Well they did it. Terri's protesters got all the coverage...

[MessiahRp]

While the anti-war vigils were backpage fodder.

Congrats to the Right for being assholes again and making an issue out of nothing for political gain. The fact that there was a GOP memo that specifically talks about using Terri Schiavo for political gain should be appalling, yet the Corporate Whores are totally siding with the Repugs.

This country can sicken me at times.

Rp

[peaches2003]

1. Well---

Hell, the Democrats ARE siding with the Repugs. Senate just passed the TS bill UNANIMOUSLY. And then they'll want our vote in 2006. Why should we?

[w4rma]

5. Because this issue is a wasteful diversion and the Dem politicians know

that and have reflected that in their votes.

[pnorman]

2. "GOP memo that specifically talks about using Terri Schiavo for political"

Can you provide a link?

pnorman

[MessiahRp]

8. Here's the link and snippets...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51402-2005Mar20.html

--snip--
In a memo distributed only to Republican senators, the Schiavo case was characterized as "a great political issue" that could pay dividends with Christian conservatives, whose support is essential in midterm elections such as those coming up in 2006.


--snip--
An unsigned one-page memo, distributed to Republican senators, said the debate over Schiavo would appeal to the party's base, or core, supporters. The memo singled out Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who is up for reelection next year and is potentially vulnerable in a state President Bush won last year.

"This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue," said the memo, which was reported by ABC News and later given to The Washington Post. "This is a great political issue, because Senator Nelson of Florida has already refused to become a cosponsor and this is a tough issue for Democrats."

Rp

[Contrary1]

11. And here they deny it:

Republicans deny political intent
“We ought to err on the side of life in a case like this,” said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. Asked about a bill that would cover a single person, he said, “I think most people recognize that this case involves some extraordinary circumstances.”

Republicans distanced themselves from a memo suggesting GOP lawmakers could use the case to appeal to Christian conservative voters and to force Democrats into a difficult vote.

“I hope we’re not ... making this human tragedy a political issue,” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told ABC’s “This Week.” “We’ve got plenty of other issues that are political in nature for us to fight about.”

On page 2: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7212079/

Too late, McCain...

[Cha]

3. This came through in the

wp..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1327911

[Totally Committed]

4. I just heard that the vote was UNANIMOUS...

That means NO DEMOCRAT ojected. Let me repeat: UNANIMOUS.

In case there was any doubt before, we no longer live in a FREE United States of America.

Even our elected Senators and Congress people no longer have our best interests at heart. I cannot believe the Dems caved UNANIMOUSLY.

I am speechless. I am ashamed. I am ANGRY.

TC

[Elidor]

10. I think the question here is, how many Dems were present?

I hope they didn't all cave. I suspect a sneak effort by the repubes.

[Totally Committed]

12. Doesn't matter...

UNANIMOUS means the Democrats there voted AYE.

That's one more right in the gut.

TC

[sallyseven]

14. That is not true.

They had a voice vote. Then declared it unanimous. Were there any Democrats on the floor? They might have not said anything. They could have stayed in their offices. Grow up.

[chookie]

6. I was wondering about that

I haven't seen tv for 2 days, and wondered if the protests had gotten any mention at all.

not the first time this has happened. Every night for a week, or more, all broadcast networks featured the Ten Commandants protests in Alabama, and gave face time to the judge behind it. The message was "Look at the passion of all these people standing up for their beliefs! It's a major movement. It's the direction the country is heading into!"

But apparently hundreds of thousands who show up to protest Bush War II of His Chimperial Majesty himself are not worthy of mention.

Watching the "All Terri All the Time" coverage yesterday, I had predicted the pro-life protestors would be getting all the face time, and that the MANY more war protestors would be ignored. I hate being right about this stuff.

CNN clearly has an agenda in the manner they are "reporting" the Shiavo story. It's fascinating watching how they are succeeding in bring public opinion onto their side, yet again. Good Kool Aid. Drink up.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. I wonder if Roger Stone rallied his thugs again?

n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

9. Yep. It even worked here.

In fairness, there's more to this than to JackoKobePetersenJonBenetOJ. This at least has an effect on my right to make a decision sometime later in life. It isn't a decision I want to have over-regulated by the government or interfered with by people whose view of our place in the cosmic scheme is one that I don't necessarily share.

At the same time, there are other things happening in the world that are being neglected. Granted, Mr. Bush has committed so many outrages that it is hard to keep track of how many such issues there are any more.

There were anti-war demonstrations yesterday and I am offended that they have been ignored by some so-called journalists while others engaged in some tacky post hoc arguments to show that the war is somehow justified and that there's nothing more to discuss. That is a case where the corporate whores totally sided with the yuppie fascists and, by doing so, they have once again failed their responsibility to the public.

[leesa]

13. Yup and many, many foolish DUers helped out.

[Nikki Stone 1]

15. ABC World News tonight devoted the first 15 minutes to Schiavo,

then went onto Social Security. Am still watching and see no mention of anti-war protests coming up.

[Nikki Stone 1]

16. Iraq, Japan's earthquake, Condi in China...

Anti war protests would not have been on the front burner, Schiavo or no Schiavo. I bet Condi in China and her visit to a church (on Palm Sunday) would have been the lead story.

[Nikki Stone 1]

17. Cairo democracy movement?

Good for the Egyptians saying that the Americans are getting in the way of democracy.

Kofi Annan--Expanding the membership of the security council and disbanding the UN Human Rights Commission. WHAT?

[Nikki Stone 1]

18. ABC's last story--the Pope on Palm Sunday.

The anti-war protests weren't covered at all. It seems that ABC World News Tonight could have slipped it in somewhere--maybe instead of the Japanese earthquake.

I don't think they planned on slipping in the protests anywhere at all.

[he lied us into war]

19. Well - peaceful protests are not news

In fact "peaceful protests" is an oxymoron. Democrats need to do something interesting like blocking traffic in Wash DC to protest the war. That would get coverage.