Little Rock I don’t want to seem like I have a chip on my shoulder about James O’Keefe and his wannabes and their unprincipled video scams, because it’s more a mission than a grudge, and it’s not just about ACORN. His project and the efforts of his imitators on the right is the systemic defunding …
Tag: Planned Parenthood
What Do Planned Parenthood and ACORN Have in Common – Republican Attacks!
New Orleans Hey, it’s not just me that’s noticed the haters pulling out their playbook big time again on Planned Parenthood just as they did on ACORN. Here’s a thoughtful, spot on piece by Brenden Gallagher published on the merryjane.com website. I’m glad to bring truth wherever I find it, so here goes: Why …
Two New Strikes Against the Video-Scammers – Is This Tactic Finally Out?
New Orleans The anti-abortion fakers with the front organization, Center for Medical Progress, have been the right wing and Republicans’ cat’s paw for months now in their relentless attack on Planned Parenthood. Without a doubt they have cost the organization time and money, and curtailed desperately needed services in one community after another, because of …
Domestic Terrorism Requires Federal Protection of Abortion Clinics
New Orleans As horrifying as it was to read about a gunman with an assault rifle laying siege from a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, killing three including one police officer and wounding eleven, it was as unsettling to read that that the clinic, a site of daily protests from a dozen to several …
Defending Planned Parenthood Against Conspiracy
New Orleans A hastily drawn bill by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky to defund Planned Parenthood of a half-billion in government contracts was defeated by a vote of 53-46. Republicans in the House of Representatives say that they might be willing to shut down the government when the budget reconciliation comes due …