# Attention Tom DeLay, you are NOT like Terry Schiavo **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 24, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971 "2005-03-24T00:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/1 "2005-03-24T00:33:55Z")
Words fail me…comparing his problems to Terri’s. One of the few times I agree with Michael Schiavo. Delay is a snake. > [@](#): > > Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2005 > Last Friday, as the House and Senate were working out their differences over legislation to stop the removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay discussed the issue at a gathering of the Family Research Council at the Willard Hotel in Washington. In the speech, he drew parallels between Schiavo’s situation and his own as he faces a barrage of ethics allegations, and he implicitly asked the conservatives to come to his defense as they have Schiavo’s. A recording of the speech was supplied to TIME by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an advocacy group: [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1040968,00.html?cnn=yes](http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1040968,00.html?cnn=yes) ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/2 "2005-03-24T00:37:36Z")
[http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1040968,00.html?cnn=yes](http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1040968,00.html?cnn=yes) Tom DeLay claims that what is happening to Terry Schiavo (which he describes as Americans pulling the feeding tube from a lucid woman and letting her starve to death) is the same thing that is happening to him (r.e. the ethics investigation into his fundraising). Then he says that he wants to get churches back into politics by changing the law so that they won’t lose their tax-exempt status if they play politics. There’s more of course. The left-wing media is out to get him by attacking him personally, it’s all George Soros’ fault, Hillary Clinton has implanted a mind control device in his left nut…OK I made that last one up. Let’s all have a moment of silence for poor, downtrodden, put-upon Rep. DeLay. Tom, do us all a favor and crawl back under your rock. Stay out of politics, stay out of the lives of the American people and just shut your trap. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/3 "2005-03-24T00:40:26Z")
Let Delay Die With Dignity! ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/4 "2005-03-24T00:40:30Z")
…and upon refresh it looks like Reeder beat me to the punch by a minute. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308447](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308447) Mods, please feel free to close this (as much as I think that DeLay deserves a double-barrelled pitting). ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/5 "2005-03-24T00:40:52Z")
Sometimes people used to getting globs of attention need to be taken by the lapels, jacked up against the wall, and told: IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT YOU, YOU STUPID MAN! ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/6 "2005-03-24T00:45:02Z")
Merged the two threads. Veb ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/7 "2005-03-24T00:48:29Z")
Sure he is: he’s brain dead. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/8 "2005-03-24T00:53:08Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Sure he is: he’s brain dead. Believe it or not I typed that into my OP and then deleted it, thinking it was pretty insulting to the lady in question. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/9 "2005-03-24T01:19:51Z")
It’s an insult to **anyone** to imply they have anything in common with that ghoulish motherfucker. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/10 "2005-03-24T01:29:23Z")
It’s a pleasure to share a thread with you… But you are coreect…there can’t be to many threads denigrating the snake. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/11 "2005-03-24T01:32:00Z")
What’s the big deal here? We remove his food and water and let him die a peaceful death. Sounds like he wants it that way to me. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/12 "2005-03-24T01:32:12Z")
I’m quite tempted to write him a snailmail ripping him a new one, but I don’t need any black vans outseide my door. This asshole _has_ to be aware of our displeasure. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/13 "2005-03-24T01:53:48Z")
Defend this leader of the wing of the pubbie party y’all love so much. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/14 "2005-03-24T01:55:34Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I’m quite tempted to write him a snailmail ripping him a new one, but I don’t need any black vans outseide my door. > > This asshole _has_ to be aware of our displeasure. It’s terrible. But I fear that too. It’s sad. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/15 "2005-03-24T01:59:16Z")
Oh come off it. I sent Tom DeLay a nasty letter and nothing bad has happened to me at all. On a completely unrelated note, I wonder why that pizza delivery van has been parked outside my house for the last three days. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/16 "2005-03-24T02:10:15Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > Come on Duffer…Brutus…Sam Stone et al… > Defend this leader of the wing of the pubbie party y’all love so much. I do love the fact that I’m always lumped in with the et al. 😉 Tom DeLay is a pretty capable politician, and certainly doesn’t need me to help defend him. While my positions align with his pretty well, his tactics are at times ones I wouldn’t take. I haven’t weighed in much on the Schiavo matter, though I do have strong opinions here. Treating these poor folks as political footballs has been unseemly, and I don’t want much part of it. For that reason alone, I wish DeLay’s remarks here had been more circumspect. I hate to disappoint you here, **Reeder** , but my affiliation with the Republican Party is far less emotional and reflexive than your hatred of it. Calling my leaders on a particular failing is something I won’t hesitate to do, and you’ll see me do it far more often than you’ll give us credit for anything good. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/17 "2005-03-24T02:14:52Z")
> [@](#): > > I hate to disappoint you here, Reeder, but my affiliation with the Republican Party is far less emotional and reflexive than your hatred of it. Calling my leaders on a particular failing is something I won’t hesitate to do, and you’ll see me do it far more often than you’ll give us credit for anything good. Have the pubbies do something good **for all of us** and we will see. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/18 "2005-03-24T02:41:20Z")
I dunno, friend **elucidator** likes to refer to the reptilian House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, R-Undead. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/19 "2005-03-24T02:54:45Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > Have the pubbies do something good **for all of us** and we will see. There is nothing they could do that would satisfy you. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971/20 "2005-03-24T03:30:59Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > I hate to disappoint you here, **Reeder** , but my affiliation with the Republican Party is far less emotional and reflexive than your hatred of it. Calling my leaders on a particular failing is something I won’t hesitate to do, and you’ll see me do it far more often than you’ll give us credit for anything good. To be honest, all I’ve really seen you do, and I recall you doing this twice lately, is to say “Yes but”, and go on to excuse their behavior as best you can. You even once invoked the “and you Democrats would do the same thing too” charge that I have come to see as the weakest line of argument ever created in the history of arguments. If you believe you are willing to criticize Republicans, frankly, I’d love to see it. If your calling out of Tom Delay is “he’s a capable politician but I wish he had been more circumspect,” well, you’ll forgive me if I think a little less of your ability to criticize members of the right than you do. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tom-delay-you-are-not-like-terry-schiavo/295971.md?page=2)