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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:06 AM Original message |
Rick Santorum authorized a ‘partial birth abortion’ for his wife. |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. PIE-YOW!! |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. Wait a second |
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janet118 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. The story according to Joe Klein |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. That's how it works for the anti-choice crowd. When they need one it's not a "real" abortion. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. +1,000 |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. Same with drug convictions. When they do it..... It's "youthful indiscretion." |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
3. Well, if the fundies see it this way |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm having trouble with the veracity of the original article. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. No it is all quite true. No satire. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It is certainly at least PART satire. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. That was my reaction, too. The ending made me doubt the whole thing. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Try WaPo 2005 |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #21 |
36. To be fair - from thhe Washington Post article , this is the procedure |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. That is because he is a fucking liar. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #38 |
64. Exactly right. He would let a woman die rather than have a late-term. |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
47. Not only is it satire, the original author now has posts up explaining satire |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Indeed he took it home. Here is more. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:02 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I don't see what's so strange about this. People have different ways of grieving. n/t |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. He wants to make his religion part of government. So that makes it disturbing. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Your journal makes it appear that you think their grieving is shocking. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
30. "they spent several hours kissing and cuddling Gabriel with his three siblings..." |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Nowhere does it say that these three children were "required" |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. I hope you never have to deal with the death of a child. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. I'm sure it does -- which is why I'm not criticizing these parents. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. you know what? I totally misread your post. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. No problem -- thanks for clarifying. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. Uhh...I hate to tell ya, but... |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 02:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. And one more thing. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
56. I don't have any problem with the name |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. uhh...I hate to tell ya, but.... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
58. Warren, the 20-week-old fetus had one foot in the grave |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You do understand that Santorum would deny everyone else |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. I understand perfectly |
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xphile (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
54. Isn't taking one dead fetus home enough? And plenty disgusting in its own right. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. Read the last sentence. Doesn't that sound like a joke to you? |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. the original author of the blog now has a post up explaining satire. |
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iamtechus (868 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
14. Thanks, thanks a lot. |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
18. There are many reasons to ridicule Santorum. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. So you are ok with his narcissistic hypocrisy? |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. No, not OK with it at all but I won't ridicule how he dealt with his grief. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
43. It is not clear that the claim of the OP is correct. And the article at the link has a lot of |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. He took the fetus home. The rest is complete satire, including the quotes. nt |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
23. I hate to say it, but my wife says this isn't totally unusual. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 07:04 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Okay, read the second story first...I just read the abortion story. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. And taking it home to meet its siblings? |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. No, she said that is part of the process. |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
44. I pray you are never in this situation. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I never will be in this situation |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Why? |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #52 |
63. My knee-jerk reaction was also to think "This is SICK!" |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. The very young children had to kiss him for hours. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. How do you know they "had to kiss him for hours?" |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Santorum wrote about it in his book |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
25. If only he'd authorized one for himself too... |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. Santorum will be on the lips of all Republican voters. I heard Sarah Palin has Santorum in her eye |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:11 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I hear they make drops for that now... |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
28. Based on story at link, this is the dead baby that they brought home - |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
55. FYI, it's "one and the same", not "one in the same" |
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economistman (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
34. I saw this too, so sick of these fucking double standards |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
37. did he then have the Dr. arrested? |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
41. Not a fan of Santorum but I think this is inaccurate. |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
48. Unrec for failure to recognize satire. Clearly marked satire, at that. |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
60. Well, now, this HYPOCRITE with double standards should have DAVID VITTER as his |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
62. 'authorized'? Is she his property? |
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