Terry Schiavo Jumps The Shark
Well, not literally. That woulda been a real miracle like out of Exodus or some Coen Brothers movie. But now that Jesse Jackson's made the scene and hit the dancefloor...
That's it! LAST CALL, PEOPLE! This party is OVER!
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While Jesse Jackson is class
While Jesse Jackson is class of the world when it comes to sticking his fat nose in where it doesn't belong, and then making incredibly inane and starkly inflammatory remarks, others have weighed in as well.
Nat Hentoff and Ralph Nader have both come out in defense of Terry, which kind of surprised me. Hentoff's article is here, and Nader's comments can be read here. (That last one via Professor Bainbridge.)
B's correct on the inclusion
B's correct on the inclusion of Henthoff & Nader, but the recognition of Jackson's late arrival to the party as an indication of last call is apt.
As Buckethead noted in his earlier post, I still don't pretend to know the "right" answer here. The key determinant of whether in fact Nader and Henthoff are out in defense of Terri might be the construction of her actual wishes. Sadly, we'll never know her actual wishes, and until then, Nader & Henthoff could be deemed to have come out in defense of her continued life, rather than her wishes, and by extension her self.
Damnable uncertainty!
Perhaps we should construct a
Perhaps we should construct a corollary or paralel to Godwin's law:
If Jesse Jackson enters the debate, that debate is over.