Boortz is a jerk sometimes...

Yesterday, I defended Boortz, but today, I have to bust on him.

A little while ago, he called Terri Schiavo a "slab of meat". This was in reaction to this story. He then went on to make tasteless remarks about her family wanting to do a Weekend at Bernie's routine with her.

I realize that Boortz is almost completely without compassion for the weak and helpless. Some people have a "might makes right" and "only the strong should survive" attitude, and Boortz is one of those people. I usually enjoy his show, but when he starts talking social issues, I have to stop listening. He's definitely on the "Kill Terri" side. He thinks it's better for her to starve and dehydrate to death than to be what he deems a "slab of meat".

Well, pardon my bluntness, but how the hell does he know that? Who the hell is he to judge that she's a piece of meat or a "vegetable"? The guardian says she may never improve. If he's right, does that make it okay to deliberately kill her?

I think Terri reminds some of their vulnerability, and they sort of hate her for that. They hate her weakness, because it reminds them that they too may one day be completely helpless. I think Terri stirs up a primal fear in some people. Fear of weakness, fear of being "defective". In the wild, certain animals will kill off the weaker of their species. Sometimes humans act the same way.

BTW, today is Terri's birthday. It's also my brother's birthday.