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MADem

(135,425 posts)
9. Something smells "off" to me.
Thu Jan 24, 2013, 05:20 PM
Jan 2013

Her entire "effort" (and it smells like a great deal of effort, too) seems designed to sell an anti-Roe v. Wade attitude to the "kids." See, she's cute, and cool, and an ATHEIST--surely the young hipsters will be swayed, n'est pas?

Reminds me of how Peter Griffin on the Family Guy dressed up as Lando Griffin, cool teenager, and went to high school with his own kids to convince the youth of Quahog to not "do toad," the new and hip drug that was going around.

If "science" tells little Kelsey that the unborn are "human beings" then surely they don't need to be grown for nine months, do they?

See here: http://m.npr.org/news/Health/145642200


Annnnnnnnnd...here she is, authoring a contribution to the "Anti-Obama Blog:"

http://antiobamablog.com/author/bill-saunders-and-kelsey-hazzard/

No agenda there, eh? That is a pretty ugly place on the web, IMO....

I'd love to find out who funds that "Secular Pro-Life" outfit. They have a very sophisticated web site and their focus IS women under 24--and they repeat the "science says" argument, when science says no such thing. They also have a "Hey guys" Facebook page, that's all cool and hip and current.

This isn't one girl with an opinion. This is a highly coordinated effort.

This smells to me like the flip side of the Doctor Shooting Crew.

The "Friendly Atheists" have noticed and have called them on their Faux Science claims: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/08/25/secular-pro-life-group-responds-to-criticism/


I have pretty good Bullshit Radar. Mine is pinging a mile a minute with this crew.

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This should come as no surprise. cbayer Jan 2013 #1
They received some interesting reactions. rug Jan 2013 #3
No true scotsman! cbayer Jan 2013 #5
She doesn't understand the science of reproduction, apparently. MADem Jan 2013 #2
There's no willing womb involved in a pregnancy that's the result of rape. rug Jan 2013 #4
It doesn't matter what the reason for the pregnancy is. If the woman does not want to be pregnant, MADem Jan 2013 #7
Then your analogy fails. rug Jan 2013 #8
What analogy? I'm am pro-choice, plain and simple. It's not your business and it's not mine. MADem Jan 2013 #10
Your analogy about reproduction. rug Jan 2013 #11
It's about an "atheist pro-lifer" who claims that a clump of cells is a human being because MADem Jan 2013 #20
This is interesting. rug Jan 2013 #23
When the clump of cells forms a body and brain and can live outside a host. MADem Jan 2013 #24
I noticed you called this classic wedge-driving below. rug Jan 2013 #25
I don't know. I do know that a bit of vociferous argument occurred over Obama MADem Jan 2013 #27
That was not a one-time thing if you've been following along. rug Jan 2013 #31
Because I have google. This woman is very suddenly everywhere. nt MADem Jan 2013 #34
There is no reproduction without gestation nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #29
Why is that? cbayer Jan 2013 #6
Something smells "off" to me. MADem Jan 2013 #9
Oh, she definitely has an agenda. cbayer Jan 2013 #13
She wouldn't be the first atheist who is anti-Obama. rug Jan 2013 #16
Of course. Probably the worst political pro-lifer in history was atheist Ceaucescu. Nevertheless, LeftishBrit Jan 2013 #12
shouldn't that be atheist anti-choicer? n/t 2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #14
If they're advocating repeal as well, yes. rug Jan 2013 #15
Where does it say that lack of belief in gods requires support for abortion? mr blur Jan 2013 #17
It doesn't. Why you can even be a misogynist xenophobe as well. rug Jan 2013 #18
Nowhere, but she is meeting some pretty heated resistance from some within the cbayer Jan 2013 #19
This is CLASSIC wedge-driving. She wants to appeal to "jaded youth" who adapt a sarcastic, MADem Jan 2013 #21
You could be right and time will most likely tell. cbayer Jan 2013 #32
I'd settle for a world okasha Jan 2013 #22
If the fundies in Congress wouldn't make it difficult and expensive for women MADem Jan 2013 #26
A moment of Devil's advocacy: napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #28
If current trends continue tama Jan 2013 #30
Man, I should have gone Amish. Its all about the beards. nt napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #43
I can't for the life of me figure out how you see a pro-life agenda cbayer Jan 2013 #33
Its honestly more of a hypothetical question. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #36
Good points, but I doubt you mean to suggest that abortion be outlawed cbayer Jan 2013 #38
abortion should not be outlawed. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #40
Well, it's an interesting question. cbayer Jan 2013 #41
Yeah, good question. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #42
I saw an interesting documentary on the religious beliefs of African American slaves. cbayer Jan 2013 #44
Hey, nice little boat GIF. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #45
I think self determination is a great term. cbayer Jan 2013 #46
Ever since I knew of the Log Cabin Republicans, nothing surprises me anymore. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #35
The correct response is 'So?' uriel1972 Jan 2013 #37
But...but...but... IT"S AN ATHEIST THAT THINKS THAT WAY!!!!!!!!!!! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #39
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