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Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray
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PINELLAS PARK, Florida (CNN) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived Tuesday at Terri Schiavo's hospice and called on Florida lawmakers to have the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted.

"This is one of the profound moral, ethical issues of our time, the saving of Terri's life," the civil rights leader said. "And today we pray for a miracle."

Schiavo, 41, hasn't had water or nutrients since March 18 and is likely to die by week's end, doctors have said.

Jackson said he contacted Schiavo's husband and legal guardian, Michael Schiavo, to request a visit with her, but "he said he thought no."

Michael Schiavo had no immediate reaction to Jackson's comments.

Schiavo has said his wife would want the tube removed, and he has called on outsiders to stop trying to violate her wishes.

Jackson said he is "sensitive" to the struggles and pain that both Michael Schiavo and Terri Schiavo's parents and siblings, the Schindlers, are undergoing.

He said it is his belief that Terri Schiavo should be kept alive. "While law is important, law must be tempered with mercy to have justice," he said.

Jackson said he spoke with several state senators, pushing them to pass emergency legislation, and plans to contact more senators.

While he has sided with the Schindlers, Jackson said in a statement last week that he had "serious misgivings about the appropriateness of Congress intervening with the legal court process on a specific, individual matter."

That statement followed congressional legislation signed by President Bush that allowed federal courts to review state court decisions in the case. (Full story)

The federal courts refused to overturn the state courts' decision. (Full story)

In his statement, Jackson added, "a consistent moral and ethical position would extend a feeding tube to all who are confronted with starvation -- to demand public, government policy to feed the hungry."

Jackson traveled to Florida at the invitation of Bobby Schindler, Terri Schiavo's brother.

While Jackson was speaking to reporters, an apparent protester slipped past police into the heavily guarded hospice before he was arrested by police.

Officers used a Taser stun-gun to apprehend the man, who police said was Dow Pursley, a family therapist.

Capt. Sanfield Forseth with the Pinellas Park Police Department said the man would be taken to Pinellas County Jail and charged with attempted burglary and resisting arrest without violence.
Last edited by: Barrio: Mar 29, 05 10:36
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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Barrio] [ In reply to ]
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Yet another example of a politician trying to make hay out of a tragic situation.

Disgusting.

At least the Republican leadership has been smart enough to essentially become silent after the initial backlash. We sure don't hear much from them now do we.

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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Barrio] [ In reply to ]
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My only surprise is that it took him this long to get his mug in front of the cameras. Hey Jesse, how's your illigitimate child doing these days? You paying child support and regular visits too? Thanks for telling the rest of us what's right and wrong. Without your moral compass how would we know?

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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Barrio] [ In reply to ]
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And Jesse becomes even more of a snake. This guy is unreal, where was he a couple of weeks ago when his protests may have actually made a difference. Now it's probably even too late to reinstate the feeding tube.

I still remember the time he came to central Illinois (Decatur) to "help out" a couple of minority kids who got expelled for fighting. When he showed up there were more people protesting him being there than there were protesting for the kids that got expelled. He didn't take into account that those kids had also missed more days of school than they had been to.
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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Tyrius] [ In reply to ]
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Or that one of those kids was a 3rd-year freshman.

We actually reviewed that case in my masters class last week. Turns out the kids were suspended without due process. Don't get me wrong, all of them should have been suspended ... just not without a "hearing" first.

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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Barrio] [ In reply to ]
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And the King freak takes the lead of The Freak Show! This is priceless.

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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Barrio] [ In reply to ]
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" Jackson said he contacted Schiavo's husband and legal guardian, Michael Schiavo, to request a visit with her, but "he said he thought no." "

BURN !!

" He said it is his belief that Terri Schiavo should be kept alive. "While law is important, law must be tempered with mercy to have justice," he said. "

More proof that the only reason Jackson is there is to benefit Jackson. (What else is new?) Why should anyone care what Jackson's opinion in Schiavo is? The same reason no one shoud care what my opinion is - because it's irrelevant!!

Who else should come to Florida to be on the who's-who list? Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Kofe Annon? I know - Jennine Garaffalo & Bono.

"While he has sided with the Schindlers, Jackson said in a statement last week that he had "serious misgivings about the appropriateness of Congress intervening with the legal court process on a specific, individual matter."

If this was true, wouldn't he have serious misgivings about intervening himself on a specific, individual manner?

"In his statement, Jackson added, "a consistent moral and ethical position would extend a feeding tube to all who are confronted with starvation -- to demand public, government policy to feed the hungry." "

F-ing idiot. What else can be said??

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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Fatmouse] [ In reply to ]
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Yet another example of a politician trying to make hay out of a tragic situation.
Really is pathetic.

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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Barrio] [ In reply to ]
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He must have gotten bored with the Michael Jackson trial.

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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [slowguy] [ In reply to ]
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Haven't we all?
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Re: Jesse Jackson enters schiavo fray [Ze Gopha] [ In reply to ]
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maybe jesse was just passing through. you know, perhaps he was meeting up with danny glover there in florida on their way to cuba to visit their buddy fidel.

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