Comments on: Real McCain/Palin Sign With Fetus and Flag http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:08:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: namronatsoc http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-16807 namronatsoc Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:28:19 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/#comment-16807 <p>I can understand and respect sincere, right-to-life proponents - even activists. What I neither understand nor respect, is the vulgarization of the issue by associating their views with a patriotic display of the American flag. </p> <p>In the context of recent events in the presidential campaign, the pro-life wing is painting the pro-choice defenders with an accusing anti-American brush. Now there’s a convincing argument: Pro-life means pro-American. I suppose the picture stakes out a piece of pro-American territory that Sarah Palin would find more patriotic, easier to identify, and safer to visit.</p> <p>Remember the lie about the fetal scream during an abortion? Now it’s a lie about the fetal scream, “America hater!”</p> I can understand and respect sincere, right-to-life proponents – even activists. What I neither understand nor respect, is the vulgarization of the issue by associating their views with a patriotic display of the American flag.

In the context of recent events in the presidential campaign, the pro-life wing is painting the pro-choice defenders with an accusing anti-American brush. Now there’s a convincing argument: Pro-life means pro-American. I suppose the picture stakes out a piece of pro-American territory that Sarah Palin would find more patriotic, easier to identify, and safer to visit.

Remember the lie about the fetal scream during an abortion? Now it’s a lie about the fetal scream, “America hater!”

]]> By: MrWhy http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-16804 MrWhy Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:07:52 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/#comment-16804 <p>This isn’t nearly as offensive to me as the Amazon.com Obama Halloween mask story of this morning.</p> This isn’t nearly as offensive to me as the Amazon.com Obama Halloween mask story of this morning.

]]> By: newtonusr http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-16803 newtonusr Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:55:26 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/#comment-16803 <p>Ugh.<br /> Thanks Lindsay.</p> Ugh.
Thanks Lindsay.

]]> By: Lindsay Beyerstein http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-16799 Lindsay Beyerstein Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:27:59 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/#comment-16799 <p>Thanks, ES.</p> Thanks, ES.

]]> By: Eureka Springs http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-16798 Eureka Springs Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:07:55 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/27/real-mccainpalin-sign-with-fetus-and-flag/#comment-16798 <p>Good work as always, Lindsay.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Real_McCain_Palin_Sign_With_Fetus_and_Flag_Photo" rel="nofollow">Dugg</a></strong></p> Good work as always, Lindsay.

Dugg

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