Posted on 03/16/2005 12:21:57 PM PST by pleasedontzotme
Dear Freepers:
This is my first post here, and it may very well be my only one, but I wanted to just thank you all for being such a great resource for information on the Terri Schiavo case.
I usually come here when my blood pressure is just too low, because I’d have to say I usually (okay, almost always) disagree with the views expressed here. (dons flame suit) But I admire you folks as a community of individuals who care about each other and about your country. While I disagree with most of the policies espoused here, you still are patriotic Americans and it shines through. There is clearly an intelligence to the discussion level here and I learn many facts.
Through lurking here on FR (and, let’s be honest, that IS what I’m doing :-) ), I’ve gotten to learn so much about the Terri Schiavo case. As a third-year law student and one who has recently had the opportunity to watch the justice system at its absolute worst in a case involving a dear friend of mine, I am gravely concerned by the way Judge Greer has acted, and the ignoring of the misdeeds of Michael Schiavo. (Not to mention the darned videos of Terri, which so clearly show her to be responsive. Or the refusal of Michael S. or Greer to allow her to go through therapy. Or Michael’s 1992 testimony “I want to care for her for the rest of her life...” (ugh) Or...well, I could go on.
Anyway, folks, the information y’all have provided here on this issue has been terrific. Regardless of the outcome of this case, and I don’t know that I have a whole lot of hope for a good outcome, I just wanted to say how much fun it is being on the same side of the fence with you all for once.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go back to hugging a tree or putting on Birkenstocks or eating Ben & Jerry’s, or whatever it is that “people like me” do.
Respectfully, gRATefully (just a tip of the hat to Freeper sensibilities), and with hope Terri’s life can be spared,
PleaseDontZotMe
You're even farther along than I imagined. With all those GREAT role models, we can cut the time that you see the light to maybe 3 1/2 months.... :-)
Welcome to you !!!
Chop the tree for firewood, pack the Birkenstocks away, and let the Ben and Jerry's melt! ;-)
Come on in and stay a while.
You could probably learn a few things!
I've been a conservative all my life, before I even knew what it meant..........and I still learn new information!
Come back and post again.
You'll find many differing opinions even on this site, and as long as you can defend your point of view or not deliberately trash somebody personally, we'd love to have you.
I don't know, I think my dad does the Republican thing just to be contrary. :-)
If y'all ever talked to him, you'd probably start deploying pictures of horned animals as you do for certain Arizona senators not named Jon Kyl.
There are a lot of Democrats who have a problem with the Terri case - they see it for what it is - murder.
Stay away from these threads:
gun rights
immigration
abortion
anything with Clinton
and you'll have fun.
I suggest you get on the "Just Damn" ping list first. Lots of fun folks with a good sense of humor - stories on the bizarre, absurd, funny, and outrageous.
"But I think laws to protect the most helpless among us are COMPLETELY appropriate."
I agree. But, it's annoying when we have judges interpreting from the bench what "helpless" is, or what "vegetative state" means when this moron (and I'm being NICE) hasn't even SEEN Terri. Not once!
Don't ever forget for a moment that it's her scumbag husband behind all of this. There is no doubt in my mind that he had a big hand in Terri's condition at the time she was braindamaged. And then to go further by denying her appropriate care and rehab which could've vastly improved her quality of life were it not denied 20 some years ago?
He wants her to die, and he's having the courts and a liberal judge help in her execution.
This could be any of us, had we chosen poorly when it came to a mate.
I'm going to go have dinner with my non-homicidal husband now...but if you don't hear from me within the next hour, I want it known that I DON'T want the plug pulled on me, LOL!
Oh, then you have to get on the Prayer ping list.
Anyboyd who needs fellowship and prayers, we pray for them - it's a close-knit group. The best part is when the updates come back and you hear about people getting their health and family back, or how they went Home in peace.
It's very uplifting, and I come here for that now more than ever. Kinda got campaign burn-out after November 6.
"There are a lot of Democrats who have a problem with the Terri case - they see it for what it is - murder."
I know. My local, Conservative talk radio Babe had a bunch of Liberals on her show today to talk about this. Those people, too, saw Terri's case for what it truly is.
Now...if we could just get them to understand that abortion is murder, too. I don't see that happening any time soon, though. That horse is already out of the barn, down the road, in the next county and eating out of someone else's feedbag. :(
There is a case in Texas right now how a child with birth defects is being forced off life-support.
It's heart-wrenching, and a lot of Freepers have been engaged with that one. You might be interested in reading about the law, as I can't make heads or tails on how it got to the point that it did where judges were making rulings. It's a maddening thing.
Partial-birth abortion.
The truth is finally being revealed about what that was, and, typically, as soon as it was banned, the media refused to discuss it because they knew how reprehensible it was.
Just padded back inside from having a smoke, while wearing my Birks. Thank you for the nice letter to fellow Freepers. ... But we still see no way to 'compromise' with Hillary Clinton.
I think you are talking about Baby Sun. He was taken off life support yesterday and died shortly afterwards.
"...as soon as it was banned, the media refused to discuss it because they knew how reprehensible it was."
Any hope that we could get the Clinton's "banned" in that manner? ;)
Oh man, this thread is getting freakin mushy. Break out the crying towels!
Why would you be zotted?
If you think all FReepers march in lock-step on every issue, then you haven't been lurking long enough. I think all anyone here cares about is some degree of intellectual honesty and some capacity for reasoned, rational thought, not compliance to a particular dogma.
Here is how your post would look if you were about to be zotted:
freeper scum:
you will zot me and i dont care. you all suck ... you worship shrub and are facist nazi rednecks... btw, i agree with u on that shiavo thing, but other than that u suck. DIE FREEPER SCUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is what most of the zot threads look like.
MurryMom is largely a troll. Her posts generally consist of the words "Dumbya" and "Repugs" arranged with some useless filler in between. However, because she is so obviously harmless the PTB (Powers That Be) decided to let her stay so as to provide target practice for the FReeper wits.
While FreeRepublic is mainly for conservatives to discuss and argue, a respectful (no flame bait, no hit-and-run posts, etc.) liberal will most likely not be canceled. Besides MurryMom I think there are other liberal or left-leaning posters who have not been zotted (cancelled).
As a liberal you may be outnumbered here and feel under siege. Just remember that there can be more ferocity between conservatives than against liberals. Just look at some of the threads on free trade, immigration, and tax reform. You might be surprised to find that we are not all bible thumpers (look at the creation/evolution threads), nor hicks (look at some of the science/technology threads). If the politics gets too much there are always the humor threads.
When things get bad and you feel alone as the sole liberal on a thread just remember there are some libertarians who get it far worse than you. :)
LOL. I got banned from DU and now I don't even visit there. It's disgusting and I hate the language. You should stick with us. you'll learn so much more and be a much better person.
That probably was an unfair observation on my part...MM doesn't truly rant (in my estimation), my experience has been, she's more likely to dash out and snap at your exposed parts, exchange a few pleasantries, and then go dormant for a while.
There are several self announced liberals here, and IMO, some who are hiding it, but that's not necessarily a disqualifying factor from what I've seen.
Abiding by the rules gets people a long way here.
That's a big difference between here and DUmmyland....we're conservatives...we believe in the Constitution, simply stating you have some liberal views here don't get you banned.
If you go to DU where the "progressives" live and stating you're a conservative will get you 86'd faster than a mosquito at a nudist convention.
Your reception here is a direct result of the open way you approached the forum, and the indication you may not be as liberal as you think.
A word of caution though, liberal talking points are not well received here. Tread lightly.
There are many reformed liberals here, stick around, you'll reform also.
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