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Trish you probably should start reading The Washington Post more often. ;)
Tom DeLay is a very conservative US Congressman (R-Texas) who was censured
last year by his fellow Senators for some questionable practices. Here's his
congressional web site: http://tomdelay.house.gov/
Kat
On Tuesday 29 March 2005 11:56 am, Trisha Cummings wrote:
> Wow Kendall,
>
> Interesting piece. Here is somethingthat came to light while I was wading
> thru Terri related reading material - comes from an article at
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1077219,00.html But, given
> the vehemence with which he has been fighting to prolong Terri's life, it
> is a little surprising to learn that Robert decided to turn off the
> life-support system for his mother. She was 79 at the time, and had been
> ill with pneumonia for a week, when her kidneys gave out. "I can remember
> like yesterday the doctors said she had a good life. I asked, 'If you put
> her on a ventilator does she have a chance of surviving, of coming out of
> this thing?'" Robert says. "I was very angry with God because I didn't want
> to make those decisions."
>
> And also - By now, you all have heard that Tom DeLay pulled the plug on his
> own father after the old man fell into a--where have you heard this phrase
> before?--persistent vegetative state. Also there is nasty write up about
> his business ethnics and not talking to family -
> http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/05/03/ana05006.html
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> I have no idea who this guy and don't care but I gather he is central to
> the contravesy.
>
> Trisha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kendall David Corbett
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 5:49 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Interesting site dealing with Schiavo case
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> http://www.nndb.com/people/435/000026357/
>
> =20
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> =20
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> Kendall Corbett
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> =20
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> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> =20
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> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> =20
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