Terry Shiavo Poll

[Keystone Phil]

Well, the religious right viciously attacked Kevorkian too. I agree that letting her starve to death is a little inhumane -- although she probably won't feel it. But the radical right feels that it's a more natural process then simply injecting her with something and letting her go quietly.

This woman is not brain dead or in a coma.  I'm 100% sure that if you stuck a hot iron against her skin, she would feel and react to pain.  If a dog was starved, it would feel and react to the pain and agony of getting starved.  I can't do this kind of crap to my pets, or any animal or I'd go to jail. Why is it now alright to do this to a human being.

And dazzleman, I agree about extroidinary measures.  Feeding tube is ok, but if they're on a respirator, it's time to give it up and let natural death take its course. 

are using this vegetable

How respectful, you piece of trash.

[Keystone Phil]

Well, the religious right viciously attacked Kevorkian too. I agree that letting her starve to death is a little inhumane -- although she probably won't feel it. But the radical right feels that it's a more natural process then simply injecting her with something and letting her go quietly.

This woman is not brain dead or in a coma.  I'm 100% sure that if you stuck a hot iron against her skin, she would feel and react to pain.  If a dog was starved, it would feel and react to the pain and agony of getting starved.  I can't do this kind of crap to my pets, or any animal or I'd go to jail. Why is it now alright to do this to a human being.

And dazzleman, I agree about extroidinary measures.  Feeding tube is ok, but if they're on a respirator, it's time to give it up and let natural death take its course. 

are using this vegetable

How respectful, you piece of trash.

Umm....her official condition is a "persistent vegetative state"!

The trash in this situation is the radical right who are using Shiavo to advance their political agenda. It was wrong when the left did it with Reeves, and it's wrong here.

I don't care what her condition is. Don't refer to her as 'this vegetable."

[Keystone Phil]

Well, the religious right viciously attacked Kevorkian too. I agree that letting her starve to death is a little inhumane -- although she probably won't feel it. But the radical right feels that it's a more natural process then simply injecting her with something and letting her go quietly.

This woman is not brain dead or in a coma.  I'm 100% sure that if you stuck a hot iron against her skin, she would feel and react to pain.  If a dog was starved, it would feel and react to the pain and agony of getting starved.  I can't do this kind of crap to my pets, or any animal or I'd go to jail. Why is it now alright to do this to a human being.

And dazzleman, I agree about extroidinary measures.  Feeding tube is ok, but if they're on a respirator, it's time to give it up and let natural death take its course. 

are using this vegetable

How respectful, you piece of trash.

Umm....her official condition is a "persistent vegetative state"!

The trash in this situation is the radical right who are using Shiavo to advance their political agenda. It was wrong when the left did it with Reeves, and it's wrong here.

I don't care what her condition is. Don't refer to her as 'this vegetable."

"Persistent vegetative state"

Don't use her to advance your political agenda, which is far worse.

Once again, whatever state they are saying she is in, that has nothing to do with what you call her. I know you having difficulty understanding things I point out but this is not hard to comprehend.

I'm not using anyone for my political agenda, pal. Some of us actually do care.

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It was not a respectful use of the term. I know people will refer to others as "vegetables" but I don't think dan used it in an appropriate way. This could also stem from dan's insensitive comments about the Pope's health when he said that he really didn't care and didn't want to hear about the man basically because it didn't concern him.

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It was not a respectful use of the term. I know people will refer to others as "vegetables" but I don't think dan used it in an appropriate way. This could also stem from dan's insensitive comments about the Pope's health when he said that he really didn't care and didn't want to hear about the man basically because it didn't concern him.

This is how you derail debate. Semantics. Who gives a damn?

Debating (if you can even call it that) with you is always a good time. It consists mainly of me making a point and then you running away from it, always insisting that I am the one changing the discussion. But whatever. Continue the discussion. My position is clear: Let her live. She will be kept in my prayers.