Texas Republican fumes ‘like a child’ after colleague removes his ‘Former Fetus’ anti-choice sign
Source: Raw Story
Texas Republican fumes like a child after colleague removes his Former Fetus anti-choice sign
David Ferguson
11 Mar 2015 at 15:52 ET
Texas lawmakers traded barbs on Wednesday in response to a visit to the state Capitol in Austin by a delegation from the reproductive rights organization Planned Parenthood.
According to the Texas Tribune, state Rep. Jonathan Stickland and other Republicans embellished their office name plates with the phrase Former Fetus, intended as a jab at Planned Parenthood, who anti-choice activists view with hostility because of the range of reproductive services the nonprofit provides to women, including abortion.
In honor of their visit, I put this sign up on my office door, proclaimed Stickland in a Facebook post. Organizations that murder children are not welcome in my office.
Other lawmakers, like Republican legislator Charlie Geren, found the signs offensive. Geren took Sticklands sign down and handed it over to personnel in Sticklands office, which angered the anti-choice legislator.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/texas-republican-fumes-like-a-child-after-colleague-removes-his-former-fetus-anti-choice-sign/
uhnope
(6,419 posts)the whole upper levels of the GOP is running on tantrums
elias49
(4,259 posts)and the whole friggin TeaParty begins to bawl.
Disgraceful and embarrassing.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)paleotn
(17,956 posts)...has no problem denying children access to affordable healthcare, opening up the possibility of them dying from treatable health problems.
It's not YOUR body, you wanker, so focus your pea sized mind on you own damn family and mind your own f'ing buisness!
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)dhill926
(16,355 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)He looks like a jerk!
Texas State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (Facebook.com)
In honor of their visit, I put this sign up on my office door, proclaimed Stickland in a Facebook post. Organizations that murder children are not welcome in my office.
Other lawmakers, like Republican legislator Charlie Geren, found the signs offensive. Geren took Sticklands sign down and handed it over to personnel in Sticklands office, which angered the anti-choice legislator.
Its just been ripped down and thrown in my staffers face by Charlie Geren, fumed to the Tribune.
Geren responded that Stickland is overreacting, saying that the doctored signs are a violation of rules instituted by the State Preservation Board.
Tearing them down is hardly the deal, Geren said minutes after Stickland took to the social medium Twitter to complain. If Stickland wants to act like a child, thats fair, but I did not rip it down.
Melissa Conway, a spokeswoman for the anti-choice group Texas Right to Life, expressed disappointment that Stickland and other lawmakers were not being allowed to express their distaste for Planned Parenthood and its mission to make reproductive health care accessible to all women.
Conway told the Tribune that she is saddened by reports of intimidation to remove the signs.....
47of74
(18,470 posts)It wouldn't be very nice.
mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)world are you a human child, until you are born. After you are born you become a leech. A parasitic worm.
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)This idiot is a real winner
alterfurz
(2,474 posts)...they claim to care about you while you're in, but once you're out, you're on your own."
Owl
(3,643 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Juanita Jean!
blackspade
(10,056 posts)They don't know shit and throw tantrum when called out.
Loathsome.