Comments on: Top 10 independent/third-party candidates of 2008: Bird, Pollina, Sheehan lead the way

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:27:18 +0000

To be fair – he hasnt captured his party’s nomination yet,and didnt have a website or anything until a couple of days ago.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:26:44 +0000

Whoops.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:23:59 +0000

How on God’s Green Earth did we forget Senator Dean Barkley?

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:20:20 +0000

Thomas Paine was famous until he was infamous. I believe he started circulating conspiracy theories about Washington, who was the most respected figure in all of American history.

Did you get my account set up for contributing? If you can’t tell, I’m a bit bored around here…

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:54:55 +0000

GE,

My definition of euthanasia assumes no such “right” to the private property of others. He must have sufficient funds to continue his life without burdening the taxpayers…or have some charity set up in his name, or be at the charitable-mercy of the hospital.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:50:00 +0000

You are such a shill for the Establishment, Ross. Anyone who’s heroic is going to be “infamous.” Thomas Paine was infamous.

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:48:20 +0000

Trent – but what I’m saying is that it’s a shame that someone kind of infamous is our #6 instead of someone who’s famous.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:41:47 +0000

Trent – Your definition of “euthanasia” as a negative assumes the “right” of an individual to the private property of others — unless he has sufficient funds to continue his life without burdening others.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:40:09 +0000

Wrong GE, John McCain and Barack Obama are disliked by at least half.

Duh. That’s my point.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:31:10 +0000

Ross,

The fact that people even know OF him is an advantage,though.

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:22:10 +0000

GE – I don’t think most people care much about him one way or the other. They probably just know him as “Dr. Death” somewhere in the back of their minds. And when I look at it, I don’t see that as a good thing. Maybe you view it differently. But either way, it’s completely unrelated to my opinion on right to death.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:13:53 +0000

Right to Die refers to the right of a person to choose to commit suicide or have someone kill them. Ethanasia is “mercy killing”.

Right to Die refers to a situation where the patient has clearly indicated (via will or sane spoke word) he wants to die.
Euthanasia usually refers to vegetative entities that have not and cannot indicate their preference to live or die. The idea is that the next of kin, or a doctor, can determine at what point these people are “suffering” and what course of action is best to “relieve their suffering”–namely, killing them.

By: Mike Gillis

Mike Gillis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:46:54 +0000

Trent, please explain what you believe to be the difference between the two issues.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:28:41 +0000

darolew,

Most pro-lifers oppose euthanasia, but NOT the Right to Die. These are different issues.

By: darolew

darolew — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:58:13 +0000

“I donâ€™t think itâ€™s that unusual.”

Really? Most left-wingers I know support abortion and the right to die, whereas most right-wingers tend towards the opposite.

“How is this inconsistent? Abortion = the initiation of force (if one believes the unborn to have rights; some libertarians donâ€™t); suicide = no initiation of force.”

I never said it was inconsistent, just strikes me as odd, that’s all.