By "missed it" I mean have not had a "project" to work on. By "turn it into another one" I mean just that, another media spectacle, though probably not on the same scale since the mother, in all likelihood, does not speak English well and would not look good on camera.
Thanks for explaining. I wonder why you think her English is poor. There are plenty of Gonzales's in Texas, not all of them recent immigrants. Besides, the poor, struggling minority angle would make her more sympathetic.
I am not sure they consider the Schaivo thing a loss, they brought a lot of attention to their point of view that was never illuminated before.
I'm not sure what new attention was brought to their point of view, but that's poor compensation for the negatives. The media successfully created the impression that Schiavo was in a "persistent vegitative state," something the pro-life side denied and which was devastating to their cause. Additionally, the politicians who took their side were painfully roasted for sticking their noses where they supposedly didn't belong. I'm sure this was not the lesson the pro-life groups wanted legislators to learn. And let's not forget that Schiavo was allowed to die of dehydration. I'm really interested in what positives this had for the pro-life side.
This woman could not possibly have the means to pay the legal fees being racked up here. Who is footing the bill for that do you think? The pro lifers. They know the courts will rule against this mother eventually, but the chance to gain some publicity is too tempting so they create this false sense of hope in this poor mothers' mind to further their cause. That's the only part of the pro-life movement that I don't care for, the tactics.
Thus far, the only tactics you're describing are consciousness-raising and pro bono legal assistance. Is it possible that this woman is a tool, being manipulated and used? With our current lack of info, we could so conclude. If we knew that little about Rosa Parks, we could say that about her, too. But surely, we know better than to make such snap judgements and presume that such women are ignorant and credulous. Or if you have more info on this mother, please share. Until then, you'll have to assume that this woman is simply accepting legal help for the position she already held.
they tend to take a families private pain and make it into a much larger event.
Which is precisely what you would want if you believed a family member was going to be murdered. You would want the situation to receive attention from others who might help your loved one.
In looking for other info, I haven't yet found that those dastardly pro-lifers are controlling this mother. She also has disability advocates on her side. I guess they're just using her, too.
From a "disability-rights" web page:
http://www.jfanow.org/jfanow/index.php?mode=N&id=3190Gonzales' growing group of supporters includes state lawmakers, right-to-life and disability rights organizations, and even the brother and sister of Terri Schiavo, who died in Florida after a bitter court fight two years ago.
Bob Kafka of Austin, national organizer for the disability rights group Not Dead Yet, latershared letters that organizations, including the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, have written to Gov. Rick Perry urging him to "spare the life" of Emilio, who has been in the pediatric intensive care unit since Dec. 28.
Schiavo's siblings, Suzanne Vitadamo and Bobby Schindler, are aiding in the national search for a hospital that will take Emilio, said Elizabeth Graham, director of Texas Right to Life.
At the Capitol news conference, members of organizations such as Texas Right to Life threw their support behind a bill that would eliminate the 10-day rule and require doctors to treat terminally ill patients until another facility can be found to accept them.
