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Husband Michael Schiavo to Do Some Image-Polishing - FROM THE FRONT LINES AT VIGIL
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| October 26, 2003
| Fr. Rob Johansen
Posted on 10/26/2003 8:37:27 AM PST by NYer
Husband Michael to Do Some Image-Polishing
Watch out! Terri's husband, Michael Schiavo, is going to be making the rounds of the national press during the next week. The purpose of this is to portray Michael as and reinforce his image as the victim of unfair attacks, and as being solely motivated by his deep care for Terri and his desire to carry out her wishes to be killed.
The first stop of this train will be his appearance on Monday night's "Larry King Live" show. Larry King is slotted to have Michael on for a full hour, unopposed by anyone from the Schindler family. I think that I can safely predict that this will be a virtual love-fest between Michael and Larry. No similar invitation has been extended to the Schindlers, which seems to me to demonstrate where he is coming from regarding Terri. And, as the Most Intellectually Dishonest Media Personality In America Today [TM], he can be counted on to ask only fawning softball questions of Michael.
Michael has claimed to be in hiding due to death threats against him. This claim is almost certainly part of his effort to acquire a more sympathetic image. For a man in hiding, he is acting mighty peculiar: He has been seen in the last 24 hours at a local shopping mall and restaurant.
You can also expect, now that the ACLU and Euthanasia organizations have pledged to enter the fray on Michael's behalf, that the drumbeat portraying him as a victim and noble-minded humanitarian will only increase. They want to cast Terri's case as a "right to die" issue. To do that they will do everything in their power to portray Michael as the heroic figure, challenging us narrow-minded extermists who want to interfere with his "rights".
Michael's attorney, George Felos, has a well known affinity for the pro-Euthanasia movement. This movement's adherents have a fascination, one might almost say a fetish, with Death. They seek to widen the acceptable boundaries within which society will find death acceptable. To forestall that effort, we must be vigilant against their attempts to coopt the language of rights and compassion.
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KEYWORDS: cnn; euthanasia; felos; larryking; schiavo; terrischiavo; tslist; vigil
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To: ChemistCat
I have her last name, I just didn't think it was wise to post it on a public forum and open her up to attack. I was trying to be prudent.
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posted on
10/26/2003 11:50:32 AM PST
by
sweetliberty
("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
To: ChemistCat
Again, the letter WAS signed.....I deleted it for posting.
42
posted on
10/26/2003 11:52:41 AM PST
by
sweetliberty
("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
To: CindyDawg
"Did you delete the last name or did she?" I did.
43
posted on
10/26/2003 11:54:06 AM PST
by
sweetliberty
("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
To: sweetliberty
If he is paying child support, and it was court ordered there sound be a case record. Isn't that open to the public?
44
posted on
10/26/2003 11:58:18 AM PST
by
CindyDawg
(All the above is JUST my opinion :'))
To: NYer
Michael Schiavo couldn't polish his image with a diamond emery board. But I'd like to help. I think he should become a celebrity by starring in his own soap opera:
MICHAEL MURDERS TERRI with loads of high drama as he makes new attempts on her life every week. The public loves celebrities. Look what OJ got away with by being a celebrity.
I can see James Brolin playing Felos McMoonbeam, crusading Death Angel and lawyer, and, oh, Hannibal Lecter playing Judge Grrrrr. The show's already been running for thirteen years, Michael might as well syndicate it.
45
posted on
10/26/2003 11:58:28 AM PST
by
T'wit
To: sweetliberty
Again, I believe you. I just don't think anyone who doesn't already believe that Terri is being murdered will be persuaded by an unsigned letter.
I would want to protect her too. I don't know what you could do. Just don't get your hopes up on the strength of this letter, since it proves nothing, and we desperately need PROOF of what Michael has done to her.
46
posted on
10/26/2003 11:59:14 AM PST
by
ChemistCat
(Hang in there, Terri. Absorb. Take in. Live. Heal.)
To: ChemistCat
Smoking Gun Below is posted one of the physicians' obligations regarding living wills under Florida law
"The attending physician and one other physician must certify in writing that the patient is in a terminal condition."
Even with a living will it must be determined that a patient is in terminal condition before it can be implemented.
Terri is not in a terminal condition. Unless you define life, itself as a terminal condition.
If this restriction exists, even with a living will present, how can a judge implement an order based only on the word of a third party? Especially since the patient is not in a terminal condition.
The same restriction surely applies in the abscence of a written directive.
Of course this probably doesn't matter. But I think the court overstepped its bounds, bigtime.
47
posted on
10/26/2003 12:00:56 PM PST
by
isrul
To: holdonnow
Are you the one who wants liberals to move to the front of the line? Just checking ... ping for a letter, post #27
48
posted on
10/26/2003 12:01:41 PM PST
by
Pegita
('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)
To: Pegita
Are you thinking, "Mrs. Streisand, people have died of having face lifts in the past, and since you have had a face lift, you are therefore in a terminal condition, and..."
49
posted on
10/26/2003 12:03:06 PM PST
by
ChemistCat
(Hang in there, Terri. Absorb. Take in. Live. Heal.)
To: PeyersPatches
Without her last name, how can we ask public personalities to get in touch with her? Please find out if she has an email address or ANYTHING that would allow folks like Sean or Glen Beck to contact her....then she could get her story out nationally, and maybe, finally, locally!
Thanks
50
posted on
10/26/2003 12:05:34 PM PST
by
Republic
To: sweetliberty
Do the Schindler's have a copy of her letter on their website?
51
posted on
10/26/2003 12:07:19 PM PST
by
Republic
To: isrul
It must have helped greatly to have Felos on the Hospice board at the time Terri was admitted, when was that, THREE years ago?
Hospice has broken its own rules to admit Terri to their compassionate (in most cases) death chamber.
Their rules on their own website, HospiceFoundations.org, states that they only accept TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS, in the last stages, and at that, all means of rehabilitation and cure must have been exhausted. Terri fits NEITHER PARAMETER.
They are open for a lawsuit.
And to boot, THREE YEARS of isolation, no TV, no doctoring unless agreed to by Michael, no attention, no stimulation (per Michaels direct orders) were given.
No comfort for terri. Michael must have DEEPLY wanted her to die, alone and hurting having given up the will to live.
Terri fooled him and angered him.
So much that Michael has taken to punishing the parents by disallowing visits off and on, and just lately, DIDN't EVEN BOTHER TO TELL THEM HE WAS MOVING HER FROM THE HOSPITAL TO THE HOSPICE...is that NOT THE HEIGHT OF CRUELTY????
I don't understand all the connections between the lendermans, the greers the schiavos and the felos character etc with this hospice, the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas cty, but I do know one thing...this HOSPICE has a LOT of QUESTIONS to answer for and they deserve a few well placed phone calls.
52
posted on
10/26/2003 12:13:19 PM PST
by
Republic
To: ChemistCat
No, CC ~ hardly, she says laughing. If this is the Man of Radio Fame, Mark L., this is his Friday night invite. If you're a liberal calling in, you're moved to the head of the line.
53
posted on
10/26/2003 12:16:19 PM PST
by
Pegita
('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)
To: isrul
I wonder who is orchestrating this PR blitz for Death Inc Antichristians. They hate Christians when they win a victory.
54
posted on
10/26/2003 12:19:58 PM PST
by
Aliska
To: Republic
Not doubting anybody's word, but if Kathleen will not give her full name under such serious claims, she should not be releasing the info at all. If it's verifiable like a court record of child support, dig up the record and post that with a "link" (info on where to retrieve and confirm). AFTER you find out if that is LEGAL! You could be violating a child's privacy or some other offense.
The Schindlers would know, have they made this claim?
Kathleen must have contacted them, don't you think?
To: Republic
IMO, there are too many big players involved. An outside organization is needed to get an independent investigation done. I think a lot of people would rather "just not know"
56
posted on
10/26/2003 12:21:36 PM PST
by
CindyDawg
(All the above is JUST my opinion :'))
To: Republic
Add to that mix, Republic, that Terri is now on Medicaid, a Federal program, whose regulations state that Federal money cannot be used for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing, and as a patient in Hospice care, she must be given every opportunity for rehab. Seems to me she's now under FEDERAL PROTECTION.
FReeper attorneys ... where do we stand with this?
57
posted on
10/26/2003 12:21:57 PM PST
by
Pegita
('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)
To: american colleen
>> PS. I'd like Mr. Shiavo to have the guts to appear on the O'Reilly or Hannity and Colmes shows.
Good idea! I'd like to feed him to Dr. Laura.
58
posted on
10/26/2003 12:25:01 PM PST
by
T'wit
To: Graymatter
Well-we need to remember that kathy DID sign her last name when she sent her letter to the newspaper. Our Freeper friend who posted her letter here said that she (the FReeper) withheld it to protect kathy from unwanted messages. I can understand that. What we have to do-is figure out how to get her under affidavit and find out HOW much of her letter is heresay and HOW much is first hand knowledge. Wonder if she would do an affidavit for the Schindlers.
Also need to note that Michaels claim that Terri would want to die under her present circumstances if hearsay-he said, she said and a few of michaels family members also fit under that incredibly biased scenario.
The CIRCUMSTANCES of TERRI's INJURY ARE THE KEY.
59
posted on
10/26/2003 12:28:48 PM PST
by
Republic
To: CindyDawg
"Isn't that open to the public?" I don't know if it is public record or not, but I am sure that it is information that the agency that is investigating him could easily gain access to. We should make sure and suggest it. I have already written them once.
60
posted on
10/26/2003 12:29:09 PM PST
by
sweetliberty
("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
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