Until Terri Schiavo came along. I find everything about the Schindler position repugnant. I mean, I don't just disagree with those people. I've come to loathe them as scheming liars. Granted, there are personal issues attached to this situation for me, but my subjectivity notwithstanding, this issue goes beyond that. The Schindlers and their spokespeople have consistently lied about Schiavo's condition, her treatment, and her husband. The Media would have me think I should overlook these inconsistencies and exaggerations and lies because the Schindlers are a desperate, grieving family. The media can swallow that explanation if they want to do it. I don't. This has all become too calculated to dismiss it as simply grief getting in the way of reality.
So far the Schindlers have managed to usurp Easter. That offends me. They have interfered with children going to school. They have interfered with the operation of a Hospice - the one place where peace and dignity should not be violated for ANY patient or family member. I find that distasteful and it makes me sick. There's been a report of a woman who was robbed of spending the last few minutes of her grandfather's life by his side because of the circus that is called Terri Schiavo Protesters. That's unforgivable.
There's more to it than the Schindler's behavior. There's having to listen to people for whom I have had respect talking like blithering morons. It's changing the way I perceive the wingers.
One of the most irritating characteristics about the fibbies for me is that they seem to latch onto an issue and assign their own interpretation of the facts. Sometimes this escalates to where they only become confused if confronted with facts. When push comes to shove, they simply don't allow the facts to interfere with their "truth".
Enter the Schiavo case Stage Right.
Jeb Bush involves himself in a family matter that is none of his business. President Bush makes an emergency flight back to the White House to sign legislation to further interfere in a personal family decision. Taxpayers footed the bill for that little venture. I didn't sign on to pay for government interference in family decisions. Neither do I help pay for congressional salaries for that same purpose. I don't know if Jeb Bush really has any intention of further political service, but I hope no one forgets his behavior in this travesty should he try. I know I won't. And I hope others remember Bill Frist's and Tom DeLay's involvement as well. I never did like either of those guys. My respect meter on them has taken a huge nosedive.
I'm starting to pay more attention to people like Barney Frank and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Good God, I actually agreed with Ted Kennedy on this issue. This is NOT supposed to happen. I'm beginning to view what I once saw as media bias as merely trying to get a word in edgewise and stick to the facts where interviews with wingers are concerned.
In addition to all of this there is the cowardly wilting away of that once strong winger support. I don't know if the polls have swayed them or if they finally see how little of what the Schindlers say has any kinship to truth. I still run across strong blogger support for the position that Terri Schiavo is being murdered, but the Congressional wingers have backed off so much of that.
No so the pundits. Pat Buchanan, with whom I often agree, is sounding like Jerry Falwell who is lapsing into Robert Schuller. I expect that from Jerry Falwell and Robert Schuller; I don't like it coming from Pat Buchannan.
And of all people, now Jesse Jackson has jumped into the fray. Shouldn't little alarm bells be jangling like millions of activated smoke detectors gone berzerk when Jesse Jackson shows up to say the Shindlers called HIM and asked HIM for HIS advice, counsel, and ohhhh my God, HIS presence? Now, it's clear that Jesse is hedging the truth on this because he's talking like he's tripled the mush in his mouth so no one REALLY knows what he's saying. But it sounded an awful lot like the Schindlers need Jesse by their side. Puhleeeeeeze.
The thing is, this will not end when Terri Schiavo dies. The Shindlers have no intention of stopping their crusade, and they've made that perfectly clear by protesting the arrangements Michael Schiavo has made for his wife upon her death. I have a feeling we'll be seeing even more of that odious Brother Paul O'Donnell and Rev Pat Mahoney. Which means some other winger is going to have to crawl out of the woodwork to talk about more religious issues. It's enough to make a Conservative-On-The-Edge weep in frustration.
It seems to me that the one person who has the best advice to offer all these people is Ferris Bueller. Before Tracy Ullman, I believe it was Ferris Bueller who said, "Go Home." And wouldn't you know... I think Ferris would have been termed a fibbie too!
I'm starting to pay more attention to people like Barney Frank and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Good God, I actually agreed with Ted Kennedy on this issue. This is NOT supposed to happen. I'm beginning to view what I once saw as media bias as merely trying to get a word in edgewise and stick to the facts where interviews with wingers are concerned.
In addition to all of this there is the cowardly wilting away of that once strong winger support. I don't know if the polls have swayed them or if they finally see how little of what the Schindlers say has any kinship to truth. I still run across strong blogger support for the position that Terri Schiavo is being murdered, but the Congressional wingers have backed off so much of that.
No so the pundits. Pat Buchanan, with whom I often agree, is sounding like Jerry Falwell who is lapsing into Robert Schuller. I expect that from Jerry Falwell and Robert Schuller; I don't like it coming from Pat Buchannan.
And of all people, now Jesse Jackson has jumped into the fray. Shouldn't little alarm bells be jangling like millions of activated smoke detectors gone berzerk when Jesse Jackson shows up to say the Shindlers called HIM and asked HIM for HIS advice, counsel, and ohhhh my God, HIS presence? Now, it's clear that Jesse is hedging the truth on this because he's talking like he's tripled the mush in his mouth so no one REALLY knows what he's saying. But it sounded an awful lot like the Schindlers need Jesse by their side. Puhleeeeeeze.
The thing is, this will not end when Terri Schiavo dies. The Shindlers have no intention of stopping their crusade, and they've made that perfectly clear by protesting the arrangements Michael Schiavo has made for his wife upon her death. I have a feeling we'll be seeing even more of that odious Brother Paul O'Donnell and Rev Pat Mahoney. Which means some other winger is going to have to crawl out of the woodwork to talk about more religious issues. It's enough to make a Conservative-On-The-Edge weep in frustration.
It seems to me that the one person who has the best advice to offer all these people is Ferris Bueller. Before Tracy Ullman, I believe it was Ferris Bueller who said, "Go Home." And wouldn't you know... I think Ferris would have been termed a fibbie too!
