Colorado Activists ‘Name Names’ of Republicans Who Stoke Clinic Violence

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Source: rhrealitycheck.org







Colorado Activists ‘Name Names’ of Republicans Who Stoke Clinic Violence


by Jason Salzman

December 1, 2015 - 5:43 pm




Saying it’s “time to name names,” local pro-choice activists spotlighted inflammatory anti-choice rhetoric by specific Colorado politicians. (Mike Coffman for Congress / YouTube)



At a gathering of reporters at the Colorado State Capitol Tuesday, Amy Runyon-Harms, director of ProgressNow Colorado, said: “It’s time to name names. It’s time to call out and stop this dangerous campaign of lies from right-wing politicians before more lives are lost.”

Runyon-Harms asked three Colorado politicians to apologize for their “extreme” anti-Planned Parenthood rhetoric, which, she said, played a role in inciting a man to kill three people Friday at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs.

“It must stop, and stop now,” Runyon-Harms said. “We call on right-wing politicians across the state and nation to stop their false attacks on Planned Parenthood, and apologize for lies that are directly contributing to politically motivated violence in America today.”

The three elected officials, all Republicans, spotlighted at Tuesday’s news conference were U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt (R-Colorado Springs), and state Sen. Tim Neville, who represents a West Denver suburb and is running for U.S. Senate.



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Alan Franklin ‏@alanfranklin 33m33 minutes ago

Runyon-Harms cites numerous extreme quotes from Colorado GOP lawmakers against #PlannedParenthood. #copolitics


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[riversedge]

1. Here are some of the vile comments.....

............Supporters standing on the steps behind Runyon-Harms and other speakers held signs containing recent quotes from each of the three lawmakers, showing the type of rhetoric organizers of the news conference say leads to violence.

One sign contained a quote by Coffman, in which he stated that abortion practices at Planned Parenthood “fly in the face of human decency.”

On another sign, Klingenschmitt was quoted as saying, “Planned Parenthood … I think they’re also filled with the demonic spirit of murder.”

“Some of the most disgusting videos of Planned Parenthood cutting to pieces and selling unborn baby parts were filmed right here in Denver, Colorado,” was written on another sign, quoting a Neville fundraising letter.............



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[tom_kelly]

2. Hope this is just the beginning n/t

[patsimp]

3. Agreed

[phantom power]

4. Hey, it's "just for information"

[Qutzupalotl]

5. I'm half tempted to suggest

they post their home addresses.

I don't mean it, but some people need to be on the receiving end of the kind of fear they've been creating.

[Grassy Knoll]

6. Fox News "Watters World" Ambush Freak.....

Will be right on this, I can feel it.

[Paladin]

7. I'd love to see some electoral damage done to those 3 pigs.

In a purple state like Colorado, it would have some impact.

[maxsolomon]

8. Sen. Cruz will point to this as "Vicious Left wing Rhetoric".

how DARE they push back? why can't they just be quiet while they're being terrorized?

[mdbl]

9. As Mike Malloy says:

"Have I said tonight how much I hate these people?"

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Brave woman. Now I fear for her safety.