Posted on 11/11/2006 1:33:39 PM PST by ElkGroveDan
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.
Too bad he didn't support more rat campaigns.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Go Michael Go!
I hope this pro-murder fellow is stumping even more loudly for Dem candidates in '08.
It would be best if it never dawns on him that he is defeating his own ideology. Even people who are as sick as him and believed that Terri should have been put to death cause it was 'mercy', even they don't like him.
Michael Shiavo - the Kiss of Death. I agree - I hope he goes on the campaign trail for the Dems in '08.
What a ghoul.
LOL! 7 second jinx. (you beat me with the "ghoul" remark by 7 seconds).
APf
He should start campaigning for Hillary like this afternoon, right?
she's dead jim
The Schiavo debacle was another disaster the goobermint had no business sticking it's nose in to.
I had that happen with another thread the other day. It was a picture of Harold Ford in a hunting hat. Another FReeper and I both posted "Can I get me a huntin' license here?" within a few seconds.
Well who then was supposed to prevent this creep from killing his handicapped wife?
Yes. I know. Her philandering husband and the liberal Florida courts killed her.
Michael! Hillary needs you in '08!
"The Schiavo debacle was another disaster the goobermint had no business sticking it's nose in to."
If she'd signed a living will, it wouldn't have even been an issue.
"Well who then was supposed to prevent this creep from killing his handicapped wife?"
Sadly I think you missed his point.
I recall reading that he campaigned for Webb in VA.
I got his sick, sorry point. He's a supporter of the mentality that family members should be allowed to commit unspeakable crimes upon each other behind closed doors. I don't subscribe to that belief.
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