I couldn't help but think of Terry Schiavo last night when

[cali]

the repulsivcan audience cheered letting a person with no insurance die.

About as great an example of hypocrisy as one would ever hope to see.

[ixion]

1. their entire platform is an exercise in hypocrisy

in my opinion.

[daggahead]

2. Very good point.

Republican lawmakers rushed back to Washington to vote to prevent Terry Shiavo's husband from humanely ending her suffering.

[Ineeda]

3. Wolfie's follow up

should, indeed, have been, "What about Terri? Isn't that a contradiction? And what about an uninsured FETUS?!!"

[rfranklin]

5. I don't remember insurance being an issue with Terri Schiavo...

when their hard-earned dollars are at risk the pro-lifers soon change their tune.

[Ineeda]

8. She had won a substantial lawsuit, IIRC.

So, you're right, money was not the driving factor. But I wonder who they expect to pay for pre-natal care for all those fetuses they want to save.

[rfranklin]

9. Pray to Jesus...

God will provide for the truly faithful!

[OneGrassRoot]

14. That's an interesting question. On one hand, they'd likely say...

that the fetus is innocent and didn't choose to be uninsured.

On the other hand, that means the parent must have made a poor decision -- in their eyes -- and does that mean the children should suffer?

If they say no, then that brings up the Dream Act as well as various social services they want to demolish.

[The Blue Flower]

4. Me, too

nt

[HereSince1628]

6. Very true, but hypocrisy is also a natural product of percieved changed circumstance.

Perceptions of circumstance can result from real change or simply a change in the scope of information considered. The implications of perceived change can be seen at levels of global personal problem solving. Those things which were advocated under an original state of perception will no longer be advocated when perceptions transforms into a changed state.

This is consistent with the best defenses against accusations of hypocrisy being to argue either that circumstance has changed or that available information about circumstance has changed.

It seems that one of the few things that will remain constant amid shifting perceptions is that, the individual usually promotes self-interest under all states of perceived circumstance (rare acts of seeming altruism not withstanding).

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. These are the kind of clips we need to put back to back on the screen.

Show them how illogical they are.

[SpiralHawk]

10. The Republicons did their hypocrisy thing in Group Formation last night

Their Terry S. flip-flopping hypocritical betrayal (R) should be noted by all Americans -- because it is standard for Republicons in These Latter Days.

[treestar]

11. Would be interesting to find one and ask them, had

Schiavo had no insurance, should she have died?

And should pregnant women who would have to go on welfare get abortions? Even if they want the child?

Their true agenda is always some other thing.

[Gregorian]

12. Oh my god what a realization.

I'm disgusted!

[OneGrassRoot]

13. But was her care being paid for by taxpayers in any way?

Isn't that what their reply would be?

I don't remember the specifics of that case, though I tend to block out uber right-wing craziness after a few years.

:eyes:

[cali]

15. that's not the question I'd put to them: I'd ask them should she have died

if she hadn't had the family/personal resources to pay for her care.

[OneGrassRoot]

16. You're absolutely right. There's an interesting point above, too. :) n/t

[gateley]

20. I found out last night she was on Medicaid. nt

[gateley]

19. She was on Medicaid. I posted it a couple of times last night

because she immediately came to my mind, too so I went lookin'.

[OneGrassRoot]

25. Interesting. Thanks. :) n/t

[butterfly77]

17. K&R..

[OneGrassRoot]

18. kick for afternoon crowd. n/t

[Emit]

21. Spot on, Cali!

[Initech]

22. They seem to forget history.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

23. Remember the protester with the giant spoon to feed Terri???

:banghead: :banghead: :wtf:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

24. Only people with the money to be kept on life support have a right to life

That's the GOP mantra.