Very curious, curious indeed that a legal and political system that will spend some 12-14-million dollars, and invest 20 or more years in trying to not carry out a sentence of death delivered unto a one Scott Peterson for the premeditated murder of his wife and child is torn over whether or not to extend similar angst to the premeditated killing of the innocent and helpless Terri Schiavo.

By this point it is, or should be unnecessary to rehash the questions surrounding how she came to be in her present so-called “persistent vegetative state”; or for that matter the question of whether or not she is even in fact in such a state given the suspension of her therapy when her husband, Michael suddenly remembered her wish to die, right after receiving a medical malpractice award and damages to the tune of a million and a half smackers. It is, or ought to be unnecessary to again belabor the point at which this alleged wish of hers should have been invoked would have been at the time the tube was first inserted, or that when it was first pulled in 2001 that it was ordered re-inserted because of testimony before the court from one of Michael’s girl friends that he had “lied” about Terri’s “wishes”.

It ought to also be unnecessary as well to point out that there is no “plug’ to be “pulled”, but only food and water to be withheld. This constitutes a method of execution prohibited by both conscience and law. If such an end is acceptable then why pray tell is it not acceptable for a nurse to smother Terri with a pillow and have done with the evil deed? If you are uncomfortable with that idea then you must ask yourself a two part question: Why and what is the difference between the two methods of execution?

You know the drill. You will find over 150 stories, stretching back years about this case at Worldnetdaily.com. Suffice to say that there are questions about Ms. Shiavo’s rights, her civil rights i.e. her right to life that have not been properly addressed or answered.

It is precisely situations like this when the Federal Government has not only the right, but the obligation to step in and examine not only all the facts of the case, but the larger question of whether or not the lower jurisdictions involved have properly safeguarded the Ms. Shiavos involved.

As I pointed out during my weekly appearance on the national Fox News Channel yesterday, if Ms. Schiavo had been turned away from a voting booth then the Feds would be crawling all over Florida authorities like ants, and doing so with the blessing of both the political left and right.

This is one of those issues in which I am glad to be neither conservative nor liberal, for this is an issue of the conflict between the worship of evil versus the worship of good. That there exists a question about this poor woman’s condition, her wishes and the motivation of the individual who has fought to kill her is enough for those who worship good to rally to her cause and error on the side of life, at least so long as those questions reasonably hang in the air.

Liberals hypocritically decry the Big Brother invasion of big government in a family issue. Really? I am supposed to take that position seriously, coming from the political ideology that claims the right to place me in jail for spanking my child?

Conservatives, Republicans in particular deny their own proud heritage of being the parents of Federal intervention to protect the rights of citizens both individual and in specific classes when those citizens find their rights at peril due to state action or state inaction. It is a matter of of noteworthy history, and a watershed in the advancement of human rights that it was Republicans, lead by Mr. Lincoln who took that obligation, and the judgment of the Almighty and history so seriously as to risk, fight and win a civil war in order to assert such an unpopular idea. Strangely it has been the democrats in recent years who claim that mantel, yet history hath shown that their entire party history has been one of advocating slavery – both actual and economic - and who have formed an alliance with some republicans to make the notion of standing for life an unpopular notion in this case.

Now the worship of death, masked in the cloak of its chief ally – political correctness - has so polluted the thinking of this nation that we actually debate whether or not this poor, sick woman – a crime victim in the minds of some - should have even a niggardly portion of those rights we force upon vile, filthy killers.

My God, what have we come to?


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I must say that I am at a loss as to why the conservative issue de jour is keeping a dead woman's internal organs fed. There is so much misinformation floating around, including people who believe Terri is speaking and other such nonsense.

According to the last state ruling, 5 doctors, 2 appointed by Michael, 2 appointed by the Schindlers and 1 appointed by the court all agreed that Terri will never recover in any way. You see the problem is that most of her brain has liquified. There are some basic pieces of brain still intact that regulate her breathing and allow her muslces to spasm...but that's it.

I've pissed off some conservatives because I am not following the herd on this one. Almost all the talk radio hosts are beside themselves with rage. They are all screaming that a woman is being killed, murdered, because she is an inconvenience.

Terri died 15 years ago. If this had happened to her a century ago, she would have been dead. She has no consciousness, no awareness, no capacity for thought or feeling or love. She is nothing more than a shell being forced to not die.

Think about this: if Terri is conscious like so many of you believe then she is being forced to live in an unfathomably cruel hell on earth. If she is not aware of anything then the essence of what is human, of her being, is gone and all that remains is a casing.

Terri's husband said she told him she would not want to live this way. Too many of you are quick to condemn him as a liar and a crook. Yet I doubt any of you have a living will. You say Michael is in it for the money and he ought to just divorce her. That opinion proves you have done no research on this matter.

What if the case is this: Terri Schiavo told her husband that she would never want to live in this state but they, like most of us, did not have a living will. And when this tragedy befell Terri, maybe, just maybe her husband actually loves her enough to see that her wish is granted and if he got a divorce her could no longer see to that.

Terri Schiavo is dead. Her parents are kind-hearted, loving and delusional. They want her to remain "alive" because it makes them feel better.

The saddest part of all of this is no one, except Michael, is paying any heed to what Terri wanted. And because he is most likely trying to fulfill his wife's wish, you label him a villan. That is why I am not towing the conservative line on this issue.

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Religious freedom is under attack at every turn. And where we choose to stand up, we are winning the battle. At Corning Union High School, students stood up for their right to share their faith during a fine arts festival put on by the school.

The BREAD Club of Corning High wanted to perform a human video depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during the school’s 15th Annual Fine Arts Festival. (See Story Here)

The controversy erupted after the club presented a dramatic presentation during the tryouts for the festival. CHS Principal Bruce Cole said afterward he was concerned about the subject content because it depicted the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ in a graphic way.

Cole told the group that the performance had been disqualified because the end of the play stressed the importance of others taking on religious beliefs, which could be taken as proselytizing. He said that would not be appropriate for a public school setting before a captive audience.

The great news is that the students, local pastors and the community as a whole rallied around these students. And together, they won a great victory for religious freedom. But I think it is important to note a few details about this matter for future consideration.

First of all, this was NOT a case of an “anti-God” public school administrator trying to silence Christians. Mr. Cole was simply acting out of ignorance. Ignorance of an area of law of which, most us have little understanding. This was an opportunity for him, the school board and the community to develop a better understanding of their rights in respect to expressing their religious believes.

And Secondly, this school board was looking for a way to allow the students exercise their free speech rights, while at the same time, not opening the school district up to a lawsuit. This just goes to demonstrate the complex situation that many who work in the public school system must face. But in the end, all that was needed for the principle and the school board to make the right decision was the right information. I take my hat off to them for choosing to protect the rights of their students.

I also believe that honor is due to the students, pastors and community members who stood up and had their voices heard; because there were others (including Christians) who did not want them to fight for their rights.

Brad Martin of Corning, however, warned those fighting for their rights that the consequences may equal them winning a battle but losing a war.

"The process of threatening the school, in and of itself, has already created a defensive posture towards the message that Christians are attempting to bring to the school," Martin said. "You may win the right to make a presentation, but to an empty auditorium, in as much as no one will want to hear the message of the presentation."

My message to Mr. Martin and those who think that we should not stand up for our rights is a quote by Edmund Burke:

“All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.”

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You may think you know the story of St. Patrick's Day, but everything you've been told is a lie. Today, I present the true story of how this holiday come about.

It was the year 1427. The Irish were in the midst of the 43rd potato famine in as many years. To make matters worse, a stark raving lunatic from the town of Kilkenny was on the prowl. The lunactic was named Patrick Sheemish, or as residents called him, Mad Pat.

Mad Pat went about the countryside terroizing the starving Irish. He'd rob families of the few potatos they had. And, if you were unfortunate enough to have no potatos when Mad Pat came calling, he'd butcher the whole family.

The lords and nobles complained to the Duke of Ireland, Duke Owen the Angry, that they had no way to capture Mad Pat. It seems Mad Pat had the uncanny ability to steal away into the forest and disappear before anyone could stop him.

And so, Owen the Angry dispatched a secret weapon...his life long friend Patrick the Wise. Patrick the Wise was the smartest man in all the land and Owen knew that he would be able to best Mad Pat.

Patrick the Wise had a secret weapon of his own. For you see, Patrick the Wise was only wise when his gullet was filled with liquid courage...beer. And so one night, after getting completely wasted, Patrick the Wise sprung a trap for Mad Pat and ended his reign of terror.

With Mad Pat defeated the whoel of Ireland celebrated by partaking in Patrick the Wise's favorite hobby...drinking. And with Mad Pat's demise, Patrick the Wise become known instead as Sane Patrick. Over time, the name Sane Patrick was corrupted to become Saint Patrick, and today we celebrate him.

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In our next installment of Backfire city for the Austrian Joke, or What Gray Davis would be like if he had testosterone….

Respected, long-time GOP consultant Tony Quinn has been analyzing Arnold’s “reform” initiative petition package….Y’know, the ones that when you sign some guy in India gets to read. If I read Tony’s analysis correctly, $chwarzenkennedy’s “reforms” will help straighten out Kalifournia about as much as that iceberg helped the Titanic float.

In any event Tony will be on the show tonight at 7:00 (KFBK 1530 AM) to explain.

Tomorrow night at 7:00 I’ll have on the people from www.therestofus.org. They have just filed a lawsuit to stop the fundraise-inator’s pay for play


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