Check out Kate at Small Dead Animals on the Terri Schaivo case. Despressing, isn't it, that so many media outlets are calling it a right to die story. Terri does not want to die; or if she does no one knows that.
What we do know is that her creepy husband wants her to die and he stands to gain a large financial windfall if she does. He's hardly an unbiased or objective "caregiver." This woman is not attached to machines that keep her alive. What's being proposed here is to deny her food and water, simply because she's too weak to do anything about it. Any of us could find ourselves in her situation - especially if we are active, play sports, clean the roof, slip in ice, etc. There but for the grace of God...
If you should watch the Oscars this weekend (I never ever do), I hope you'll think of Terri when Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby comes up for best picture. The script doesn't even make sense. The boxer fights hard and overcomes great odds and we cheer. So far, so good. Then she's injured and wants to give up. See the incongruity?
Makes room for CanWest to join the majors
Kudos to CanWest for calling a terrorist a terrorist . Many, including The Last Amazon , will be happy to hear it. Reuters is among the worst of the major western news services, where I would also place the BBC and the CBC.
Unsurprisingly, Reuters is not happy about the changes CanWest made to Reuters wire stories:
Our editorial policy is that we don't use emotive words when labeling someone," said David A. Schlesinger, Reuters' global managing editor. "Any paper can change copy and do whatever they want. But if a paper wants to change our copy that way, we would be more comfortable if they remove the byline." Mr. Schlesinger said he was concerned that changes like those made at CanWest could lead to "confusion" about what Reuters is reporting and possibly endanger its reporters in volatile areas or situations. "My goal is to protect ...
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