Comments on: Kirsten Powers…

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:07:07 +0000

Set aside your feelings about abortion; the Gosnell story is really a WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUE, a popular theme during the last presidential campaign. If you read a transcript of the trial, or Kirsten’s full post, you learn of many of the dangerous practices allowed in the clinic, rusty instruments, unsanitary conditions, and unclean equipment that spread venereal diseases.
There are records of the many government agencies who inspected the clinic and did nothing, hospitals which did not report the botched cases that came to them when they are required by law to do so, a former employee writing to someone in authority about the dangerous practices, and being ignored. I find it especially disturbing the the National Abortion Federation checked the clinic out and because the conditions were so poor, would not accredit it, yet DID NOTHING to have the clinic closed down TO PROTECT WOMEN’S HEALTH.
Besides the doctor and staff, all of these entities share some blame for the continued deaths, injuries, and diseases WOMEN SUFFERED as a result of the clinic’s practices.
And none of the major networks or media outlets report it with the outrage it deserves… Isn’t part of their job to inform people so they become more aware of the dangers out there? I only heard about this story on one cable news show and Kirsten’s reporting. Only they ‘got it’.
So, does the behavior of the governmental agencies, hospitals with doctors who’ve taken the oath ‘to do no wrong’ but turn a blind eye to others who do, the NAF, and media outlets show that they really care about women’s health?
Obviously not.
If you haven’t heard more about this story before, it’s time to check out sources you may have ignored in the past.

By: gracepmc

gracepmc — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:32:04 +0000

I agree that KP is most likely comfortably a Democrat but she appears to have a solid feel for right and wrong and she is not afraid to speak up. And she lacks shrillness. I find her admirable in many ways.
Another bit of good news. I’ve heard Sharyl Attkisson (sp?) and CBS are parting ways. If this is true I hope she lands somewhere good where she can do what she does best. Honest, persistent, investigative reporting.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:51:23 +0000

So glad Powers iswilling to call out the MSM on occasion, which in a small way makes up for all of the Scarborough-type squishes on other channels.

The MSM doesn’t cover this because it would be assisting the pro-life side in making their case, and winning the debate is more important than some random clumps of cells and their no-name birth vessels (sorry, can’t call them mothers when they’re aborting/killing babies who survive outside of the womb). If you watched any of the 2012 DNC – a full-throated abortionpalooza – then you know that there is nothing that would convince these people that what they’re supporting could be wrong.

By: DirtyJobsGuy

DirtyJobsGuy — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:30:10 +0000

Kirsten Power’s husband is an Egyptian Copt (I believe he is a Physician here in the US). So her in-laws are at great danger in Egypt. This I think is slowly opening her eyes to the dangerous nature of the left’s thinking. A slow change, but there is nothing like watching loved ones under attack to make it happen.

By: parker

parker — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:58:07 +0000

“After all, everyone knows best. And if everyone doesn’t say it is so, then it isn’t so…”

Until the bullet meets the bone. This is what ‘everyone’ knows not. They will keep pushing and be utterly surprised when push pushes up against up the wall of push back.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:38:09 +0000

People will do whatever they are told to do. That has never changed. Power is designed to make it easy for those who lack the will to decide for themselves. They merely have to obey the orders they are given by society.

After all, everyone knows best. And if everyone doesn’t say it is so, then it isn’t so…

By: Martel

Martel — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:16:53 +0000

@ DonCarlos: I know, I know. Fantasy world. It would require damn near every GOP member to be on board, and they’re more concerned with playing the game than WINNING.

It would also help for a “Republican Consultant” who works for the stations in question to do it. On one hand, they’d get fired. On the other hand, they’d become celebrities overnight.

There’s a balance in there somewhere. Sununu made Soledad exceptionally uncomfortable, but somehow he got invited back a few times.

The way I see it, what have we got to lose. The way they see it, all risk no reward.

By: brooklyn boy

brooklyn boy — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:53:48 +0000

I have corresponded with her – she is a very classy woman. I hate when O’Reilly calls her “Powers”.

By: n.n

n.n — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:31:47 +0000

As for Powers, there is no singular liberal. Just as conservatives are classical liberals, today’s liberal is tomorrow’s conservative. That Powers demonstrates integrity indicates that she is a liberal without progressive (i.e. changing) standards. She has reached a threshold, escaped her juvenile years, and has not been overwhelmed by corruption. She has matured and become that dreaded class of citizen: conservative.

By: n.n

n.n — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:24:06 +0000

Progressive (i.e. monotonic change) activism is designed to overcome latent resistance through semi-peaceful action in a democracy or representative republic. A revolution (e.g. slaughterhouse) will prematurely expose the consequences of their “good” intentions, which will cause decent men and women to reconsider their support or tolerance for a behavior.

This, incidentally, is why they restrict their marriage activism to homosexual marriage, thereby violating equal protection and rights, and do not support universal rights to marriage. They know that acceptance to unpopular change can be realized through bribery (e.g. redistributive change), extortion (e.g. hate crimes), coercion (e.g. CRA), and progressive degradation (i.e. persistence).

Forward… to dysfunctional convergence.