US News’s on-staff radical feminist Bonnie Erbe returned to attacking pro-lifers, her favorite subject of ire, in a blog entry on Monday. This time, she singled out “20-something abortion foe” Lila Rose, a junior at UCLA, for her “dishonest” and “pointless” undercover videos which she has taped at several Planned Parenthood locations. She seems to be most upset by how Rose has “created a public relations nightmare” for the abortion-mongering group, and called for the young woman’s prosecution for “trespassing, fraud, and whatever other law she violated” for impersonating a 13-year-old statutory rape victim. The blogger later told pro-lifers to just “go away,” since they will “will never succeed in banning abortion.”
Erbe began by excerpting Robin Abcarian’s fair profile of Rose in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday, introducing her as a “20-something abortion foe who videotapes counseling sessions at Planned Parenthood clinics in which she poses as a 13-year-old impregnated by an older man.” The blogger saw two large “crimes” in this activity -- it has gained Rose quick notoriety in the “netherworld” of the pro-life movement, and it has given Planned Parenthood a few headaches:
After posting these videos on YouTube and campaigning with them throughout the netherworld of the antiabortion movement, Lila Rose has succeeded in getting state and local governments to cut of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood clinics. She has also created a public relations nightmare for the group. NB: The aides who violated rules by telling the ‘girl’ to lie about the father have been fired as they were violating Planned Parenthood rules. She’s made herself a heroine in the antiabortion movement.
Actually, the part about the aides isn’t completely true. One caught on camera in Indiana was fired, and another resigned. But in Arizona, another state where Rose has taped, Planned Parenthood has not taken any kind of action.
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.
Erbe’s third question was a rhetorical question directed towards pro-lifers:
3. Since antiabortion foes will never succeed in banning abortion (they got as close as they will ever get with eight years of George Bush in the White House, and he left office as the worst president in American history) why don’t they just go away?
Sad to say, Bonnie, but pro-lifers have actually benefitted from the election of President Obama. The Politico reported on April 13 that the president’s first days in office “have been like an extended recruiting drive for the anti-abortion movement, reinvigorating a constituency he sought to neutralize during the campaign,” and listed significant initiatives made by pro-life organizations. We should still expect, however, the blogger to continue her jihad against those darned “abortion foes.”
—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Hey, Bonne - why don't YOU just go away?
April 27, 2009 - 17:45 ET by SlyrrSorry there, Bonnie. But God isn't going anywhere either, no matter how much you'd love to banish him. So here's a question for you:
Since the pro-life (anti-abortion) movement isn't going anywhere, why don't you just go away.....?
Slyrr... Ditto
April 27, 2009 - 17:50 ET by bigtimerSlyrr...
Ditto that...especially the last line.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
The Cool Culture
April 27, 2009 - 17:52 ET by allanfNo through soft indoctrination we learn to be
Where do these Erebe's and Sebelius's come from?
allanf... Speaking of
April 27, 2009 - 18:00 ET by bigtimerallanf...
Speaking of Sebelius....please people call your Senators to get the stopped...$$$ she just happened to mention in her data required for her confirmation hearings from Tiller the Baby Killer is of utmost importance....please call folks, this evil witch must be stopped if We the People have anything to say about it.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
"Where do these Erebe's and Sebelius's come from?"
April 27, 2009 - 19:49 ET by GalvanicThey are examples of what Prof. Christina Hoff Sommers defines as gender feminists.
Unlike equality feminists who, like Sommers, Paglia, and Bruce, press for equal opportunity and equal pay, the gender feminists like Erbe, Ireland, Smeal, and Wolf, advocate a shrill feminism rooted in Leftist class struggle and revolutionary dogma. Erbe and the others believe that
1. Women must struggle against the male-dominated society.
2. Men are inherently anti-feminist, so women must battle them.
3. Women who are "not with us (the gender feminists)" are traitors. Hence, Erbe dismisses Rose's brilliant investigative journalism and declares it illegal. The standard Left tactic is to personally attack perceived enemies, and bury them in lawsuits until they cry "Uncle."
Fraud? Let's not forget that it was feminist icon Gloria Steinem who got hired as a Playboy bunny in order to expose the male-dominated world of Heffner. Feminists applauded her for it.
I hope brave young women continue to expose the illegal activities of Planned Parenthood.
new times now!
April 28, 2009 - 09:58 ET by AJBRejoice! Since the public destruction and humiliation of women in the 2008 elections (ref: Hilliary and Palin both thrown under the bus and backed over two or three dozen times), its now a new world. Women must officially get back to the kitchen and bake PIE. The liberal establishment planned, coordinated, and implemented this changing view of women in the world so it MUST be right-think! So, get on board. I like CHERRY PIE, if you must know what pleases ME.
Slyrr and Bigtimer, I second that emotion
April 27, 2009 - 18:01 ET by Vivaldi5You folks anticipated my thoughts exactly. After all, since there's only one of Bonnie (thank heavens), and millions of pro-life Americans, it makes much more sense for her to put a sock in her hate-spewing mouth.
(And that's not even taking account of God, Who quite naturally dwarfs all of us and puny-minded Bonnie put together!)
"Why don’t they investigate Rose for trespassing,"...?
April 27, 2009 - 17:58 ET by superconOoohh...vewy vewy scarewy.
That's a typical leftie for you.Erbe wants to ignore the oirginal and much more serious crimes committed and instead go after the young girl who exposed their crimes.
Hey Janet Napolitano...I'm proud to be a Right-winger.
NYT First
April 27, 2009 - 19:56 ET by slickwillie2001Before we go after Rose, let's prosecute the New York Times for all the damage they have done to our country by revealing national secrets just to sell newspapers.
Sure Bonnie ...
April 27, 2009 - 21:56 ET by allanfWe can investigate Rose for tresspassing and then prosecute the crew of the hijacked ship Mersk Alabama for assault.
These people only make sense when you realize they do not believe in democracy.
Can someone explain to me
April 27, 2009 - 18:00 ET by math4lifeCan someone explain to me why "feminists" hate being female? Many pro-abortion (not pro-choice, these women are pro-abortion) women detest the very things that make them female. If you hate your uterus so much, why not get a hysterectomy at 18 and call it a day. I don't understand this Bonnie lady at all. She must be getting paid by Planned Parenthood to be so vile.
feminista irony
April 28, 2009 - 11:13 ET by lotrIronic, is it not? My hypothesis is that they have been brainwashed to see maleness and masculinity as superior.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
I see your point. But I
April 28, 2009 - 11:47 ET by moderncommentaries83I see your point.
But I suppose that if women who detested themselves so went that route they would eliminate their opportunities to be victims and policy-makers.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
I'm confused
April 27, 2009 - 18:10 ET by RESTLESS 1"2. Why don’t state authorities prosecute her for violating state
privacy laws by videotaping private counseling sessions? According to
the L.A. Times:..."
She wants her prosecuted for violating her OWN privacy rights??? Since when is it fobidden to waive YOUR OWN rights???
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
It's Called Investigative Journalism
April 27, 2009 - 18:27 ET by freecitizenIsn't this exactly what undercover investigative journalists do all the time. I mean back when "journalists" did more than just parrot the party line. How else are you to find truth when simply asking doesn't work?
Liberal: remove all that's Right, and this is what's Left.
Wow, Lila must really be
April 27, 2009 - 19:51 ET by R D HelmWow, Lila must really be getting under the skin of baby-murderers like Bonnie Erbe.
That is a good thing.
Does Erbe know that Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist white woman specifically to kill unborn black children?
http://www.blackgeno...
I am guessing she does, which makes her not only a child-murderer, but a racist one, at that.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Erbe is disturbed
April 27, 2009 - 18:33 ET by sevenWhy won't waxman investigate PP? They ripped off California in 40 million dollars in overcharges.
Hey Bonnie
April 27, 2009 - 18:36 ET by delmarShould civil rights supporters just go away since they will never succeed in ending racism?
And this is why
April 27, 2009 - 19:26 ET by nolotrippenI stopped getting US News (among a million other reasons). Say, what happened to John Leo?
OK, Matthew...
April 27, 2009 - 20:01 ET by JABThat's about enough with the screen capture of the alien being from planet OMG! GAWD, look at the ears and claws on that thing and to be nice I'll leave out the rest. Is it just me or are the majority of liberals BUTT Fugly?
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Yeah, makes you wish you had a pair of pliars.
April 27, 2009 - 20:22 ET by MightyMouth"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Re alien
April 27, 2009 - 20:43 ET by slickwillie2001Are those horns or bangs?
She'll never see the irony...
April 27, 2009 - 20:17 ET by moderncommentaries83...in telling people who believe everyone has a right to life, and who don't treat fertility like a disease or pregnancy like a pariah, and who actually have children to "go away" while she and other liberals abort and contracept their future generations out of existence.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
Here's what we do.
April 27, 2009 - 21:20 ET by Mike BrattonLet's conduct an experiment--one that won't take too many years to conclude.
We split the United States into two groups. The first group can have all the children they care to have, while adhering to traditional family-oriented values. The second group, conversely, must be sterilized upon entering the experiment, since their group will have to practice failsafe contraception. No in vitro, no donors, no surrogacy, not even adoption, nothing. No kids. Whatsoever.
Which group will time and events favor?
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
You don't even need to go
April 28, 2009 - 08:57 ET by moderncommentaries83You don't even need to go that far.
Which group is desperate - through the public schools/colleges/universities, television, and pop culture - to indoctrinate children?
Which group is repulsed by homeschoolers, religious families, and traditional value-holders?
The left knows that fecundity is the way to win a culture war. They also know that the best way to insure your values live on is to pass them on to your children. They're not doing that. They know their way of life will lose because they don't value life and don't plan for the future.
So they need to forcibly take away the parental rights of others in order to indoctrinate future generations into agreeing with their ideologies.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
I should include Ms. Erbe
April 27, 2009 - 21:02 ET by Clear thinkerI should include Ms. Erbe in with all the other pro-murder lefists... Obama Ok’s Killing Of Babies World-Wide
I will never understand how a human can march in the streets, put themselves in danger, and be proud of getting arrested at an anti-war rally because they don't want people to die, yet they refuse to defend the lives of millions of babies. God's wrath is going to be painful.
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
Ct... Thank you for the
April 27, 2009 - 21:48 ET by bigtimerCt...
Thank you for the link....it would do people well to take a look, instead of avoidence.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
"Since antiabortion foes
April 27, 2009 - 21:30 ET by lotrPerhaps. Perhaps not. Is she psychic?
History, not a crack-pot like her, will be the judge of that.
Because, if for no other reason, "we" get off on pissing the likes of her off. Just kidding. But seriously, if she thinks "we" are going to submit to the mass killing of human beings in utero, she is badly mistaken.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
If Lila Rose really wants to
April 28, 2009 - 02:33 ET by snaggletoothieIf Lila Rose really wants to start acting like a jounalist let her get some photos of Barack and start writing about how hip he is. The real fraud is that she would play at journalism but write something that Barry doesn't want written.
Erbe
April 28, 2009 - 07:23 ET by fatharryDoes this woman ever get enough of herself? Everytime I see an article on her accompanied by a picture, she seems like she's posing for something. For God's sake, you're not that attractive. I know this sounds trivial, but I find it ironic that someone who's words seem so cold and full of abject hatred, she sure as hell loves the camera, especially when her face is in front of it.
Edd B.
Bonnie!
April 28, 2009 - 07:39 ET by John WIin the word's of a pirate......
ARRGGGGHHHHHHHH! OUTCH YER BLOWHOLE, MATEY!!
ERBE SUPPORTS STATUTORY RAPE
April 28, 2009 - 07:59 ET by SickofLibsThis is not just about abortion. It's about PP breaking state laws by not reporting cases of STATUTORY RAPE which they are bound by law to do.
Rose has posed as a 13 and 15 yr old who became pregnant by a 30 and 40 year old man. In addition to the non-reporting to authorities, PP offers advice on how to cover it up.
ERBE SUPPORTS STATUTORY RAPE if she believes these cases should not be prosecuted.
By continuing to employ Erbe, US NEWS ALSO SUPPORTS STATUTORY RAPE.
Lila Rose has succeeded in
April 28, 2009 - 09:00 ET by fitzfongLila Rose has succeeded in getting state and local governments to cut of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood clinics.
What this washed-up bimbo Bonnie Erbe and other PBS parasites ignore is the fact that the only reason so many abortions (and so many unwanted pregnancies) occur in the first place is that taxpayers are forced to underwrite fraud organizations like Planned Parenthood. State and local governments confiscate our money to subsidize Planned Parenthood whether we like it or not...meaning that access to abortion is cheap. This creates an artificial market for abortion because the cost to the patient is significantly lowered by the taxpayer subsidies. If those seeking abortions had to pay the entire bill out of pocket (instead of having them partially or fully subsidized by government and/or group health insurance), they would be more inclined to make the right decisions out of self-interest...in other words, they might actually think of the potential consequences before getting pregnant in the first place. But as with every government conflict of interest (the prison guard union mobs, the public school teachers unions, etc.), Planned Parenthood uses the money it confiscates from the taxpayer to market for its continued relevance and to seek even more funding. Then they exploit "the children" to guilt well-meaning parents and regular taxpaying citizens into falling for the sob stories. The way government-funded enterprises like Planned Parenthood exploit and victimize children and young adults is frankly sickening.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Nicely done
April 28, 2009 - 09:32 ET by Matthew BalanThat's a very good point fitzfong!
Thanks, Matthew. By the
April 28, 2009 - 09:46 ET by fitzfongThanks, Matthew. By the way, I noticed this little gem from Bonnie Erbe...
Why don’t state authorities prosecute her for violating state privacy laws by videotaping private counseling sessions?
Can someone please tell me whose privacy she was "violating"? Her own? It seems to me that the "state privacy laws" she was supposedly violating were designed to protect the patient, not Planned Parenthood. As the ostensible patient, this student voluntarily waived the protection...but leave it to Planned Parenthood to concoct a story whereby she's to have violated the privacy of others.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
More Please
April 28, 2009 - 09:22 ET by slickwillie2001We need to use more of this kind of tactics folks. We also need to get some mole employees into PP to record their training procedures and prove that this is systemic illegality and corruption and not a random event.
Liberal tolerance on
April 28, 2009 - 10:17 ET by wiwfLiberal tolerance on parade.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Stand against the media bias
April 28, 2009 - 13:07 ET by political julesI am appalled that journalism is dead in this country. Just like the rabid reporter from CNN, Ms. Erbe should be called out for the injustice she is perpetuating against young women who are the victims of sexual abuse. If we all contact the organizations that Ms. Erbe contributes to, possibly we can make a difference. The original article is on US news site here: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/erbe/2009/4/27/abortion-foes-planned-parenthood-youtube-trap-is-dishonest-and-pointless.html
Since Ms. Erbe hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, "To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe," those interested can contact PBS with their views. If one does not support the efforts of Ms. Erbe, there is a PBS link to comment on journalist who do not exhibit high standards of editorial integrity within their organization. The link will take you to PBS's ombudsman's page, Michael Getler. As ombudsman, Mr. Getler serves as an independent internal critic within PBS. He reviews commentary and criticism from viewers and seeks to ensure that PBS upholds its own standards of editorial integrity. The link is here: http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/
Ms. Erbe also writes for Scripps news service, but I could not find a link to contact them.
Actually ...
April 28, 2009 - 13:16 ET by Dave PierreThe story here is that Erbe is clearly more concerned with the crime of "trespassing" than she is about child rape!
Sounds like she's taking
April 28, 2009 - 23:50 ET by rbosqueSounds like she's taking paychecks from those death merchants.