By Ross Balano, Midwest Voices 2008
With the murder of Dr. Tiller there will now be a full scale assault on pro-life advocates. I urge you not to be taken in by the mainstream media on this.
Almost all of us who profess to be pro-life would never have advocated the murder of Dr. Tiller. Murder is murder and is wrong whether you are killing millions of unborn children of someone like Dr. Tiller.
Now there will be a full scale effort to blame this murder on the entire pro-life movement instead of on the one person responsible. That one person should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. That one person; not the entire pro-life movement.
There has already been an announcement that President Obama, the most pro-abortion president in our history, has ordered more security to be provided for abortion clinics. This should not result in peaceful protests being dispersed but I am afraid that will be the result.
The political left will use this murder as an excuse to try to damage or eliminate the pro-life movement. At the very least they will use it to slow the momentum of the movement.
If I thought like a liberal, and thank God I don’t, I might think this was all the product of some pro-abortion conspiracy designed to counter the recent polling that showed 51% now claiming to be pro-life.
Before we name a holiday in honor of Dr. Tiller let’s get a few facts straight.
This was not your ordinary abortion provider. This was the worst that the industry had to offer. This was a man who performed late term abortions. He performed abortions on babies that were viable outside the womb. He allowed babies born alive, the product of an unsuccessful abortion, to die. Do not be fooled by stories depicting Tiller as a “woman’s health care provider.” He was one of the few doctors in the entire country to perform late term abortions. That’s right; even the vast majority of abortion doctors refuse to perform these forgoing the large revenues that could be generated. Does that tell you anything?
Even with all the evil that I and millions like me believe was caused by Dr. Tiller; we would never, never, ever have advocated his assassination. Do not be sucked in by the media and do not be tempted to blame all of us who peacefully oppose abortion.
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As usual, the left is going
As usual, the left is going off the deep end. There is no one responsible for the murder of Dr. Tiller except for the shooter.
Wasn't it the left who told everyone that you can't blame music, video games or Hollywood movies for the violence young people commit? Did anyone blame Al Gore or the environmentalists when the Unibomber was blowing things up, or gas-guzzling SUV dealerships were being torched, or trees being spiked so whoever tried to cut them down could be hurt or killed? It's called personal responsibility.
executions?
sonofrogue said: "By the definition of the term, pro life folks do not condone murder. (Now before the usual suspects again start to rant, executions of murderers, rapists, etc. does not qualitfy as the same as taking the life of an innocent child)."
But haven't you been saying for years that Tiller was a murderer? And wasn't he just executed on Sunday? So in other words you're ok with that?
Artwill -
Good response! Spelling is everything, even when you've got nothing to say.
twas_was was wrong as usual
twas_was: I regret to inform you that standard dictionaries indicate that the correct word is "spell check" or "spell-check" not as you misused it as "spellcheck." The latter might be used with a .com or .net on a URL, but it is not correct English. I hope that this will help improve your language skills and lead to clearer and more rational thought. I fear that poor language skills often reflect cognitive misunderstanding, moral confusion, and surliness on the part of their abuser.
An issue as important as this - and Interface wants
to spellcheck.
If you've got nothing to say - STFU!
Whatzamadder, GrinchForPrez
Gotcha cal'ed fur you're badd languyage. Sury yu're madde. Wee simpazise, & kno Inter-Faith is sheet fur braines.
you'r Brudder and Mudder
In no way, shape or form can
In no way, shape or form can anyone justify, make excuses for or condone what this man did yesterday morning. He murdered another human being over political beliefs. That is the absolute polar opposite of everything this country is supposed to stand for.
Do I believe i abortion, no.
But in no way can anyone say that he had it coming, or he deserved it or this psychopath was on the right track.
Just as wrong is to broadbrush paint all people who are against abortion as being accomplices.
I believe there are sometimes when an abortion is probably better than the life that child may lead if carried to term. I believe there may actually be a situation where a pregancy can endanger the mother's life to the point that full term would mean dead mother and baby.
But I do not believe, just as there is never a reason to murder another person in cold blood, that an abortion of a 21+ week old baby that is viable outside the womb is ever warranted.
What happened yesterday was disgusting and a travesty. I hope Mr. Roeder enjoys prison and perhaps the death penalty.
no kidding, Ignorace
It's pretty easy to get the grammar and spelling correct when you post very short insults. It's not that hard to spell 'slime', now is it? How about 'ad hominem'?
I would have thought you would have gotten bored already spell-checking posts when you could use whatever brain cells you have remaining to discover how wrong you actually are on just about every major issue. You'd then be welcome in our big tent of conservatism, realize global warming is the biggest lie of our generation and reject the deficit spending that will doom us all, even those who don't think it will impact them.
Drop a line when you do ...
--> Global warming is the new eugenics <--
for the love of god, man, it's "you're," not "your"
Contraction of "you are." "Your" is a possessive of "you."
Jeez.
Hendriks was right..your just as guilty
Mike Hendricks was right and your a good example of why. Haters like you who keep using inflammatory language will inspire the marginal losers among you to acts of irresponsible violence.