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Anybody who wants to know why the pro-life movement is held in such deep suspicion by most mainstream Americans--including many who oppose abortion--should read this thread. It's all here: the parochialism, the paranoia, and the hatred of those who are different. Nellie Gray has plenty of company, but not enough to sway even the Republican Party, let alone the Congress, to her side.
140 posted on 01/23/2002 10:17:01 AM PST by madprof98
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To: madprof98
Anybody who wants to know why the pro-life movement is held in such deep suspicion by most mainstream Americans--including many who oppose abortion--should read this thread. It's all here: the parochialism, the paranoia, and the hatred of those who are different.

Which is the exact antithesis of the NARAL crowd, I can assure you [insert whoopie cushion noise here]. I was actually thrown out of a NARAL fund raising event in the 80s, solely because NARAL didn't approve of my employer being a religious radio station. I was part of the news team, I was carrying press credentials at the time, and had spoken with the local NARAL chapter president to obtain permission to attend/cover the event well in advance. That night, I was met at the door by her, and one of her thugs, and was told (by the chapter president) that I was not permitted inside without an escort (the thug). Said thug then refused to allow me past the lobby, and not-so-gently advised me that I had all the coverage I needed, and had stayed long enough. All the local network affiliates, newspapers, and and major media outlets were there for the duration of the event (which went on another two hours). I was the only member of the press thrown out - and after less than five minutes. Who was being paranoid that night?

Since I couldn't report on the event itself, I changed the focus of my coverage, using the "eviction" angle of the story. It got the attention of one of the international news wires, who published my version of the entire event later that week :). I still have the audio feed from the national coverage on tape somewhere, as well as the printout from the national newswire.

Besides, why shouldn't we of the moral high ground be paranoid? After all, our opponents are only mild-mannered advocates of a culture of death :)

156 posted on 01/23/2002 10:46:47 AM PST by Alex Murphy
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