Schiavo: 'Come down, President Bush' (Calls Delay A "Slithering Snake")

[ruggerson]

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/20/Tampabay/Schiavo___Come_down__.shtml

Hell, yeah! George if you sign this legislation why don't you move Teri Schiavo into the Blue Room and you and Laura can feed her yourselves.


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By WILLIAM R. LEVESQUE, Times Staff Writer
Published March 20, 2005

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PINELLAS PARK - Angered by the latest political developments in Washington, Michael Schiavo said Saturday that it isn't just the Florida governor who should visit his wife to learn about the case.

Jeb Bush's brother, President Bush, should visit Terri Schiavo, too, he said.

"Come down, President Bush," Schiavo said in a telephone interview. "Come talk to me. Meet my wife. Talk to my wife and see if you get an answer. Ask her to lift her arm to shake your hand. She won't do it."

She won't, Schiavo said, because she can't.

He made a similar offer to the governor last week, saying lawmakers interferring in his wife's life know nothing about the case. So far, Gov. Bush hasn't responded to the offer.

President Bush has indicated he will sign any federal legislation to keep Terri Schiavo alive.

Weary after an emotional visit with his wife, Schiavo said he is astonished that politicians want to interfere in such a private matter.

"Instead of worrying about my wife, who was granted her wishes by the state courts the past seven years, they should worry about the pedophiles killing young girls," Schiavo said, referring to a local case. "Why doesn't Congress worry about people not having health insurance? Or the budget? Let's talk about all the children who don't have homes."

He said U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is leading a charge to extend Terri Schiavo's life, is a "little slithering snake" pandering for votes.

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[fasttense]

1. Michael Schiavo seems to know what he is talking about.

Now if his wife were a criminal, a soldier or a poor black person, b*sh wouldn't have lifted a finger to stop her death.

[peekaloo]

3. or in any state other than Florida.

[candy331]

16. Yep, when asked by JJ Jr. about the civil rights voting act coming up

for recertifying * said he didn't know anything about it yet he is waiting with pen in hand to sign this. Can you wonder?

[Cha]

2. Michael Schiavo hit dead on

with delay's description.

You can't make this shit up!

[saigon68]

20. A "little slithering snake" WITH A BAD HAIR DYE JOB

delay a used "scumbag" -- the creature is so slimy, crows would not eat his carcass if it was run down by a pick-up and became "ROAD KILL"

LOL

[atre]

71. A staple of conservatism: bad hair dye job

Duke's Coach K. is another clear example.

[LibDemAlways]

4. I just posted in another thread that

Schiavo should do exactly this. The chimp, Delay, and the rest of the repukes ought to be under a court order to spend an hour with Mrs. Schiavo before uttering another word about her situation. I predict they'd all slither quietly out of there without comment if confronted by the reality of her "life." Bunch of chickenshit bastards.

[flama]

22. I Concur!

(That's just the alter-ego of wanna-be Supreme Court Justice speaking. :o )

I doubt I'd be allowed entry to see Terri even though she's less than an hour away from my driveway.

Just felt a twinge at calling her "she." After more than 13 years on a feeding tube, does her brain even know who she is?

Anyone wishing to give Terri a "life sentence" should try to look into her eyes.

[Mr.Green93]

5. Michael Schiavo

for Congress!

[Warren Stupidity]

6. That is what an opposition party sounds like.

Thank you Michael, for saying what has to be said, for saying the words that our 'leaders' are too scared to speak, for observing that the emperor indeed has no clothes.

[saltpoint]

7. Nice bull's eye on Tom Delay by Michael Schiavo.

And damned appropriate, too.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Absolutely right. Someone has finally blurted the truth. Bush and Delay

are NAKED!!! The Emperor had no clothes!! and all the stupid little pisspants around him are naked too.

[oldtime dfl_er]

30. Michael Schaivo is a good man who has suffered terribly

I am so proud of him for telling it LIKE IT IS.

Bush blackout calendar: www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[LuminousX]

65. I'm not willing to call anyone associated with this 'Good'

but I am willing to say that after 20 judges have looked into this case, that I feel comfortable that Terri truly is in a persistent vegetative state who has no quality of life.

The motives of all interested parties may be suspect, but at the end of the day, Terri Schiavo is currently in a hell from which she should be liberated.

[w4rma]

9. He nailed them to the wall. (nt)

[daleo]

10. It is good to hear him defend himself, especially after what Delay said

About him. I suppose the RW will put on the full-court press demonization and lying about him now. He probably figures they can't do any worse than they have done already though.

These politicians that claim they know what's best, should have to spend a few weeks taking care of this woman personally. They would soon discover that she will never be voting for them.

[teakee]

15. Is it true that video tape of Terri was manipulated so it look like

she could respond to her parents and others? Sorry, haven't followed the case that closely till now.

This makes as much sense as Phil Kline looking into abortions of young teens in case there was any incest, child rape laws violated, etc. in Kansas. Course why Kline isn't looking into the live births of these minor girls to see if they were the victims of incest, child rape and the such makes perfect sense what his agenda is -- abortion only. Disgusting.

[daleo]

17. Several courts have ruled, and a court appointed "friend" was present.

During lengthy attempts to solicit actual communication from Ms. Schiavo. They agreed that she wasn't actually responding, rather it was the random responses of someone in the permanently vegetative state. Edit down 6 or 7 hours of tape into a few minutes and you can splice these random coincidences into the appearance of communication.

This technique is used on TV commercials, to make animals appear to understand complex human communication as well (dog food commercials, for example). I just mention this to show that we have all witnessed this video technique many times, and shouldn't be surprised by its effectiveness.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

19. Yes, it's true.

There was a court order expressly prohibiting the parents from filming or videotaping their daughter, but the Schindlers happily disregarded that order, and illegally taped her for several hours.

Then, the tape was edited down to a few minutes, skillfully put together to make it look like Mrs. Schiavo was relating and reacting to her parents and a balloon.

That balloon had more awareness and was able to do more than Mrs. Schiavo.

(Welcome to DU, by the way, teakee!)

[teakee]

28. Thank you.

Most husbands would not have fought this long and this hard if this wasn't Terri's wishes. They couldn't have been married that long before her accident. Videos shouldn't be manipulated, Terri's parents are in emotional pain but this is wrong.

Bush and Co. should be concerned about the millions of people who don't have health ins. and the ones who probably did die because of it.

Bush should concern himself with his troops' injuries, I'm sure there are many that are allowed to fall between the cracks. Too bad he doesn't show this much concern for the veterans and innocent Iraqi victims.

[justsomegirl]

68. 6 years...

If I recall correctly, I heard on Randi Rhodes' show that the Schiavos had been married for 6 years when this happened to her.

[koopie57]

38. I don't think they should show that video

on tv. Have they no regard for this woman at all? How many people would like to have vido of themselves drooling in a wheelchair splashed across the 24 hours news channels. Each time I think this is the worst, they manage to out do themselves.

[ruggerson]

45. And of course they don't tell you

that it is over 5 years old

[AngryWhiteLiberal]

11. If I were Schiavo, I would bolt the door and smother her.

Sure, I would get the death penalty (irony here) for the action, but I would be able to live with the peace of mind knowing that I sacrificed my life to meet the wishes of my vegetative wife...hmm, I've heard of that type of self-sacrifice somewhere before. But, this point would be lost on the christofascist assholes surrounding this case.

Imagine if you were in Michael Schiavo's shoes, and GW or Tom Delay were telling you that your wife's wishes were not going to be met and that she must suffer further.

America...a land I used to love. Now, I don't recognize it...unless of course, I look up the history of Germany circa 1936.

JB

[bluedog]

12. so would I..................!!! n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

23. million dollar baby

Hey Clint Eastwood how about speaking up here? Ring any bells? Had it with your lunatic rightwing buddies yet?

[Missy Vixen]

48. I'm sure it's happened before

>I would be able to live with the peace of mind knowing that I sacrificed my life to meet the wishes of my vegetative wife...<

I used to work with a woman who had an agreement with her husband. Since they're still married, I'm sure it's still in force. They both work in the health care field. If one became incapacitated and was hooked up to life support with no hope of recovery, the husband or wife would be visiting the spouse's hospital room with a syringe full of air.

I am not advocating the above action. It's their business. At the same time, this has sure stimulated some discussion at our house over the past week re: completing a living will and medical power of attorney sooner than later.

Julie

[KDLarsen]

66. That sounds a bit radical..

.. especially when I thought that a living will would see to it that people wouldn't be kept alive by machines, if that was their wish?

[Missy Vixen]

70. There's a good chance

if the * and his pals are still in power that living wills will not be enforced. At this point, unless one has "DNR" tattooed on one's chest, a non-resuscitate order can be rescinded as well; we just went through it with my MIL three months ago.

DH and I live in one of the most liberal states in the country. If I am afraid of this trend, I worry for those in red states who may see their right to not spend years and years hooked up to a machine taken away as well.

Julie

[Contrary1]

13. What a hypocrite.

"President Bush has indicated he will sign any federal legislation to keep Terri Schiavo alive.

He did just the opposite when he was Governor of Texas.
He is grandstanding for the fundies, nothing more.

I hope there is a special place in hell for the likes of him

[saigon68]

31. Like the way the CHIMP mocked the woman BEFORE KILLING HER

HELP ME OUT WITH THE QUOTE PLEASE.

[Contrary1]

32. You mean this?

"In early August 1999, Presidential candidate Gov, George W. Bush publicly mocked Karla Tucker's Clemency plea when he summarized her plea as `Please,' Bush whimpers, his lips pursed in mock desperation, `don't kill me'"

[Judi Lynn]

50. A man can't get much smaller and nastier than that. Really LOW.

Hardly the image of a great person you'd want leading a country. He's a cheap, vicious, pathetic waste of space.

[saigon68]

57. That's the ONE ---THANKS

Karla Tucker. He killed her and then MOCKED HER. What a sick imbecile he is.

Someone up above has special plans for this Criminal and Thug.

[kath]

74. Apparently Frank Rich (IIRC) of the NYT mentioned the "Please, don't kill

me" quote in a recent column.

Good for him. It's a fokkin shame that more people don't know of this disgusting episode. "Compassionate conservative" my ass.

[RPM]

14. I wouldnt lift my arm to shake **'s hand....

... and I am not even in a persistent vegitative state.

I just hate the man.

[daleo]

18. Good point.

If I found myself in the same room as Bush, I might pretend to be in a permanently vegetative state, to avoid the socially awkward obligation of responding to him.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

21. Irony abounds

Don't y'all think Fuckface Bush has been in a persistent vegetative state his whole life?

Just wonderin'........................

[progressoid]

36. Very True..............nt

[Supersedeas]

60. Frist is an expert...and we can trust his opinion in the matter.

[SaveAmerica]

25. He'd go right to you, though, he'd think he's found his twin

The lights are not all on upstairs.

[HockeyMom]

61. 9/11 Victim's Mother

refused to shake Bush's hand too at a ground breaking for memorial on Long Island he came to. She asked him, "Where is BinLaden, Mr. President."

[Dude_CalmDown]

73. If I met him I would absolutely lift my arm - both arms, fists, elbows...

...and there isn't a respectable human being on earth that would restrain me.

[MSgt213]

24. Way to go Michael. Fight for your right to be left alone by the biggest

hypocrites this side of fraud. There are people dying every day in this country and others who have a real chance of being saved but these assholes are too busy trying to score political points on the backs of others.

[saigon68]

26. Thousands of Disabled Soldiers denied benefits by this Whack Job

"Used SCUMBAG" delay has consistently voted against every recent bill to take care of disabled soldiers or to fully fund the VA.

He is a parasite with a flock of SHEEP, who keep electing the fraud.

[kath]

75. Yeah, what about the nearly 4000 people who die EVERY YEAR in the US

due to lack of access to health care????

Fokking asshole Republicans.

[d_b]

27. Hell yea

I like this guy! lets get his ass runnin' for something down there in Florida!

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

29. Oh, good.

Someone attempting to give the Bushes a science lesson. Yeah, that'll get far...

[all.of.me]

33. I love this!

good for michael!

"come on down!" that is great. i hope he pressures them to do so. if he puts up a big enough stink, the news will hopefully catch it, and the politicians will look really bad. with any luck, their eyes will be opened, too! i suppose it would be too much to ask to have their hearts softened.... nah. no way.....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

34. Makes me want to send Schiavo money

Between the legal bills and the medical bills, he can't be in great financial shape.

[JohnnyRingo]

35. Good for him...I've heard a lot of comments in the last few days from

repub politicians about "what kind of a man" they think this Shiavo guy is.

[AzDar]

37. For the Wee Cowboy, this is a chance to visibly and easily placate

and repay the Fundies.He's disgusting..and Tom Delay is BENEATH contempt.

[lebkuchen]

39. Keep talking, Mr. Schiavo--get in their face, daily

Use the media as the slithering snakes are.

You are right on the mark.

[The Kicker]

40. The creep in chief

finds it beneath him to enter a commoners hospital.Besides,it wouldn't serve his political grandstanding to actually investigate this.Just another pawn on his putrid chessboard of "empire".There is no escape for him.What he does to others will come back to him.There is no escape george,count on it!

[nonconformist]

41. Damn

I like this guy!

[ngGale]

42. So do I, he has a great way with words...

described DeLay to a tee.

[WatchWhatISay]

43. He must be an extraordinary man

not just because I like the comments he makes about Delay and the Bushes

to not give in to these zealots, and stick up for what he knows she would want is truly and act of courage.

[Norbert]

44. Glad Michael Schiavo is telling it like it is.

Unfortunately I am sure they will make every effort to ruin his life, and the judges and doctors who sided with him.

[mainer]

46. If I were him, I would have given up years ago

I feel sorry for Michael Schiavo. I sometimes think that this whole situation could have been remedied by family counseling. At this point, he is operating on principles and rage and the desire to honor his wife's wishes.

But how many of us could have held on so long?

The best thing for him, personally, would have been to move on and let her family take over Terri's care, lock stock and barrel. They seem willing to care for her at home - tube feedings and diaper changes and everything. Michael, I agree with you and sympathize with you. But there comes a time when the battle only hurts you. There comes a time when it's best just to give up.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

52. who should give up?

perhaps her parents should give up. as far as i can tell, the people who should give up are the ones that keep losing court cases. you're suggesting that this woman's husband give up when he wins. wtf could possibly be the rationale for that?

[daleo]

55. I don't know if he can 'give up'.

As far as I understand the case, the court is now her legal guardian, under Florida law.

[B Calm]

47. Tom Delay is a Little Slithering SNAKE.. I agree

[slackmaster]

49. He's right

"Instead of worrying about my wife, who was granted her wishes by the state courts the past seven years, they should worry about the pedophiles killing young girls," Schiavo said, referring to a local case. "Why doesn't Congress worry about people not having health insurance? Or the budget? Let's talk about all the children who don't have homes."

:argh:

[HeeBGBz]

51. Kick ass, Michael

You have every right to call it as you see it.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

53. "It's time for her to be with the Lord like she wanted to be."

Michael DID NOT GET THE MEMO that god sits at the right hand of the chimp.

[crowcalling]

54. Slithering snake..

I love it! Delay can't even measure up to a snake though. Only God would know of a creature that is more vile. Wasn't Delay an exterminator? Good! He will come back as a roach or even better, a queen termite!

[njdemocrat106]

56. I like this Schiavo guy!

DeLay, Bush, and the rest of the Republican scumbags are trying to make a political matter, for their own benefit, over this very personal affair. The past 15 or so years of Terri's life have been heartbreaking for Mr. Schiavo, and no man should have to deal with what he has dealt with.

[Robeson]

58. YES INDEED. This ought to be a rallying cry....COME DOWN...

...President Bush! COME DOWN and look at the people you claim to represent....COME DOWN, and look at the citizens of this country you claim to have in your best interest. COME DOWN President Bush....We'd love to talk to you.

[judaspriestess]

59. Very short simple message from me

Just another RED HERRING!!! Just like the steriod bullshit hearings going on in capital hill.

[LeftHander]

62. Big Kick!

nt

[Griffy]

63. anyone know how we can send support to him.. let him know..

that millions of us are on behind him, and we are outraged at the bushies using his misfortune for their political purposes. I love that he turned and challenged them to come visit.. I hope he goes all over TV and challenges bush to go see his wife. Call him out.. make them address the facts... show the lies... 1 good SOLID lie, exposed for all Americans to see. thats what I dream of.... I hear ppl calling radio shows thinking she has some sort of awareness left, or could "improve". I wonder, have Americans always had such trouble agreeing on the facts (not opinions, thats a different story) or is this a recent event based on the corporatization and privatization of the media. (juxtaposed with bush propaganda) The point is all of us that can tell fact from fiction need to support each other and push for facts to prevail... after all.. the Earth really is round!

[genieroze]

64. little slithering snake" pandering for votes?

U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay? Nah, really? Do ya think? lol

[Claire Beth]

67. Gotta love this Michael Shiavo...

he has more balls than the democrats! Maybe he should run for office.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

69. His last quote says it all "Let her be with the Lord"

Way.

[TahitiNut]

72. It's an insult to "little slithering snakes" everywhere

:grr: