Isn’t It Ironic
I’m back from vacation. It was nice to have a blogging break for a while.
So, I’m catching up on news today, and everyone seems to be talking about the murder (Sunday, in church) of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.
I didn’t know much about Dr. Tiller before today. Predictably, however, I find that the usual right-wing pundits have been dehumanizing Dr. Tiller (for years now) or making excuses for his murder. Examples:
Billo, in 2006
More Billo
Tucker Carlson, now
I think it’s ironic in a sad way that — after a recent Department of Homeland Security memo warning of right-wing terrorism in the U.S. — we have exactly that. I doubt right-wing pundits who were critical of the memo will offer an apology or an acknowledgment that the DHS memo was a serious piece of law enforcement rather than a partisan thing.
We shouldn’t glorify terrorists, foreign or domestic. That seems pretty straightforward to me. Whether we’re talking about Bin Laden or McVeigh or whoever shot Dr. Tiller, we shouldn’t be making apologies for them.
Anyway, I’m back and looking forward to blogging about happier topics throughout the week.
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June 3rd, 2009 at 7:17 am
I find it ironic that doctors who murder hundreds or thousands of innocent children are not looked upon in the same light as people committing genocide or terrorism.
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:59 pm
This doctor was saving women’s lives. Late term abortions are not performed as a form of birth control, but because the health of the mother is at risk.