Also the fact that George W. Greer, Demers, and Douglas Baird are elected by wide margins by the FL electorate make them untouchable. FL people really have secular faith" in Geroge W. Greer, Baird, and Demers.
Strictly RINO's
9. The Terri Schindler-Schiavo case Unlike some of this year's most "spiked" stories, the dramatic case of Terri Schindler-Schiavo received massive media coverage – especially during the electrifying countdown to her planned death by court-ordered starvation, and the last-minute intervention by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the state's legislature.
So, why is this story included in WND's list of "spiked" stories? Because spiked also refers to reporting so biased or one-sided as to amount to "spiking" the truth of the matter. Thus, although major national media reported almost daily during key periods of the unfolding Schiavo drama, most mainstream media reports, such as those by the Associated Press:
> claimed in headlines and in text that Terri Schiavo was in a "persistent vegetative state," although that is a key point under contention between medical experts for the two sides of the debate. Many medical professionals, therapists – and the girl's parents – insist she is conscious, responsive, and wants to live.
> virtually ignored or buried the fact that Terri's husband and legal guardian, Michael Schiavo – who has been trying for years to have Terri's feeding tube removed, so she will die – lives with another woman and has had two children with her.
> rarely mentioned that Michael Schiavo "remembered" that Terri had long ago told him she wouldn't want to be kept alive by artificial means, only after he had won a million-dollar malpractice award – money meant for Terri's rehabilitation. Later, Schiavo pressed his court case to remove his wife's feeding tube and cause her to die by starvation and dehydration.
> routinely claimed Terri Schiavo suffered a "heart attack," although that too is hotly disputed by those in favor of Terri's remaining alive. In fact, some defenders of the brain-disabled woman's right to live have called for a thorough investigation of the circumstances of Terri's mysterious collapse and subsequent brain-damage, to eliminate the possibility of foul play on Michael Schiavo's part.The spectacle of Terri's husband fighting in the courts for years to end her life, while her parents strive desperately to win guardianship so they can just take her home and take care of her, presented a story that just didn't add up to many people who read only "mainstream" news coverage of the case.
But for readers of WorldNetDaily's comprehensive coverage –widely credited with leading the onslaught of outrage (at one point resulting in 10 e-mails per second to Gov. Jeb Bush) urging a reversal of the court order to kill Terri Schiavo – the story made sense, since they got the whole story, at least as much as is currently known.
To Vote now in this years 2004 WorldNetDaily "Spiked" news -- meaning supressed in the mainstream media -- story or issue.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41609
FV SAYS FYI: (World Net Daily used freeper trial notes to write their visitation hearing report re: Hospice witness lack of credibility on the stand in May of 2004.) Remember that the CLEARWATER POLICE DEPT. delayed Terri's family from seeing her for 59 days based upon a PHONY criminal assault and an attempt to set up Terri's dad with a videotape allegedly of Terri THAT ATTY BUSHNELL NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT BUT SUBMITTED AS EVIDENCE!!! BUSHNELL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISBARRED FOR THAT. And Attorney Scott Swope interrogated Terri's dad (Swope being a former PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF at the time of Terri's collapse).
WHAT A HEARING THAT WAS... Read that at WND's Terri Schiavo archives.