There is so much sadness involved in the Schiavo case.
What the Republicans are doing in federalizing a personal tragedy is a joke. But to be expected - they're bottom feeders, the equivalent of political ambulance chasers, always on the prowl for a situation to exploit by fomenting outrage in their simple minded followers and spreading doubt about the proven.
That the media is participating in the propaganda campaign isn't surprising but is so sad. The level of libelous assertions against Michael Schiavo, a man who lost his young wife 15 years ago and has stayed by her side and persistently honorably pushed her agenda and best interests, is horrendously unjust. To think that there are people out there comparing him to Scott Petersen... you want to smack them.
There's so much hypocrisy: that these people believe in the sanctity of marriage but have torn down the husband has been noted repeatedly.
The bankruptcy bill that has made it harder for the future Schindlers and Schaivos to financially deal with their personal tragedies.
Likewise the class-action bill.
The President who want to "err on the side of life" but presided over so many executions so cavalierly. Tragedy upon tragedy upon tragedy compounded.
What kills me right now is the fact that after 15 years of dealing with this the Schindlers seem so unprepared for the inevitable passing of their daughter. After 15 years! 15 years of Terri as "not Terri," a shell of Terri, a brain stem connected to a body but no consciousness Terri. The pain they're going through to prolong this nightmare against hope, against reason is so very very sad.
We know that they have been enabled in their false hope by the usual suspects, the same right wing fundmentalist cabalnicks that always seem to be hanging about when a crime against our progressive nation occurs. The same people that befriended Paula Jones and exploited her small town naivete to skewer Bill and Hillary. They finance the anti-gay marriage amendments, California governor recall movements, and all sorts of anti-choice legislation and voter referenda regarding abortion, euthanasia, marijuana... if it's taking us backwards their fingerprints are on it. If a puritan prig would be for it, they're behind the scenes, on the down low, manufacturing the "grassroots" movement to stop progress.
They've pulled the strings and written the checks to keep the court cases flowing. They've footed the bill for the parade of fundamentalist quack doctors who waltzed in and affirmed the parents' greatest hopes by agreeing, nonsensically, that there was hope. She's still in there. Keep fighting Mom and Dad!
I bet, I don't know, but I bet that there were nights when the Schindlers had doubts. When even they had to admit to themselves that Michael had done everything he could. That Terri was gone. I bet, I don't know but I bet these right wing whackjobs pretending to be their best friends were there to put an arm around them and gently advised them to stay strong and keep on fighting "for Terri's sake." What disgusting people they are if they did. I don't know but I bet they did.
How does a strict daddy party do such a thing?
Isn't a strict daddy party supposed to be a force for cold realism? Sometimes they pour cold water on your dreams, but it is because they care. It's because they have suffered so much disappointment and they don't want you to suffer like they did.
Strict daddy's don't deal in fantasies. They overwhelmingly favor the concrete over the ethereal. They're not into psychology, no less new age philosophy. Aren't they the ones to advise their kids to forget about the past. Whatever was done to you pull up your socks and get over it. Life isn't fair, whoever said it was?
No, a real strict daddy wouldn't push bullshit on their kids, tell them to believe bullshit, keep hope in bullshit. No way. Who pushes bullshit? Easy, a bullshitter! A bullshiter masquerading as a strict daddy. Not a real strict daddy, but a bullshiting stepfather.
A bullshitting motherfucking stepfather who married our Mom by feeding her a line about how much he cares about her kids. "Hey those kids need a father, you know?"
He pretended to be so warm and caring when Mom was in he room, but when she leaves it's all hard looks and dagger eyes. Now he's in her bedroom and in legal control of her and her body. Now he's the man of the house. And you... are... fucked.
The Republicans pretend to be a strict daddy when running for election but after they win, they become the evil Stepfather, fucking Mom and swaggering around the house grunting demands to be respected. And don't call them on their shit. Because they'll spend their pillow-talk time trying to alienate you from your Mother. Those kids have too much freedom. You spoiled them. They need tough love. I'll handle it. Thank you dear. You're such a good father.
Mom's a fool. They don't give a damn about you and you can't seem to get the message through to your Mom because this guy has her twisted around his finger.
America is under the power of an evil stepfather. And we Kossians are the disobedient stepchild trying to warn Mom.
The calls are coming from inside the house.