And that’s another thing: the outcry against “late term/partial birth abortions” that every neocon seemed on for a while as if they were the rule (or, to borrow a line from the drag queen persona Evie Harris, "I had abortions so late the kid said “Ouch goddamnit!”).
Using statistics printedon the “hardly a friend of legalized abortion” Fox News site, of the 1.6 million abortions performed each year approximately 1,450,000 were performed in the 1st trimester and of the remaining 140,000 fewer than 100- way fewer than 1% of 1%- were performed in the third trimester. In addition, the few that were performed were ALWAYS performed due to extenuating circumstances. In most (of the few) cases they were performed when either the mother’s life was in danger or the child was so deformed/handicapped that there would be no quality of life (i.e. we’re not talking Downs Syndrome or CP but children who are unable to digest without assistance or have only a brain stem).
Instead, these 100 procedures per year- all of them fairly intensive surgery and in most states with surgeons required to be present- were touted as if it was thousands of cases per week of 16 year olds deciding “I don’t wanna be a mom, I wanna go to the prom instead” and having it yanked out by a mad scientist in a drive through window during their 8th month while a grinning deranged nurse smothers it with a pillow and says “Oopsy!”. It was NEVER about that.
Another frequent tactic of anti-abortion activists is the application of the medically meaningless phrase “late-term abortion” to refer to 2nd trimester abortions. This is done to intentionally create a false impression that they are 3rd trimester abortions.
There are also anti-abortion groups who aren’t above heavily distorting the truth or flat out lying if it helps their cause. Actual statements I’ve seen in anti-abortion literature include:
-Babies born in the fifth month have been known to survive outside the womb, so even if you’re just in the first trimester your baby may only be a few weeks from being able to survive.
While technically true, what they don’t mention is that the few babies born at under 6 months who survived did so only with major medical assistance and with major mental and physical disabilities.
-By the late first trimester the baby is already producing brain waves.
This one really galls me because it is absolute bullshit and there is no way whoever published this pamphlet can possibly believe it if they even did a simple google.
Against my better judgement, I’m going to comment on this:
What kind of an inducement would it take to get you to STFU? Seriously, man, you’re not helping. Go sit in the corner, lurk, and try to learn enough class to come up at least to the level of Der Trihs. Otherwise, just go be on someone else’s side.
I can’t even remember the last time I saw a new member, and I wasn’t even inclined to offer the most cursory of welcomes to the board.
That is why mainstream Democrats were thrilled when the Green Party was formed. The tree spikers and freaks aren’t welcome anymore. If the Republicans are lucky, they’ll have the same kind of cleansing.
There’s already the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party, and the moldering remains of the Independent Party. Any or all of the Teabaggers could easily find a niche in any of those.
But you’re right. Forming a party is relatively easy in this country. I’m wondering when the sane conservatives will decide to do it.
She’s already on welfare, what the fuck does she need with Teabagger’s charity? Don’t they already pay enough taxes on their summer homes. I mean, think before you post.
Then John Boner finds Ann Coulter’s petals in his pocket, and discovers that it really is a wonderful life after all. . .
Any one remember the SNL “Lost Ending of It’s a Wonderful Life” skit? Dana Carvey, as George, and his torch wielding mob discover that Potter (Jon Lovitz) stole the money. The go up to his mansion, pull him out of his wheelchair and beat the snot out of him.
/George, Dana: “Kick him again, Mary!! Kick him again!”
SCENE: Classic Fluffy White Cloud Heaven. Scattered all over are large piles of wings sticking every which way. From beneath the piles comes moans of " Please…stop!", “Noooo, not again!”, “Help, I can’t see anymore!”
But, you see, the teabagger blogger didn’t show any classlessness. He didn’t say, “Hey, go cut that Rep’s gas line!” Nope, all he said was to “drop by”. What he really wanted people to do was bring cake.
I think this incident rather neatly encapsulates the Republican party as a whole–vicious AND incompetent. Yes, with this sort of performance I’m quite sure they’ll be achieving supermajorities in both houses this fall, yep. Oh hey, don’t forget Sarah You Betcha Palin putting a map up on her SarahPAC website with actual gunsights pinpointing the location of twenty or so Democratic leaders. I’m sure she just meant it as folksy decoration and of COURSE she isn’t implying anything actually gunlike should be pointed at those “targets,” as she so innocently labels them. No, I’m not gonna link, go find it yourself. I won’t link to shit like that. Goatse yes, Palin, no way. A girl has to have some standards.
I SWEAR I once saw one that looked like the legs of a freaking Skipper doll sticking out of a sack of placenta, or some kind of tissue.
I’ve seen early first trimester miscarriages – when the Science Center had the “Bodies” exhibit. The LARGEST and farthest along was about two inches. (They actually were kinda cute, in a macabre sort of way)
Which is what bothered me so much – the outright misinformation these assholes spread. And then people believe it. And what’s even worse, is that those who HAVE had miscarriages and stillborns have to go and see this bullshit. And they know what is REALLY being shown there.