Clergy demand Bush intervention to save Schiavo

[truthpusher]

Clergy demand Bush intervention to save Schiavo
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March 23, 2005
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WHITE HOUSE Clergy who gathered outside the White House have demanded that President Bush or Florida Governor Jeb Bush send in police to re-insert Terri Schiavo's (SHY'-vohz) feeding tube.

The Reverend Paul Schenck (shenk), who heads the National Pro-Life Action Center, says the president or his brother should threaten to arrest anyone who tries to stop them from saving Schiavo's life.

He said elected officials' primary responsibility is to protect the lives of innocent citizens.

Schenck said that if America's courts let the brain-damaged woman die of starvation or dehydration, "then indeed they have made a beautiful martyr."

link: http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=3118984

[Sandpiper]

1. I demand these clergymen Faith Heal Terri Schiavo

And if they can't, I demand they admit they're a band of pious frauds.

[mike_c]

2. testify, brother sandpiper....

Can I get a witness?

[HamstersFromHell]

6. And if they can't...

tax the churches for being fraudulent.

[saigon68]

3. TIME FOR THESE FUCKERS TO LOSE THEIR TAX -EXEMPTIONS

aHaa

Some more right wing Hating Fundie Whack Jobs.

[katsy]

9. not just tax-exemptions...

if they are advocating illegal action, they should be tossed in jail. There's an empty cell next to the 10 year old criminals in the making.

[Tansy_Gold]

4. And that's what they really wanted, isn't it?

A martyr to the cause.

It was never about keeping Terri's shell alive -- it was about drawing enough attention to her that their failure to save her would create a martyr.

And until the population rejects that pious manipulation, we can do nothing.

[sushi]

5. Are they doing this for her (Terri)

or for themselves? Surely the doctors know better? With the feeding tube reinserted Terri Schiavo can go on for another 40-50 or more years.

[napi21]

7. Who in the world is this group? I never heard of that one before.

I didn't even realize there was a group outside the WH!

Isn't Shrub out of town? I thought he was off selling his SS non-plan somewhere.

I am glad I didn't know about them because that means the MSM isn't showing them, and whatever they think they're doing isn't working.

[truthpusher]

12. They make the names up as they go....for example:

...I think they take a bag full of buzz words like:

creation
network
life
foundation
heritage
American
values
family
patriots
community

and they take three of them, for example:

The Heritage Creation Network or
The American Life Foundation or
Patriots for Community Values etc.

try it, it's easy... :9

[Fridays Child]

8. We have to call this asshole what he is: a radical cleric.

And I'd rather take my chances with the ayatollahs, thank you.

[rodeodance]

11. The US is losing it!!

[Guckert]

10. Why arnt they DEMANDING that God intervene????

[Freedom_from_Chains]

13. Really, lets quit screwing around here

and call in the big guy to solve this problem. And while he's at it he can strike down all those sinners who have been trying to murder Terri.

[Guckert]

15. Along with the gays, poor, homeless, Muslims, illegal aliens to Gods land

What a world.....What a world it would be. :puke:

[Freedom_from_Chains]

22. Yeah I suppose while he is in town

might as well clean house. Economies of scale you know.

[RPM]

14. Elian, part II

stormtroopers in the night.

[burrowowl]

16. What would be ironic

is the fact that the people wanting to go in with their water bottles to give her something to drink would be prosecuted for murder since she has no swallow reflex and would drown on less than a cup of water. Let the idiots in with their water bottle for Terri so that they will be responsible for 'killing her' according to their precepts.

[zipplewrath]

24. That has occured to me too

If any one of these nuts actually got to the room with their
cups of water, they'd probably kill her.

From the Guardian Ad Litem's report:

"Three, independent sets of swallowing tests were performed early in Theresa's medical treatment: 1991, 1992 and 1993. Each of these determined that Theresa was not able to swallow without risk of aspiration (and consequent infection)."

and:

"Without cognitive capacity, the intentional act of oral nutrition and hydration is likely to lead to aspiration."

[burrowowl]

32. Welcome to DU, zipplewrath!

Some people are nuts and the U$ police are nuts for handcuffing a 13 year-old for throwing an egg, Bu$h dumped bombs on people and he isn't handcuffed and in prison.

[Joe the Revelator]

17. ONE FUCKING PERSON...

Why aren't these assholes protesting every person who has their feeding tube removed? Where were they when the baby is Texas died? Where were they when my grandfathers tube came out? Hypocritical bastards.

[saigon68]

20. The Texas Baby was Poor and Black

His mother on TV tonite said they just ripped the life support away.

It was FISCAL and COMPASSIONATE Conservatism all at the same time

LOL

[Bariztr]

18. Just Don't Get It

The Constitution is not something they can wipe their rears with and collectively discard when they do not agree with it.
How come those that want to make heaven here on earth make is such hell for everyone else?

[Lindacooks]

19. So, using your tax exempt status to promote martial law, huh?

and to promote overthrowing the Constitution?

Gee, that's called being a TRAITOR.

[saigon68]

21. not really

it's being a fundamentalist christian with the fire of JAYZEUS in your heart</sarcasm>

LOL

[ze_dscherman]

23. Seems I have to post Steve Bell's cartoon again

http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,7371,1443295,00.html

[Daphne08]

25. The chickens come home to roost

[leftofcool]

26. Well by God let's just make her a saint.............................

We can put the brain damaged soul right up there with Joan 'd Arc and Mother Theresa. Don't these fundies have better things to do..........like some last minute ass kissing just before the rapture?

Left of Cool

[athenap]

27. Look a little higher guys...

...why aren't you demanding Jesus to come in and save her. Isn't that the whole point of your religion?

Methinks some of these folks confuse the guy on the tree with the guy in the round office.

(with apologies to all the quiet people of real faith who really do pray --and not political grandstand or attention whore--for this woman's suffering no matter what the outcome)

[priller]

28. They're keeping her from being with the Lord!

Seriously, this makes no sense to me. If these people really do believe in heaven, and if they believe "Saint Terri" will go there when she dies, and it's certainly an infinitely better place than being stuck inside a brain-dead body, and the only reason she's stuck there is because she's being kept alive.......why then don't they WANT her to die? She'll be so much better off.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

29. It's all about

Roe v. Wade.

I'm not pregnant (hahahahhaha), but I think I'll go have an abortion today - legally - just to piss them off..................

[DFWJock]

30. Clergy: "Jump"

Bush brothers: "How high?"

[ChickMagic]

31. Gee

Why aren't they labeled as a "focus group"?

[LibertyorDeath]

33. Save her from what? She's been "gone" for 15 years