Posted on 03/25/2005 12:59:22 PM PST by hipaatwo
You may have read--in the New York Times but also here--that Tom DeLay had suggested that God gave us the Schiavo case to bring our attention to what truly matters, and not to the scandal charges against him.
I've gotten a copy of the DeLay speech in question. (A partial version, which includes the excerpts below, is online.) It may be relevant that the person who introduced DeLay had said that liberals were engaged in a co-ordinated attack on him. At the start of this passage, which comes toward the end of the speech, he is talking about the Schiavo case.
"This is critically important. I know you know that. It is more than Terri Schiavo. This is a critical issue for people in this position. And it is also a critical issue to fight the fight for life, whether it be euthanasia or abortion. And I tell you, ladies and gentleman, one thing that God has brought to us is Terri Schiavo, to elevate the visibility of what's going on in America. That Americans would be so barbaric as to pull a feeding tube out of a person that is lucid and starve them to death for two weeks. I mean, in America that's going to happen if we don't win this fight. And so it's bigger than any one of us, and we have to do everything that is in our power to save Terri Schiavo and anyone else that is in this kind of position.
"And let me just finish with this. This is exactly the issue that is going on in America, of attacks against the conservative movement. Against me and against many others. The point is the other side has figured out how to win and defeat the conservative movement. And that is to go after people personally, charge them with frivolous charges, link that up with all these do-gooder organizations funded by George Soros and then get the national media on their side.
"That whole syndicate that they have going on right now is for one purpose and one purpose only and that's to destroy the conservative movement. It's to destroy conservative leaders, not just in elected office but leading, I mean Ed Feulner today, at the Heritage Foundation, was under attack in the National Journal. I mean this is a huge nationwide concerted effort to destroy everything we believe in, and you need to look at this and what's going on and participate in fighting back.
"You know one way they stopped churches from getting into politics was Lyndon Johnson who passed a law that said you couldn't get into politics or your gonna loose your tax exempt status because they were all opposed to him when he was running for president. That law we're trying to repeal, it's very difficult to do that, but the point is that when they can knock out a leader, then no other leader will step forward for a while, because they don't want to go through the same thing.
"If they go after and get a pastor, then other pastors shrink from what they should be doing. It forces Christians back into the church and that's what's going on in America. The world is too bad, I'm gonna go get inside this building and I'm not gonna play in the world. That's not what Christ asked us to do. And so -- they understand that. It is a political maneuver and they are going to try to destroy the conservative movement and we have to fight back.
"So, please, this afternoon, each and every one of you, if you know a senator, give them a call [to get them to vote for the Schiavo bill] . . ."
Whatever else can be said of DeLay's comments, it seems clear to me that they cannot bear the construction put upon them by his critics.
Judgenfuhrer Greer: "Got to get that cremation going soon before they get the evidence.
Should I wait for her to fully die?"
HEALTHFUL DRINKS AND WARM MEALS SINCE THE ORDER-TO-MURDER-AN-INVALID BY JUDGE GREER
Murderer-At-Will Judge Greer 32
......................... Terri Shiavo 0
.......................... Lee Malvo 25
.......................... Scott Peterson 24
If a little baby crawled out into a busy highway and sat in
the middle of the road, I'm quite sure that Governor Bush
would risk a jaywalking ticket to rush into the street and
save the child even if the Don't Walk sign was flashing !!!
Terri is an innocent and helpless child right now. Therefore, she
desparately needs someone to bravely risk arrest for jaywalking
to save her life from that evil mob of monsters who are blatantly
attempting to murdere her ... in plain view of the entire world !!!
Jaywalk NOW Jeb !!!
"Fugheddaboutit. When you look up \"wuss\" in the dicitionary, Jeb\'s picture will be next to the definition."
Signed up today to post that, did you?
Newbie troll cleanup on Aisle 6.
"So anyone who criticizes a Bush gets zotted? Wow, so much for diversity of opinion.
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Ah, so you're familiar with the term, "Zot." And you signed up today? Let me guess: You used to post here under a different name?
No, lots of people criticize the Bushes here. Not many call them "wusses," though. The criticism is aimed at trying to change policies.
Simple name-calling is just stupid.
Most trolls don't know what a "zot" is. You have outed yourself as a retread, IMO.
For all of you who want Jeb to ignore the law, I've got a question. Why don't you push away from your computer, go to Florida, and do it yourself? I'm sick of people blaming Jeb for not ignoring the rule of law.
Good post. Saved it for when I hear that slanderous smear.
what's with the escape characters in front of the quotes -- is that for extra emphasis?
oops! posted to the wrong guy.
"what's with the escape characters in front of the quotes -- is that for extra emphasis?"
I have no idea. They were added by the poster when he/she quoted my post. I guess he/she thought it was html code or something. Dunno, but I'm sure getting tired of the trolls around here.
Hey, maybe that's what they do at DU for emphasis. Again, I dunno.
Are there others you define this way?If so, who else?
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That's an incredibly stupid question !!!
Jeb can do it by decree... I'd need to do it by armed force !!!
There are many here that wish Jeb would take that approach.
rule of law--or will of the court? Too many Americans confuse the two. Too many Americans believe if some jackass
Judge somewhere decides something it must be so.Well Judge Taney said slavery ought continue -- said slaves had
no constitutional right to equal treatment under the law.
Blackstone taught our law,if valid ,must not contradict natural law(dictated by God,Himself) --nor contradict Revealed Law (seen in Holy Scripture) The Declaration of
Independence declares governments are instituted among men to secure the unalienable God given Rights "among these are life" When any Court mandates death it ought be for some capitol crime-not for simply being an inconvienence to anabusive and adulterous husband?
Jeb Bush wont do a damn thing - he and the rest of the Bushs' are nothing but liberal elites who talk the talk.
No one seems to consider what would happen after Jeb goes in with the troops.For what it is worth Capt.,I have gained respect for Jeb.He could have done nothing and Terri would now be long dead.He gave her a fighting chance.
"I am not sure it raised his name ID," said Carl M. Forti, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. "A month from now, people are not going to remember," he said, and 20 months from now, in the 2006 elections, "it will be irrelevant."
New York Times, March 26, 2005, "DeLay Quietly Steps Out of the Schiavo Spotlight"
It will never be irrelevant to me as long as I live, and I will never forget unless, you know . . .
You can read the article for free if you sign up at the NYT website.
ping to my previous post. Does anybody else have a Schiavo ping list?
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