On March 10, 2005, I wrote that events were “rapidly unfolding in my world.” Very mysterious, wasn’t it? One of the events isn’t really a secret, but I wanted to be sure before I told everybody. I will be part of a stable of bloggers who’ll appear on MSNBC semi-regularly to do a round-up of what’s hot in the blogosphere. I’m not certain whether this will be every other day, once a week or once or twice a month. However frequent it is, it’s a great opportunity.
The segments will probably last 90 seconds tops, and I’ll highlight two or three blogs covering a particular issue. The round-up segments will be strictly informational. For instance, let’s say we’re discussing rapper Lil’ Kim’s perjury conviction. Not a peep of what I think will you hear, only who’s blogging about it.
Today I’ll be on “Connected Coast to Coast” around 5:20 p.m. to talk about the latest buzz in the blogosphere. Of course, the Terri Schiavo case is front and center. Rather than e-mailing me tips, please leave a comment to this post. And watch the show. 
By the way, I think Political Correctness Kills is getting lost in the shuffle. I’m interested in your comments.
Also, a few things have changed since an hour ago. I may end up doing a segment before or after the round-up to discuss Terri Schiavo with another blogger.
Update (2:22 p.m.): The Terri Schiavo segment is out; we’ll do only the blogosphere round-up, which will include blogs covering the issue.
Update II (6:15 p.m.): OK. Here’s my assessment. I haven’t seen it yet but I HATE IT! You see, my role is “blogosphere correspondent,” but I don’t think I did well in that role. I do much better as “interviewee.” I’m on a learning curve, OK? This is only my third time on TV in, what, a month and a half? The first two times were smooth sailing (for me), but this time, I was…nervous. Next time I don’t want my notes-reading to be so conspicuous. Oh, well. But get this:
I’ll be on tomorrow morning at 9:45 a.m. to talk about Terri Schiavo.
I’m an MSNBC talking head! I’ll be on with liberal blogger Matt Yglesias. Political Teen says he has the video of today’s show, but I can’t find it. By the way, the segment was supposed to run longer. I was going to mention the controversial study in the Lancet Journal that claims 100,000 civilians were killed in Iraq. The study was discredited by liberal Slate Magazine and others.
Update III (7:25 p.m.): Here’s the video. I didn’t do as badly as I thought, but Ian’s video ends before the best part!
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Just remind those listening that the basic tests reguired by most states in rendering a diagnosis of PVS have NOT been given to Terri. Those are an MRI and a PET scan.
Also remind them that she should be granted the same rights as those given to convicted killers.
Congrats on the MSNBC gig!
People who say “tests” like CT and MRI etc have not been given to Terri Schiavo are just plain wrong.
CT shows “atrophy” – cortex – thinking part of brain is just plain gone. Electroencephalogram shows flat line – no cortex function.
Those who say Terry talks are just plain wrong.
Terry is suffering PVS – plain and simple.
CT Scan is the only test she has been given (years and years ago) and it is a test NOT conclusive for PVS.
MRI and PET scan are the only tests that can diagnose PVS with 100% certainty. A CT scan CANNOT do that.
She had never had those tests and her husband will not allow her to have those tests.
By the way, why shouldn’t she be granted the same federal rights as any death row inmate?
Always on the side of life, what would the additional testing hurt? Perhaps “who” is a better question. Review and oversight in this case can only put to rest the remaining concerns of the family, or vindicate them. Who will that hurt? Call me old fashioned, but I fight for the possibility of life over the definiteness of death, anytime.
La Shawn, great news about MSNBC – they read my mind – you will an asset to them! I’ll be watching.
Thanks, Kathy.
Thanks for the info on Terri’s condition, everyone, but I don’t think I’ll have time to get into all of that.
Good for you, Lashawn. I don’t think we could have anyone representing conservative bloggers better than you. Terri has been a main focus of mine and I suggest, considering the time limits involved in your segment, if you are going to direct a reader to a site it should be Blogs4Terri.
The Schindlers have kept in contact with some of the writers of that site and the updates are reliable and very quick. I am sure if you mention to Blogs4Terri they could even post a “introduction” to why there is a fight at all…They have so much information.
Just my 2 cents…
Congrats La Shawn! You are going places, lady. Am so proud of you!
Congratulations on your new gig, La Shawn. I was up last night until President Bush signed the bill, blogging and monitoring other blogs. You’ll have a lot to talk about in such a short time.
Anyway- have fun doing the segment.You’ll be great.
Congratulations from the ‘on-his-way-up’ would-be King of satire.
-T
LaShawn,
This is very good news. It’s good to see an articulate, conservative Christian black woman on TV. Your voice is needed. I hope that you continue to be blessed in all your endeavors.
Newton
The doctor will kill you now is the title of a recent post on the Terry Schiavo case.
(http://www.pajamahadin.com/index.php/2005/03/21/euthanasia_the_doctor_will_kill_you_know)
Those who opposed the bill signed by the President today would, I believe, agree with James Rachels.
The mere fact that something has biological life, says Rachels, whether human or nonhuman, is relatively unimportant from an ethical point of view. What is important is that someone has biographical life. One’s biographical life is “the sum of one’s aspirations, decisions, activities, projects, and human relationships.”
A lot of discussion about this case centers around whether we should believe Michael Schiavo’s sole hearsay testimony that Terry would want to die and/or Terry’s quality of life.
I argue in my post that Michael Schiavo’s hearsay testimony is unreliable or at least suspect and that “quality of life” issues are indeterminable in cases of patients in an alleged vegitative state in the absense of a living will or similarly authorative document.
WOW! Major congrats La Shawn, this opportunity seems right up your alley =)
Good stuff, eh.
Congrats, LaShawn. Will be watching for you.
WOW! Congrats, LaShawn! That is a BIG deal!
Congratulations La Shawn! I linked to a couple of Greg Koukl articels on the bigger issue of euthansia, Because I believe we make our decisions based on our worldview. Once you understand what your worldview is, the deicisions themselves are cake. It’s when you let the pragmatic or the practical outweigh what is right.
Short term .vd long term thinking. And, of course, in our case, long term is eternity!
Hooray for you, La Shawn! Can you share who your compatriots are?
Thanks, LawWife. I don’t know yet. I’ll find out today, most likely.
Excellent news, LaShawn! Looking forward to watching “Connected”.
Great news about MSNBC. Congratulations.
You will be an asset to them and to us all.
Awesome, La Shawn! What a wonderful opportunity for you. I have no doubt that you’ll do the blogosphere proud. It’s obvious that God is guiding your career. Kudos!
Hearty congratulations, LaShawn! This is great news, and well-deserved. I haven’t been a fan of MSNBC’s previous attempts at journalistic balance (think Michael Savage), but the fact that they’ve brought you on board in any capacity heightens my respect for them.
I’m very happy for you La Shawn!
Congrats! You are very deserving and highly qualified for this position. God bless you.
Congrats La Shawn. We are very proud of you. Looking forward to the segment.
I’ve also got posts that address:
- The Constitutionality of the Bill Congress passed
“Was Congress wrong in the Schiavo Case”
- The ethical issues involved in Euthanasia for patients in alleged vegitative condition without a living will
“Euthanasia: The Doctor will kill you now”
- AND the how one decides when a life is not worth living.
“Lebensunwerten Lebens: Euthanasia”
Trying to discuss the Constitutional, Ethical, and Legal issues.
All at http://www.pajamahadin.com
I may not be able to watch the show live, but I’ll definitely be taping it.
Way to go La Shawn, I’m very proud of you.
Congratulations LaShawn, it is certainly a well deserved honor.
La Shawn you are doing great.
Woohoo
I almost missed it because Ronnie was making my stomach turn as usual
Good job, La Shawn!
On a separate note, I wish Ron Reagan would go back to Animal Planet.
I seen you on MSNBC. Good Job. I want Terry to stay alive.
Great Job LaShawn – I agree with the above statement, I also wish Ron Reagan would get lost. I can’t stand him.
But you did great highlighting Captain Ed and that other blogger. Keep up the great work.
If the topic is that sonofabitch John Couey, you can find information in my blog about him, his past criminal record, and where people can go to find a list of sex offenders in their neighborhood…
http://texasrainmaker.blogspot.com
I think Ron Reagan is great. When he went after that woman who said Michael Schiavo was irrelevant by saying “You mean her husband…” I thought that was a great line. You all don’t like him because he’s liberal, just admit it.
I’m liberal and I like Monica Crowley very much. Both provide excellent foils for the BS each spew from time to time. Spinning isn’t exclusive to either side of the aisle.
No, I don’t like him because he is a hypocrite. He and his mother would have moved heaven and earth to try to get 5 more years of life for a 90 year old man. Maybe Terri Schiavo would benefit from stem cell treatment?
Really, what are his qualifications for this job? First he was a failed dancer, then he had some dog show on Animal Planet. He uses his father’s funeral to make a self-serving speech and now he is a commentator on a national news network? Please.
Blogmother La Shawn Barber gets a gig on MSNBC.
Does this situation mean that MSNBC officially recognizes La Shawn as being a journalist?
Can we get a least a one-day advance notice of when La Shawn is going to appear on MSNBC?
By the way, how will La Shawn choose which blogs to talk about on MSNBC?
La Shawn, last week I was cooking dinner (I think it was Wednesday?) and I had the distinct impression that I was to pray for you. I wasn’t sure why, but just asked God to please give you wisdom and strength to be obedient.
I recalled it today and thought I would let you know.
Interesting…
I am sure that you will get the hang of the television stuff
About Terri…
IF it were conclusive that she wanted to die and that her husband had not put her in this persistent state, then it’s a private matter between the family. However, I believe him to be a criminal and that he beat her. He’s lucky she didn’t die right away. Also, rehab has been kept from her and who knows where she would be now if she’d had rehab. The whole thing stinks.
La Shawn, Congrats on all the new responsibility at MSNBC
I’m so happy for you 
Dahling, you were abstolutely mahvahlous. What a cutie!
E gads … Sorry I don’t know why it cut off before you were done … I specifically remember cutting off after Ron told us what was the next segment.
Don’t worry La Shawn, you did fantastic … it’s your first time doing something like this.
LaShawn,
Although I try not to watch MSNBC, especially if Ron Regan is involved in the show, I did watch today and I thought you were great! I’m just sorry you didn’t have more time in your segment.
God Bless.
La Shawn,
Now this I can’t wait to see! My favorite conservative blogger vs. my favorite liberal blogger.
Any idea when you’ll be on tomorrow morning?
I just updated to include the time. We’re your favorite bloggers? You should be in for a really short treat.
Time flies with these things.
Gotta wake up for the show
Your gift has made room for you. I guess the thing to remember is not just HOW you got to where you are, but also WHO got you there. I may be preaching to the choir, but keep Him first and all will continue to be well. Peace.
Lashawn,
I saw your segment and was very pleased with the way that you handled yourself!
As a pastor I am very thankful that voices such as yours are being granted the credibility that you have earned…and lady you have worked hard to earn it!!
Great look on MSNBC LaShawn! Wrong stance, but great look!!!
“When he went after that woman who said Michael Schiavo was irrelevant by saying ‘You mean her husband?’ I thought he was great”
Yes, the one who won’t divorce her, but has been living just like he did for 15 years.
Wonder why he hasn’t divorced her…..wild guess anyone?
Oh! Many congrads La Shawn. We all knew it was just a matter of time.
I”m not sure whether a regular appearance on MSNBC is a net credit or debit to your credentials, LaShawn, but after watching the video of your segment I discovered that I had lost interest in my ongoing critique of the declining old media– because girl, you’re HOT.
Subtly, refreshingly, undeniably hot.
So I might just have to watch MSNBC just a bit nore often than I usually– well, actually I NEVER watch it, but now I’ll start!
Dave in Texas
44 yr old happily married ordinary guy and daily blogreader
You’re an obsessed psychotic who can’t let go of whatever it is you think you’re doing. Unfortunately you’re not the first and certainly won’t be the last. – Admin
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