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"Judicial comment sets Crist apart" (Incredible RINO projectile vomiting alert)
St. Petersburg Times ^ | (7/31/2005) | STEVE BOUSQUET

Posted on 08/01/2005 9:17:53 PM PDT by eartotheground

"It was one of the shortest speeches of Charlie Crist's career, but as a campaign for governor unfolds, it may prove to be one of the most memorable. Two weeks ago, the Republican attorney general and candidate for governor gave a late-night speech to a roomful of lawyers in Miami where he referred to the judges in the Terri Schiavo case as 'heroes.' Crist insists he wasn't endorsing court rulings that prevented the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube from being reconnected, but critics view it differently. And by appearing to break his silence in the Schiavo case, Crist has sharpened the contrast between himself and Republican rival Tom Gallagher, who has said he favored government action to 'prevent Terri's starvation.' At the dinner in Miami, Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge George Greer and U.S. District Judge James Whittemore of Tampa were honored as jurists of the year by the Florida chapter of ABOTA, the American Board of Trial Advocates. The group champions judicial indep! endence and its members are lawyers who represent both plaintiffs and defendants. Greer is the judge who ordered Schiavo's feeding tube removed, rejecting a subpoena from Congress and pleas from Gov. Jeb Bush, and Whittemore also denied emergency requests to reinsert the tube in the weeks before Schiavo died March 31. Both men's decisions were later upheld by higher courts, and both were praised and vilified by opposing sides of the emotionally charged end-of-life case. Crist said he was 'proud' of both judges, 'You are heroes to all of us, and your defense of the judiciary and what is right is beyond admirable,'"

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: felos; greer; righttodeath; righttolife; rino; schindler; terrischiavo; triallawyers
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To: tutstar
The arrest is kept secret by Pinellas' chief judge for months.

The JQC takes time to look into allegations before condemning a judge. It's a good system. It'll take some time for me to comment on your other points.

21 posted on 08/03/2005 9:13:26 AM PDT by GOPJ (A person who will lie for you, will lie against you.)
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To: GOPJ

I know several people who have filed complaints with the JQC and are not receiving any response after additional requests for a response have been made. I've wondered why the person in charge of JQC isn't even a lawyer but that's my curiousity for you.

I don't expect a swift reply. Folks have lives to live and can't be on this forum 24/7. I 'm simply trying to point out that there are illegalities occurring and being ignored and/or covered up. There's more than what I posted.

There have to be some noble persons of integrity in this world who are willing to do the right thing instead of trying to win a popularity contest.


22 posted on 08/03/2005 9:24:17 AM PDT by tutstar ( <{{--->< OurFlorida.true.ws Impeach Judge Greer)
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To: Joe Brower; snowsislander
Refer to post 20 picture

Who is keeping company with Charlie:
Dennis Alvarez ex-Judge in Tampa, under current FBI investigation
Charlie "RINO" Crist
Janet Reno (The infamous Janet Reno)
William Dalehite (ABOTA)
and
Herman Russomanno, President FLABOTA

Nice conservative credentials...
23 posted on 08/03/2005 11:09:48 AM PDT by Dominick ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
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To: GOPJ
The legislature is the place laws should be made. Not the bench. If we have bad law, then it should be changed.

Judge Greer was ordered by the legislature--Congress--to be available for a subpoena. He ignored it. And the Congress ordered federal judges to review the case. They ignored it. I know the remarks Crist made were not to the feds. The prinicipal remains.

Crist will not get my vote.

24 posted on 08/03/2005 11:42:52 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: OXENinFLA
THANKS FOR     THE PING

25 posted on 08/03/2005 1:37:43 PM PDT by Smartass (Si vis pacem, para bellum - Por el dedo de Dios se escribió)
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To: eartotheground
If the St. Pete Times, what a rag, has anything good to say about Crist, then run away from him as quickly as you can! Next to the Orlando Slantinel, it is the most liberal rag in Florida.
26 posted on 08/03/2005 6:56:21 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
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To: eartotheground
The Empire Journal is read by the Times. TEJ covered this Crist Banquet earlier this summer and here's a new editorial at TEJ.

http://www.theempirejournal.com/

FYI: There was a robust protest at Greer's first honorary award banquet. The media covered it - we were surprised. Greer's been getting awards for bumping Terri off since May.

27 posted on 08/04/2005 9:16:12 AM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org)
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To: GOPJ; tutstar
Crist is from Pinellas County. As Florida's Chief Law Enforcment Officer, he's a failure. JUDGE GEORGE GREER is the poster boy for judicial activism (tyranny). How does praising a crooked judge from his Pinellas County make Crist against judicial activism?

GREER refused to allow testing of Terri, refused to give her a divorce, GREER defied the U.S. Congress and the POTUS. If that isn't judicial activism, then I'll have what you're having.

CRIST FAILED AS FLA AG. No way I'm chancing him failing as governor.

Dereliction of duty? That's Charlie Crist. He should be impeached but we have until 2006 to get that put together.

28 posted on 08/04/2005 9:20:24 AM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org)
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To: Dominick

id the people? wacky and waco.


29 posted on 08/04/2005 9:21:11 AM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org)
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To: Dominick

Isn't that former dem Fla AG Bob Butterworth on the far left of that photo? I think his wife shot herself dead in a phone booth years ago. I don't make this stuff up. The people in that photo are BAD FOR WOMEN.


30 posted on 08/04/2005 9:22:53 AM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org)
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To: floriduh voter

http://www.judgegeorgegreer.com. DIRT ON GREER


31 posted on 08/04/2005 9:24:01 AM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org)
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To: Sun; amdgmary
FLORIDA SENATOR JIM KING PING (related)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/my/comments?more=101825013

32 posted on 08/04/2005 9:27:31 AM PDT by floriduh voter (www.conservative-spirit.org)
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To: floriduh voter
I think that is EX-Chief Judge F. Dennis Alvarez, buddies with the late Harry Lee Coe, LE official, gambler and "oriental massage" enthusiast.


Alvarez:


33 posted on 08/04/2005 11:10:13 AM PDT by Dominick ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
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To: eartotheground; Joe Brower; floriduh voter
Story picked up by a liberal hack....

http://tampatrib.com/News/columns/MGBC7DHTZBE.html

If Ruth thought Crist did the right thing, you can bet it was the wrong thing. He is like a endorsement from the NEA; if the NEA endorsed a candidate, whats wrong with him?

One other thing, if the law is an ass, then the law must be ignored or struck down. That is not judicial activism. Judges should rule laws are invalid or unconstitutional, and the law permitting the starving of a healthy but disabled woman should be struck down. I can't support the circus that occurred around Terri, but the principle was sound.

Judicial activism is creating "rights" out of thin air, like to right to kill your unborn child, and the upcoming right, to use the murdered child's stem cells to experiment with.
34 posted on 08/05/2005 5:19:33 AM PDT by Dominick ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Ditto big time


35 posted on 08/05/2005 5:24:49 AM PDT by Unicorn (Too many wimps around.)
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To: Dominick
The St. Pete Times today said that Terri had a constitutional right to die. The truth be told that nobody has a constitutional right to be murdered by the government. Terri was martyred and Crist meant what he said at the Coral Gables banquet. He's just so ignorant that he thought he could speak freely among lawyers and crooked judges.

I've heard recently that there are a lot of attorneys who were against Terri's barbaric death and they are also against the spineless people in govt. who didn't save her.

Rush may be agreeing with Crist because Crist is somehow involved in Rush's warrant regarding his doc shopping charges. Rush may be defending Crist to help his own situation re: oxycontin.

36 posted on 08/05/2005 4:24:55 PM PDT by floriduh voter ( Fla chicks AGAINST CRIST, EVERETT RICE, JIM KING & euthanazi's everywhere)
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To: NautiNurse; Sun; tutstar

37 posted on 08/05/2005 4:27:59 PM PDT by floriduh voter ( Fla chicks AGAINST CRIST, EVERETT RICE, JIM KING & euthanazi's everywhere)
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To: floriduh voter

www.electharris.org


38 posted on 08/05/2005 4:39:03 PM PDT by floriduh voter ( Fla chicks AGAINST CRIST, EVERETT RICE, JIM KING & euthanazi's everywhere)
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To: GOPJ
Sorry, got to disagree.

Couple a years ago (5-6) Crist was Commish of (Mis)Education or something. There was a big cheating controversy at one of the predominately black high schools. The proctors were sent home early so the kids could concentrate on cheating. These geniuses all got the same score based on identical answers to every question.

Of course this final score on their graduation test was, in most cases, far in excess of anything ever achieved before.

Charlie strode in, said there was not enough time for a retest and, not wanting to disenfranchise ANYONE, said EVERYONE would be credited with their score.

What a guy. Knelt down at the feet of the NEA and said "Of course its impossible to retest these kids and get the results in time."

Bullspit! Give the kids the same damn test again. If they could even remember the correct answers, I say graduate them.

But no, a bunch of (protected racial class) mothers protesting the unfair treatment of their cheating kids gets on TV and Charlie crawls in and forgives everyone.

39 posted on 08/05/2005 10:26:24 PM PDT by mcenedo (lying liberal media - our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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