Abortionist George Tiller's murder is an act of terrorism for which "all pro-life extremists" are to blame, abortion-mongering, taxpayer-subsidized Bonnie Erbe bellows on her U.S. News & World Report blog.
Of course, by "pro-life extremists," the PBS "To the Contrary" host means anyone who has ever called abortion what it is -- the killing of an unborn baby:
Let George Tiller's murder be the last straw. It is time for America's pro-choice majority to stop standing idly by as extreme so-called pro-life advocates murder obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYNs) who are providing women with the legal right to terminate pregnancies. I am careful to note I am referring here to EXTREMIST pro-life advocates, people who refer to abortion as "baby-killing" and other inflammatory rhetoric. I am explicitly not referring to mainstreamers who object to abortion due to religious beliefs, but who refrain from using inflammatory speech.
In other words if you're pro-life but meek to the point of avoiding the abortion debate, Erbe doesn't consider you an extremist. But use accurately harsh language to describe the accurately harsh reality of what abortion is and you are an extremist who eggs on some to political terrorism.
Of course Erbe is quite familiar with inflammatory rhetoric, frequently flicking her rhetorical flamethrowers on to singe pro-lifers such as student activist Lila Rose, whom Erbe wanted to be prosecuted on trumped-up charges. As my colleague Matthew Balan noted in an April 27 NewsBusters post:
The US News blogger then posed “three questions for prosecutors who are now considering investigations into the Planned Parenthood operations in some of the six states where Rose posed as something she was not.” Actually, only the first two were directed towards the prosecutors:
1. Why don’t they investigate Rose for trespassing, fraud, and whatever other law she violated by posing as something she was not to make the videos?
2. Why don’t state authorities prosecute her for violating state privacy laws by videotaping private counseling sessions? According to the L.A. Times:
In May 2007, Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles accused Rose of breaking state privacy laws when she secretly taped her interactions. It demanded she remove the videos from her website, which she did, though they are still easily found on YouTube. (Arizona, Indiana, and Tennessee, where she went next, have less restrictive privacy laws.)
So Erbe wants Rose to be prosecuted for something that her colleagues in the mainstream media do all the time with investigative journalism. In fact, the Big Three networks, like Rose, used hidden camera footage from pro-life crisis pregnancy centers in “exposes” in 1991.
It’s something that even left-wing politicians have dabbled in to target crisis pregnancy centers. For example, a 2007 front-page article by the aforementioned L.A. Times detailed how Representative Henry Waxman “asked undercover investigators to contact 23 crisis pregnancy centers.” According to a press release, Waxman’s investigators “posed as pregnant 17-year-olds,” and were supposedly “misled...about the medical risks of abortion...that abortion leads to breast cancer, infertility, and mental illness.” One would guess that Erbe had no problem with these hidden camera videos, since pro-lifers were the subject.
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As a pro-lifer, I'd be happy
June 1, 2009 - 16:07 ET by mattmAs a pro-lifer, I'd be happy to accept blame for the deaths of all abortionists, if Bonnie Erbe and her ilk would accept the blame for the deaths of all the babies killed via abortion.
I'm with you, but that
June 1, 2009 - 16:13 ET by nolotrippenI'm with you, but that would have to mean the left has the maturity and understanding to ever take responbility. They don't. Ever.
mattm
June 1, 2009 - 16:30 ET by misterbillWhich war in history ever had 45 million deaths?????
How many wars of history will we have to cite to reach that number???
Hell, I'd settle for
June 1, 2009 - 16:55 ET by GrannyGrump42Hell, I'd settle for assuming responsibility for all the murdered abortionists -- even Creepy Kenny and George Wayne Patterson who were slain in gangland executions -- if Bonnie and her buddies will assume responsibility for the hundreds of WOMEN abortionists have killed!
Funny thing, though, the entire pro-woman contingent of the prochoice movement vanishes when one of their guys kills a patient. They scurry off like cockroaches when you turn on the lights in the kitchen. But let an abortionist die, and suddenly they're all present and accounted for.
51% of Americans of pro-life
June 1, 2009 - 16:09 ET by ArminiusBy definition, we cannot be called "extremists."
Using Erbe's "logic," all abolitionists were responsible for John Brown's terrorism.
I wished we could have
June 1, 2009 - 16:21 ET by bigtimerI wished we could have tax-dollars aborted that go to PBS, NPR, ACORN, Planned Parenthood, on and on and on...
Erbe is a despicable creation, always has been in my view...her and her ilk always justify murdering the defenseless.
Disgraceful...all.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I can't be a liberal. I
June 1, 2009 - 16:26 ET by EdhenryI can't be a liberal. I can't suspend the basic tenents of human dynamics, economics, medicine and religion to advance an agenda that runs contrary to freedom, individual responsibility and life.
How many times does mankind have to prove this agenda doesn't work?
For the record, I am against all killing and pray for Dr Tiller and his family. Dr Tiller's death was wrong and I am saddened by this act.
Of course she would say
June 1, 2009 - 16:26 ET by ThisnThatOf course she would say this -- she actually believes unborn babies aren't human. It's what this crowd has been told for decades. They no longer understand reality -- they only know the lies and distortions that have been built into our education, entertainment, news, and political system since the 60's.
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Liberals constantly demand that we accept a glaring falsehood as truth; Obama's elimination of the word "terror" will make terrorist acts less terrifying
She's not alone....
June 1, 2009 - 16:26 ET by HillbillyKingAnd if we’re right about that, then we know the identities of his accomplices.
They include everyone who has ever called Tiller’s late-term abortion clinic a murder mill.
Whoever called Tiller “Tiller the Killer.”
Groups that fomented hate toward a man who, rightly or wrongly, believed he was serving a noble purpose by being one of the few doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions.
Read the whole thing to catch a glimpse of asinine at work.
(H/T to RD for the WND story that led to the above link)
Wow, Mike Hendricks is Erbe's male mental doppelganger.
Of course, this is just the start. The opinion manufacturing outlets are rampin up production to saturate the (dumb) masses with more of this inane drivel. Sadly, it will work far too well.
Freedom of Speech may very well become a thing of the past very, very soon.
"Kill'em all, and let God sort'em out"
Hendricks is an airhead
June 1, 2009 - 21:42 ET by ArminiusI saw him in the press area during Bill Clinton's 2004 appearance at the University of Kansas. He said afterward that Bush lied about Saddam's WMD and that he would vote for Clinton again in a heartbeat if he could. Of course, the fool didn't realize that the Clinton administration left office in January 2001 still claiming that Saddam had WMD.
If Bonnie Erbe had lived in 1930's Germany...
June 1, 2009 - 16:37 ET by R D Helm...she might very well have been Joseph Mengele's assistant. She may as well have been, as she seems to have no problem with turning live babies into dead ones, which was something "Dr." Mengele excelled at.
Down here in Georgia, we unsophisticated ig'nernt types call that M*U*R*D*E*R.
She is no better than those who supported the NAZI medical "experiments," which resulted in the deaths of many, many children.
So, Bonnie, how's that for extremist, you insane, genocide-supporting monster?
-Dave
So according the Erbe's
June 1, 2009 - 16:44 ET by eaglewingz08So according the Erbe's 'logic', all muslims and/or fundamentalist muslims and/or antiamerican muslims are responsible for 9/11. That would mean Sadaam Hussein was 'responsible' for 9/11, under Erbe's rationale. Thanks for clearing that up Bonnie. Bonnie's brains, lie over the ocean, Bonnie's brains lie over the sea, Bonnie's brains lie over the ocean, rotting away in a compost heap.
Drum Roll
June 1, 2009 - 19:35 ET by slickwillie2001Excellent point. The liberals are always whining about profiling, except when they do it.
Someone should remind Erbe
June 1, 2009 - 16:46 ET by bassndudeSomeone should remind Erbe what an abortion is. It is one stranger killing another, helpless stranger. Using her reasoning, this was just a "later term abortion".
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I have been saying this guy
June 2, 2009 - 07:00 ET by red_dragon311I have been saying this guy was aborted in the 23rd or 24th trimester
FINALY A REAL CANDIATE FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!
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gosh
June 1, 2009 - 17:01 ET by katainkentWho knew she was a member of the Tone Police, too. I honestly thought she'd find any person who advocated for unborn children was extreme given her previous articles. As long as the silent majority doesn't say boo its ok.
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Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past - George Orwell - 1984
Fascism is quickly approaching
June 1, 2009 - 17:25 ET by c5thenThe left does not want any type of debate at all, let alone an accurate one! They want to declare any opposition as "extremists" and "terrorists" and silence them. Preferably with the full might and intimidation of the Government.
Abortion is killing a baby. FACT
Pro-abortion means that you think the woman has a right to unilaterally kill her baby before giving birth because the baby is totally dependent on her body for life support.
Anti-abortion means you think that killing a baby just because you don't want it or it will screw up your life is wrong and there has to be a dire, life-threatening medical condition before this even becomes an option.
Now, can we have a civil and accurate debate about the pros and cons of each point of view and take it from there?
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
c5,
June 1, 2009 - 18:56 ET by R D HelmThat will only happen if we allow it by rolling over and playing dead.
Sadly, many so-called "conservatives" appear willing to do just that.
-Dave
Why
June 1, 2009 - 17:28 ET by bobwhiteWhy would anyone care what that pompous welfare bum thinks.
What the HELL is Erbe taling
June 1, 2009 - 18:40 ET by mostlymoderateWhat the HELL is Erbe taling about? Liberal's base their entire EXISTENCE on rhetoric!
baby killing they switched to "abortion".
racism they switch to "affirmative action".
worthless majors that won't get jobs after college = "liberal arts"
black person = "African American" or my favorite "person of color"
Associated Baby-Killers = "Planned Parenthood"
Person not elected, doesn't have a job, causes trouble for business owners, taxpayers and other productive people = "community activist"
I could list thousands of liberal spins and rhetoric. Bottom line: baby killing is baby killing. Why can a man that kills a woman that is pregnant be tried for two murders if it isn't a baby-killing?
Does the woman know any FACTS
June 1, 2009 - 18:55 ET by TheHistorianShe talks about the pro-choice MAJORITY. It has been a PLURALITY until this latest poll.
http://www.pollingre...
Typical liberal, she also probably thinks that Obama got more percentage than Reagan, doesn't she?
http://www.news.com....
http://www.dailyprin...
"What experience and history teach is
this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history,
or acted on principles deduced from it."
G. W. F. Hegel
abortion
June 1, 2009 - 18:59 ET by jessieHjessieH I believe that a woman has the right to have sex, get pregnant, & then kill the child, so she can go out & get pregnant & then kill the child, so she can go out & get pregnant & then kill the child, so she can go out & get pregnant & then kill the child, so she can go out & get pregnant & then kill the child.................NO. I believe a woman should use the tecnolegy she has to call on so she doesn't get pregnant & then kill the child. There is an old saying........... If you want to play, you have to pay. It is a womans right & responsibility to step up to the plate & take responsibility for her actions. No one has a right to take a life........................A man has no say when it comes to a woman's right to choose. They are just as guilty. I also think the fed. govt. has no right to but in to the affairs of the people. At what age do we abort the human being that has been conceived? Let the woman decide.
Pretty tough to decypher
June 1, 2009 - 19:15 ET by BDPretty tough to decypher your position in the format you present it in.
What is you central point?
Sometimes you just have to call a moron a moron
June 1, 2009 - 19:31 ET by danebramageOh my God. This woman is too stupid to be walking the streets. Literally. Too f'ing stupid.
anneftx OK, I'm a woman
June 1, 2009 - 20:01 ET by anneftxanneftx OK, I'm a woman who's had four wonderful kids. No matter the difficulty of my circumstances with the younger two, I simply couldn't have an abortion. Just seems wrong. No religion involved. No political axe to grind. It's a deeply personal decision.
There's a saw that I absolutely agree with -- abortion should be legal and rare. I've no right to insert my beliefs into another woman's life. That is arrogant and, frankly quite distasteful to me. I utterly loath self-righteousness. Your go your way, I'll go mine and perhaps we can enjoy a drink some Friday evening.
If you think that abortion should be illegal, you've a perfect right to that POV. However, IIRC it was Germaine Greer who noted that if men got pregnant, abortion would be a sacrement. Couldn't agree more.
Better sex education would be most welcome. Abstinence only is, IMO, plain stupid. I'm sure you all remember being a teenager. Abstinence? Don't make me laugh.
I've know many teenage girls who became outstanding professionals in their fields who chose to have abortions in their early teens. More power to them. I think it was a smart decision on their parts.
Oddly, this afternoon I got a rather offensive political call (I do wish we could put them on our 'no call' lists). It regarded the evils of the Freedom of Choice act. Wrong day to call. The caller ranted about the evils of late term abortions. While I can sympathize, an amazing number of teenagers simply don't KNOW they are pregnant. Multipari women in their 50s whose children are grown can easily chalk up the weight gain to age or over eating. All deserve the dignity and respect to make up their own minds.
Late term abortions strike me as pretty awful because the fetus is viable and it would seem that adoption would be the better option, but it is not MY decision. Nor is it yours.
I queried the caller -- "So you must be happy that one of the last three doctors who perform late term abortions is dead?" Of course he replied. "Well," I responded, "that certainly sums up your veneration for human life." After telling him to put me on their no call list (sometimes that works, more often not), I simply hung up and walked our four Labs.
I really don't care whether you agree or disagree with me. We all live out lives between our ears.
Abortion is murder. That makes it a major problem.
June 1, 2009 - 20:13 ET by pahuberYour moral relativism is very sickening.
"I've know many teenage girls who became outstanding professionals in
their fields who chose to have abortions in their early teens. More
power to them. I think it was a smart decision on their parts."
Well, that about sums up your entire post.
anneftx... Your post is
June 2, 2009 - 00:15 ET by bigtimeranneftx...
Your post is what is sick about our society.
I bet you wear that proudly as a badge somehow.
In my view-finder in life...you need to seek help...pronto.
...maybe they can see if you have anything between those ears of yours that they are capable to work with.
Doubtful...but what the heck, give it the good ol' college try.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Excuse me, but there's a log in your eye
June 2, 2009 - 07:24 ET by danebramageFunniest thing I've read all week. You go on with your self-righteous self, anneftx. Getcher humility on, girl!
And I believe it was David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap who said, "I believe everything I read. I think it makes me a more discriminating human." Clearly, you agree with him as well.
You might as well say that if women had ding dongs, rape would be legal. It's just as cogent--and utterly idiotic--an opinion.
Excuse me, slut, but I was an abstinent teen. A male abstinent teen.
Nor, evidently, is it the innocent victim's.
Ok, this is the second funniest thing I've read this week. He replied, of course. Now what did he reply, you mind giant? Or are you saying he replied with the words, "Of course?" Because if you are, you need to learn how to construct an intelligible English sentence.
Well, you really showed him, I must say. Later on, when he saw you out walking your dogs, he must have felt embarrassed to the core.
There's enough room between yours for us all to live out our lives there, honey.
dumb enough to get pregnant
June 2, 2009 - 09:23 ET by SickofLibsAdoption is ALWAYS a logical alternative to abortion.
If you were dumb enough to get pregnant, and I do not care how old you are, suck up the few months or so of "inconvenience" and then put the child up for adoption.
Here it is in a nutshell: Never in the history of the world has a woman been forced to give birth and then been forced take care of the child for the rest of it's life if she didn't want to.
And don't give me the rape, incest or health-of-the-mother excuse, because those cases are a minute fraction of the total abortions, and only serve to dilute the larger argument.
Changes Are Coming!
June 1, 2009 - 20:42 ET by rammingspeedHow could we forget about the "inflammatory rhetoric" exception in the First Amendment? Foul on us. Thank you, Ms. Erbe.
What's about NOW? What's about ACTUP? Better do something about them, too.
Nah.
Bonnie Erbe - Moron
June 2, 2009 - 00:04 ET by greggySo, according to Bonnie Erbe, being opposed to killing babies is OK, just long as you don't call it...baby killing. Liberals are such idiots. If we banned all the "inflammatory rhetoric" that they use, 90% of them would be in prison right now. If having an abortion (especially a late-term abortion) was like having a cyst removed or a tumor (and to many in the pro-abortion camp, it's pretty much like that - remember the scum who referred to pre-born children at congressional hearings as "parasites"?), why would anyone oppose it? Does Erbe's idiotic belief that a child magically becomes a human being only after emerging from the birth canal - whereas only a few minutes earlier, in her eyes, was not human - does this really make sense to her? Of course we think babies are being killed - I mean, that's the whole point! What an idiot..
They don't hesitate to
June 2, 2009 - 00:55 ET by RR GOPThey don't hesitate to bring up (along with Conservatives) the many babies, toddlers and children Tim McVeigh murdered.
Just think...if Tiller had gotten to their mothers first...So, isn't Tim McVeigh to be revered just as much as Tiller? Just trying to follow their 'logic' here.
Also, why is it that being a 'baby killer' GI in Vietnam was a bad thing? Didn't Vietnamese women deserve Women's Liberation just like American and western European women?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
To the pro-abort sophist
June 2, 2009 - 01:18 ET by RiiightSo, why do you think that you can enforce -your- values on the guy who executed Tiller?