FREE REPUBLIC'S PATRIOTIC TABLE AT TERRI SCHINDLER-SCHIAVO'S 40th BIRTHDAY FREE REPUBLIC'S TABLE

Conservative-Spirit.Org | December 5, 2003 | floriduh voter

[floriduh voter]

Free Republic highlight for me: Almost as quickly as the Free Republic table was set up, a forum broke out on the right side of the table. I had to ask the A & E cameraman to move over so that I could take a picture of OUR TABLE. Then A & E asked me to flip through the book that showed all the threads. He also filmed the flowers and semi-participated in the forum on the right. Other media was there but not with any satellite trucks.

We didn't need them. Everyone had a wonderful time as if it was a special reunion, and the lawn that always looks like hay thanks to Terri's supporters, was once again, a very special place.

Thanks everyone, for your unwavering support for Terri and the Schindler family.

This milestone celebration was for you too.

[floriduh voter]

Please ping your friends. I don't have a Terri ping list of my own.

BY THE WAY, The FR Birthday Card for Terri is so huge that it's still being signed!!! Please contact msmagoo re: submitting your screen name.

The collage of Terri's friends from around the world is turning into multiple collages!

Visit terrisfight.org for other updates.

[floriduh voter]

ping

[Wheee The People]

Thanks everyone, for your unwavering support for Terri

I support Terri. I support her right to death with dignity. I support her right to die without undue interference from the church, state, courts or family members. Yes, I support Terri's right to go to a better place. Let her go.

[floriduh voter]

It was requested that I do this report for freepers who indeed helped terrisfight.org. but they could not be at Hospice Woodside on December 3rd.

If you want to chat, go to chat. That would be a better place for you. This thread is about life, not about FORCED EXIT.

[floriduh voter]

Ping re: freeper table at Terri's Birthday.

[Calpernia]

I support that right for you.

[NYer]

Thank you for your detailed description of the flowers and table arrangement! Look forward to the "jpg's".

TERRI SCHIAVO PING! ­ let me know if you want on/off this ping list

[Calpernia]

Wheee The People <----I'm in no mood for Trolls.

[lilypad]

You dont mean "let her go' you mean "let her be murdered".You evidentally dont know what is going on, do you?

[walford]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1029010/posts?page=12#12

bears repeating:

"The statute robs patients of their right to refuse unwanted - by whom? the loving hubby? Terri can't speak. The only people who say Terri wants to die are those who stand to benefit from her death - medical treatment," the court filings said.

"... When the state so egregiously tramples upon the fundamental rights of its citizens, as in this case, its use of nice sounding explanations such as 'added protection,' has an Orwellian ring."

What is 'Orwellian' is the idea that there is a 'fundamental right' to be starved to death, but no right to live.

...and supporters led by her devoutly Catholic parents have declared Sunday as Terri Schindler day. Catholic congregations nationwide are being encouraged prayers for her...

This news report is framing the issue as if the only ones who advocate for Terri Schiavo's life are doing so because of religious dogma. I count myself amongst those who are against abortion, euthanasia etc. because it is a human rights issue.

Felos frames the issue as if interlopers are interfering with Terri Schiavo's privacy. In fact, we are fighting the idea that a Judge should have the power to decide if a human being is worthy of life based upon expense and convenience.

Trolls who post on these threads saying 'she's a veggie, let her die in peace' never address that aspect. Most of the time they have a truly sad story about a relative who died a lingering death and don't want such a thing for anyone else. Then they say that those of us who advocate erring on the side of life are basing our opinions on emotion.

[msmagoo]

THANK YOU!

[Admin Moderator]

Listen, just because someone has a different opinion, doesn't constitute abuse. I see no posting violations, and we are not babysitters for threads. If you all continue to ping us and hit abuse, on non-violations of the posting guidelines, we will have to pull start pulling these threads. Refute the arguement on the thread, not on the abuse reports or by pinging the mods to every post.

[walford]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1030770/posts?page=6#6

[floriduh voter]

You're welcome. I'm a little late. Someone called me to find out if I was okay because I hadn't done a report yet. I've been kinda busy.

A & E is putting something together and Terri's birthday party was for some finishing touches on their program. I have no idea what program.

[floriduh voter]

Okey dokey.

[floriduh voter]

Please do Troll Alerts instead of hitting the abuse button. We don't want Terri banned from Free Republic.

[Calpernia]

I rather like my Troll alert. It is rather refreshing burning the troller to a crisp.

[walford]

"...just because someone has a different opinion, doesn't constitute abuse..."

With all due respect, the poster in question doesn't have a difference in opinion, there’s something else going on here.

The poster in question is aware that this is a sensitive issue and is hoping to inflame passions and divert the discussion into another direction by jumping into a discussion thread and offering a contrary opinion showing no demonstrable understanding of the issue.

The poster is making it necessary to once again go over facts and details that have already been explicated ad nauseum in earlier threads months ago. Such behavior not only contributes nothing to the general understanding of the issue, it is calculated to be deliberately disruptive.

If the poster is able to succeed in convincing a FR Moderator to pull a thread because he/she/it caused someone else to become so angry that they did something they shouldn’t – well, that would be a dream come true. As it is, the poster is probably rubbing its hand with glee at all the attention and disruption caused so far…

I don’t think that Admin Moderators should be called in to deal with such creatures, either, by the way. I have posted a link in [#14] to a bit of advice I found on the proper response to such posts.

[MeekOneGOP]

Any Trolls show up, just use some of this. Works every time ...