Charlie Crist Let My Daughter Die

Human Events ^ | July 31, 2006 | Robert Schindler Sr.

[Quiet Man Jr.]

Charlie Crist Let My Daughter Die

by Robert Schindler, Sr. Posted Jul 31, 2006

As most Americans know, on March 31, 2005, my daughter, Terri Schindler Schiavo died of starvation and thirst after having her feeding tube removed by court order. The sad chain of events that concluded with Terri’s death ignited a media firestorm nationally and internationally. What few saw or heard was the callous inaction of aspiring governor Charlie Crist.

Florida Atty. Gen. Charlie Crist let my daughter die. He had it within his authority to save her life, but he turned a blind eye to her suffering. Even worse, he worked to ensure her death.

Terri lived in a neurologically compromised state for reasons that are still unknown, and my family wanted nothing more than permission to care for Terri for the span of her natural life. We were denied.

My daughter tenaciously fought for her life for more than 13 days after being deprived of the most basic, natural and constant need that we all share—the need for nourishment—food and water. Terri was not on a respirator, nor terminally ill. She was not dying, nor succumbing to a dreadful disease. She was disabled. She was dependent on others, but still very much a life, a woman, and a person.

Over the course of several years, our family, our lawyers, and our friends pleaded for help from local, county, and state police and regulatory agencies with constitutional and statutory authority to investigate the many sworn statements of extreme abuse and neglect suffered by our daughter.

Hoping to save my daughter’s life, our family sought the help of Attorney General Charlie Crist. Not only did Charlie Crist refuse our family lawful access to the assets of his office, but he violated his oath of office by actively cooperated with those in positions of political and judicial authority whom denied us legal access to the police and regulatory systems meant to protect the weak. Multiple sworn agents from responsible police and regulatory agencies who found probable cause to investigate allegations of abuse in Terri's judicial and physical care, were ordered to shut down those probes. This heavy-handedness made us powerless.

Information of direct interest to Attorney General Charlie Crist's office was directly delivered to his personal hands, and he refused to properly execute the duties of his office. And it was with deliberate decision that he failed to attend a scheduled Tallahassee meeting with our family. On another occasion, we approached each other by chance. Upon recognizing me, Charlie Crist abruptly stopped and walked away.

That callous action encapsulates Charlie Crist. He walked away from a man whose daughter’s fate he controlled. At that moment, he turned his back on Terri. And he turned his back on the most fundamental duties of his office.

It is quite clear that Charlie Crist, to this day, has demonstrated no public affection for the cause of life, or Christianity, or any set of core values. He has been posturing to become governor for decades. With each voting audience he has crafted a message based on the expediency of the moment.

To add insult to injury, at a recent banquet, our alleged pro-life candidate for the Governor of Florida said the following about Judge George Greer and other judges involved in the death of my daughter, "You are heroes to all of us, and your defense of the judiciary and what is right is beyond admirable."

Through his actions, Charlie Crist has demonstrated that he has no regard for our most vulnerable citizens, the high duties of public office, or life itself. Charlie Crist’s celebration of the merciless judges who condemned Terri to death speaks to his true character.

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[floriduh voter]

A scary stupid horror movie on the order of a spoof. This governor's race is scary, stupid.

I look forward to tomorrow night's debate. There is INFO ON STATEWIDE TELEVISED DEBATE COVERAGE HERE:

http://www.conservative-spirit.og

[floriduh voter]

Dem Candidate Jim Davis is not a screamer, Dem Candidate Rod Smith is not a boy scout.

CHARLIE CRIST IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE OR A MODERATE. HE'S A LIBERAL for MOONBATS.

How's that?

[T'wit]

>> Schiavo case impact lingers in our politics

The writer is part of the Death Cult swarm. He doesn't know right from wrong. Pay no attention.

[T'wit]

>> The Apologist Exposes the Religious Right

Ye gods! This is sheer screed, without knowledge, without moral insight, without distinctions, without balance. The writer sounds like an adolescent. He is mainly interested in banging the table to make noise. He's not at all interested in contemplating any idea that hasn't been approved by his puppet-masters.

[T'wit]

Fellow thinks he's a lot funnier than he is. Maybe he could write about tree frogs in the Solomon Islands, or trends in upper-atmosphere barometric readings. That would hold my interest.

[T'wit]

>> Voters don't owe Lieberman a lifetime job... Senator's defeat doesn't mean end of moderation in politics

If Lieberman can privatize Social Security, he deserves a lifetime job. His effort to save Terri Schiavo was good too. Writers shouldn't complain about other people's bias when they themselves are shilling for a politician -- in this case, a lousy politician from the Left.

[T'wit]

>> We all saw what happens when the system -- and politicians -- run amok. Like the Terri Schiavo case.

Yeah. They ran amok and they murdered the patient.

>> Does anyone else have the right to intervene?

Did anyone have a right to intervene in Scott Peterson killing his wife?

>> Or should it all be left up to the individual and his or her family?

The individual in question had no say in the matter. Her family was forcibly prevented from having any say in the matter. The "system" wouldn't let them "intervene." In fact, the "system" even stationed snipers on the rooftops to keep anyone from preventing the murder.

Just remember, folks, you pay for this NPR propaganda with your tax dollars.

[floriduh voter]

CRIST WORRIES CONSERVATIVES thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1682306/posts

[floriduh voter]

The RNC is looking at TAMPA, MINNEAPOLIS and CLEVELAND for the 2008 RNC Convention. I bet you they aren't going to pick until they see who becomes the next Governor of Florida before they take the plunge.

I hope they choose Minneapolis, Norm Coleman country instead. They are more deserving than Tampa is.

[T'wit]

>> 1984 has arrived: Big Brother is watching!

>We thought it was so distant and so impossible for the government to be so intrusive in private lives.

"Distant"? "Impossible"!? You weren't paying attention. Orwell wasn't fantasizing so much as observing the ways and logic of Communism as it already existed. Anyone with half a brain could see Communism as monstrously oppressive. The realities of the Soviet socialist motherland could not remain hidden, and the tyranny went on for 75 years.

[T'wit]

>> ...the snuffing of an innocent life is something to be hailed as good.

This candidate is horribly brain damaged. Presumably he'd be happy for Mrs. Smith to put him out of his misery.

[Halls]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1687611/posts?page=2

We have another live one! Gee, when will this crap stop??

[floriduh voter]

halls, let me look at the crap you pinged me to and I'll try to have an answer for you re: when will it stop?

and don't forget: Charlie Crist, "This is America. I can wear whatever I want. I believe in freedom."

Floridians, please don't vote for Forrest Guv.

[floriduh voter]

This is about to go national. When this hits the fan, what will Jeb do?

http://rescuemykids.com/

[T'wit]

See #807 and subsequent discussion. This one is... difficult.

[floriduh voter]

CRIST DISSES CHRISTIAN COALITION. (left side)

http://tailrank.com/posts/562949953817404/Crist_Disses_Christian_Coalition

[8mmMauser]

Not stumped yet...

Mikey Mouse and the Moonbats: for those who haven't been following, Mikey and his supporters aligned clearly to the left, no equivocating.

To some people he is a cold-blooded man who allowed his wife to starve to death. But those people were not in attendance Monday night when Michael Schiavo addressed the Collier County Democratic Club.

Schiavo received a long standing ovation when he rose to speak to 150 to 200 Collier Democrats. He became a controversial figure after he went to court to re- move his wife Terri's feeding tube.

Schiavo stumps in Collier for Democrats

8mm

(this includes Ohioan from Florida's ping list, update to July 23.)



Terri on the road to recovery before the second stage began.

[8mmMauser]

Skidmore...free rides to Woodside Hospice for the elderly (sort of):

Improving public transportation, particularly for the elderly, is another priority for Ms. Skidmore, director of the Broward Region of the Arthritis Foundation. She adds that by attacking Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the state could afford more services for the uninsured. The Terri Schiavo case prompted another priority: keeping the government out of end-of-life decisions.

Two of Ms. Skidmore's primary opponents have résumés good enough to run positive campaigns. Instead, they have tried to make her character an issue. Leonard Turesky distributed childish fliers depicting Ms. Skidmore as Pinocchio, claiming that she inflated her job description with Sen. Klein. But Sen. Klein has endorsed Ms. Skidmore. Mr. Turesky also has donated to Jeb Bush's campaigns. "As a businessman," he explained, "I had clients that asked me to support people." That attitude doesn't say much for his judgment.

Skidmore strong choice

8mm

[T'wit]

From the Wall Street Journal editorial page this morning. A bit off subject but interesting, especially in light of all the posts about the forthcoming primary elections. It was framed as why liberal get-out-the-vote efforts don't work. Answer: they don't have enough little voters coming along because they aren't reproducing. WSJ:

>> "Simply put, liberals have a big baby problem: They're not having enough of them, they haven't for a long time, and their pool of potential new voters is suffering as a result. According to the 2004 General Social Survey, if you picked 100 unrelated politically liberal adults at random, you would find that they had, between them, 147 children. If you picked 100 conservatives, you would find 208 kids. That's a "fertility gap" of 41%. Given that about 80% of people with an identifiable party preference grow up to vote the same way as their parents, this gap translates into lots more little Republicans than little Democrats to vote in future elections. Over the past 30 years this gap has not been below 20%--explaining, to a large extent, the current ineffectiveness of liberal youth voter campaigns today.

>> "Alarmingly for the Democrats, the gap is widening at a bit more than half a percentage point per year, meaning that today's problem is nothing compared to what the future will most likely hold. Consider future presidential elections in a swing state (like Ohio), and assume that the current patterns in fertility continue. A state that was split 50-50 between left and right in 2004 will tilt right by 2012, 54% to 46%. By 2020, it will be certifiably right-wing, 59% to 41%. A state that is currently 55-45 in favor of liberals (like California) will be 54-46 in favor of conservatives by 2020--and all for no other reason than babies."

[T'wit]

>> Government shouldn't be telling people how to live their lives and interfering in private family situations, Schiavo said.

Pure hypocrisy from the guy who INITIATED and continued the state intervention to kill his wife. It was a government worker who PREVENTED Terri's family from taking care of her. It was a government worker who signed the order to execute her.