I'm out of the headlines or oh, please give me 15 more minutes of fame

Sometimes I hear or read the news and I am so totally appalled by it that I just have to rant.

 

Terry Schiavo.  There, I said it.  Now, what does that name conjure up in your mind? Or, perhaps you thought Terry? Terry who? People and their stories fade in and out of our mind's eye as quickly as a disappearing rainbow. 

 

Well, about a year ago she fought for her life against all odds, finally succumbing under the weight of the Supreme Court.  She did not die fast enough for her husband so he fought for years to deny her even the least human interaction that may have prolonged her life.  I, mean for Christ's sake, they were not even allowed to brush her teeth or give her a gyn exam.  Years before, he insisted the feeding tube stay in...even though she still had the gag reaction needed to swallow. 

 

Okay, okay I know that there are those of you who are going...Oh my God, who would want to live that way?  You are right, no one would.  But it took years, and I do mean years for her condition to deteriorate to the point that it did.   No therapy, keep her family away...what the hell.

 

Alright, I had calmed down and believe me it took a while.  Today, however, I have to read about this piece of crap again.  All of a sudden, the politicians have decided that Michael Schiavo is the next biggest thing since white bread! 

 

 

 

He has decided, with their backing, to promote whatever candidate is running against people that opposed him with regard to his wife's condition and treatment.  Our boy wonder, who lives right here in Pinellas Park, a damn hop, skip and a jump from my own door....is traveling the country downgrading anyone who stood up for Terry.  They have even set up a fund so that "goodminded citizens" can donate to the cause..it's called TerriPac.....I think TerrorPac is a better name.  You could write a wonderful horror story based on his and Terri's life.

 

Let's see, he was free to live his life, mess around...father children out of wedlock.  He could of given his kids his name earlier, but then again, he would of had to divorce Terri and that would of meant her loving parents won. 

 

But now he is on a quest....for what I don't know...revenge against people who wanted his wife to live.  Yeah, I'd vote for who he votes for....when hell freezes over.  I hope he gets ignored now, like poor Terri slowly dehydrating to death for fourteen days.....