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Saturday, April 16, 2005

Not that this is going to stop them....
Posted by Jill | 8:15 AM

Remember all those claims from 2001 to 2004, when the Schiavo case was reaching its crescendo, that Michael Schiavo had neglected his wife's care or somehow abused her?

It's all bullshit:

State investigators in Florida have found no clear evidence that Terri Schiavo was denied rehabilitation, neglected or otherwise abused, according to documents released yesterday by the state's Department of Children and Families.

The agency completed nine reports of abuse accusations made from 2001 to 2004, including neglect of hygiene, denial of dental care, poisoning and physical harm. The accusations, which have been widely reported, focus on Michael Schiavo, the husband of Terri. Ms. Schiavo died on March 31, nearly two weeks after her feeding tube was removed.

The names of many accusers have been blacked out in the documents, but the name of Ms. Schiavo's father, Robert Schindler, appears on one.


Now, of course the Christofascists (I'm talking to you, DOCTOR Frist) who have made Terri Schiavo their patron saint, are still going to claim that this is part of a mass conspiracy engineered by Michael Schiavo (who knew he had so much power?), and they'll continue to focus on their claim that he put her into the persistent vegetative state that they also claim she wasn't in anyway. But more and more, the evidence, along with the disturbing stuff from the guardian ad litem report which quotes the Schindlers as stating that they would keep Terri alive even if she had to have all her limbs amputated followed by open heart surgery, because of their "joy" in having her around, is pointing to the Schindlers as some scarily narcissistic people.

Meanwhile, in related news, the Gray Lady has finally awakened from her love affair with All Things Republican and realized that what her lover wants is nothing less than a Bible-thumping theocracy:

(emphases mine)

ight-wing Christian groups and the Republican politicians they bankroll have done much since the last election to impose their particular religious views on all Americans. But nothing comes close to the shameful declaration of religious war by Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader, over the selection of judges for federal courts.

Senator Frist is to appear on a telecast sponsored by the Family Research Council, which styles itself a religious organization but is really just another Washington lobbying concern. The message is that the Democrats who oppose a tiny handful of President Bush's judicial nominations are conducting an assault "against people of faith." By that, Senator Frist and his allies do not mean people of all faiths, only those of their faith.

It is one thing when private groups foment this kind of intolerance. It is another thing entirely when it's done by the highest-ranking member of the United States Senate, who swore on the Bible to uphold a Constitution that forbids the imposition of religious views on Americans. Unfortunately, Senator Frist and his allies are willing to break down the rules to push through their agenda - in this case, by creating what the senator knows is a false connection between religion and the debate about judges.

[snip]

We fully understand that a powerful branch of the Republican Party believes that the last election was won on "moral values." Even if that were true, that's a far cry from voting for one religion to dominate the entire country. President Bush owes it to Americans to stand up and say so.


I'm not holding my breath. Are you?
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