[floriduh voter]

You are probably right about the GOP. I'd been flamed here and felt like stating clearly that I've done all I could to help Terri's fight.

It's up to the man upstairs it appears. You did your part too.

[Theodore R.]

What do you mean by being "flamed" on the forum? I assume you mean that some "moderates" on Free Republic have attacked you unjustly for standing up for Terri.

I have been "flamed" too many times on other posts. I have even been accused of being a closet Democrat by some of the GOP regulars, who support the party on every issue!

We have done all we could, and ultimately what we have done for Terri is nothing. If there was a Nazi Germany, I sometimes feel like there is now a "Nazi Florida," and I know that epithet is unfair too.

I also learned from the Terri fight that many others are being starved to death nationwide. In my naivete, I simply was unaware of such starvation, among people of ALL AGES.

And I still say, it's all about the money!!!!

[kimmie7]

You can't back down because you get flamed. I've been flamed recently, but I chalk it up to difference of opinion and go on.

We've all been doing what we honestly, peacefully and legally could. It's frustrating, especially to those of us who are not in that area.

For instance, you and I have differing opinions on some things. That doesn't mean one or both of us should cease working for the same cause. That's the beauty of FR. Some of us are action oriented, some of us are research oriented, some of us are wonderful at building moral, some of us are wonderful at legalities. Different colored threads, woven together into a beautiful tapestry that reads "Save Terri Schiavo"

There's no need to bicker and spat. If someone posts something I don't like or agree with, or feel is over the top I try very hard to look at it objectively. If I can make use of it, or if I was in the wrong I try very hard to do the right thing. If not, it goes into the circular file 13 in my brain. No biggie.

The point here is that we've ALL worked hard for the greater cause...creating a very public outcry against this injustice, supporting the Schindlers and their family and legal/PR team, and trying to educate people on what's happening in their own back yard (so to speak). JMHO