Delay's Dilemma
I'm trying to stop writing about Terri Schiavo, I really am. But like the E channel is to Michael Jackson, I'm absolutely drawn to this brutal car accident, this circus of sickening information.
More developments keep popping up each day, and the only thing more disgusting than the manufactured concern the Republicans have for this woman is their absolutely, positively, disgusting hypocrisy. I already spoke about Bush's futile care law, which he signed with his crayon and reversed R's when he was dictator of Texas - but the latest example of two-facedness comes from Tom Flip-Flop-Fucker Delay himself.
For those of you who actually have lives and don’t bother with learning about Texas politics, Mr. Delay is the Republican US House leader who, at any given time, is under a number of ethics violation investigations, and has been spearheading the campaign to force feed the dying bulimic woman in Florida (hows that for irony).
As you have listened to Tom Delay beg and plead for you to understand that he, Jesus, and Bush are all praying nightly for Mrs. Schiavo, it may be beneficial for me to allow you to look through the lens of duplicity to see the complete double standard with which these people operate daily, by telling you how Tom Delay’s father actually died: because Tom and his family decided to pull the plug.
Back in 1988, Tom’s 65-year-old father Charles had a freak accident that left him in a coma, while a breathing tube and saline solution kept him alive. According to medical documents, “extraordinary measures to prolong life were not initiated,” in “agreement with the family’s wishes.” Like, Terri, Tom’s father did not have a living will. Like Terri, Tom’s father, when alive, expressed his wish to never be kept alive that day. Like Terri’s husband, Tom and his mother, whom has hasn't spoken to in two years, made a humane decision. Unlike Terri’s husband, however, Tom Delay is a fucking scumbag.
Why the harsh words? Because this is a man who criticized Michael Schiavo for making the same decision he did only a decade earlier. Remember? Tom Delay, with all the cameras running, his hair greased up with some good ‘ole Texas beeswax, looked into your living room and said, “What kind of man is (Michael Schiavo)? I don't have a whole lot of respect for a man that has treated this woman in this way.”
Well Mr Delay, I’m glad you mentioned that, because I don’t have any respect for you, either, and if the time ever comes that you’re using a feeding tube to keep your shriveled, ethics-deprived skeleton alive, let me be the first to approach your hospital bed with the obligatory pillow.
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3/28/05 update...
It's no wonder that politicians like Delay are getting support from the people who are putting red tape on their children's mouths, or sending their 7-year-olds to break into the hospice with food and water to give to a woman who can't swallow. These are the people who are depriving the 70 other people in that hospice, a peaceful, calm, passing.
People like Jennifer Johnson, who got the call from the same hospice that her grandfather was in his last minutes, and she had better rush over to the facility to say goodbye to him one last time. Barefoot and in her PJ's, she passed by people with signs that said, crucifixion,” “torture,” and “starvation." She was then halted by police who demanded to see the ID that she forgot to bring with her, then put through a metal detector search which delayed the trek to her grandfather's room ever further - only to arrive one minute after his passing. Isn't that heartwarming?
To all of you who voted for this president and this congress based on your concern for family values, here's what you bought. Here's the return on your investment. The family values are everywhere. Take a huge whiff.
More developments keep popping up each day, and the only thing more disgusting than the manufactured concern the Republicans have for this woman is their absolutely, positively, disgusting hypocrisy. I already spoke about Bush's futile care law, which he signed with his crayon and reversed R's when he was dictator of Texas - but the latest example of two-facedness comes from Tom Flip-Flop-Fucker Delay himself.
For those of you who actually have lives and don’t bother with learning about Texas politics, Mr. Delay is the Republican US House leader who, at any given time, is under a number of ethics violation investigations, and has been spearheading the campaign to force feed the dying bulimic woman in Florida (hows that for irony).
As you have listened to Tom Delay beg and plead for you to understand that he, Jesus, and Bush are all praying nightly for Mrs. Schiavo, it may be beneficial for me to allow you to look through the lens of duplicity to see the complete double standard with which these people operate daily, by telling you how Tom Delay’s father actually died: because Tom and his family decided to pull the plug.Back in 1988, Tom’s 65-year-old father Charles had a freak accident that left him in a coma, while a breathing tube and saline solution kept him alive. According to medical documents, “extraordinary measures to prolong life were not initiated,” in “agreement with the family’s wishes.” Like, Terri, Tom’s father did not have a living will. Like Terri, Tom’s father, when alive, expressed his wish to never be kept alive that day. Like Terri’s husband, Tom and his mother, whom has hasn't spoken to in two years, made a humane decision. Unlike Terri’s husband, however, Tom Delay is a fucking scumbag.
Why the harsh words? Because this is a man who criticized Michael Schiavo for making the same decision he did only a decade earlier. Remember? Tom Delay, with all the cameras running, his hair greased up with some good ‘ole Texas beeswax, looked into your living room and said, “What kind of man is (Michael Schiavo)? I don't have a whole lot of respect for a man that has treated this woman in this way.”
Well Mr Delay, I’m glad you mentioned that, because I don’t have any respect for you, either, and if the time ever comes that you’re using a feeding tube to keep your shriveled, ethics-deprived skeleton alive, let me be the first to approach your hospital bed with the obligatory pillow.
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3/28/05 update...
It's no wonder that politicians like Delay are getting support from the people who are putting red tape on their children's mouths, or sending their 7-year-olds to break into the hospice with food and water to give to a woman who can't swallow. These are the people who are depriving the 70 other people in that hospice, a peaceful, calm, passing.
People like Jennifer Johnson, who got the call from the same hospice that her grandfather was in his last minutes, and she had better rush over to the facility to say goodbye to him one last time. Barefoot and in her PJ's, she passed by people with signs that said, crucifixion,” “torture,” and “starvation." She was then halted by police who demanded to see the ID that she forgot to bring with her, then put through a metal detector search which delayed the trek to her grandfather's room ever further - only to arrive one minute after his passing. Isn't that heartwarming?
To all of you who voted for this president and this congress based on your concern for family values, here's what you bought. Here's the return on your investment. The family values are everywhere. Take a huge whiff.
posted by Jeremy at 9:59 AM
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