Nothing that becomes a wide spread news story on TV and Fox News happens unless someone is pushing it.<\/p>\n
Hospitals kill people every day through accidents, negligence or just unexpected complications.<\/p>\n
About 10 years ago, the case of Terry Schiavo was the darling of the Right Wing Right to Life movement. Despite it being clear that most of her brain had died and turned to mush, her parents mounted a legal battle to keep her body alive over the objections of her husband.<\/p>\n
Now we have the case of Jahi McMath being pushed by the national media for some reason – she was 13 years old and went in to have tonsils removed and somehow wound up brain dead. Her parents don’t accept that and think God will perform some miracle and she’ll wake up.<\/p>\n
Glenn Beck is the radio host most out front on demanding that Terry Schiavo be kept on a feeding tube. Lars Larson was another loud voice along with Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n
Michael Savage was particularly hyperbolic – accusing people who disagreed with him of being Hitler supporters.<\/p>\n
The chicken has come home to roost. Any attempt to point out differences in the amount of brain damage will be heard as making excuses to let a black girl die by the people who fought to keep Terry Schiavo alive.<\/p>\n
Queen to rook 8 – your move.<\/p>\n
What do you think the end game is?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nothing that becomes a wide spread news story on TV and Fox News happens unless someone is pushing it. Hospitals kill people every day through accidents, negligence or just unexpected complications. About 10 years ago, the case of Terry Schiavo … Continue reading