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Terri Schiavo’s Brother Says the Press Is Still Lying About His Sister
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| Friday, January 22, 2010
| Pete Winn
Posted on 01/24/2010 4:07:21 AM PST by GonzoII
Terri Schiavos Brother Says the Press Is Still Lying About His Sister
Friday, January 22, 2010
By Pete Winn, Senior Writer/Editor
(CNSNews.com) -- It’s been nearly five years since his sister, Terri Schindler Schiavo, was starved and dehydrated to death, and Bobby Schindler says the mainstream press is still “telling lies” about her.
"It’s still being misreported by the mainstream media,” Schindler told CNSNews.com Thursday. “There’s things that are being said that were simply not true."
“They refer to Terri as being brain dead,” Schindler said of news accounts. “I see that all the time, and it simply is not true. They say that she was on artificial life support, without explaining to people what artificial life support means. There’s this perception out there that Terri was on a machine – that people like Terri need machines to keep them alive. And it simply is not true."
Terri Schiavo became the center of a crisis that played out on the national stage beginning in 2003, when a Florida judge, Judge George Greer, ordered her feeding tube removed -- at the request of Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband.
Despite a two-year long effort by Bobby's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, to save their profoundly disabled daughter, Terri Schiavo died of severe dehydration on March 31, 2005, almost 14 days after her feeding tube was finally removed.
Schindler said the autopsy report showed that his sister was physically in good shape at the time of her death -- and that the pathologist indicated she could have "quite easily lived a normal life-span." he said.
"Terri died because we took away her food and water – just like we would all die if our food and water was taken away. It took almost two weeks."
Still, the media continue to report that his sister, who was left profoundly disabled after a heart attack cut off oxygen to her brain, was brain-dead, that she was on artificial life support, that she was unresponsive and that she was blind.
"These are simply not factually correct," he told CNSNews.com. "It’s patently false.
“If Terri were alive today, she could be here to ‘March for Life’ with us,” Schindler said. “All she needed was a wheelchair, and we could have taken her anywhere. But there’s the perception out there that these people basically need to be bed-ridden, and they are unable to be taken anywhere. It’s just not true."
Many people still do not know that food and hydration are now defined, at least legally, as artificial life support, Schindler said.
“So when they refer to someone as being on artificial life support, (people) think that they are on machines – when the fact of the matter is that Terri could be taken anywhere," he added.
A former teacher, Schindler now speaks for the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, which was formed after her death to help families with disabled loved ones in similar situations.
"There seems to me to be a profound prejudice against people with disabilities that exists in our culture today," he said.
“If you go on YouTube, or go on MySpace, and put my sister’s name in there and see all the horribly offensive things that come up, and how she’s made fun of -- it frightens me, because of what exists in our culture today and how we view people like my sister and people with cognitive disabilities," Schindler said.
"I think we’re being taught to look at these people as burdens, as inconveniences, instead of what I believe they are – as gifts. They allow us to show our compassion, our love. I believe that they are blessings.
“And if you talk to families that are caring for people like my sister, they look at their loved one as a blessing – to be in this position of having to care for them – because they are completely vulnerable to us.”
On April 11, the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation is sponsoring a concert in Indianapolis to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Terri’s death. Country music superstars RandyTravis and Collin Raye are headlining the event All proceeds will go towards helping families.
For more information, you can visit the organization's
Web site.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: moralabsolutes; prolife; terrischiavo
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To: mkjessup
Nope, actually I’ve never cast a vote for a Bush all the times I’ve had opportunity to do so. But then I’m not into trashing them either, just to get my jollies off. I’d rather save that for the commiecraps trying to destroy our country TODAY!
I’ll even go so far as to say, it’s my opinion Papa Bush might be in cahoots with them. But they’re no longer in charge of anything. When I’m sure he was, then I’ll certainly do so.
You don’t know squat about me. I don’t know squat about you. Except that you have no respect for my opinions, but I’m not going to bust a gut being disappointed about that.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:11:49 AM PST
by
RowdyFFC
(The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
To: RowdyFFC; mkjessup; don-o; BykrBayb; floriduh voter; Lesforlife; Sun; Dante3; cyn; PhilDragoo; ...
No, Im not missing the point. The point is YOU are into believing the commiecrap agenda at pointing a finger at Jeb Bush. You couldn't possibly be more wrong. Jeb Bush had the authority and duty under the Florida Constitution to take Terri into custody, but, with the help of Charlie Crist, he refused to do so.
Terri was MURDERED and Jeb Bush has blood on his hands.
You can talk about the media all you want, but the truth is that the media was completely behind Terri's murder.
The "facts" you claim are LIES.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:12:31 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
That’s YOUR opinion and I disagree with it, sorry.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:15:23 AM PST
by
RowdyFFC
(The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
To: wagglebee
You’re wasting your breath Wagglebee, RowdyFCC has their mind made up, and in their fantasy world, THEIR facts are valid, anything else is a lie to THEM.
Terri is dead Jeb Bush could have saved her. He didn’t.
He is as much of an accomplice as is Judge George W. Greer and Michael Schiavo.
Shame on him and shame on anyone defending his despicable and gutless behavior.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:16:39 AM PST
by
mkjessup
(Sheriff Buford T. Justice to motorist Barack 0bama: "Boy? I jes want to see yo birth certificate!")
To: MIlle; BykrBayb; floriduh voter; Lesforlife; Sun; Dante3; cyn; PhilDragoo; EternalVigilance; ...
You people dont know what youre talking about. Jeb Bush did order state police to remove Terri from the hospice and was told by the local sheriffs office there would be a show-down in the parking lot if they tried it. All this proves is that Bush is a coward.
He sent his cops in defiance of a judges order and they were stopped en route.
Actually, the Congressional subpoena trumped EVERYTHING and Bush allowed local authorities to ignore that.
Bush was commander-in-chief of the Florida National Guard and he FAILED in his duties.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:17:49 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: RowdyFFC; mkjessup; BykrBayb; floriduh voter; Lesforlife; Sun; Dante3; cyn; PhilDragoo; ...
Thats YOUR opinion and I disagree with it, sorry. No troll, those are the FACTS.
If you think you're going to get away with lying about what happened to Terri you picked the wrong damn forum. Many of us here have been doing this for a long time.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:21:18 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: mkjessup; BykrBayb; floriduh voter; Lesforlife; Sun; Dante3; cyn; PhilDragoo; EternalVigilance; ...
Here are relevant portions of
The Florida Constitution:
Article I, Section 2:
Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.
Article IV, Section 1:
Governor.--
(a) The supreme executive power shall be vested in a governor, who shall be commander-in-chief of all military forces of the state not in active service of the United States. The governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, commission all officers of the state and counties, and transact all necessary business with the officers of government. The governor may require information in writing from all executive or administrative state, county or municipal officers upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices. The governor shall be the chief administrative officer of the state responsible for the planning and budgeting for the state.
(b) The governor may initiate judicial proceedings in the name of the state against any executive or administrative state, county or municipal officer to enforce compliance with any duty or restrain any unauthorized act.
(d) The governor shall have power to call out the militia to preserve the public peace, execute the laws of the state, suppress insurrection, or repel invasion.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:29:51 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
The problem is, I’m not lying, I’ve read the facts. The facts are very debatable from any perspective.
This is hilarious. Threatening me with forum something? What’s that deal? What? What? What?
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:30:40 AM PST
by
RowdyFFC
(The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
To: RowdyFFC; mkjessup; BykrBayb; floriduh voter; Lesforlife; Sun; Dante3; cyn; PhilDragoo; ...
The problem is, Im not lying, Ive read the facts. The facts are very debatable from any perspective. And you seem to have chosen to ignore the facts that dispute your agenda.
Threatening me with forum something? Whats that deal? What? What? What?
I'm not threatening you, I'm simply stating that if you think you can come here and push an agenda saying that Terri wasn't murdered and that Bush did the right thing that you picked the wrong forum.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:35:02 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
The Florida Constitution
Article One SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.
The United States Constitution
Amendment Five No person shall be...deprived of life...without due process of law.
Amendment Fourteen
Section. 1. ...No State shall...deprive any person of life...without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:37:38 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(With God, Obama can't hurt us. Without God, George Washington couldn't save us.)
To: EternalVigilance
Terri is the ONLY person in American history to be put to death by court order without an indictment or trial by jury.
Terri was ORDERED to appear before Congress and Florida authorities conspired to prevent a lawful Congressional subpoena from being executed. Federal marshals should have been sent and Greer, Bush, Crist and others should have been charged with contempt of Congress.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:41:49 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: MIlle
You people dont know what youre talking about. Jeb Bush did order state police to remove Terri from the hospice and was told by the local sheriffs office there would be a show-down in the parking lot if they tried it. He sent his cops in defiance of a judges order and they were stopped en route. Completely bogus claim by the Miami Herald, which was repeated by WND. It was nothing more than disinformation that the Bushies used to provide temporary political cover for themselves.
I was on site. I asked the top law enforcement officer there what he would do if someone showed up with an order from the Governor. He laughed out loud and said with no hesitation they would follow it. The Governor is the top law enforcement officer of the State of Florida.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:42:50 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(With God, Obama can't hurt us. Without God, George Washington couldn't save us.)
To: wagglebee
Yep.
Or, better yet, Jeb Bush should have simply done his sworn duty under Article One, Section Two of the Florida Constitution and the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution. Failing in that, his brother in the White House had a sworn obligation to the latter, in which he too failed.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:45:30 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(With God, Obama can't hurt us. Without God, George Washington couldn't save us.)
To: wagglebee
Well, the problem is, YOU don’t get to say what public forum I can put my opinions, nor do I have the say where you put yours.
And I do have the right to say I’m not into blame games. Do I believe Jeb Bush has blood on his hands, NO, I don’t!
You see I’ve been in a position to make such a decision for one of my loved ones. It is not a cut and dried LEGAL issue. Did her husband make the right decision? Were her parents making the right decision? Did the courts make the right decision? DO YOU KNOW? I certainly don’t. But I’m not going to point fingers! THAT’S MY POINT!
Now I’m sorry if you don’t like it, but there it is.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:45:36 AM PST
by
RowdyFFC
(The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
To: RowdyFFC
The Florida Constitution
Article One
SECTION 2. Basic rights.—All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:48:46 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(With God, Obama can't hurt us. Without God, George Washington couldn't save us.)
To: RowdyFFC; mkjessup; BykrBayb; floriduh voter; Lesforlife; Sun; Dante3; cyn; PhilDragoo; ...
Well, the problem is, YOU dont get to say what public forum I can put my opinions, nor do I have the say where you put yours. First of all, I'm not, I'm saying that we will be happy to debate you on this. We have debated those who favored killing Terri for years and we have the facts on our side.
Secondly, while I cannot say who can say what on this forum, that DOES NOT mean that you have any right to say whatever you want here. Free speech does not apply here for any of us.
And I do have the right to say Im not into blame games. Do I believe Jeb Bush has blood on his hands, NO, I dont!
Any your belief is wrong.
You see Ive been in a position to make such a decision for one of my loved ones. It is not a cut and dried LEGAL issue.
In Terri's case it was.
There were no written wishes and even if there were food and water were not considered life support at the time of Terri's injury.
Jeb Bush was sworn to uphold the law and countless laws were violated.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:53:07 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: EternalVigilance
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:54:08 AM PST
by
RowdyFFC
(The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
To: wagglebee
So were many many many others sworn to uphold the law. Jed Bush did NOT go in that hospital and pull the plug on that woman.
Her husband wanted the plug pulled, he went to court to get the right to do so. Blame HIM! He’s the one that wanted her dead!
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:57:41 AM PST
by
RowdyFFC
(The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
To: RowdyFFC
Do chief executives get to ignore clear provisions of the Supreme Law of the Land just because some judge did?
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:58:45 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(With God, Obama can't hurt us. Without God, George Washington couldn't save us.)
To: RowdyFFC; mkjessup; BykrBayb; floriduh voter; Lesforlife; Sun; Dante3; cyn; PhilDragoo; ...
So were many many many others sworn to uphold the law. Jed Bush did NOT go in that hospital and pull the plug on that woman. You have obviously believed the media LIES that Terr was on life support and there was some sort of plug to pull.
So were many many many others sworn to uphold the law. Jed Bush did NOT go in that hospital and pull the plug on that woman.
Don't get me wrong, I blame Mikey the most.
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posted on
01/24/2010 11:59:36 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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