Posted on 03/24/2006 2:33:29 PM PST by topher
Michael Schiavo Caught in Serious Distortion of Truth on NBC Interview
By John-Henry Westen
CLEARWATER, FLA., March 24, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Michael Schiavo, who ordered doctors to withhold food and water from his severely disabled wife Terri until she died, and his current wife Jodi were interviewed by NBC's Matt Lauer. Those exclusive interviews based on Schiavo's upcoming book "Terri: The Truth," are to be broadcast on "Dateline," Sunday, March 26 at 7 p.m.. Ironically, despite claiming to speak about 'the truth' concerning Terri, NBC's Lauer catches Schiavo in a serious distortion of truth as the interview begins.
In the interview, Michael responds to Lauer asking why he would not just divorce Terri - since he was already living with another woman with whom he had fathered children - leaving Terri with her own parents who were begging to be allowed to care for her. Michael answered, "When you sit in a courtroom and you hear her father say I'll cut her arms and her legs off, just to keep her alive, why would I want to put their daughter back in their care if he's gonna (sic) do that to her."
At this point Lauer interjects to say, "Let's make sure we understand that statement," with Schiavo trying to cut him off all the while, he adds, "I think the statement was, if she were to develop gangrene, and had to have limbs amputated, he would do that and okay that as long as he could still have her alive. That's a little different than the way you . . ." At this point Schiavo, who had been interrupting Lauer the whole way through his clarification interrupts definitively cutting off Lauer and changing the subject.
The interview is one sided, in that it presents only Michael's point of view and ends with Michael relating through his tears his last moments with Terri, going so far as to say, "She's up there praising me right now... and saying thank you."
Lauer notes that the book is not about honouring Terri, but about settling some scores. To which Schiavo responds, "Oh yes it does."
At another point in the interview, Lauer asks, "People have often asked. Michael why didn't you divorce Terri, you were living with Jodi." Schiavo replies, "Why do I have to divorce Terri? Terri wasn't like a football- an inanimate object you pass back and forth. She was my wife. You mean because your wife gets sick, do you give her back?"
Asked about his decision to remove Terri's feeding tube despite the pleas of Americans, groups from around the world and even the Vatican, Schiavo said, "Yeah, well I guess when it all boiled down, I couldn't understand why these people were so passionate about my life... People are allowed to die every day. Feeding tubes are removed every day."
Schiavo will appear live on "Today," Monday, March 27, and with Jodi on Tuesday, March 28.
To see a preview video excerpt of the interview go here and click on the 'launch' button;
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11943750/
See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage: Terri Schiavo's Husband Re-Married in Catholic Church http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jan/06012306.html
Ten Year Old Arrested for Giving Food to Terri Schiavo Apologizes
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/aug/05083103.html
But that is taken out of context - Bob Schindler said that if Terri developed gangrene, he would ask that the infected limbs be amputated.
Maybe the title should Lies, Sex, and Video...
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Gee, that's just too bad. /s
I already knew this and Michael has always distorted the truth. He is a liar, always was! He didn't like the fact that terris parents would amputate if she was faced with gangrene or something like that, but he sure did love seeing her starve to death! SICk twisted SOB!
In the interview, Michael responds to Lauer asking why he would not just divorce Terri - since he was already living with another woman with whom he had fathered children - leaving Terri with her own parents who were begging to be allowed to care for her. Michael answered, "When you sit in a courtroom and you hear her father say I'll cut her arms and her legs off, just to keep her alive, why would I want to put their daughter back in their care if he's gonna (sic) do that to her."
Cindy Sheehan offered to whack her son with the family car to mangle his legs to keep him out of service yet no one is allowed to be critical of her relationship with her son.
This guy is a real piece of work. What a class act.
Self consored comment -- what'd I'd say would be deleted.
I don't think Michael Schiaov will ever be happy. IN fact I suspect his book will do terrible and he will once again be angry that people don't understand him and don't like him!
At another point in the interview, Lauer asks, "People have often asked. Michael why didn't you divorce Terri, you were living with Jodi." Schiavo replies, "Why do I have to divorce Terri? Terri wasn't like a football- an inanimate object you pass back and forth. She was my wife. You mean because your wife gets sick, do you give her back?"
Michael had ALREADY abandoned his wife to commit adultery (or bigamy). She would be given BACK to those who brought her into this world and had HER best interests at stake. Terri was a goldmine to this leech.
Of course you don't give her back, Michael, you kill her instead. Right?
"Terri wasn't like a football- an inanimate object"
Uh, Michael tried to make EXACTLY that case. That she had no mental facilities and was not responsive to anything. Didn't feel any pain, etc.
PING
"Yeah, well I guess when it all boiled down, I couldn't understand why these people were so passionate about my life"
We didn't give a flip about your life, you selfish SOB. We were disgusted that in the absence of a signed contract you had authority to claim a living will over the wishes of her parents. Your ties to being her "legal guardian" were shaky at best as you had abandoned the marriage to shack up with a more functional wife.
Felon's guilt.
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He and Rusty are a pair.
Don't flatter yourself, you jerk. We were passionate about Terri's life, wanting her to live out her life with her parents and siblings.
That is what I will never understand? Her parents and siblings loved her and would have taken care of her the rest of her life. Why couldn't he just walk away and get on with his life?
And then the headstone, now the book. He will NEVER give this family any peace. It is beyond callous.
"Uh, Michael tried to make EXACTLY that case. That she had no mental facilities and was not responsive to anything. Didn't feel any pain, etc."
Exactly, so why can't we just put CA death row inmates in a drug induced coma and just starve them to death. It was good enough for Terri!
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