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Monday, August 3, 2009, 12:48 PM
Wesley J. Smith

This is unbelievable: A Scot newspaper, reporting on the Debbie Purdy case, states that the Lords gave Purdy’s husband permission to take his wife to Switzerland for suicide.  From the story:

The law prohibiting assisted suicide is set to be clarified after a woman with multiple sclerosis won a landmark victory that will allow her husband to help her end her life.

That isn’t only factually false, but the Lords made a point of stating that they were not making that ruling! So the question I continue to have in cases such as this, are they really that ignorant, do they just report off of press releases, or have they ceased to care about the truth?

4 Comments

    ECM
    August 3rd, 2009 | 1:05 pm

    They have an agenda and little things like the facts aren’t going to get in the way of it–the killer is that the masses have no idea they’re routinely being lied to by exactly those that are supposed to have their best interests at heart.

    Ianthe
    August 3rd, 2009 | 6:05 pm

    What is to be expected in a world where a fuss was made over Princess Diana who wanted to marry the King of England and he was supposed to love her too and we’ve got a First Lady who doesn’t keep her hands off the Queen of England and no one raises hell over it? These “journalists” grew up on MTV and can’t even spell. Oh yes it’s a fine world since Eleanor Roosevelt and the damned U.N. No one can even get themselves together enough to impeach Obama.

    Victor
    August 3rd, 2009 | 6:15 pm

    Don’t be too hard on these reporters cause they take orders from alien gods and most think that they are doing what is right!

    “IT” can be pretty scary on occasions!

    I hear ya Wesley! You’re telling me Victor!? :)

    Ianthe
    August 4th, 2009 | 9:39 am

    Interesting interview on the Michael Savage show last night with (I wish I could remember her name) from Tel Aviv who had been on MSNBC and/or CNN yesterday morning and who noted that Obama doesn’t even have standing to be impeached. She said that as both his parents were not U.S. citizens, he is not a natural-born U.S. citizen as the presidency requires, and that instead of impeachment, he is supposed to be simply removed from office, Biden would become president pro tem only, and there would have to be another election. What I heard on the radio that went on in town hall meetings with Spector and Sibelius also was heartening.

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