Top 10 Ways Media Spin Abortion as 'Moral,' 'Social Good'
A new book – a gospel of responsibility-free sex – defines abortion as “right,” “good” and “moral.” It’s what’s “best for kids” and it’s all about a woman’s “unalienable right” to pursue happiness.
When Katha Pollitt, an outspoken feminist and columnist for The Nation, published “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights” on Oct. 14, the journalists used it as a launching pad for their latest abortion…
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Study: Nets Filibuster for Wendy Davis
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. In June 2013, when then Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis staged an 11-hour filibuster against a bill restricting late-term abortions, the national media claimed they’d found a rising liberal superstar, and they’ve been campaigning for her ever since. Davis has few more enthusiastic backers than ABC, CBS and NBC.
From the beginning, Davis’ network fans were…
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Thomas Roberts, Sam Stein Defend Hillary's War on Bill's Women
Today's Morning Joe offered a sinister sneak preview of how the MSM will defend presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, whatever the cost to integrity or decency. The topic was the way that Hillary orchestrated the trashing of Bill's many women. Joe Scarborough argued forcefully that this should be remembered when as a presidential candidate she rails against the "war on women."
But there was…
WaPo Columnist: ‘Sex Only for Rich People’ in America
Maybe the War on Women is really a class struggle, and the wealthy are trying to make sure the proletariat doesn’t get to make whoopee. Or so suggests one Washington Post opinion columnist.
The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell asked on Oct. 16, “Is sex only for rich people?” Rampell argued for more access to “family planning” (aka birth control and abortion) for low-incomers. “America has…
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Media Abortion Champion Wendy Davis Sells Baby Onesies
The media’s “conscience on abortion” is profiting off of babies – in more ways than one.
Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis’ online campaign store is selling baby onesies for a $20 contribution. The messages on the clothing read, “Wendy Davis for Texas” and “Generation Wendy.” (Ironic for a candidate the media showcased as an abortion heroine.)
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Tina Brown Treats Republicans Like Dogs: 'They Had Their Rabies Shots'
Tart-tongued Tina Brown is at it again. On today's Morning Joe, seeking to explain why Republicans are doing surprisingly well with women voters this year, Brown said: "they had their rabies shots."
Arizona's Dem Candidate For Gov: Child Shouldn't Need Consent to Abort
To the relief of sex offenders throughout the state, Arizona Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred DuVal, during a Tuesday forum at Redemption Church in Gilbert, said that, in the words of an unbylined Washington Free Beacon story, "he is opposed to mandating parental consent for a girl as young as 14 years old to get an abortion."
This is a non-story in the establishment press, which made it…
From Queens to Texas, NY Times Spreads Its Broad Pro-Abortion Bias
Two abortion stories in Thursday's New York Times, one on a fight over Texas abortion clinics that could wind up at the Supreme Court, the other a local story about a Planned Parenthood..."health clinic for women" opening in Queens, put on display the paper's broad and deep bias on the topic.
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Pro-life Leaders Prefer Civil Disobedience to Obamacare ‘Blood Money'
Here’s something the pro-abortion media won’t want to hear: the risks the pro-life movement will take to defend the defenseless, speak for the voiceless and stand up for the threatened.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, pro-life advocacy group Live Action hosted a news conference in front of the Washington, D.C. Planned Parenthood. The event highlighted, among other things, taxpayer funding of abortion…
All? Michelle O Ad for Davis: 'Give All Kids' Chance for Better Life
"All our kids"—well, except for the ones who won't have a chance to build a life at all, thanks to Wendy Davis' ardent support of abortion . . .
As a loyal member of the Wendy Davis email list, I just received today's fundraising message from the campaign, touting the fact that First Lady Michelle Obama has cut a radio ad for Davis. The email highlights the portion of the ad in which Mrs. Obama…
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Chuck Todd: Should Conservatives ‘Surrender In the Culture Wars?’
Last week, the Supreme Court declined to hear several Appeals Court cases on gay marriages, which resulted in bans on gay marriage being struck down in numerous states across the country. Following the Supreme Court’s decision to punt on the issue of gay marriage, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd saw this as a sign that social conservatism was declining and obnoxiously asked “is it time for…
Networks Ignore Touching Story of 'Bucket-List Baby' and Parents
ABC, CBS, and NBC punted on covering the poignant "bucket list" created by Jenna and Dan Haley for their son, Shane, who developed in his mother's womb with a major genetic defect. Shane Haley was born on Thursday morning, and died just a few hours later. The Big Three networks ignored the story on their Thursday evening and Friday morning newscasts, despite the couple gaining hundreds of…
TLC Censors Pro-Life T-Shirt Message on the Duggars Show
Pro-life activist Bryan Kemper was really looking forward to seeing his T-shirts on TLC. But he was shocked when viewing the October 2 episode of 19 Kids and Counting to see one of his pro-life shirts, but with the message "I survived Roe vs. Wade / Roe vs. Wade will not survive me" blurred out.
Media Hype! 'Internet’s First Abortion Class'
It’s a liberal media specialty: advertising abortion like it’s a good thing.
Starting next week, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) will offer a class on “Abortion: Quality Care and Public Health Implications” through Coursera, an online course platform. Targeting clinicians, health care workers, and students, the course will “contextualize abortion care within a public health…
