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Terri Schiavo's Former Husband Michael Campaigned for Losing Candidates
Life News ^ | 11/10/06 | Steven Ertelt

Posted on 11/10/2006 5:19:07 PM PST by wagglebee

Springfield, FL (LifeNews.com) -- After he successfully won a court order to kill Terri Schiavo via euthanasia, the disabled woman's former husband Michael pledged to take on pro-life advocates and formed a political action committee to defeat them. However, the candidates Michael campaigned for during the 2006 mid-term elections didn't fare very well.

In fact, every candidate Michael personally campaigned for during the election cycle went down to defeat.

Michael traveled to Colorado twice to campaign against pro-life Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, a Colorado congresswoman. He even attended a late October debate between Musgrave and her opponent and shouted at her when the event concluded.

But his efforts failed as Musgrave defeated her opponent, pro-abortion state Rep. Angie Paccione, a candidate Michael endorsed.

Meanwhile, Michael traveled to Colorado in July to host a fundraiser for Congressional candidate Peggy Lamm, who proceeded to lose her Democratic primary the next month.

Michael Schiavo didn't fare too well in Connecticut either, where he campaigned for Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont. On Tuesday, Lamont lost his bid to replace Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman.

Lieberman has also voted for a Congressional bill that said federal courts should review the lawsuit Terri's parents filed to stop Michael from killing her.

Finally, Michael was unable to rally support for a candidate in his home state of Florida.

He backed Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis, saying he was one of the few politicians who "stood up and acted with conviction.... He stood up not just for me and not just for Terri but for every American."

Davis and Schiavo developed a bond after Terri's death as he called Michael to support him.

Michael's support, however, didn't give Davis enough votes on election night as he lost by a 52-45 percent margin to Charlie Crist.

The defeats probably won't faze Michael, who said during the elections he would do whatever was necessary to target pro-life lawmakers who sided with Terri's parents.

Schiavo said that, while Terri's family works to make sure the disabled and elderly get proper medical care, he will do anything necessary to go after pro-life lawmakers who voted for the bill to support them and back candidates who think assisted suicide and euthanasia is okay.

"I will go as far as I need to go," Schiavo said.

He indicated he will campaign for candidates in other states and likely speak out about the 2008 presidential elections.

Terri spent 15 years in a minimally conscious state, although she was able to communicate in a limited manner with her parents and others. After years of court battles, Michael won the right to kill her via euthanasia and told doctors to remove the feeding tube that provided her with food and water.

Terri died on March 31, 2005 after a painful 13-day starvation and dehydration death.

Related web sites:
Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation - http://www.terrisfight.org



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cristwon; cultureofdeath; euthanasia; lieberman; michaelschiavo; moralabsolutes; prolife; sociopath; terrischiavo
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In fact, every candidate Michael personally campaigned for during the election cycle went down to defeat.

Michael, you got your blood money, nobody is buying your BS, so go away.

1 posted on 11/10/2006 5:19:08 PM PST by wagglebee
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To: cgk; Coleus; cpforlife.org; Mr. Silverback; narses; 8mmMauser

Pro-Life Ping


2 posted on 11/10/2006 5:20:01 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: T'wit; floriduh voter; BykrBayb

Ping.


3 posted on 11/10/2006 5:20:27 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee

well, being a loser, that just fits in quite nicely....


4 posted on 11/10/2006 5:20:29 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Fear the SWEATERVEST!!!!)
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To: wagglebee

I see that as more evidence of the liberal mandate that wasn't.


5 posted on 11/10/2006 5:20:48 PM PST by cripplecreek (If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
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Moral Absolutes Ping!

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A silver lining in the election.

6 posted on 11/10/2006 5:21:11 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee

The only thing, to the survival of the nation, is does pro-choice or not add to Republicans in the government. We really need to do some studies on this and go with whatever helps.

Without a nation, this stuff is meaningless.


7 posted on 11/10/2006 5:21:57 PM PST by Tolsti
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To: wagglebee

Whenever I came to a candidate Michael endorsed, I wrote in Ted Bundy instead.


8 posted on 11/10/2006 5:28:18 PM PST by T'wit (Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work, and then get elected and prove it."-PJ)
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To: wagglebee

One would have to have a heart of stone to read that without laughing.

Michael, do yourself a favor and just go away. No, better yet, keep at it. '08 ought to be fun, watching you scramble to support your favored candidates, and watching them scramble to keep you away from them...


9 posted on 11/10/2006 5:31:22 PM PST by RichInOC ("You're a bad man! You're a VERY bad man!")
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To: wagglebee

His endorsement is the kiss of death.

The people saw him for what he was.


10 posted on 11/10/2006 5:32:16 PM PST by sine_nomine (No more RINO presidents. We need another Reagan.)
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To: wagglebee

Sounds like that creep wants to spread more death. You got what you wanted, Michael, now get the hell out other people's lives.


11 posted on 11/10/2006 5:37:08 PM PST by KStorm (They are weak-spined, pusillanimous, and craven-hearted. And then there are the Democrats.)
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To: RichInOC

Like Mama Sheehan, he is unaware that his time (15 min.) on the world stage is over.


12 posted on 11/10/2006 5:38:28 PM PST by doc1019
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To: wagglebee
If I was in the vicinity of that son of a whore I would not even acknowledge his presence. Unless he was stupid enough to lay a hand on me.

Hehe.

13 posted on 11/10/2006 5:40:48 PM PST by LibKill (I voted a straight R ticket with one hand, the other was holding my nose closed.)
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To: T'wit

IIRC, Bundy at least feigned remorse at the end.


14 posted on 11/10/2006 5:45:06 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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The defeats probably won't faze Michael, who said during the elections he would do whatever was necessary to target pro-life lawmakers who sided with Terri's parents.

He wins the right to kill Terri, to legally murder his wife, and he now wants to hurt her parents as much as humanly possible as well as everyone else who had the audacity to speak against EVIL. Monster is too kind a word for him.

15 posted on 11/10/2006 5:53:16 PM PST by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: cgk
I think he might be the reincarnation of another monster.


16 posted on 11/10/2006 5:59:57 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: cgk

"He wins the right to kill Terri, to legally murder his wife, and he now wants to hurt her parents as much as humanly possible as well as everyone else who had the audacity to speak against EVIL. Monster is too kind a word for him."

That's what it was all about for him. He loved the power over her parents. I wondered how he was going to handle having no more power or attention, now that he lost both. It does not surprise me that he is still trying to get attention.


17 posted on 11/10/2006 6:01:04 PM PST by kara37
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To: wagglebee

He campaigned for Kathy Castor and she won FL-11.


18 posted on 11/10/2006 6:10:32 PM PST by Homeschooler Mom
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To: wagglebee

Pshaw. He can scarcely dream to compare himself to that level of evil. He'd be laughed out of hell.


19 posted on 11/10/2006 6:12:53 PM PST by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: Homeschooler Mom

Castor is also in one of the strongest 'Rat districts in Florida, she got almost 70% of the vote, she probably didn't need to campaign at all.


20 posted on 11/10/2006 6:14:37 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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