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The myths about the Terri Schiavo case are repeated so often, it can be a futile effort to keep the story straight. One such myth is that the family somehow edited videos of Terri to make it appear falsely that she was conscious. The latest example of this false claim comes gratuitously in a story on Jahi McMath in the New Yorker:

ATLANTIC, Iowa -- The Jeb Bush that greeted veterans at an old Coca-Cola manufacturing plant on Wednesday was technically the same man voters saw last week. His stump speech was the same, he spoke with just as many voters as he usually does and went over his normal allotment of questions. But there was something different about this Bush. For the first time in days, his appearance wasn't mired in talks of campaign cuts or failed jabs at Marco Rubio. Today, it was just about Jeb. "I hope you want a president that loves his country and means it," Bush...

A new poll of New Hampshire Republicans by Monmouth University confirms the fading fortunes of the Jeb Bush campaign. Despite spending more on TV than all other candidates combined, Jeb has dropped to sixth place in nation's first primary state, a must-win for his Presidential ambitions. In July, Jeb Bush was second in New Hampshire. A great deal of Bush's candidacy was predicated on enjoying an enormous financial edge over his Republican rivals. When he launched his campaign this summer, an allied Super PAC announced it had raised just over $100 million to support Jeb in the primary. This announcement...

JENNIFER RUBIN, WASHINGTON POST: What strikes me is not only the outsider/insider, but how backward looking Jeb Bush's ad was. He's talking about what he's done. His family has an esteemed record, one of the great political families of our era. And it's not enough this time. I'm also struck in that opening segment that you showed, how small he seems. How petty, how put upon.

One of the few things Jeb Bush is right about is his obvious belief that Donald Trump is a menace. Fine. If Bush really believes that, and if he really wants to do a great service to our country, then the former Florida governor should take one bold step to suck the (hot) air from Trump’s balloon: Withdraw from the presidential race. If Jeb Bush withdraws, a hy-u-uuge portion of the rationale for Trump’s candidacy will be withdrawn as well. Trump is soaring in polls for four main reasons. First, because he talks tough, in plain language. Second, because he...

Jeb Bush will travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday to meet with local officials about immigration issues, his campaign said. Bush is to meet privately in McAllen and then visit a restaurant to discuss his visit with reporters.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday condemned his rival Donald Trump for making incendiary remarks about illegal immigration. “I think candidates ought to lay out proposals to solve problems rather than basically prey on legitimate fears and concerns,” Bush told reporters after speaking at a technology company. -snip- Bush pointed to the killing this month of a woman on San Francisco's waterfront, allegedly by an immigrant who had felony convictions and had repeatedly been deported to Mexico – a case that Trump has repeatedly highlighted on the campaign trail. “The system broke down for her and her family, and...

BUSH: On our side there are people that prey on people’s fears and their angst as well. I don’t know about you, but I think it is wrong. I believe we need to unify our country. We need to stop tearing—separating ourselves by race and ethnicity and income. We need to focus on the things that tie us together. And whether it’s Donald Trump or Barack Obama their rhetoric of divisiveness is wrong. A Republican will never win by striking fear in people’s hearts. A Republican can win, and will win, if we have an aspirational message that gives people...

1. Hillary Clinton is not responsible for Benghazi.2. CommonCore is not a threat to home-schoolers and Public schools.3.The Tea Party are troublemakers, who want to take over the GOP and replace the moderates.4.Gov Chris Christie is a Conservative.5.Supports Obama's "Fast Track" trade bill.6.Jeb Bush is a Conservative, he's not a Moderate.7.Supports NSA surveillance through Patriot Act. 8. Agrees with Lindsey Graham on making the Federal Government bigger 9.Bill Gates is a good person, not a liberal.10. Calls Ted Cruz and Sean Hannity Polarizers.11. Does not like Mark Levin, says he is not reliable, however he does like Michael Savage. 12....

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush — a fluent Spanish speaker — told ABC "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir in Spanish Wednesday that he and his wife, Columba, speak "more Spanish than English at home." "Our grandkids, almost all of them speak Spanish, two of them also speak a little Arabic," the former Florida governor added in Spanish. Columba Bush, Florida's former first lady, was born and raised in Mexico. The pair fell in love when Jeb, then 17, studied abroad in León, Mexico. Here’s a translation of Muir and Bush's conversation en Español -- which also touched on immigration...

Michael Schiavo stumbled over the name of the man he was in Connecticut to support Friday, but after fighting Congress for the right to disconnect his brain-damaged wife's feeding tube, he had no problem remembering whom he was campaigning against.

Family Fights To Take Toddler Home Chris Frank Life Or Death Battle Feb. 28-A life or death decision could be hanging in the balance for a child. Little Brett Shively Junior was rushed to the hospital after a terrible accident where he nearly drowned in a bathtub. Now his family is fighting to bring the little boy home. A hearing is scheduled Wednesday in District Court to decide whether or not a Wichita hospital can remove the ventilator keeping the two year old boy alive. Brett's family says, "We just believe that we're the best people to decide his care."...

If you want to reduce the likelihood of yourself, or a loved one, suffering the cruel fate that Terri S. suffered, then please do something right now. The New York State legislature is considering Assembly bill A07009, and Senate bill S04083 which state that no patient shall be denied artificial nutrition and hydration unless he or she has specifically consented to such in writing. I received a letter from my Assemblyman on 22April05 indicating that the Assembly bill is in the Health Committee for review. A check of the Assembly web site today, indicates that it is still there. http://assembly.state.ny.us/...

I heard on Michael Savage, and read on kausfiles.com, that the latest ratings showed Fox News losing viewership in some recent months. A caller to Savage suggested it was because they spent too much time on Schiavo story.I wonder whether, instead, it was because of their blatant bias AGAINST Terri -- a bias that was noted by many freepers, some of whom said they were turning off Fox News because of the anti-Terri bias. Only Sean Hannity took the "conservative," "traditional values" side of the argument, pointing out that Terri hadn't made it clear that she'd want to be put...

A Special Holy Saturday Note Attorney James Bendell, who is well known to traditional Catholics, is promoting a last-minute plan to try to save the life of Mrs. Terri Schindler-Schiavo as she is being starved and dehydrated to death under cover of law. Mr. Bendell is urging Catholics to plead with the Papal Nuncio, the Most Reverend Gabriel Montalvo, and the Holy See to appoint Mrs. Schiavo as a member of the staff of the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C. This would provide her with diplomatic immunity and would require the President of the United States of America to act...

Terri Schiavo's parents will not ask a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision that left their brain-damaged daughter without her feeding tube, leaving one of their last hopes with a state judge who has ruled against them before, one of their lawyers said Saturday. A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta refused Friday night to order the reconnection of the tube, which was removed March 18 on a state judge's order.

Contrary to predictions that Terri Schiavo's starvation death would be painless and dignified, an eyewitness who visited her hospice room early Saturday morning reports that she is now bleeding from the eyes and mouth. Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" reported Saturday morning: "Barbara Weller, who's is one of the attorneys for the Schindlers, says that the last time she checked in, not very many hours ago, Terri's eyes and tongue were bleeding now. "Her eyes are sunken and her skin continues to flake off," Weller added. On Thursday Terri's parents reported that their daughter now resembles "an Auschwitz victim."...

A man has been arrested and charged with offering a $250,000 reward for killing Michael Schiavo. Richard Alan Meywes was arrested in Fairview, North Carolina by the FBI and the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office. On March 23, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office forwarded an email to the FBI in Tampa which purportedly offered a $250,000 bounty on "the head of Michael Schiavo." The email placed an additional $50,000 bounty for the elimination of a judge who recently denied a request to intervene in the Schiavo case.

By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - As Terri Schiavo's body continued its slow shutdown Friday, the severely brain-damaged woman's parents held out hope for unlikely help from Gov. Jeb Bush and further pressed the federal courts to have their daughter's feeding tube reconnected. {snip}---------------- The parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, were running out of options and time in their bitter court fight against her husband, who has said she has no hope for recovery and wouldn't want to be kept alive artificially. The Schindlers believe their daughter could improve. As of Friday afternoon, Schiavo had been...

I see no reason whatsoever that President Bush could not use his Presidential Pardon power to pardon Terri Schiavo. Our founding fathers granted the presidnet this power to protect the individual against evil in the judiciary. No mention is made between civil or criminal cases, and the only recourse from those opposed is the ballot box or impeachment.President Bush could pardon Terri Shiavo, pick her up in the presidential helicopter, and keep her in the Lincoln bedroom to guarantee her safety during rehabilitation. Terri's mother could file for divorce on her behalf. With access to Terri, the news media and...