The only time you'll see the words "Terri" and "Schiavo" put together in my journal.

[sexyscholar]

From The Shrub's speech this morning.

"Today millions of Americans are saddened by the death of Terri Schiavo. Laura and I extend our condolences to Terri Schiavo's families. I appreciate the example of grace and dignity they have displayed at a difficult time. I urge all those who honor Terri Schiavo to continue to work to build a culture of life, where all Americans are welcomed and valued and protected, especially those who live at the mercy of others. The essence of civilization is that the strong have a duty to protect the weak. In cases where there are serious doubts and questions, the presumption should be in the favor of life.

The most solemn duty of the American President is to protect the American people. Since September the 11th, 2001, we've taken bold and vigorous steps to prevent further attacks and overcome emerging threats. We face a new and different kind of enemy. The threats today are unprecedented. The lives of our citizens are at stake. To protect them, we need the best intelligence possible, and we must stay ahead of constantly changing intelligence challenges."

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Clearly, Terri Schiavo is a casualty of the "War on Terror." Or something.


"Silly President, segues are for kids!"

Comments

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

What I get out of it is:

"Let's see how many unrelated topics I can tie in with the death of one person."

Now in morse code...

"Culture of life 9-11, WMDs, Iraq, Culture of life, 9-11..."

[agateway.livejournal.com]

of fucking course..ugh!!

i am so sick of that shit. the fact that he had the audacity to mention that first instead of the WMD issue made me want to puke.

[sexyscholar.livejournal.com]

It's like he's saying, "Well, gee, folks didn't jump on the bandwagon with that Schiavo woman...better do something to get them back under my control...

War on Terror! War or Terror! WMD! WMD! Terrorists eat babies! Raaaar!"

Or words to that effect.

[albadore.livejournal.com]

The essence of civilization is that the strong have a duty to protect the weak.
Of course, that statement doesn't apply to medical care, education, welfare, or social security....

[greyyguy.livejournal.com]

"... continue to work to build a culture of life, where all Americans are welcomed and valued and protected..."

Yeah- just value Americans. Fuck the rest of the world. That pretty much sums up his entire foriegn policy. Now I understand how the wars fit in with his "culture of life" idea. It's not concerned with their culture or life, so it is ok.

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

Fuck that.

He doesn't value Americans... just rich ones, or ones whose causes can help his own.

I'm an American, and I've nearly died three times in the past month, alone, due to allergy attacks, but I can't get health care.

[beckerbuns.livejournal.com]

We were watching his speech here at work. I started to feel ill and had to turn it off. Grr.

Let's err on the side of life.

[blackperson.livejournal.com]

Let's do some math here.

"Err on the side of life" + "If you're not for us, you're against us" + "If you are against us, you're on the side of terrorism." + "We will stop all terrorists." + "Dead or Alive" = Bush math.

Anyone else scared?

[dragon-spirit.livejournal.com]

*throttles shrub*

[marxis.livejournal.com]

In a related story, ex-Director of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, is looking to become a consultant on Terrorist Threat Assessment for Hospice Centers nationwide...

(I'm kidding... But I could see it happening.)

[ryl.livejournal.com]

I'm saddened by the fact that the government can't mind it's own business. Maybe we should bring back that flag that said "Mind Your Business" to remind them.