living.
On the other hand, it seems that God seldom chooses the most polished candidates to be his disciples, witnesses and martyrs -- and the Schindlers have clearly been dragooned by a higher power into that role.