10 Most Stunning Right-Wing Reactions To The Planned Parenthood Shootings
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10. deny the Planned Parenthood shootings were taking place.
Almost as soon as the Planned Parenthood shooting began, the pro-gun, anti-choice propagandists had boots on the ground to deny the events unfolding had anything to do with right-wing “Christian” terrorists. Their troll armies swiftly took to Twitter, Facebook and all the comment threads to circulate rumors about a “witness” who called in to inform MSNBC that the shooting started at Chase Bank, not at Planned Parenthood. These rumors grew pervasive enough to cast doubt in the hearts of many of my fellow liberals, dozens of whom contacted me about my Friday report on the Planned Parenthood shootings to express their concerns. Yet not a single link to the MSNBC report was provided. Nor does anyone mention which MSNBC news anchor received the call or what time the call took place. The International Business Times, The Right Scoop, Fox News, and Hot Air reported on this phone call, but proved similarly devoid of specifics.
9. Blame Planned Parenthood for the shootings.
While armies of right-wing trolls got busy spreading their bank-robbery-gone-wrong theory, Think Progress reports Rep. Adam Kinziger (R-makes-me-Ill.) went on CNN to indulge in a little victim-blaming. Referring to those bogus and roundly debunked videos, Kinziger declares Planned Parenthood patients and staff deserve what they get because of all that fetal tissue they’re (not) selling. He also insists that Planned Parenthood supporters are “premature” in assuming the “gunman” is a right-wing, anti-choice terrorist. There’s just one problem with that line of logic: Police officers, at least one of whom was a devout Christian as Kinziger claims to be, got shot and killed, too. Here’s the video.
8. Celebrate and cheer the terrorist on.
Meanwhile, legions of conservatives took grisly pleasure in the Planned Parenthood shootings. Peacock Panache reports the Internet abounds with celebratory comments and tweets. Some even refer to the then-unidentified murderer as a “hero.”
7. Indulge in some nasty slut-shaming.
Never ones to miss out on an opportunity to bash on women, these right-wing misogynists believe that women who have abortions deserve to die. Never mind that Planned Parenthood clinics provide a wide range of health services for women, and that only three percent of these healthcare services consist of abortions. As Patheos points out, these men can accept a little “collateral damage” for what they consider to be a greater good: Shaming what they see as “slutty” women who dare to have non-procreative sex.
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