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Charlie Crist Let My Daughter Die
Human Events ^ | July 31, 2006 | Robert Schindler Sr.

Posted on 07/31/2006 4:58:07 PM PDT by Quiet Man Jr.

Charlie Crist Let My Daughter Die

by Robert Schindler, Sr. Posted Jul 31, 2006

As most Americans know, on March 31, 2005, my daughter, Terri Schindler Schiavo died of starvation and thirst after having her feeding tube removed by court order. The sad chain of events that concluded with Terri’s death ignited a media firestorm nationally and internationally. What few saw or heard was the callous inaction of aspiring governor Charlie Crist.

Florida Atty. Gen. Charlie Crist let my daughter die. He had it within his authority to save her life, but he turned a blind eye to her suffering. Even worse, he worked to ensure her death.

Terri lived in a neurologically compromised state for reasons that are still unknown, and my family wanted nothing more than permission to care for Terri for the span of her natural life. We were denied.

My daughter tenaciously fought for her life for more than 13 days after being deprived of the most basic, natural and constant need that we all share—the need for nourishment—food and water. Terri was not on a respirator, nor terminally ill. She was not dying, nor succumbing to a dreadful disease. She was disabled. She was dependent on others, but still very much a life, a woman, and a person.

Over the course of several years, our family, our lawyers, and our friends pleaded for help from local, county, and state police and regulatory agencies with constitutional and statutory authority to investigate the many sworn statements of extreme abuse and neglect suffered by our daughter.

Hoping to save my daughter’s life, our family sought the help of Attorney General Charlie Crist. Not only did Charlie Crist refuse our family lawful access to the assets of his office, but he violated his oath of office by actively cooperated with those in positions of political and judicial authority whom denied us legal access to the police and regulatory systems meant to protect the weak. Multiple sworn agents from responsible police and regulatory agencies who found probable cause to investigate allegations of abuse in Terri's judicial and physical care, were ordered to shut down those probes. This heavy-handedness made us powerless.

Information of direct interest to Attorney General Charlie Crist's office was directly delivered to his personal hands, and he refused to properly execute the duties of his office. And it was with deliberate decision that he failed to attend a scheduled Tallahassee meeting with our family. On another occasion, we approached each other by chance. Upon recognizing me, Charlie Crist abruptly stopped and walked away.

That callous action encapsulates Charlie Crist. He walked away from a man whose daughter’s fate he controlled. At that moment, he turned his back on Terri. And he turned his back on the most fundamental duties of his office.

It is quite clear that Charlie Crist, to this day, has demonstrated no public affection for the cause of life, or Christianity, or any set of core values. He has been posturing to become governor for decades. With each voting audience he has crafted a message based on the expediency of the moment.

To add insult to injury, at a recent banquet, our alleged pro-life candidate for the Governor of Florida said the following about Judge George Greer and other judges involved in the death of my daughter, "You are heroes to all of us, and your defense of the judiciary and what is right is beyond admirable."

Through his actions, Charlie Crist has demonstrated that he has no regard for our most vulnerable citizens, the high duties of public office, or life itself. Charlie Crist’s celebration of the merciless judges who condemned Terri to death speaks to his true character.

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Wonder what the UN will do...

The U.N. treaty also has vague language about end-of-life situations. Wendy Wright is with Concerned Women for America.

“There is also negotiation over whether nutrition and hydration is something that can be withheld from disabled people. It’s the same kind of language that was quibbled over within the Terri Schiavo case.”

Wright hopes the U.N. convention will clarify the document to protect disabled people from birth through natural death or remove the vague language altogether.

U.N. Officials to Debate Rights of the Disabled

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601 posted on 08/15/2006 3:48:14 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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Here comes a lynch mob with (almost) new rope.

Not just Florida and Connecticut politics, the Lieberman effect assault by the far left continues...

The Democratic primary in the Ninth Congressional District between incumbent Stephen Lynch and political neophyte Phil Dunkelbarger virtually duplicates the Lieberman/Lamont matchup. Lynch is the lone supporter among the state's congressional delegation of the Iraq war, often warning, a la Karl Rove, against cutting and running. Like Lieberman, Lynch is seemingly out of synch with the sentiments of his constituents. He opposes a woman's right to choose, and he voted to prevent the removal of the feeding tube from Terry Schiavo -- again, the only member of the state's delegation to do so. Like Lamont, Dunkelbarger's political experience is limited to two terms as a city councilor in Beverly. The main item on his agenda is stopping the war. One big difference is Dunkelbarger lacks Lamont's money. But that may not be important if voters recognize the choice this congressional race provides.

Lynch may face a fight like Lieberman's

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602 posted on 08/15/2006 3:52:52 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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From the St. Pete Times on the national front and the stem cell issue...

Sam Brownback grew up on a farm in Kansas. Now 49, the senator is a national leader on conservative right-to-life issues and was a chief sponsor of congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo case.

Conservatives and liberals alike respect him for his advocacy of less politically potent evangelical causes, such as combating genocide in the Sudan and human sex trafficking.

Like Frist, Brownback has presidential aspirations. Like Frist, his main support would come from conservative Republicans. The same folks Frist offended with his support of H.R. 810

When the majority doesn't rule... Stem cell bill supporters had pulled off a miracle: victory in the conservative House. The Senate was supposed to be easy, but its leader was conflicted. Then there was the president.

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603 posted on 08/15/2006 3:57:30 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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Ping to a new thread by BykrBayb on the Gallagher campaign...

Tom Gallagher’s campaign has changed media consultants and will begin airing new television ads this week with a sharper focus on the issues in the hope of overcoming Charlie Crist in the Republican primary.

New Team For Gallagher

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604 posted on 08/15/2006 4:01:19 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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To: All; mission9; floriduh voter
Ping to a thread by mission9 on the Florida political tempest...

Political campaigns have a great way of revealing deeper truths about a society, and Florida’s gubernatorial election is no exception. After years of observing cultural trends, listening to stump speeches, considering candidate records, and speaking with Floridians across the state, it is clear that Florida is at a moral crossroads.

Florida Is at a Moral Crossroads

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605 posted on 08/15/2006 4:13:09 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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Reminder of why we persist: It happened nearly a year ago. May such an event never happen again...

Remembering Jimmy Chambers, God bless his supporting family and R.I.P.

Family members are investigating what they consider to be suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a nursing home patient at the center of a life and death tug-of-war reminiscent of the Terri Schiavo tragedy.

Seventy-nine-year-old Jimmy Chambers died in the early morning hours of Oct. 24 after the tracheotomy tubes that deliver oxygen from a ventilator to a hole in his neck became unhooked. Family members were told Chambers, a resident of the Anne Maria Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in North Augusta, S.C., apparently pulled the interlocking tubes apart.

Did 'revoked' living will kill communicative man?

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606 posted on 08/15/2006 4:29:03 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam Tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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To: 8mmMauser

TIME is wrong. It's not a free speech issue. It's a free expression of religion issue. The TIME writer probably does not even know that free exercise of religion is guaranteed in the First Amendment.


607 posted on 08/15/2006 5:56:06 AM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)
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To: 8mmMauser
>> Death threats are now a part of the job for judges

Has anybody here been subject to a death threat from a judge? Why, yes, Judge George Greer put swat teams on the rooftops -- aiming their guns at citizens peacefully assembled -- to prevent anyone from saving the woman the judge was murdering by judicial decree.

Judges kill.

608 posted on 08/15/2006 6:02:02 AM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)
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To: 8mmMauser
>> Citing patient confidentiality, nursing home administrator Marcy Drewry declined comment.

Right, right, "patient" confidentiality. That's for when they abuse or kill the patient. Then they hide behind the PATIENT's confidentiality to cover up THEIR OWN actions. This is exactly what they did (or tried to do) to Carla Iyer. She had nothing bad or even interesting to say about the patient -- Terri. Instead, Carla was attacked for talking about Michael's abuses of Terri. But Michael isn't protected by any confidentiality laws.

609 posted on 08/15/2006 6:16:41 AM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)
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To: jonrick46

No, it's not the orange juice but the "security" that many see in "R" labels worn by the culprits.


610 posted on 08/15/2006 8:00:11 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Cowardice is forever!)
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To: 8mmMauser
FLORIDA GOVERNOR'S RACE GOP PRIMARY: CRIST V. GALLAGHER

ATTENTION ALL FREEPERS FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE:

Tuesday – August 22nd – 8pm

The Debate will be held in Tampa at the WEDU Studios, but will be televised statewide.

For further information, contact the Gallagher Team Leader in your area. There are going to be debate parties all over the state. FV

611 posted on 08/15/2006 1:39:11 PM PDT by floriduh voter (TOM GALLAGHER FOR FLA GOVERNOR www.tg2006.com)
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To: 8mmMauser
My reply on another thread re: Crist getting the granny vote. I think this sums up Crist's view of people as disposable.

My mom met Tom Gallagher and she's a granny. She's voting for Tom Gallagher. Are you saying grannies are pushovers?

Regarding Charlie Crist & his right to die lobbyists/judges who Crist said were his heroes: Wait until granny is put in a nursing home and her kids want to give granny a morphine cocktail. She'll die way before her time of an overdose because Crist would never act like a leader, saving a life.

Pinellas County (Crist country) is Death Central, a destination for people who want to bump off their seniors.

Disclaimer: If I post something you are curious about, please do your own research. This is a forum and I am nobody's personal researcher. If anyone does a post to me to "prove it", I say, do your own research. Finally, I am telling the truth about Charlie Crist's allies from the euthanasia movement.

Tom Gallagher is the only pro-life candidate for Governor, the only one.

612 posted on 08/15/2006 1:52:50 PM PDT by floriduh voter (TOM GALLAGHER FOR FLA GOVERNOR www.tg2006.com)
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To: DustyMoment; T'wit; amdgmary; tutstar; Dominick; pickyourpoison; mission9
TOM GALLAGHER web site has a makeover. www.tg2006.com

Go there for debate party info in your area.

Go there to see Tom Gallagher's new commercial which started airing today statewide or watch for it on TV.

SOUR GRAPES: Charlie Crist didn't like Tom Gallagher's new edgy commercial that played today for the first time. Crist waged the first personal attack of this campaign today. Gallagher previously signed a Fair Campaign Pledge and is not going to personally attack Crist. TOM's is going to compare and contrast their differences and I guess Charlie didn't like that being aired on television.

613 posted on 08/15/2006 5:02:13 PM PDT by floriduh voter (TOM GALLAGHER FOR FLA GOVERNOR www.tg2006.com)
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To: 8mmMauser
This thread called CHARLIE CRIST LET MY DAUGHTER DIE is approaching 8,000 views.

I hope some lurkers are Floridians who will join me in voting for TOM GALLAGHER who is the only pro-life candidate for Florida Governor, THE ONLY.

www.tg2006.com (revamped and edgy). Check it out!

614 posted on 08/15/2006 5:28:49 PM PDT by floriduh voter (TOM GALLAGHER FOR FLA GOVERNOR www.tg2006.com)
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To: T'wit
Oh, c'mon, the DSS can't be THAT bad.

I agree. When they pull 5 of her teeth with no anesthetic just for fun though, I might disagree. Poor Terri.

615 posted on 08/15/2006 5:58:51 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: T'wit
Mikey could have been a nurse.

Heck, let's upgrade him to a Doctor.

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Dr. Fritz Klein surveys the landscape of death in Belsen. Source: "The Belsen Trial" - Edited by R. Phillips, William Hodge and Company, 1949, p. 257.

616 posted on 08/15/2006 6:21:43 PM PDT by bjs1779
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SS Dr Fritz Klein: The Death Sentence (Executed on the 13th December 1945)
617 posted on 08/15/2006 8:53:50 PM PDT by BykrBayb ("We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest." Þ)
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Uxoricide - The act of murdering one's own wife.


618 posted on 08/15/2006 10:29:16 PM PDT by BykrBayb ("We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest." Þ)
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To: bjs1779
Cross-examined by Colonel Backhouse:

Q: Dr. Klein, you are an educated man and were educated at a non-German university. When you went to Auschwitz and found these transports of people being taken to the gas chambers and being killed, did you not realize that that was murder?

A: Yes.

Q: Is it not true that those who were not fit for work were simply destroyed?

A: Yes.

Dr. Klein, who worked for a Nazi death camp and was convicted and hanged for his crimes in December, 1945, actually had better moral sense than Dr. Ronald Cranford, George Felos, Deborah Bushnell and Judge George Greer. Dr. Klein knew he was involved in murder and knew that it was wrong. Cranford, Felos, Bushnell and Greer committed murder and insisted that it was good.

In capital cases, not knowing right from wrong is the legal definition of criminal insanity.

619 posted on 08/16/2006 2:03:16 AM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)
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To: bjs1779
Nazi selection of those to be killed was based purely on utility. The only question was whether victims were strong enough for slave labor. If not, they were immediately murdered.

Euthanazis today (and their troll friends here), without saying so, apply exactly the same utilitarian standard to determine who shall live: fitness to work ["contribute to society"]. Those who are net consumers of resources have, in Richard Lamm's memorable phrase, "a duty to die."

Again, Dr. Klein at least knew the evil he was doing. The likes of Peter Singer, Arthur Caplan and Richard Lamm are clueless.

[Colonel Backhouse] Q: Will you tell us what happened on selections?

[Dr. Klein] A: Dr. Wirtz, when the first transport arrived, gave orders to divide it into two parts, those who were fit to work and those who were not fit, that is those who, because of their age, could not work, who were weak, whose health was not very good, and also children up to the age of fifteen. One looked at the person and, if she looked ill, asked a few questions, but if the person was healthy then it was decided immediately.

Q: What happened to those people who were selected as capable of work?

A: The doctor had only to make the decision. What happened to them afterwards was nothing to do with him. [I vuss chust vollowing orderz!]

Q: What happened to those people whom the doctors selected as unfit for work?

A: ...I have heard, and I know, that part of them were sent to the gas chambers and the crematorium.

620 posted on 08/16/2006 2:51:00 AM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)
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