# Yahoo calls nutbag an anti-abortion hero **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694 "2012-08-26T06:08:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/1 "2012-08-26T06:08:57Z")
Story here: [http://news.yahoo.com/u-rape-controversy-reflects-teachings-anti-abortion-hero-020713545.html](http://news.yahoo.com/u-rape-controversy-reflects-teachings-anti-abortion-hero-020713545.html) I’m beyond words. I know this pitting is weak sauce but to call the man who invented the fiction that a woman has a natural defense against pregnancy in cases of rape a FUCKING _ **HERO** _ is just inconceivable. I know yahoo is about as reliable as the Enquirer but now they’ve resorted to outright lies. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/2 "2012-08-26T06:26:55Z")
Whoa, big horse, steady up, there. Read the same words, all I got out was this guy is a hero to anti-abortion people. If they were praising him, they would have called him “pro-life”. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/3 "2012-08-26T06:29:51Z")
Did Yahoo even write the headline? It’s a Reuters story. ETA: [It has the same headline on the Reuters site.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/26/us-usa-campaign-willke-idUSBRE87P00Q20120826) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/4 "2012-08-26T06:45:26Z")
Stalin: Communist Hero Bruce Campbell: B-Movie Hero ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/5 "2012-08-26T07:11:23Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Whoa, big horse, steady up, there. Read the same words, all I got out was this guy is a hero to anti-abortion people. If they were praising him, they would have called him “pro-life”. I’ll go back and read it again… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/6 "2012-08-26T07:12:47Z")
Foreigner: _Jukebox Hero_. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/7 "2012-08-26T09:17:03Z")
The tone of the article is clearly not sympathetic to pro-lifers. Calling John Willke an “anti-abortion hero” is about as praising as calling Ted Bundy a “population-control hero”. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/8 "2012-08-26T09:39:17Z")
I was taken aback by the title myself, but once I read the article, the word ‘hero’ didn’t what I thought was meant. I think the word is correctly used as pointed out by the smarter people upthread. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/9 "2012-08-26T09:45:37Z")
**Nutbag calls Yahoo on anti-abortion hero.** FTFY 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/10 "2012-08-26T13:17:48Z")
Yeah, and why are daylight robbers always called “daring”? Fuck those guys! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/11 "2012-08-26T14:09:38Z")
I think calls for a great big: Never mind! ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/12 "2012-08-26T14:58:36Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I think calls for a great big: Never mind! Or maybe just a small little Emily Litella one. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/13 "2012-08-26T22:32:41Z")
_Ham, turkey, roast beef and Swiss (with lettuce, tomato, onions and mayo) on a long roll_: delicious hero ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/14 "2012-08-26T23:21:20Z")
Typo Negative: Guitar Hero ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/15 "2012-08-27T00:04:24Z")
Four Non Blondes - Youtube He-Ro. ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/16 "2012-08-27T00:05:55Z")
I, I will be King. And you, you will be Queen. Though nothing will drive them away, we can beat them, just for one day. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/17 "2012-08-27T20:26:45Z")
Bonnie Tyler: Holding out for a Hero ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/18 "2012-08-27T22:22:12Z")
Masi Oka: [Hiro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Nakamura). ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/19 "2012-08-27T22:56:00Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I’ll go back and read it again… And…? ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694/20 "2012-08-27T23:55:21Z")
Whatever happened to all the heroes? All the Shakespeareos? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-calls-nutbag-an-anti-abortion-hero/632694.md?page=2)