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The Mainstream Media’s Double Standard
Here is yet another perfect example of the Mainstream Media’s (MSM) double standard when it comes to airing graphic material. If you haven’t heard, the UK has put together a Public Service Ad (PSA) which is intended to “scare” or educate young people on the dangers of text-messaging while driving. The PSA shows, in graphic detail, a fictional account of a car of young girls getting into an accident because the driver was text-messaging on her cell phone. The video is considered so graphic that it has generated a lot of controversy.
But is the video “too disturbing to show on television”? Quite the contrary. CNN has aired the graphic portion of the PSA in its entirety, before which the commentator warned, “This is very difficult to watch, but you need to see it. It could save your life.” And while the PSA plays for a second time in the background, the host of the show discusses the video with guest, Michael Sinclair, of the Automotive Club of New York, who admits, “It’s very hard hitting, but that is the reality of the situation… It’s hard hitting, but I think we need to show these kind of things.”
Contrast this to the coverage the Anti-Choice Project and the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform have received over the years. Despite it having been proved without a doubt that graphic images of abortion change the minds of women and men thinking of killing their babies, not to mention the life saving impact these images have by swaying public opinion against the act itself, it remains to be seen that any major news outlet would air images or video of aborted babies because it could save a life. Rather, it would seem the MSM goes out of its way to cover up these images for this very reason. But I guess it’s no secret that the MSM believes this act, which is “too disturbing” to show on television, is a constitutionally protected right.
Compare the above to coverage of CBR’s Reproductive Choice Campaign:
BlackGenocide.org Crashes NAACP Party
The NAACP held their centennial convention last week. Organizers from BlackGenocide.org and the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform were there to educate attendees about the disproportionate number of black babies who are aborted in America. Read the rest here.
Imagine the Potential 3
Another excellently produced video by CatholicVote.org
ACP is on Facebook!
This past week we launched our Facebook page. In just a few days we broke 100 fans! Help more people to learn about The Anti-Choice Project — become a fan, and suggest your friends become fans too!
Kitsap Sun Publishes Police Report
The Kitsap Sun has published the police report of Sunday’s incident of assault against one of our demonstrators. The report inaccurately describes the assault as merely being soda thrown, when it was really the whole cup with soda and ice in it that was thrown square in the face of one of our protesters (see video).
Join in, defend and support the ACP and help us denounce all acts of violence, including the killing of abortionist George Tiller, the act of assault against our demonstrator and most of all the dismemberment of children in the womb by abortion.
Pro-Choice Violence
Violence committed by pro-choicers against pro-lifers is unheard of in the news despite being a regular occurrence. During our most recent demonstration, an upset woman and her grown children approached some of our demonstrators and screamed belligerently in their faces. The video below documents the incident, including the act of assault committed against one of our demonstrators (seen at about 1 min 58 sec), where a young woman threw a cup (with soda and ice) at the face of a pro-life sign holder.
Indeed it is no surprise that those willing to tolerate and condone violence against unborn humans might also be willing to commit violence against born humans.
ACP Condems All Abortion Related Violence
This morning, George Tiller, the infamous late term abortionist from Kansas, was shot dead on his way into church. This unfortunate news comes as a reminder of why abortion abolitionists must oppose all abortion related violence. Because, just as abortion is an unjustifiable act of violence, so too is any violence waged against abortionists, no matter the hundreds or thousands of innocent pre-born he or she is responsible for killing.
The Anti-Choice Project condemns all abortion related violence and will not associate with groups or individuals who fail to condemn such violence. We recommend reading the following chapter from Joe Sheidler’s book “Closed,” called Violence: Why it won’t work.
Imagine the Potential
Talks are underway to air this during the American Idol finals.
Update: The ad has been accepted to air during the closing episode of American Idol. (H/T Jill Stanek).
Belfair Protest = Another Letter to the Editor
The ACP made it’s first debut outside Kitsap County this past Saturday as we protested in Belfair, WA. It was an great location to expose “Choice” and the response was greatly supportive. There were of course a few who made sure we knew we were not welcome. A lady shouted out her car window, “What are you doing in Belfair?! They don’t even have an abortion clinic here!” But the truth is, people in Belfair are having abortions, have had abortions and are complacent in the injustice of abortion, as is true all across America. She continued, “You’re going to get yourselves shot!” She then proceeded to hurl eggs at one of us — though we were fortunate she had poor aim.
“the government cannot silence messages simply because they cause discomfort, fear, or even anger.”
Fr. Frank Pavone – It’s All About Life Conference
This Sunday, Tom and myself, along with family members, friends, and hundreds united in the fight against the Culture of Death, were privileged to hear Fr. Frank Pavone speak at the It’s All About Life Conference in Seattle. Fr. Pavone founded Priests for Life in 1993, one of the leading pro-life organizations in the United States. Priests for Life has partnered with Rachel’s Vineyard, the largest post-abortion healing ministry in the world, and Silent No More Awareness, a campaign which includes a coalition of women and men who speak out about their regret to abort their children. Fr. Pavone is decidedly one of the most dynamic and influential leaders in the Pro-Life Movement; a man who has dedicated his life to defending the most vulnerable in our society.
