“Atheist pro-lifer”? Not an oxymoron

[MADem]

27. I don't know. I do know that a bit of vociferous argument occurred over Obama

choosing, for his inauguration ceremony, a black (church-hopping) laywoman (first ever) who was the widow of a civil rights activist who worked side-by-side with MLK and an activist in her own right to give an invocation, and a pro-gay marriage Hispanic immigrant pastor from the church he attends to give the benediction.

But is that wedge driving? Or just classic DU shit-stirring?

That was a single, solitary event and we won't see one of those for another four years. It will be hard to maintain the outrage on that score.

This little foray, though? This is plainly an "Enemy of my enemy is my friend" deal. It's like the fundies who tell crude and hate-filled Jewish jokes amongst themselves, and then profess their undying support for Israel because they think they need Jews to do their Rapture Thing. The anti-choice people are realizing that they aren't winning their argument by killing doctors, by parading around with fetus pictures, by standing in the way of women seeking services at clinics and hollering invective at them, by pointing a pastor's shaky finger at people and screaming "GAWD IS GONNA GITCHA!!!!" so they're trying this on for size.

Thing is, most of the wingnut fundies on the front lines of the anti-choice wars will have to really swallow hard to partner with this "enemy of my enemy." It's just not their schtick. It's like oil and water.

I do smell organized cash behind this thing. This is not a "grassroots" thing at all--the astroturf is still giving off that plastic stank.