EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Schindlers Respond to Michael Schiavo's Larry King Love-Fest - PART 2

THROWN BACK ^ | October 30, 2003 | Fr. Rob Callahan

[NYer]

THURSDAY - OCTOBER 30, 2003

I'm Back Home Now

I just wanted to let all of you know that I'm back in Michigan now. I had an incredible experience in Florida with the Schindlers, Msgr. Malanowski, and their supporters.

Everyone was wonderful to me. Msgr. Malanowski was particularly generous to me. He is truly an outstanding priest.

I'll try to put together some sort of summary of my experiences and reactions to what I saw and took part in, but right now I'm still in a whirl.

Also, even though I'm no longer in Florida, I'm still closely in touch with the Schindlers, trying to make sure that they are heard. So I'll keep you updated as to further developments with Terri.

Thanks to everyone who helped me to get there, and for all your support and prayers.

[NYer]

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[krunkygirl]

That was fast! ...Thanks NYer.

[The Red Zone]

Mr. Pierce, in his role as guardian ad litem, also found that Michael's testimony regarding Terri's purported wish not to live if she required artificial support was "not credible." So what happened to the perspicacious Mr. Pierce, as a result of his observing Michael's obvious conflict of interest and the flimsiness of his story regarding Terri's wishes? He was replaced as guardian ad litem by Judge Greer, at Felos' request.

I.e. the judge himself got to be the nominal GAL? Well gee why have a GAL at all if that's an option? Talk about shenanigans in Dixie.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Aliska]

Could Felos have something on Greer? He seems to have an inordinate amount of clout.

[JustPiper]

Bump!

[sweetliberty]

"The director of Terri's second nursing home, David Cross, testified in the 1996 guardianship hearing that he "had a difficult time" with Michael. The state, Bob explained to me, requires that nursing home administrators have monthly meetings with family representatives regarding patient care. Mr. Cross testified that Michael never asked for or came to such meetings, and that created problems for the nursing home's compliance with the law. Cross also testified that Michael never made arrangements for state-required annual physicals either, forcing the nursing home to arrange them itself."

A lot of telling information in that interview.

Great job, and thanks so much for being there and for being a representative for all us FReepers! I do hope the Schindlers know how much love and support they have here at FR and will themselves have a chance to visit.

[xJones]

Other side of the fence ping.

[shhrubbery!]

Could Felos have something on Greer?

Greer's strange decisions, such as forbidding testimony from Terri's own brother and friends -- while allowing last-minute, unscheduled testimony from such un-deposed witnesses as Schiavo's brother and sister-in-law, is troubling.

And that Greer then pronounced the testimony of such dubious witnesses "clear and convincing" is completely baffling.

Something stinks with Greer. Perhaps it's a strong bias in favor of euthanasia. Or perhaps Felos does have something on him.

The fact that higher courts refused to hear the case, I suspect has less to do with the merits of the Schindlers' case than with judges being reluctant to take jurisdiction away from a crony judge.

[NYer]

*thanks so much for being there and for being a representative for all us FReepers!*

CLARIFICATION

The author of the article who DID go to FL, is Fr. Rob Johansen (look up at the top of this post!). He drove from MI to FL to help Msgr. Malanowski. This information was posted on the PART 1 thread. Sorry for any confustion.

[Normally a Lurker]

Thanks for the ping - need to check a few things before I read / respond here. See ya later.

[Normally a Lurker]

Pleas kill above post by me - it was intended as a private reply

[Aliska]

I think JimRob is disabled. This is a catholic thread, and the pope is disabled as well. Disabled people have rights last I knew.

[Normally a Lurker]

No ofense was inted by me re Jim Rob. As you may notice, I immediately asked the admin moderator to remove that post, which meant to be a private reply to another poster. I'm sorry that you have taken my posts as you have, especially since I hold Jim Rob in high regard, even though his opinions and mine may differ on various topics.

[windchime]

Thanks for the ping, NYer! Good to hear the Schindler side of the Schiavo/Felos show.

[Aliska]

No ofense was inted by me re Jim Rob. As you may notice, I immediately asked the admin moderator to remove that post, which meant to be a private reply to another poster. I'm sorry that you have taken my posts as you have, especially since I hold Jim Rob in high regard, even though his opinions and mine may differ on various topics.

Maybe I was assuming more than I should have. I've watched your posts and thought you were here to attack the posters who are fighting for Terri. There are several more here doing that. Normally divergent points of view are tolerated here.

I don't have a real sense of what it was about with you and it's none of my business.

I didn't want to get into a headon confrontation with you, because just about everything we really have are facts that few of us can really verify as being the absolute truth. Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true. Just because something came out of a court doesn't make it just.

You did post a lot of negative articles about the case, and I don't have a problem with it, but I didn't see many posts where you actually stated where you were personally coming from and why. I felt you were resorting to intimidation tactics of some of the other posters, but maybe that was just me.