View Full Version : Racist Planned Parenthood - Where are the Liberals
Brooks
04-24-2008, 08:37 AM
Nowadays when Sharpton marches because Imus for says "hos" and criticizing Obama is "playing the race card", where oh where is the left on this one?
If there were this much of a smoking gun pertaining to unfair housing practices this story would be huge.
This is way beyond that.
The fact that this isn't getting more coverage certainly belies the whole right-wing-media theory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwif0VMW3c4&feature=related
Foolsworth
04-24-2008, 08:48 AM
Nowadays when Sharpton marches because Imus for says "hos" and criticizing Obama is "playing the race card", where oh where is the left on this one?
If there were this much of a smoking gun pertaining to unfair housing practices this story would be huge.
This is way beyond that.
The fact that this isn't getting more coverage certainly belies the whole right-wing-media theory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwif0VMW3c4&feature=related
Also No one is questioning Obama's Marching at - The Million Man March -
which was a Farrakhan event.
DarkFantasy96
04-24-2008, 08:49 AM
This is unsurprising.
Brooks
04-24-2008, 01:21 PM
And here's one where a PP worker told a 15 year old to simply lie about her age to get an abortion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0s4UdySLkg&feature=related
Napsterbater
04-24-2008, 01:52 PM
OK. I don't feel like turning this into a multi-page argument, so I'm just going to put my thoughts here once.
Now, perhaps some people's motives here aren't exactly pure when they're giving money to fund minority abortions. But minorities do need access to Planned Parenthood resources including abortions. Having them being subsidized by neo-Nazi types strikes me as interesting, but not particularly objectionable. I mean, it's not like PP is going to start going door to door to abort black kids. I suppose if you really felt like each aborted fetus was a baby, one could get appalled at this. As to the amiable attitude of the donation takers on the phone, well, I suppose they have to deal with that quite often, and they've come to the realization that a donation is a donation, and they're doing good for communities irregardless. I can see if you looked at PP as a disgusting, abominable organization because they use the dreaded abortions and contraceptives you'd feel this way.
All in all, this feels like more of a back-door attack on abortion than anything. Looking at the YouTube video links on the side, I see one prominently displayed for Fox News coverage of it, so we'll get the media circus you want soon enough, Brooks.
mikezila
04-24-2008, 01:55 PM
OK. I don't feel like turning this into a multi-page argument, so I'm just going to put my thoughts here once.
Now, perhaps some people's motives here aren't exactly pure when they're giving money to fund minority abortions. But minorities do need access to Planned Parenthood resources including abortions. Having them being subsidized by neo-Nazi types strikes me as interesting, but not particularly objectionable. I mean, it's not like PP is going to start going door to door to abort black kids. I suppose if you really felt like each aborted fetus was a baby, one could get appalled at this. As to the amiable attitude of the donation takers on the phone, well, I suppose they have to deal with that quite often, and they've come to the realization that a donation is a donation, and they're doing good for communities irregardless. I can see if you looked at PP as a disgusting, abominable organization because they use the dreaded abortions and contraceptives you'd feel this way.
All in all, this feels like more of a back-door attack on abortion than anything. Looking at the YouTube video links on the side, I see one prominently displayed for Fox News coverage of it, so we'll get the media circus you want soon enough, Brooks.
O'Reiley ran this story awhile ago, it's on it's second time around.
CarbonBasedLife
04-24-2008, 02:07 PM
PP can't bite the hand that feeds them.
Brooks
04-24-2008, 04:39 PM
1. But minorities do need access to Planned Parenthood resources including abortions. Having them being subsidized by neo-Nazi types strikes me as interesting, but not particularly objectionable.
2. All in all, this feels like more of a back-door attack on abortion than anything.
1. I respect that you feel that way but the media is being inconsistent in its lack of interest.
Look what happens when a candidate reveals that they are accepting unsavorily earned money. They have to have a press conference announcing that they are returning the money. Even though the money itself isn't evil and it's not going to be used for evil purposes, it has to be returned.
That's exactly what's going on here, but the "right-wing" media seems very uninterested when it's PP.
And the phone conversation with the 15 year old girl doesn't bother you?
2. It's a front door attack on the media the left wing lawmakers, actually.
In fact, the only person to bring this up as an abortion issue is you.
Karankawa
04-24-2008, 06:12 PM
You guys that are shocked are very naive. Stuff like this has been going on for a long time. Different racial groups have different needs, and charities do what they can to put out fires.
Did you know that the state of Texas pays more if you foster a black baby than a white one? It is probably the case in almost every state.
This is a non-story because it has been happening on a variety of levels.
Brooks
04-25-2008, 07:27 AM
Did you know that the state of Texas pays more if you foster a black baby than a white one? It is probably the case in almost every state.
Minorities often get enhanced treatment. If more money is given to a foster family for help a black child no one is being harmed and no one's motives or associations are questionable.
CarbonBasedLife
04-25-2008, 07:54 AM
It's just a sad situation...most families looking to adopt are white and they generally look for white babies. It's affirmative action for adoption; I don't like their solution but I don't like the problem, either.
Brooks
04-25-2008, 08:02 AM
I've always wondered why there is such a difference in the availability of babies by race. Probably something for another thread.
On a lighter note, I really like the frustrated resignation of your phrase:
"I don't like their solution but I don't like the problem, either."
You can apply it to so many things.