The left continues their attack on Santorum's dead child
By Taskr36
@Taskr36 (13963)
United States
January 11, 2012 2:52pm CST
I had truly thought that after Alan Colmes mocked Rick Santorum's dead child that it wouldn't happen again. I figured, as scummy as the left is with their willingness to attack children, most will still draw the line at a dead child. I was wrong.
On MSNBC (I know, no surprise there), Eugene Robinson continued the attack on Rick Santorum.
“He’s not a little weird, it’s that he’s really weird,” Robinson said of Santorum. “And some of his positions he’s taken are just so weird, um, that I think that some Republicans are gonna be off-put. Um, not everybody is going to, going to be down, for example, with the story of how he and his wife handled the, the, the stillborn ah, ah, child, ah, um, whose body they took home to, to kind of sleep with it, introduce to the rest of the family. It’s a very weird story.”
http://bigjournalism.com/jjmnolte/2012/01/05/nbc-news-contributor-eugene-robinson-mocks-rick-santorum-over-dead-child/
Isn't it funny how the left pretends to be so compasionate, insisting on giving handouts to poor people, jobs to unqualified applicants, etc., but when it comes to children, even DEAD children, they can't help but mock and criticize. I know the left wing, pro-abortion attitude is that the child should have been thrown in a ziplock bag and taken out with the trash, but to those of us who actually value life, and WANT children to be born, parting with a child that lived so briefly is a traumatic and difficult thing. It's something most of us are fortunate enough to never experience. For those who agree with the mockery or claims that Rick Santorum's behavior was so weird, feel free to read what professionals have to say on the matter.
http://bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20220107doctors_nothing_wrong_with_candidates_grieving_process
I really though the way Sarah Palin's children were treated was bad with even her infant son being mocked, but good lord, now even the dead aren't safe from left wing attacks..
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@AidaLily (1450)
• United States
11 Jan 12
This is why I can't stand either party. If a democrat was in a situation in which one of their party members was sexually assaulted and then got an abortions because she couldn't handle what had happened, then republicans would be all over it and saying that democrats just like to throw life away and other such things.
This issue is a painful one and no one should mock him for it. I have to agree its a little weird to take the child home and rather than give it a proper burial, introduce it to family and even have it sleep in the bed with them. It might not be medically or psychologically weird, but to me its not something I can agree with. Don't throw it away but give the baby a proper burial as soon as possible.
I am neither democrat or republican, but honestly I could have seen this going both ways. A republican gets mocked for their grief and a democrat would get mocked for not being able to handle being a parent after a situation like I described.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
12 Jan 12
Show me where republicans have been "all over it" saying that about a democrat who had an abortion after being raped. There are some republicans who oppose abortion in such situations (which account for less than 1% of abortions), but the vast majority readily acknowledge that, and protecting the life of the mother, as exceptions. I have never seen ANY republican mocking a rape victim who became pregnant as a result of rape.
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
12 Jan 12
I have a feeling Rush Limbaugh would find it something lots of fun to mock. In all fairness, though, some of them do not allow for those exceptions and their excuse is you claim of them only accounting for less than 1% of all abortions. I don't care if it's ony one out of a million, the rights of that one need to be protected.
Annie
@DayTimeDreamer (36)
• United States
12 Jan 12
Why attack the whole "left" based on the comments of one or two people? Who cares about Rick Santorum anyways? Romney is the only one with a very very slim chance of winning the election anyways. One more thing, don't call it pro abortion, it's called pro choice. People have the right to their choices in life. The debate takes into consideration of the mother's life, if it's the result of rape, what trimester the fetus is on, and so forth. You make democrats sound like monsters and I don't think this is the place to do that.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
17 Jan 12
Well said, DayTimeDreamer, and welcome to myLot. One thing that really irks me is when people generalize and lump an entire large group of people in with a very tiny minority that says or does something stupid or cruel. I also agree with you about the use of the phrase "pro-abortion" instead of "pro-choice". Just because someone is pro-choice doesn't mean they're for abortion; many pro-choice people are personally opposed to abortion but don't feel they have the right to judge others or tell them what to do, especially in cases of rape, incest or if the life or health of the mother is at risk.
Annie
@AidaLily (1450)
• United States
12 Jan 12
I fully agree with you. As i said I am not on either side, but I am pro-choice for actual medical emergencies and trauma. This is just an example (from reading the articles) of people being pushed in either direction. These are commentators and they have all been known to say a few things that aren't necessarily correct. Not to mind you the one article screams republican written article rather than journalist which leads to question if this is just another political tactic.
"Abortion culture"? Really, people will do anything to get supports and votes nowadays. Its sickening.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
14 Jan 12
I don't understand why people are doing this. It's just wrong. You NEVER attack someone who has lost a child, you just don't. You leave that out of politics. I know that politics are dirty, but this is taking it too far.
@Latrivia (2878)
• United States
12 Jan 12
That didn't work when, um, Colmes did it. So, um, what makes Robinson, um, think it's going to work when he does it?
Um.
How many times do people have to rip them a new one before they figure out no one thinks making fun of someone else's grief is unjustifiably low?
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
11 Jan 12
The personal attacks on Santorum are beyond vile. It just shows that the left wing media commentators can't come up with valid points so they resort to personal attacks.
I'm so glad I changed parties during the Clinton administration. I would be ashamed to be a Democrat now with people like that claiming to speak for me.
