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March 31, 2005
Why not feed the hungry?
I can not believe the clamor over Terri Shiavo's death; not because her life was not as valuable as any other human beings, but because the premise of the argument is un****ing believable! Terry's feeding tube was removed, yes. She was no longer receiving vital nutrients, also true.
Will the real empathy please begin? How many people in this country die of starvation without the benefit of Bush's intervention? How many working women are INELIGIBLE for food stamps because they do not want to be POOR, but work (some as many as two jobs!) for a living? How many women have to rely on programs like WIC (women, infants and children) just to ensure that their CHILDREN (who we can actually help) will have milk, peanut butter, cheese, juice and beans? Does Bush give a shit about them???? NO, NO, NO! And religious reasoning...plaleeze, spare me that bullshit. Bush having religion would mean the end of many great travesties, like....hmmmm...the war, stealing natural resources from other countries, trying to govern the reproductive rights of women, medicare and health benefits for our elderly...and so forth. But by all means, let's forget about all of those seemingly inconsequential issues, and instead let's focus on one poor woman, whose husband is probably more familiar with her wishes than anyone else, and let's do all that we can to make him look like a murderer, because that is obviously more important than attempting to resolve any of the bigger issues that he(Bush) actually should be trying to work on. Talk about needing to get your priorities in order! Charity begins at home, so lets address public issues publicly, and leave private issues alone.
Posted by dvaldesd at March 31, 2005 04:28 PM
Comments
I soooo agree with you! You definitely have the spirit of the BP (AAR class).
Now I really think they should let Kevorkian out. Really, they assisted in Terri's death. I don't see how this is any different from what Kevorkian did with the exception of the “state of mind” of the victim.
I'll add one other question to this “history”: How much money did U.S. tax payers, especially Florida’s tax payers pay for this adversity?
Posted by: digitalpenny at March 31, 2005 08:32 PM
What I find amazing is the way that they justify the events that they feel deserve taxpayers money! That's why sometimes I have to laugh when politicians extoll the virtues of democracy. I am no expert on politics, but even I know that a "real" democracy would resolve a lot of the problems we face as a nation today.
Posted by: Denise at March 31, 2005 10:56 PM