The news of perennial presidential loser, Mitt Romney, and his decision to not lose a third presidential election (we blame spotty Mittbot 3.0 technology) may have given Jeb Bush and Chris Christie a big boner (sorry for the visuals), but that just means that all of his Jeb’s dirty laundry gets first dibs. He is a Bush and therefore has more dirty laundry than a college freshman.
Enter Terri Schiavo…
Remember Terri Schiavo? While many of us were forced into therapy in order to quell the memory of the Bush years from our systems, the case involving Terri Schiavo was one of those special moments of right-wing hypocrisy deserving to be hung up on the fridge. Terri was the brain-dead Tampa Bay woman who was the center of a heated legal battle between her parents and husband for nearly ten years.
The case was of particular importance in regards to republican hypocrisy, since President Bush and the party that hates government intervention, swiftly flew to Washington to signed Republican-passed legislation that aimed to keep the suffering woman alive.
Of course this is the same man who vigorously opposed funding stem cell research, which would’ve given quality of life to people with Parkinson’s Disease, but apparently Jesus hated science that benefited humanity and loved keeping suffering people alive. The former president probably was just worried that it would give the Democratic Party much-needed backbone.
But Michael Schiavo, the husband of Terri Schiavo, had strong words for former Florida Governor and potential 2016 candidate Jeb Bush, who went against the Florida courts and got short-term legislation passed to force Terri Schiavo back on a feeding tube.
“Jeb Bush is an untrustworthy and vindictive coward,” said Michael Schiavo. Michael was quite upset with Jeb Bush, blaming him for the years of “hell” he forced him to live through after he intervened in a matter that had been decided by the courts and should have stayed there. (BlueNationReview)
Where have you been, Michael Schiavo? Ruining people’s lives is what Bushes do for a living and probably better than anyone. It seems that Michael’s ire was better explained by a political science professor at University of Central Florida.
“Jeb will pursue whatever he thinks is right, virtually forever,” said Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida. “It’s a theme of Jeb’s governorship: He really pushed executive power to the limits.” (BlueNationReview)
Jeb Bush trying to paint himself as a diehard conservative may present as many problems as Sarah Palin trying to complete a sentence. 2016 can’t come soon enough.
H/T: BlueNationReview
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if there’s anymore of a reason NOT to vote for this Bush scumbag, THIS is a reason enough.
We now enter the Twilight Zone, where “right to life” becomes the “right to brain death”.
She was NOT brain dead. She was in a Persistent Vegetative State..
Jeez, are you for real? You’re really going to respond to EVERY “brain dead” comment? The fact is “Teri” was GONE. The courts- listening to counsel from medical professionals- had ruled in her husband’s favor and the tragedy should have ended THERE. Bush was 100% wrong on this one. Despite ALL the wishful thinking in the world, Teri was not recognizing her family members (she was blind) and her brain had lost half of its weight and tissue due to oxygen deprivation when she had a heart attack. And the examiners found NO indication of abuse. The REAL abuse was what a Governor took it upon himself to do to a husband who was suffering a very real and private loss.
I think you dont seem to quite “get” why TERMINOLOGY is at issue here!
If you keep using the wrong terminology and thus the diagnosis, you give families FALSE HOPE.
This is why Dr Drew is so upset when talking about patients like Bobbi Kristina Brown and Jahi McMath.
All over the internet are news stories with WRONG terminology used. Ive seen news stories (especially on Fox and affiliates) stating that so and so person was declared BRAIN DEAD by their Dr and miraculously “woke up” and is back to normal. Again BRAIN DEATH IS DEATH. No one in the annals of medicine has ever returned from brain death.
NO ONE!!! But its written in a lot of news articles it is taken as fact. This is the fault of the news reporter, and it is dangerous! What happens is the next time someones family member gets into an accident and suffers a brain injury and is declared legitimately brain dead, they will not believe the Drs diagnosis and will say “Well I saw on FOX, that a woman was declared brain dead and came back, so my family member will come back too!” and they will fight to keep their loved one on machines and NEVER deal with their death. Clogging up resources and wasting time and never starting the grieving process. Using the wrong terminology is missleading and harmful to hurting families who cling to hope.
Again,
Brain Death = DEATH, No coming back EVER. Your corpse cannot function without machines.
Persistant Vegetative State (PVS) = Still alive but with very very minimal function, can breath on own, but little else. Will never be anything but bedridden with no quality of life.
Anoxic Brain Injury = Injury of the brain in which it has been robbed of oxygen for a period of time that can determine if the patient has suffered total brain death or PVS.
Axonal Brain Injury= Injuries to the brain caused by trauma, such as in a car accident an assault or war. People DO “come back” from this type of injury, but they can also be in a wheelchair and be brain damaged.
The failure to report the news with correct terminology is why JAHI MCMATH’s (a 15 year old girl who was declared brain dead) is body is still being kept alive on machines cause her parents think she will come back because ‘theyve heard of others being declared brain dead coming back”
Its as ridiculous as the anti vaxxers who refuse to accept science.
The CORRECT TERMINOLOGY MATTERS HERE!
she was dead….. now stfu…
No, I will not STFU. Because FACTS MATTER.
Hey preesi….shove it
Wow. Thank God, for a minute there I thought you had a pull string on your back with those repetitive-as-hell answers…
Never minding the cut and paste definitions, Terri Schiavo was not going to come back to her original state, ever. I’m pretty sure you don’t have a medical degree, as I also do not, but the physical condition of her brain leaves no doubt of irreversible damage.
The issue here is Jeb’s unwarranted intervention into the lives of citizens that didn’t want him or his ideals there. Bush had, in the viewpoint of Michael Schiavo as well as many others, NO right to intervene. I would presume that Terri and her husband had discussed their end-of-life views and wishes, and so I credit his speaking for her. The Florida governor and government had NO reason to make her situation even less dignified than what it already was. THAT is what matters HERE.
Anyone think that bush had any concern for that woman? OF COURSE NOT,,HE WAS ONLY INTERESTED IN THE MASSIVE AMOUT OF AIR TIME THAT FOX NEWS WAS GIVING TO THAT CASE
It’s difficult for me to imagine a more ruthless case of the Federal government intervening in the private affairs of a law-abiding citizen.
its patriotic and OKAY when the white trash regressive religious GOP scumbags do it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
———-after all: they are entitled as “patriots” !
The Terri Schiavo fiasco should forever be known as the poster boy for Reich Wing Hypocrisy. They way they stuck their nose in the private business of that family was complete disgrace. But it did serve to stir up their hypocrite base. They showed up in force to make a Clown Circus out of that poor woman and her husbands suffering. I really liked the part were that raging idiot Sen Tom Coburn from OKIEhoma diagnosed her from a video that all she needed was therapy while she was completely brain dead. But then again being “Brain Dead” is a requirement to be a member of the Teabilly Party!!!
She was NOT brain dead. She was in a Persistent Vegetative State.
Pretty sure that a brain the size of a walnut (as it was found to be upon autopsy) is ‘dead”..But if pedantry is your contribution….um..props to you?
No it was NOT found to be the size of a walnut. Educate yourself on this case.
Go look at her CT scans on Wiki. Then STFU about my pedantry
It was non functional. She was persistent vegetative state and had no hearing or sight.
who cares?????? Are you a Dr?? Could she have woken up and been the same??? Would you do that to a ‘loved’ one? Do you want the Gov interfering in your personal life? Don’t tell anyone to stfu… Because sadly, we all have to put up with you
A friend of my mother had a daughter that was in a PVS after a swimming accident during practice with a water ballet group, but I digress. She kept her daughter, first in a hospital, then a long term care facility for the rest of her life. She was an insurance broker, but with the expenses her daughter’s care cost, lost her car, then, without transportation, her job was next, then her house. Her daughter never opened her eyes, and after nearly 30 years, finally died, but not before her mother lost everything she owned.
preesi doesn’t care………. about anything except what concerns him/her….obviously….
Ok preesi, that’s a distinction without a difference.
Typically kochhead shit though; way too much government for us but not enough government for YOU.
allow me to help clarify the BUSH legacy with This: please enjoy- and I hoping some of our white trash regressive religious republican ” friends” can refute this
proof read this
I think the husband should have let mother and father take over-she was precious to them and not kill her-he has to live with his convictions
Obviously Terri wasn’t precious to Michael, right?
tb3333 So you’re a medical doctor who is an expert on brain dead people?
She was NOT brain dead. She was in a Persistent Vegetative State……….
Oh stop.
Do you not recall how long she had been kept alive through artificial means? How the autopsy proved that she had no brain stem left whatsoever? That there was no hope for her to ever “come out of it”? How as the husband who loved her and cared for her for so long knew she would have never wanted to be kept like that? The government had no business getting involved in this matter and the husband had a right to allow her to go.
No she had a brain stem, but most of her brain was liquified. but still had some function otherwise she couldnt breathe on her own
You are not a Dr……. Just a fkkn pest
He didn’t slip in to her room in the dark of night and KILL her. He allowed the tubes to be removed so she could finish dying, as she had wished. The frigging government, and the Bush brothers, should have stayed the f**k out of it.
The court decided this based on medical evidence. You’re wrong.
Whether you are right or left of center, we should all be concerned that, for the most part, we are only being offered a Bush (v3.0) and a Clinton (v2.0). Where is the two-party system? Seems this is evolving to a monarchy with interchangeable names.
Vote for Bernie.
“It’s a theme of Jeb’s governorship: He really pushed executive power to the limits.” That does it for him, then. Republicans HATE executive power. … Oh, that’s only when it is a Democrat with the executive power. If its a Bush they will let him declare 5 wars in a row and run up a 3 trillion dollar deficit without blinking
Of course Republicans care about brain dead people. They form the majority of the right-wing base.
She was NOT brain dead. She was in a Persistent Vegetative State….
OK dear, we got it, she was in a persistent vegetative state with a brain the size of a walnut when autopsied.
No it was NOT found to be the size of a walnut. Educate yourself on this case.
Go look at her CT scans on Wiki.
Her brain was useless and 30% OF what it once was. What are you looking at?
no she was in a permanent vegetative state…. there is a difference
OMG. How ridiculous can you be.
I’d say it’s time to move on people. Get over the fact that government shouldn’t have intervened and move on. If you think this issue is going to impact Jeb Bush you are sorely mistaken.
No one said he was husband of the year. This was still a private matter that should not have become the circus it did.
Mike Hayne? Please educate yourself about medical terminology.. Terri Schaivo was NOT BRAIN DEAD. She had a severe anoxic brain injury and was in a persistent vegetative state. This is evident in that she could breathe on her own. People who are brain dead ARE dead and cannot function off machines, and thus cannot breathe on their own.. Please correct your essay.
Barb he only had the one girlfriend and that was years after he tried everything to save Terri.
Meanwhile Terris parents actually are MONSTERS, who sold their SaveTerri dot com newsletter email list to telemarketers for big bucks.
Terri was a chubby girl in her youth and was very insecure and had dieted away to nothing (which caused her condition) and was obsessed with her looks. But her parents had her disabled gapped mouthed body on TV every day to get them attention. Terri would have been mortified,
Michael is a saint.
She was NOT brain dead. She was in a Persistent Vegetative State…. Apparently you dont understand the case. Michael said that TERRI wouldnt have wanted to live in that state, and wanted to pull the plug as per HER wishes.
you m’lady are in a persistent vegetative state … take your bot-ass home please.
I couldn’t have said that any better…. she’s Bat sht crazy
RIGHT, She was NOT brain dead. She was in a Persistent Vegetative State.But this wasnt about that, it was about what Terri would have wanted, and she told Michael she wouldnt have wanted to live like that. But she had $2 million from a lawsuit and the parents wanted that money
Every time anyone asks me what my favorite vegetable is I say Terri schaivo.
Actually, the evidence shows that the money was flawlessly managed for her benefits. He went to court and let the court decide on the evidence whether or not to remove the feeding tube. Her family were money-grubbing opportunists who never cared about Terri’s wishes.
It’s a robot, lol. Probably programmed with a script for the key term “brain dead” lol
Really? You people on this thread are relitigating the Terry Schiavo case after all these years? Just give it a rest and accept that JEBush was just in it for the press coverage.
W. has a brain the size of a walnut and he served two terms.
Is that your expert medical opinion doctor?
All of which is irrelevant. All that matters is her medical condition and her wishes. The Bushes hijacked this case and tortured that woman.
presi — I think you’ve made Dr MJ’s point. See that black stuff? it’s missing brain tissue.
I declare Preesi ridiculous. The right-hand side is Terry Schiavo, the left a healthy brain. The quote under that specific image says this: Left: CT scan of normal brain; Right: Schiavo’s 2002 CT scan provided by Ronald Cranford, showing loss of brain tissue. The black area is liquid, indicatinghydrocephalus ex vacuo.[31] The small white piece in the right image is the thalamic stimulator implanted in her brain.
You really miss the point here. The government had no right to insert itself into this affair.
While I agree with the basics of the article it definitely loses credibility stating Schiavo was brain dead. She absolutely was NOT brain dead. That term is a medical term, and a legal term. You can see at a glance that she had some brain function. That being said, her husband had every right to withhold death prolonging treatments. A sad case indeed!
This case was disgusting, there was nothing in writing to her wishes, only hearsay on the hubby’s part, the govt had no business interfering, if her parents wanted to caretake for her it should have been allowed, let the pos hubby divorce her then. Terri was NOT on life support, no heart or breathing machine, only a feeding tube, that proved parts of her brained worked, she was not brain dead, vegetative and honestly some ppl do come back from that state my PT was one of them, Dr. Roselli, he heard all the crap about disconnecting machines and stuff his family spoke of, he was pissed laying there, he was declared vegetative, he couldn’t communicate but he could think and his scans were similiar to Terri’s. He was lucky he came thru it before they cut his support off. Starvation is painful and inhumane they murdered her, nobody and I mean NOBODY could tell what she felt and don’t use textbook crap because nobody is a textbook, what if she felt that pain? It was wrong, we give prisoners quick deaths but let a poor woman starve to death in front of her family, Shame on the US system and the pos hubby. I’ll never forget this case as long as I live, it was shameful and disgusting.
The volume of a couple of walnuts, then, less than 30% left, and not necessarily the good parts necessary to be NOT vegetative.
Nope. Jebya should have minded his own business and let the docs and lawyers work it out. He was pandering to the thumpers.
This is your idea of ok? Well..that tells us all what size YOUR brain is.
This case horrified me. They couldn’t have given her a lethal dosage of morphine or something? Starving to death is a cruel way to go. If they wanted her dead they should have done it quickly and painlessly, not lt it go on for more than a week.
This Story NEEDS to be Brought up again just to remind people what all these Hypocrites did and continue to do today. Repubs want less Gov?? lololololololol
Cut. And. Paste.
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