Anti-Abortion Crowd Blames Media, Tells Akin: Do Better PR.

[marmar]

from the Progressive:


The anti-abortion crowd, lying at the bottom of the moral heap after Todd Akin’s outrageous comments about rape, has tried to climb up in two ways. First, it’s been blaming the media, which is a favorite whipping post. And second, it’s been chiding Akin (and other anti-abortion politicians) to do better PR.

The first sentence of a press released by the National Right to Life Committee after the controversy broke consisted of a quote from the group’s president, Carol Tobias:

"The mainstream news media is once again demonstrating its eagerness to use any excuse to portray a Republican presidential ticket as out of the mainstream on abortion, while ignoring the truly extreme positions taken by the pro-abortion candidate -- this year, President Obama.”

The press release continued: “The mainstream news media is again busy ginning up stories exploring the outer parameters of the abortion-related policy positions of pro-life Republican candidates.” ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.progressive.org/anti-abortion-crowd-blames-media-tells-akin-do-better-pr

[still_one]

1. Hey carol you pea brain, requiring a woman who is raped whether through incest, or other, to carry

Term is out of The mainstream, as you are

You are a disgrace to your gender, and should stay out of people's private lives

[Iggy]

2. LOVE It when the xtian RWNJ's

protect/excuse this assclown Akin with the tired old BULLcrap:

"the media is twisting his words".

HUH? this man's words indicate he's one of the most ignorant people on the face
of the Earth. the "media" doesn't have to do anything to make this jerk look bad--
he's doing it to himself.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. I think anyone here who promotes individuals/groups affiliated w/the religious right should be PPRd.

Ive had it with these anti choice authoritarians and their enablers.

[spanone]

4. yea, i blame the media for all those republicans calling for him to quit

dumbfucks