Things I have learned this week regarding that case.

[Liberal Veteran]

1) Jeb Bush, George W. Bush, and Tom Delay are all world renowned neurologists.

2) 22 successive court battles that all ended in exactly the same way means there is something wrong with the courts, not the Schindler's case.

3) Mike is after money which is why he turned down 1 million dollars and 10 million dollars to sign over guardianship.

4) Congress and the State Legislature of Florida has nothing better to do than pry into the private medical affairs of others.

5) Pulling life support is bad in Florida when authorized by the legal next-of-kin, but pulling life support is good in Texas when you run out of money and the mother pleads not to pull the plug on her baby.

6) Medical diagnoses are best performed by watching highly editted videotape made by Randall Terry rather than in person by trained physicians.

7) Minimum wage making nursing assistants are more qualified to diagnose a persistant vegetative state than experienced neurologists.

8) Cerebral spinal fluid is a magical potion that can mimic the entire functions of a missing cerebral cortex.

9) 15 years in the same persistant state is not really enough time to make an accurate diagnosis.

10) A feeding tube that infuses yellow nutritional goop is not really "life support".

11) Jesus was wrong when he said that a man and woman should leave their parents and cleave only to each other.

12) Marriage is the most sacred of all unions, except when it isn't.

13) Interfering in a family's private tragedy is a great reason to cut short a vacation, but getting a memo that warns a known terrorist is determine to strike inside the US is cause to relax and finish up some R&R.

14) Pro-lifers are really compassionate people which is why they are hoping that Michael Schiavo dies a horrible painful death.

15) The Supreme Court of the United States and the State Supreme Court of Florida mean "Maybe" when they are saying "No!".

16) Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a bleeding heart liberal.

17) 7 Supreme Court Justices were appointed by republican presidents, so it's Clinton's fault.

18) A judge who makes rulings based on the law is obviously an atheist, liberal, democratic activist even though he is a conservative, republican, Southern Baptist.

[crispini]

1. #5 - Sun didn't starve,

he suffocated. Breathing tube, not feeding tube.

But, other than that, :thumbsup:

[BrklynLiberal]

17. never mind.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Can I share, This is great

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Sure thing.

:D

[TexasSissy]

31. Me, too! I will copy & post in a bipartisan forum I participate in, if

you don't mind. I'll attribute it to you. But this is by far the greatest post I've seen on this subject. Hey, dude...you are creative! I hope you get to use that creativity in your line of work.

[MsTryska]

7. yes please!

permission to copy and forward around?

[Liberal Veteran]

15. Go for it....the gall I feel for the right wing hypocrisy in this....

...is likely to keep me popping Tums for a year.

Feel free to share it.

[MsTryska]

28. thanks.

it works well - i actually posted it to another board i visit, and some wingnut, who is prolly a regular user over their, created a whole new account to insult me with. he/she got clowned seven ways from sunday by the more rational of our crowd. it was quite fun. and i got to post the Morans picture.

[Bunny]

4. That is great!

Sums it up just right, doesn't it?

[mcscajun]

5. This is Beaufiful! It perfectly boils down the insanity into one coherent

post.

Mind if I send this around? :)

[gollygee]

6. As to #14

I'd put "pro-lifers" in quotation marks. They are hardly pro-life. Just pro-certain-lives-in-certain-circumstances.

Fabulous list!

[DODI]

8. Great summary!

[LynzM]

9. Great list

Except for #5 as mentioned above, hit the nail on the head. You should send this to the Onion! :)

[Liberal Veteran]

12. Editted to fix #5....thanks for the correction.

:D

[tjdee]

10. 18)Watching a person on videotape is the same as medically examining them.

Great list!

My favorite is that Marriage is the most sacred of all unions, except when it isn't.

[mondo joe]

11. #18 It's a feminist positionto have daddy decide the fate of an adult

woman, and men can't be trusted.

[sandnsea]

13. Changing #5

People have the right to 15 years of life support in Florida based on a mother's desire, but babies don't have the right to 6 months of life support in Texas based on the hospital's desire.

[kalibex]

14. Amen!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

-B

[onenote]

16. great list -- number 13

Could also mention a tsunami that kills hundreds of thousands, including a number of Americans occurs while your on vacation, isn't reason to cancel a round of golf.

onenote

[BrklynLiberal]

18. Direct, and to the point. Nominating, and sharing with everyone I know.

[goodboy]

19. nominated

[LSK]

20. sweet, im using it

Im on a car messageboard surrounded by freepers. They have quoted rightwing and churchwebsites as their sources so far.

[ultraist]

21. LOL!

But to be fair to the FL Legislature, they did vote down this last bill.

We also learned that denying Terri's rights over her body and her right to deny medical treatment is parallel to: "a black being denied service at a lunch counter," "Jesus being ordered to death," "The Passion of Christ," "Eugenics and discrimination against the disabled."

Oh! And this is a feminist issue.

The list of RW fundie cult talking points is mind boggling. :crazy:

[Liberal Veteran]

22. I was tempted to add that starvation is apparently the most painful way...

...to die.

I think people really don't understand the process your body goes through when you starve. It's not pleasant when you really want to live, but it's more psychologically frightening than physiologically.

[MisterP]

23. wonderful! encapsulates the carnival so splendidly!

[Just Me]

24. Great list!!!!

:bounce:

I am finding the backlash sooooooo enjoyable!!!!

[Catchawave]

25. It's certainly an MSM moment too.....

...doubt if I can ever trust those assholes again :(

[seventythree]

26. very good!

[Liberal Veteran]

27. Updated to add #18.

I forgot that damn liberal judge who was kicked out of his church.

[DemocracyInaction]

29. Nominated for front page---please send this to Olberman with a

note about posting it here at DU and the responses it drew. This is "Keith stuff" all the way. SUPER.

[Tesla]

30. Awesome!!!!