March 30, 2005
Good old fashioned American capitalism
For some reason, when I stumbled upon this ad a few days ago while googling around for something else Schiavo, I wasn’t surprised. I guess the fact that vultures are greedily dining on Terri’s still breathing corpse just seems like par for the circus.
New List! First time available!Each of these donors responded to an email during February, 2005, from Terri Schindler-Schiavo's father on behalf of his daughter. These compassionate pro-lifers donated toward Bob Schindler's legal battle to keep Terri's estranged husband from removing the feeding tube from Terri.
These individuals are passionate about the way they value human life, adamantly oppose euthanasia, and are pro-life in every sense of the word!
The NYT has more.
The parents of Terri Schiavo have authorized a conservative direct-mailing firm to sell a list of their financial supporters, making it likely that thousands of strangers moved by her plight will receive a steady stream of solicitations from anti-abortion and conservative groups."These compassionate pro-lifers donated toward Bob Schindler's legal battle to keep Terri's estranged husband from removing the feeding tube from Terri," says a description of the list on the Web site of the firm, Response Unlimited, which is asking $150 a month for 6,000 names and $500 a month for 4,000 e-mail addresses of people who responded last month to an e-mail plea from Ms. Schiavo's father. "These individuals are passionate about the way they value human life, adamantly oppose euthanasia and are pro-life in every sense of the word!"
Privacy experts said the sale of the list was legal and even predictable, if ghoulish.
"I think it's amusing," said Robert Gellman, a privacy and information policy consultant. "I think it's absolutely classic America. Everything is for sale in America, every type of personal information."
Everything is for sale, and every wingnut with a website has opened up a Schiavo store.
Posted by Norwood at March 30, 2005 06:36 AM