DeLay Makes Late Jump to Schiavo Bandwagon
DeLay Makes Late Jump to Schiavo Bandwagon
Scandal-plagued House leader Tom DeLay has been a constant fixture of the wall-to-wall Terri Schiavo coverage in recent days, declaring the case a “moral and legal tragedy” while repeatedly demagoging Michael Schiavo. And according to ABC News, “DeLay Says He’s Not Giving Up Schiavo Fight.”
All that grandstanding might give you the impression that DeLay has been on the frontlines of the Schiavo case for months. Not so. In fact, according to Lexis-Nexis, the first story mentioning both Schiavo and DeLay was a St. Petersburg Times report on March 11, 2005 — just ten days ago. The first reference to Schiavo on DeLay’s congressional website appears to be a press release from yesterday. DeLay’s other website, MajorityLeader.gov, includes three stories on Schiavo — all dated either March 19 or March 20, 2005. [UPDATE: Just noticed, one of the three items was posted 3/19 but dated 3/18.]
Not that DeLay wasn’t getting plenty of press before the Schiavo case exploded — it just wasn’t the kind he was looking for. A Google search found a whopping 1,150 stories featuring Tom DeLay and either “scandal,” “controversy,” or “ethics” in the last two weeks alone.
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March 21st, 2005 at 10:39 pmHaha… what a maroon DeLay is.
March 21st, 2005 at 1:34 pmis a maroon a cardinal moron?? hehehee..
Your references are exactly why DeLay is on this case. Duck and cover, blow some smoke, lash out at liberals, and hope every one in the MSM forgets the potential federal and state indictments.
As the LA Times editorial today describes all of this–it is Stalinism at its worst…
March 21st, 2005 at 1:47 pmYea I’m seeing some knee jerk right to life stuff on a few righty sites but even there, there seem to be righties that think this is a terrible case.
My only complaint about this whole thing – When the parents start saying that their daughter interacts & teases them, there should be a disclaimer run saying that these people are lying to themselves & not to believe them. Humor them, yes. Believe them – yea, and George W Bush is going to lower our National Debt too!
Have I got a bridge for you to buy….
March 21st, 2005 at 2:21 pmDon’t you remember Bugs Bunny… “What a maroon!!?”
March 21st, 2005 at 2:51 pmHe(Michael Schiavo) said U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is leading a charge to extend Terri Schiavo’s life, is a “little slithering snake” pandering for votes.
“To make comments that Terri would want to live, how do they know?” Schiavo said of the members of Congress who want to keep his wife alive.
“Have they ever met her?” Schiavo said. “What color are her eyes? What’s her middle name? What’s her favorite color? They don’t have any clue who Terri is. They should all be ashamed of themselves.”
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/20/Tampabay/Schiavo___Come_down__.shtml
March 21st, 2005 at 10:21 pmI hope Michael Schiavo sues the termites out of Tom Delay.
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