New BLOG: "Schiavo: Case Closed" 3-29-05

[WhirlyGirl]

SCIAVO: CASE CLOSED
By Keith Olbermann
New York - March 29, 2005 - 12:29amET

IT IS POSSIBLE that Michael Schiavo is a battering spouse or a murderer, just as it is possible that you are a battering spouse or a murderer. But the odds against him (or you) being a battering spouse or murderer, and a complete idiot, are very, very high.

And that is exactly what the husband of the unfortunate, and unfortunately publicized, Terri Schiavo would have to be, to have done what he did yesterday, unless his innocence was all but certain and the mainstream medical evidence on his wife’s condition all but incontrovertibly verified.

Through his attorney, Mr. Schiavo announced that after his wife’s life ends, he will delay the planned cremation of her body and ask the Chief Medical Examiner of Pinellas County, Florida, to conduct a full autopsy on the cause of her now impending death.

If he, as some blood relatives of his wife now suggest after a decade of suggesting otherwise, somehow abused her or he led to the heart stoppage that put her in her present state, it is not likely to be missed by the autopsy. If he, as his in-laws and all of his critics now suggest after nearly a decade of suggesting otherwise, had an ulterior motive in seeking to end her treatment, it is not likely to be missed by the autopsy. And if the part of her brain that makes her her was not irreparably damaged (in fact, turned to liquid) -- as examination after examination and court after court has found -- it is certain not to be missed by the autopsy.

In short, Mr. Schiavo has just given his critics three opportunities to prosecute him by authorizing, in fact requesting, the autopsy. If he’s been lying, or the doctors have been wrong, or any of the hysteria stirred up by those operating both in good faith and bad in this case, is true -- then he is a complete idiot.

This case should now be considered closed. Obviously it will not be. . .
(more . . .) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/
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[WhirlyGirl]

1. And note, for the first time that I can recall, he didn't request e-mail..

... or post his e-mail link.
It's all too predictable at this point, anyway, I guess... :scared:

[_q_]

2. Wow, Whirly, I hadn't noticed that...

On the up side, he IS blogging about politics again.
-q

[Shopaholic]

3. The politics of death

I guess you could call it. It's a great, great blog.

[gkhouston]

4. yup, and about one of the most inflammatory issues *in* politics

the right-to-lifers are practically apoplectic over this whole situation. I agree with everything KO said, with his logic and his common sense and his compassion, but damn, he's in for a rough ride. :hug: for Keith; he's gonna need 'em.

[crispini]

5. Oh, boy.

I hope KO brought his asbestos shorts to work today, 'cause there's gonna be a whole lotta flame in his inbox.

Maybe we should all send pre-emptory nice emails?

[gkhouston]

6. probably wouldn't hurt to see a friendly face

but he knew he was reaping a firestorm. This just wasn't something he could keep quiet about, even if he'd wanted to.

I watched the tape of "Countdown" last night and was simply appalled by the circus that is still going on down there. This is what it means to be a good Christian? Did somebody re-write the Bible when I wasn't looking?

[WhirlyGirl]

7. CORRECTION

The misspelling of Ms Schiavo's name in the blog's headline is NOT KO's. Typing with my elbows at 1:30am, I misspelled it when I converted it to caps.

Sorry for the typo. :blush:

-- WhirlyG

[Catchawave]

8. Good Gawd....

from KO's blog:
<snippy>
This case should now be considered closed. Obviously it will not be. It will be perpetuated by a few good, sad people who do not want the woman they know as daughter, sister, or friend, to die. It will be perpetuated by others who cannot come to grips with the incongruity of part of her brain still acting automatically, like a stoplight in the middle of a desert. But mostly it will be perpetuated by people who do not and have not given a damn about Terri Schiavo, or her parents, or anyone but themselves and the opportunities to exploit this situation for their own personal or political beliefs.
<snip>

Keith must've known that Dr.Bernadine Healy was going to be on Ron Reagan's show today! She was freaky at best....claiming that Ms Schiavo's had not "modern" brain scans since '02. Uhmm, okay, I did think she, Terri, can still be CURED. What an MSM crock'o'shit.

BTW, sent Keef's team links to the Canadian Seal Hunt today, with hopes they'll cover it!

[seito]

9. This has been one great big political exploitation

and the Corporate Media stepped up to the plate as they always do. :eyes:

I am so glad that Keith is willing to stand up and call them on it.

[gkhouston]

10. I'm sure they've come up with some twists on brain scans in

the last 2-3 years, but would anything in the "modernizations" since '02 do anything to change what has already been demonstrated? Dr. Healy... reality is paging you... please pick up.

[WhirlyGirl]

11. The staff misspelled his name on Countdown's front page . . .

. . . where it mentions this blog.

He's Keith OLBERANN, now. :shrug:

Anyone else write to the site's front page editor to let them know about the boo-boo? Did they do it deliberately, to see who's reading the front page?-- because so far they haven't corrected it.

[gkhouston]

12. Now that is truly frightening. Please tell me he hasn't

had a Coulter brainwashing... :scared:

[WhirlyGirl]

13. LOL -- 7:30 and the typo's still there!

[_q_]

14. Other mistakes on the Countdown page:

Video link: Politcs of Schiavo case
Summary: ...have laid claim to issues coming out the Terri Schiavo case.
Comma error: When you hear the words "faith healer", it may...
Wrong dates for two Oddball stories. Two most recent dates are 28th and 29th, but they're showing 25th and 26th. The 26th was Sat.

But who's paying attention?
Seriousy, I only noticed this stuff b/c I'm putting this stuff up on O.o.
-q

[WhirlyGirl]

15. Q, do you think it odd that they don't go back and correct the spelling of

. . . the BOSS'S NAME -- even when repeatedly notified about the error?

Or could it be that they feel the material on the site has such a short shelflife that it'll soon be replaced by something else, anyway, and their time were better spent on other things?

And in the same vein -- what's the story with all these show glitches of late? Everyone seems to get a kick out of them, but how long before someone does something memorable without realizing he's on camera or still has a live mic? :scared:

[_q_]

16. Hey, I'd be happy to be webmistress for them...

All they need to do is ask!
I think it's probably just new people being trained. They had some glitches with the swiveling TVs a while back. Remember?
The newbies will figure out what they're doing before too long. I don't think there's any harm in a couple mistakes here and there. I like seeing KO when he's supposed to be off camera. It's a fun treat.
-q

[WhirlyGirl]

17. Me, too, Q! I like it when unexpected things happen; it reminds the public

. . . that REAL PEOPLE are putting the show on, and that it's LIVE! (Stuff like that used to happen all the time in early television, and now those outtakes are classics. They're even posted online!)

As long as it's inexperience and not sloppiness, I'm sure everyone can roll with it!

PS, You'd make a great Countdown webmistress, Q . . . you'd make sure we had the NewsQuiz clip plus accompanying cute photo *EVERY* week!

[_q_]

18. That sounds like a great plan!

" make sure we had the NewsQuiz clip plus accompanying cute photo *EVERY* week!"

Tonight, it looks like they had the #1 segment of the show up on the site less than an hour after the show ended.
Impressive!
-q

[WhirlyGirl]

19. Wow! NOW it turns out Michael never came in contact with Terri's brother--

-- yesterday at the hospice!

Michael and Bobby Schindler weren't even AT the facility at he same time, according to Scott Schiavo (Michael's brother).

Michael decided that Bobby shouldn't be permitted to stay at the facility after Bobby refused to leave while the staff evaluated Terri and got into an altercation with a police officer.

Sure took long enough for THAT misconception to get corrected, didn't it?
:nuke:
.:grr: