[Vision2020] Palin Candidacy Helps Planned ParenthoodFundraising

[Bill London]

G. Crabtree:
I have enjoyed your straightforward conservative commentary on V2020.  You have provided a realistic and honest counterpoint.
However, I have noticed recently that you have also adopted many of the venomous and irrational rantings too common with the right.
A great example is your use of the phrase "killing of children" in a description of Planned Parenthood.  Even you must realize that is not only inaccurate but vicious slander.
Planned Parenthood does offer abortion as an option in pregnancy counseling, but really they focus on family planning and testing for sexually transmitted diseases (as in prevention).  A first trimester fetus is not a child.  And a woman's decision in the face or rape, incest, or just poverty, should not be your concern.  A true conservative would not want to give the government that kind of power.
BL

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: g. crabtree 
  To: keely emerinemix ; Jeff Harkins ; Tom Hansen 
  Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 1:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palin Candidacy Helps Planned ParenthoodFundraising


  I don't know what Jeff's thoughts on this might be but, objectively, if sending money to support the killing of children to express your displeasure with a vice presidential candidate isn't unethical you probably never had much to begin with.

  g
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: keely emerinemix 
    To: Jeff Harkins ; Tom Hansen 
    Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
    Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:00 PM
    Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palin Candidacy Helps Planned Parenthood Fundraising


    "Tasteless" and "tawdry" are your opinions and are thus subjective.  Tell me -- objectively -- why this is unethical.

    Keely
    http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/


    > Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:36:03 -0700
    > To: thansen at moscow.com
    > From: jeffh at moscow.com
    > CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
    > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palin Candidacy Helps Planned Parenthood Fundraising
    > 
    > A tasteless and unethical action.
    > 
    > Typical taudry behavior from the left.
    > 
    > At 05:57 AM 10/1/2008, you wrote:
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    > > >From today's (October 1, 2008) Spokesman Review -
    > >
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    > >
    > >Palin candidacy helps Planned Parenthood fundraising
    > >Donations made in her name surpass $800,000
    > >
    > >WASHINGTON ­ Planned Parenthood loves Sarah Palin.
    > >
    > >Not for her stance on abortion ­ she's strongly opposed ­ but because her
    > >presence on the Republican ticket is helping the group raise money.
    > >
    > >An e-mail urging people to donate to Planned Parenthood Federation of
    > >America "in honor of Sarah Palin" has generated more than 31,000 donations
    > >totaling $802,678 as of Saturday, the group said.
    > >
    > >The e-mail, which has been promoted on some liberal blogs for weeks, asks
    > >people who are unhappy with John McCain's running mate to donate to
    > >Planned Parenthood. Donors are asked to list the address of the McCain
    > >campaign headquarters or the Alaska governor's office, which receive a
    > >card recognizing any donation made in Palin's name.
    > >
    > >Calls to the McCain-Palin campaign went unreturned.
    > >
    > >A spokesman from Planned Parenthood said the group wasn't the source of
    > >the original e-mail.
    > >
    > >The spokesman forwarded an entry from the Huffington Post blog in which
    > >Los Angeles Times columnist and radio host Patt Morrison took credit for
    > >the idea.
    > >
    > >Morrison said she started a campaign in 2001 to protest newly elected
    > >President Bush's opposition to abortion and raised more than $1 million in
    > >his name. In her recent blog entry, Morrison said she was delighted that
    > >her idea had been revived for Palin, who opposes abortion even in cases of
    > >rape and incest.
    > >
    > >Jim Roderick, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of North Texas, said
    > >the spike in donations "speaks to the tenor of some people's concern about
    > >our issues," which include not just abortion but emergency contraception,
    > >family planning and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
    > >
    > >Such issues are especially important in Texas, Roderick said, because the
    > >state has the highest rate of first-time and second-time teen pregnancies
    > >in the U.S.
    > >
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    > >
    > >Seeya round town, Moscow.
    > >
    > >Tom Hansen
    > >Moscow, Idaho
    > >
    > >"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
    > >students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
    > >
    > >- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
    > >
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