Quote: the G-man said: But wouldn't it have been better to completely investigate most of those issues and confirm the truth beyond a reasonable doubt, I dunno, BEFORE STARVING HER TO DEATH?
And herin lies the entire point. After how many doctors and how many court cases is it "resonably doubtful" enough for people with a political agenda?
This is a larger pattern: the far right refusing to face facts on global warming or evolution or the fact that condoms work and are an essential part of any program to combat AIDS and on and on. In short, the far right has been shown to hate science, hate facts, hate the truth. Sorry if it sounds harsh, but here as in the other topics I just mentioned, the only science and facts that matter are the ones that support a preordained political agenda.
The issue of Schiavo was diagnosed by reputable doctors and taken to court repeatedly. But the only opinions that seemed to move the right wing were those given by the quackery produced by Randall Terry and The Schiavo family. As it stands right now, the rightwing blogosphere already has people saying the autopsy was a sham.
"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." - George W. Bush State of the Union speech Jan 28, 2003
"mission accomplished" - George W. Bush May 2, 2003
It does not require a majority to prevail but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in peoples minds". Samuel Adams said that. Pretty deep for a guy that makes beer for a living - The Boondocks
"A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead" - Leo C. Rosten
