Culture of Life?
The cartoon speaks for itself.... Tip to Jim the Ichiban.
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posted by Rocco Palmo at 21:14
Saturday, September 10, 2005
The cartoon speaks for itself.... Tip to Jim the Ichiban.
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- Name: Rocco Palmo
One of global Catholicism's most prominent chroniclers, Rocco Palmo has held court as the "Church Whisperer" since 2004, when the pages you're reading were launched with an audience of three, grown since by nothing but word of mouth, and kept alive throughout solely by means of reader support.
A former US correspondent for the London-based international Catholic weekly The Tablet, Palmo's served as a church analyst for The New York Times, Associated Press, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, BBC, NBC, CNN, National Public Radio and many other mainstream print and broadcast outlets worldwide.
A native of Philadelphia, Rocco Palmo attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2010, he received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St Louis. In 2012, he was named an at-large member of the Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap.
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3 Comments:
Well, the two aren't exactly analogous. One involved the MURDER of ONE woman, sanctioned by the government. The other involved a NATURAL disaster affecting THOUSANDS.
Rocco:
try recalling 435 members from across the country in one day. That's not the way it happened with Schiavo. It took a hell of a lot longer than one day. The cartoon is fundamentally misleading.
Yes, the hurricane hit Monday the 29th. FEMA began expending $$$ in a real way on Tuesday the 30th. Budget calculations were made by the 31st, the Administration sent down the first formal request on the 1st, and The House (and I believe the Senate) met on the 2nd to pass a 10.5 billion $$$ Supplemental under Unanimous Consent.
Note: This timeline is approximately the exact Congressional timeline that always occurs in a major catastrophe.
With Schiavo, Members of Congress had been warned well in advance of the possible need for a special session.
Sorry, Rocco. No comparison there.
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