Posted on 04/04/2005 10:06:57 PM PDT by tacomonkey2002
MSNBC's Chris Matthews: Terri Schiavo's Dad Having "Good Time" by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor April 1, 2005
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- Chris Matthews, the host of the "Hardball" political talk show on MSNBC shocked listeners of the Don Imus radio show yesterday when he claimed Terri Schiavo's father Bob Schindler was having a "good time" as his daughter starved to death.
Just hours before Terri Schiavo succumbed to a thirteen day starvation and dehydration death, Matthews made the comments.
"There's nobody here who looks particularly compelling or attractive," Matthews told Imus on the his program.
"The father seems to be having, I hate to say this, a good time. I don't know why, maybe it's the focus, maybe he's giddy with sadness of the tragedy that has been going on for so long," Matthews said.
One pro-life leader told LifeNews.com the comments were "mean-spirited" and "insensitive" and made with "terrible timing."
However, Bob Schindler has been grieving throughout the entire process and told the media earlier in the week that he was "scared to death" to visit his daughter because he was so worried about her fate and weakening condition.
"She's shown such a determination to live. It's incredible," he said at the time.
In a press conference with reports after Terri's death, Bob told the media that Terri "spoke loudly" even thought she was unable to speak for herself.
"As a member of our family unable to stand under your own power, you stood with a grace and a dignity that made your family proud," he said. "Terri, we love you dearly, but we know that God loves you more than we do. We must accept your untimely death as God's will."
ACTION: Send your comments to Chris Matthews on his remarks at: hardball@msnbc.com
I do agree with you. The only thing that made sense to me in college were the 5 stages themselves - because when you apply it to your own life you do see that it fits. HOWEVER - from a Christian point of view, I do disagree with her logic of OUR fears.
But, if you do not know The Lord - you can't understand it. Kinda like Nutrition - if you do not realize how the micronutrients work in your body, you can't possibly understand what that Big Mac is doing to your system!
Thanks for the input! JK
And they are legion.
Thankfully I don't watch him!!
I'll bump that!!
I need to page Quix, I think we have our first ALIEN post here on FR!!
The one having a good time is Chrissie. He glories in the pain of others. Give him time and he will have something derogatory about the late Pope.
Could be. But I don't really speak alien.
I just pontificate about them.
Thanks! LOL.
BUMP, LOL!
I also don't plan to hitch rides with them--at least not with the evil oriented ones.
Was Chris Mathews even aware he was speaking out loud when he said this?
but the youngest of them is in their eighties now...the irony is that they are facing the same deaths they spent their youth fighting AGAINST. IT IS OBSCENE!!!!!!!!![[[
Very good point.
Tom
That's more like it. It was Matthews having the "Good time" watching an innocent girl being starved to death.
Is Matthew's serious? What an ass. I couldn't bear to look at Terri's dad, because his appearance was heartbreaking. He was and is suffering.
Seems Chris is always having a good time salivating over his own words.
I wrote Matthews and told him he was scum.
Tell the Media to report the REAL Schiavo polls!
http://capwiz.com/sicminc/issues/alert/?alertid=7351686&type=ME
My account, etc. of Terri Schindler's Funeral Mass:
http://tekgnosis.typepad.com
Calling him insensitive would have been better.
Liberals pride themselves for their 'sensitivity'.Tom
I saw that pic before and it's heartbreaking. The only time I've ever seen anything in pics even resembling a smile was when they were interacting with supporters. Talk about grace under pressure. The Schindlers are in my prayers.
Dear Chrissie:
DROP DEAD!
Just like most moronic liberal pundits, mouth can incessantly yammer blithering inanities like a drunken yokel.
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