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Thanks for the ping. I searched this morning for a Terri thread and could only find an old one. I watched Greta last night and had to make myself not turn the channel. It was disgusting. She's taking this "fair and balanced" too far by once again not confronting hino's side when they state Terri is a vegetable. Thankfully, she showed tape of Terri, but it's not the same as hard hitting journalism. Greta didn't even question that Greer had not ever seen Terri for himself.

I was also appalled by Bush's inaction. Doesn't have the power? Who does if the Gov. doesn't? Last I heard, premeditated murder was illegal in Florida.

On the Greta bit:

She asked attorney Felos why Terri's situation was any different from that of Sarah Scantlin. Ms. Scantlin recently emerged from a 'minimally conscious' state and began chatting up her family and caregivers.

Felos response was because "that patient was in a coma and had rudimentary interaction and awareness."

Give that remark a think. Coma is unconscious. People who are comatose don't have rudimentary anything - at least, not during the period of coma.

But, that one just went flying on by with no grill or follow up question.

a) Felos showed that he is probably willing to say just about anything to get the public believing there is no hope for Terri Schiavo.

b) The media lets him get away with it time and time and time again.

I'm not knocking Ms. van Susteren because I have all the interview skills of a glass of milk. But, this seems to be a recurring theme in mainstream media and press - they accept the rubbish they are dealt and do little if anything to put the purveyors on the hot seat.

I think the Schindlers have been placed under tremendous scrutiny. Why not the other camp? For crying in a bucket, the AP ran a wire about the Schindler's lawyer forgetting to file a bloody piece of paper with the Department of Agriculture that resulted in a fine against their Foundation. Of course, that makes them hardened criminals but killing a disabled woman... and the media is just sort of fine with that.