Shades of Dreyfus
For those who don't understand the reference in the title, Dreyfus was a soldier in the French army who was accused and convicted of treason solely, it turned out, because he was Jewish.
Today, the news wires reported that Jeb Bush, the governor of Florida who apparently hasn't enough work to do taking care of his state, has asked a prosecutor to investigate Michael Schiavo to determine if he waited 40-70 minutes to call for emergency assistance after his wife, the late Terry, collapsed. This comes after the medical examiner verified that Terry Schiavo had, indeed, been so severely brain damaged as to preclude any hope she would recover from her persistent vegetative state.
The ME also stated there was no evidence that Terry had been strangled. In other words, he didn't find anything to show that Michael Schiavo tried to kill his wife 15 years ago, failed then spent the next decade and a half trying to finish the job.
If you think I'm exaggerating, guess again. That is precisely what the Schindler family--Terry's folks--have apparently been suggesting, because no one has offered a concrete explanation of why Terry, a woman then in her early 20s and to all appearances perfectly healthy, had a collapse that left her the way she was.
The rumor is that brother Jeb wants to be the next member of the Bush dynasty to sit in the Oval Office. Why anyone in their right mind would vote for a man who would use his office to pursue this kind of vindictive agenda I have no idea. On the other hand, I still can't figure out why people still believe everything his big brother GW tells them about Iraq, to the point of insisting any evidence to the contrary, however strongly verified, is nothing but a left-wing plot.
What is wrong with us that we are so willing to believe the worst about people? When did "innocent until proven guilty" become "yeah, he probably did it?" And when will the media start acting like the watchdogs they're supposed to be instead of a lot of overfed lapdogs too lazy to look for the truth or point out when someone in a position of power abuses that position? People are dying, are being beaten and tortured and imprisoned for nothing more evil than seeking the freedom to speak their mind, and what is it that fills the pages of our newspapers and the news hours?
Some twit who went off her meds and ran away the day before her wedding, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to police agencies and who is now negotiating a major book deal to profit from her idiocy.
Excuse me if I'm not impressed.
Today, the news wires reported that Jeb Bush, the governor of Florida who apparently hasn't enough work to do taking care of his state, has asked a prosecutor to investigate Michael Schiavo to determine if he waited 40-70 minutes to call for emergency assistance after his wife, the late Terry, collapsed. This comes after the medical examiner verified that Terry Schiavo had, indeed, been so severely brain damaged as to preclude any hope she would recover from her persistent vegetative state.
The ME also stated there was no evidence that Terry had been strangled. In other words, he didn't find anything to show that Michael Schiavo tried to kill his wife 15 years ago, failed then spent the next decade and a half trying to finish the job.
If you think I'm exaggerating, guess again. That is precisely what the Schindler family--Terry's folks--have apparently been suggesting, because no one has offered a concrete explanation of why Terry, a woman then in her early 20s and to all appearances perfectly healthy, had a collapse that left her the way she was.
The rumor is that brother Jeb wants to be the next member of the Bush dynasty to sit in the Oval Office. Why anyone in their right mind would vote for a man who would use his office to pursue this kind of vindictive agenda I have no idea. On the other hand, I still can't figure out why people still believe everything his big brother GW tells them about Iraq, to the point of insisting any evidence to the contrary, however strongly verified, is nothing but a left-wing plot.
What is wrong with us that we are so willing to believe the worst about people? When did "innocent until proven guilty" become "yeah, he probably did it?" And when will the media start acting like the watchdogs they're supposed to be instead of a lot of overfed lapdogs too lazy to look for the truth or point out when someone in a position of power abuses that position? People are dying, are being beaten and tortured and imprisoned for nothing more evil than seeking the freedom to speak their mind, and what is it that fills the pages of our newspapers and the news hours?
Some twit who went off her meds and ran away the day before her wedding, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to police agencies and who is now negotiating a major book deal to profit from her idiocy.
Excuse me if I'm not impressed.
posted by Elizabeth K. Burton | 11:43 AM
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