Posted on 3/22/2005, 8:01:39 PM by tallhappy
Unbelievable statement by man who is currently starving Terri Schaivo to death:
KING: Now, Michael, are you there a lot. I mean, do you have -- can you go there at any time? How does it work? Do you run into her parents when they go there?SCHIAVO: No, I don't see her parents at all.
KING: Can you go at any time?
SCHIAVO: Oh, yes, oh, yes. I'm in and out of there all the time.
KING: But you've not run into them?
SCHIAVO: No, I haven't.
KING: Could anyone in that room feed her, spoon feed her?
SCHIAVO: No, they cannot.
KING: Because she can't swallow?
SCHIAVO: No, she can she cannot swallow at all.
KING: I see. So that feeding tube isn't in, she is dying by what, starvation?
SCHIAVO: Larry, she's not dying by starvation. This is a natural, painless death. What happens is when you stop eating, your electrolytes will slowly diminish. You'll slowly go into a nice, deep sleep and then pass away. This happens to people all the time. People with cancer in their last two to three weeks of living, they stop eating. This is how they die.
KING: Lets take a -- we'll take a few calls. We understand the call will be directed to George Felos, as per Michael's request. He wants it that way.
Starvation is actually a horrible way to die. This Schiavo case is not the first time someone in her position has been starved to death in this manner. Death is slow and filled with convusions. Incredibly horrible and painful.
Still, even if it were "painless" it would still be starving to death.
Why can they not use honest accurate language?
Because they still have a conscience that must be soothed.
This is all intentional. Carefully staged.
Technically, she'll die of dehydration before she dies of starvation.
SCHIAVO: No, they cannot.
KING: Because she can't swallow?
SCHIAVO: No, she can she cannot swallow at all.
Cause and effect seem just a teensy bit reversed, here. Of course she can't swallow when everyone is forbidden to give her food.
I guess this is what he wants to believe happens since he did this to his parents.
No, they don't have consciences -- it's the consciences of the public they worry about.
If this is so painless, why not have the folks on deathrow die in this manner? It is a great cost-cutting measure. And the person can just drift off peacefully.
Wonderful, lets remove all food and water from Scott Peterson, suspend his Habeas rights and tell the ACLU that we are being compassionate conservatives.
What is staged? Staged by whom? For what purpose?
This guy talks just like a politician.
I'm surprised no one has put up anything on the Nightline coverage. There were some doozies last night. This is my memory. A transcript maybe needed to verify. George S. was interviewing Terri's state appointed guardian.
When asked about the infidelity, the response:
"You can love other people. I love my mother and my wife."
Evil must eventually resort to lying because truth doesn't serve evil. Now watch how many try to dissemble the words spoken on Evil's behalf ... it is chilling to witness these events in light of Revelations.
Libs and other boosters of the culture of death will look you square in the eye and tell you a bald-faced lie that they KNOW you KNOW is a lie, then laugh in your face.
Oh yes, starvation is really good for her. It worked so well for Stalin.
This person is total evil!!!!!!!
Can she actually swallow?
I'm assuming that the feeding tube was used simply for ease of nutrition?
She is actually not dying from starvation, it is true.
She is dying from dehydration.
KING: Could anyone in that room feed her, spoon feed her?
SCHIAVO: No, they cannot.
KING: Because she can't swallow?
No, because THE COURT EXPLICITY FORBADE ANYONE FROM FEEDING HER. Think of it: we have a court order barring people from giving food and water to a starving woman. Ghoulish.
I've said it before, I'll say it again: if these people are so gosh-darned sure that Terri is already dead, what is the harm in feeding her? Why should they care if someone wants to put food into what they consider to be a corpse?
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