Gothelittle Rose ([info]gothelittle) wrote,
@ 2008-09-05 14:35:00
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http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=239040

Spokeswoman Lila Rose had posted videos proving that a caller offered donations to Planned Parenthood on the basis of using the money to abort black babies; and that the organization accepted the offer, in some cases "gleefully." But YouTube, according to a report from LifeNews.com, has blocked four videos over the past two months, labeling them as "inappropriate content."

User comment: "Youtube can censor what they want. One News Now does the same thing. For instance, I know this comment won't be posted here!"

http://www.newsmax.com/limbaugh/liberals_sarah_palin/2008/09/05/128061.html

For the past three decades, these guardians of the sacred codes of political correctness have been lecturing us about the patronizing treatment of women, telling us that any whiff of disparaging or discriminatory innuendo is evidence of full-blown sexism and actionable in the court of public opinion.

Yet, when Sarah Palin comes along and injects her pretty conservative countenance into the public square, she and her family are immediately fair game for the liberal talking class.

They can violate every last one of their strictures against sexism with liberal fraternal impunity. It's so striking that a casual observer, unaware of the liberal penchant for double standards and an absence of self-reflection, might think he were witnessing satire. Surely, liberals wouldn't openly embarrass themselves with such contradictory behavior.

But sadly, they are dead serious, and their mission is to destroy Sarah Palin, whom they recognize as a threat to their grandiose plans for the coming political order under Barack Obama.


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[info]madfedor
2008-09-05 11:57 pm UTC (link)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/235/story/308723.html

They also criticized The Advocate, a right-to-life student magazine at the University of California-Los Angeles, for trying to discredit Planned Parenthood employees in seven states in a series of tape-recorded phone calls last summer.

[...]

On the recording provided by The Advocate, an actor portraying a donor said he wanted his money used to eliminate black unborn children because "the less black kids out there the better."

[...]

Kersey laughed nervously and said: "Understandable, understandable. ... Excuse my hesitation, this is the first time I've had a donor call and make this kind of request, so I'm excited and want to make sure I don't leave anything out."

[...]

"A fundraising employee violated the organization's principles and practices when she appeared to be willing to accept a racially motivated donation," said [Planned Parenthood] CEO Rebecca Poedy in a written statement. "We apologize for the manner in which this offensive call was handled. We take full responsibility for the actions of the fundraising staff member who created the impression that racism of any form would be tolerated at Planned Parenthood. ..."

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Isolated incident?
[info]gothelittle
2008-09-06 12:04 am UTC (link)
Last part:

The Advocate is waiting for responses from Idaho and Ohio before releasing recordings from Planned Parenthood organizations in several other states, she said. In the meantime, the magazine is calling for UCLA to cut its ties with Planned Parenthood.

It is legal in Idaho for someone who makes a phone call to secretly tape it.

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Re: Isolated incident?
[info]madfedor
2008-09-06 12:17 am UTC (link)
Defense attorneys call it entrapment, and police officers and their commanders can lose their jobs over it. Also, I agree that the part you quoted is pertinent, but I do try to not fill up the LJ threads of my friends. ;-)

What is worse here? That a closet racist is capable of finding employment with Planned Parenthood, or that a bunch of teenagers (using that loosely) can make crank calls on the college's dime and use deception in the hope of catching someone off balance?

If the employee in the article was indeed a racist, then I have no doubt PP would have fired her. That they didn't tells me that they are not going to blame her for being flustered. In the meantime, she is being slandered by youngsters making assumptions on no evidence but what they manufactured.

I ask sincerely: are you condoning what those kids are doing?

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Re: Isolated incident?
[info]gothelittle
2008-09-06 01:17 am UTC (link)
Well, yes, actually. The isn't the only instance... Kersey's response was just the most eager. I saw this story when it first broke and read several of the other transcripts while they were all still readily available. If they were jumping on the single person who apparently was willing to accept it and tainting an entire organization for her response alone? Yeah, I wouldn't be in favor of that. But several cases in multiple states? When does 'anecdote' become 'data'?

The person who masterminded this also visited several Planned Parenthood clinics with a recording device and claimed clearly to be a pregnant 15-year-old with a 23-year-old boyfriend. Over and over again, they refused to list the information and took no action, even though they're technically required by law to report sexual abuse of a minor.

I do believe that in this country, not yet a socialist nation, if the government will not investigate charges of misconduct then a citizen surely should be allowed to take legal actions to learn and disseminate their own information, especially when it's backed up with hard evidence rather than vague rumor. I feel the same way whether somebody is discovering racism in abortion clinics, refusal of life-saving services in religious hospitals, or just breaking the law on consumer returns of non-perishable goods.

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