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Gov. Mike Parson (r): New York is shorthand for what?

16 Thursday May 2019

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Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Yesterday, via Twitter:

Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO
As other states like New York and Virginia venture further away from the American ideal to protect and uphold the #RightToLife, I’m honored to lead a state with so many people who are committed to standing up for those without a voice.
11:14 AM – 15 May 2019

Some of the comments:

Pro-pre-birth means it’s ok to shoot em @ school after birth.

Women are the ones with no voice here.

*starts looking up job opportunities in New York*

Come to NY where women still have rights!!!!!

I’ve never be more proud to be a New Yorker.

Proud and ignorant. Quite a combination.

Get New York out ya nasty mouth

Missouri’s values are to care about fetuses more than the woman carrying them & I don’t agree w that. When people believe a 12 year old girl should give birth to her rapist’s baby, that’s not pro-life. That’s hatred of women and girls. Misogyny at its best. Welcome to Missouri!

New York and Virginia, where women have equal rights, you mean.

#GileadMissouri

they dont have a voice bc they arent people

Misogynist.

New York & Virginia passed laws so women facing death wouldn’t have to survive waiting period. Below explains late term abortion is legal. I can’t imagine pain of facing this horror. Those who advance off their pain aren’t folks I want to rule me.

If people want a state that actually values women, come see us in Vermont. No matter where you go, good luck getting the hell out of Missouri!

If this passes are you going to pass legislation for the fathers to be financially responsible? If a paternity test proves fatherhood it should be mandatory for the dad to take care of his kids. If women have to have them, men should support them.

PROTECTING WOMEN’S HEALTH So now if a woman is facing death because something went wrong with her pregnancy, she doesn’t have the right to choose to save her own life. Or if the baby has passed away, she has to carry it to term and birth it…

…even though it could cause a plethora of health problems. Newsflash: that’s not protecting women’s health or rights. That’s RISKING a woman’s health. Did you get your degree from one of those inserts that comes in a new picture frame?

#WomensRightsAreHumanRights #MyBodyMyChoicePeriod #AlabamaHatesWomen
#MissouriMiserySameDifference

Stay out of my uterus #prochoice #MyBodyMyChoicePeriod #AbortionRights

Governor, I used to be “pro-life.” And then I realized it wasn’t about protecting “those without a voice.” It’s about making women’s medical decisions for them and ignoring children’s needs as soon as they’re born. You and others like you are pro-birth, not pro-life. Sit down.

You should be ashamed of yourself for silencing women and choosing campaign dollars over public health. You know this, and you just don’t care. But women don’t forget. And we are coming for you.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

72 percent of American’s support roe. Perhaps you lack and understanding of American ideals.
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights

Yes, don’t worry. As your young women are abused and mistreated, we will welcome them to NY and provide them with the care you refused to give.

Get Virginia out of your mouth

Virginia is awesome. I think you are misrepresenting the majority view in your state. You might want to look into that. Actually I don’t care, go ahead and lose next election.

You are a misogynist monster.

Congrats on making a state which many women will choose to leave or never move to, and where any business in their right mind won’t want to locate. #Gilead

So what actions are in place to protect life when children get slaughtered in school shootings. You inaction and callous disregard for those lives speak volumes … Yeah I know guns matter more than life. But carry on ..

I’m committed to standing up for the rights of women and the constitution. You do not represent my values.

To bad you don’t respect women’s rights over their own bodies. You are a joke.

The #RightToLife is the #RightToChoose
Women and their bodies are not for this shit government to control

Proud to be from Virginia – our Commonwealth respects and promotes freedom to make decisions about one’s own body and the welfare of living children – children being ignored and disregarded by your party.

You should be horrified and ashamed that you are dragging America back to the Middle Ages and putting women’s lives and health at risk. Shame on you

What about my voice? What about the voices of all of the women you refuse to hear? What about my right to health care? What about my body autonomy? Oh right, none of that exists in your eyes.

Willing to support the children after they are born or are you a hypocrite?

Except for women – you are leading a war on women and we will not forget. Just like Greitens – you want to keep women tied up in the basement and without a choice for their body.

It’s not America’s ideal. It’s the ideal of people like you who think they have a right to tell women what they can do with their bodies. You have no right. And you know what else, Bub? Women are done taking your male domination bullshit. You will not control us.

Fuck you.

you’re taking our voice away. you are such a piece of shit

Go fuck yourself.

Don’t you dare call denying rights to women an “American ideal”, you shit

You are a liar and a hypocrite. You understand nothing of American ideals (say, liberty) and care or know even less about women’s health. You’re trying to kill women and subjugate them to your extremist theocratic world view. It’s despicable.

From Virginia with love… Fuck you clown

You know you Republicans need to make up your minds.. you can’t be against birth control AND abortion. What the hell do you idiots own a coat hanger factory?

Now that you mention it…

Pre 1973 2019 medical instruments.

Previously:

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Alabama, hold my beer… (May 15, 2019)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Alabama, hold my beer…

15 Wednesday May 2019

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Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Today on Twitter:

Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO
It’s time to make Missouri the most Pro-Life state in the country! Thanks to leaders in the House and Senate, we are one vote away from passing one of the strongest #ProLife bills in the country – standing for life, protecting women’s health, and advocating for the unborn.
11:14 AM – 15 May 2019

Some of comments:

People will still have abortions, why not spend more money on education and contraception?

I’m assuming that you will put measures in place to punish men who do not pay 50% of child support or provide 50% of the care for these children? Otherwise you are just punishing women for sex, not truly helping children.

Clumps of cells get rights actual voting women only wish they had.

For the life of me, I can’t understand the blinders thinking of pro-“life”, but anti-common sense gun legislation. Anti social services. Anti adequate health care. Anti teacher support. I can’t fathom why THIS is your goal. As a lifelong resident, it sickens me.

Because they can.

This bill will not be popular. Just like undermining Clean Missouri and the Medical Marijuana amendments will not be popular.

The MO GOP is overreaching, and it will pay for it dearly in 2020.

hey mike, have you ever bled from your vagina?

You do know this covers mistresses too?

It would be great if MO Repubs cared as much for the born, rather than continuing to scale back social support programs.

Not to mention hospitals and other medical care facilities anywhere other then major cities.
But keep voting Republican…

Can we find something else to be strong in?

According to this link, Missouri is SO pro life they’ve executed *checks notes* 88 people since 1976. Or did you just mean pro SOME lives?

Sharia law comes to Missouri.

Missouri women will die if these laws are passed. The loss of their lives will be on your hands because you refuse to see women as anything more than child-bearing vessels.

Great, so you’re going to make it more difficult to buy firearms? Ban high capacity magazines? Limit ammunition purchases? Require a gun registry for all gun owners and liability insurance as well? That would be the most “pro-life” thing I can think of.

This does not protect women’s health. It turns us into incubators.

I’m astounded that you think this is a good thing. You arent standing up for anything – instead of SAFE, RESPONSIBLE abortions by MEDICAL DOCTORS, you lead people back to back alleys. Forcing a woman to be an incubator is NOT protecting women’s health. Corpses get more rights.

Resign for the well being of anyone capable of getting pregnant in this state

#WomensRightsAreHumanRights

People will die if you do this.

Mike, you’re only the governor because the other white guy tied up his mistress and blackmailed her with the photos. Take your GOP righteousness and GTFO.

Missouri has the death penalty, no?

Your bill is honestly disgraceful and I’m ashamed of any “progress” you think we’ve made as a state in this regard.

This is a step backward for Missouri. Progress doesn’t mean infringing on women’s rights and making the health of their bodies more restrictive. #YouMonster.

Pro-life, you say? So when are you doing something about gun control?

Translation: I really don’t care about women’s rights or any birthed children. I’m just an old white man who wants to control them.

I don’t think those words mean what you think they mean. #RoeVWade

You’re NOT “pro-life” unless you also want strict gun control, healthcare for all, ban the death penalty, environmental protections, climate action. What you’re doing is removing women’s rights over their own bodies, imposing your religious beliefs on others, & abridging freedom.

Wow, look at all the support for your forced birth law!

we don’t want this

Pro-life? So you’ll end the death penalty? You’ll concentrate resources to improve infant mortality outcomes? You’ll make sure healthcare is not a death or bankruptcy proposition? You’ll make sure kids in school are there to learn and are not an okay sacrifice for gun ownership?

Are you expanding Medicaid? Fantastic! Otherwise “pro-life” is “pro-control women” and that’s all.

DO IT and then get ready to be voted out, you misogynistic prick. Women are sick of having men tell us what we can do with our bodies, and if you think the 2018 midterms were scary for the gop, JUST WAIT.

Focus on housing. Focus on climate. Focus on jobs. Focus on education. Focus on mental health. Those are #prolife priorities.

I dont remember voting on this…

Are we putting this to a vote? Or is my government going to take away my rights without input from Missouri’s voters?

They know if abortion rights are ever put to a popular vote, they’ll lose, so why would they bother with democracy? Pretty clear today’s GOP has no interest in a democratic process.

As a Missouri voter, No. Just No. Leave my body alone. It’s not yours.

Missouri ranks 42nd in the US in maternal mortality rates. 49th in firearm deaths. 35th in infant mortality.

You’re doing it wrong.

Protecting women’s health huh? How’d you work that one out?

Missouri Taliban.

Have a vasectomy instead Mike

Are you gonna ban guns? They be against life

Great. When are we repealing the death penalty? Or do you mean working on reducing the homicide rate? Excellent. Otherwise, get your hands off women’s bodies.

You know nothing about women’s health.

Such wrongly directed intentions! Shame!

Understand the voters do not want this. You aren’t protecting women’s health, as pregnancy has far more risks than abortion. I’ll believe you’re pro-life when this state takes care of needy kids better than we do big corporations. Early term abortion should be easily accessible.

It is a woman’s body, not yours… not mine… her body her choice. Why do old white guys #OWG feel they need or by divine policy they need to try and control them? Your god gave us free will, let them utilize it.

The governor’s mistress will always have access to safe abortions

Governor, if you want to make Missouri a pro-life state, maybe you should start by eliminating the death penalty.

It is no coincidence that states that cost more in federal funds than what they contribute to the treasury are the ones who want to manage the vaginas and uteruses of their residents…

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll be sure to get involved in advocacy to stop it. #StopTheBans #ProChoice

If you do, I can assure you I will NOT vote for you or anyone else that tries this nonsense.

You’re just a #ForcedBirthExtremist. Fuck off

Got dang right Mike. We need to start executing the abortion doctors and the people that have abortions. Then Missouri will win the most pro life trophy

This being Missouri we can’t be certain it’s sarcasm.

The dead have more autonomy

Well that didn’t go well for @GovParsonMO

Stop returning us to The Dark Ages

Missouri: another state supporting forced pregnancy extremists.

Thanks for this. I will now spend my fortune supporting your opponents

If you’re trying to top Alabama, do you plan to rename your state Gilead?

Nah. If you were truly pro-life, you’d take action on gun control, support laws to fight climate change, and work on getting good health care to everyone instead of trying to take it away.

Sharia law highly enforced.

Wow, it’s a race to the bottom and Missouri wants a piece of it!

Previously:

Your republican controlled Missouri General Assembly at the end of the 2019 Regular Session (May 15, 2019)

And we shall know them by their whiny, poorly written, rhetorically deficient, bullshit press releases

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The Missouri Democratic Party State Committee upset a fringe anti-choice group this past weekend.

To recap, an anti-choice amendment was inserted into the party platform at the committee’s meeting early in July. From a member of the platform committee:

“…I served on the MO Dem platform cmte for several months. We drafted a pretty good platform…”

“…still disgusted with the MO Dem Party’s platform fail. Missouri needs more prolife Dems like we *need* another earthquake. We don’t. Dems who do not support access to abortion and the conservative voters they will allegedly attract are the shiny object that distracts from building a platform that appeals to the thousands of voters who stay home because Republicans are regressive bigoted fiends and Democrats are obsessed with appealing to moderately regressive bigoted anti-women fiends…”

There was also an uproar from the base (majority) of party members who contacted their state committee representatives. This past weekend the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee met to reconsider the motion (uh, that’s a parliamentary procedure – used to fix mistakes), with more members of the committee attending the meeting. They reconsidered the motion to approve the anti-choice amendment, removed it, apparently without dissent, and proceeded to approve the original party platform presented by the platform committee.

The representatives on the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee realized they got played and they fixed it. Democrats do that, they fix things.

Missouri Democratic Party Chair Stephen Webber – at campaign headquarters in Columbia, Missouri – August 7, 2018

And, of course, this upset a hack at “Democrats for Life”?:

Missouri Party Chairman Closes Door on Pro-Life Democrats – Eliminates Inclusive “Big Tent” Language Approved By Platform Committee
on 12 August 2018 Posted in Press Releases.

There is an important election coming up that will determine the balance of the U.S. Senate and the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. The election could also determine whether or not there will be impeachment efforts to rid the White House of Donald Trump. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) is in a very close battle, and all Democrats would like to see her continue her tenure in the U.S. Senate.

Missouri Party Chairman Stephen Webber thinks that the best way to support Senator McCaskill and other Democrats in Missouri is to create an unnecessary battle over abortion.

A few weeks ago, there was a meeting to amend the Missouri Democratic Party platform. A vote took place, and the amendment was accepted. The Missouri Democratic Party then said that they welcome Whole Life Democrats in the party. The “conscience language” to include pro-life Democrats did not dilute the abortion-rights plank in the Democratic Party platform.

Unfortunately, it does not appear that the acceptance, along with the compromise language, lasted. Party Chairman Webber held a meeting this morning to strip the inclusive language from the platform because nothing says “We we want your vote” more than overturning a fair process of debate and approval. It is very unusual to remove language unilaterally after a platform has been ratified. It makes you wonder about the kind of pressure supposedly “progressive” groups exerted and why. They know that this removal will cause chaos.

They doth protest too much.

Now, just read that headline for accuracy.

Oh, it’s all just so rich:

“There is an important election coming up that will determine the balance of the U.S. Senate and the future of the U.S. Supreme Court…”

The writer of the press release at “Democrats for Life” actually wrote that. They also wrote this:

Democratic Senators Use Religion to Discredit Pro-Life Judicial Nominee
September 8, 2017
STATEMENT OF KRISTEN DAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF DEMOCRATS FOR LIFE OF AMERICA
Democrats For Life of America (DFLA) expresses its disappointment with Democratic senators and interest groups who are attacking federal court of appeals nominee Amy Barrett for her personal religious views on the dignity of human life at all stages….

Amy Barrett was also one of the right wingnuts who was reportedly on Donald Trump’s (r) short list for the current U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The press release writer for “Democrats for Life” is definitely not worried about the U.S. Supreme Court the way the vast majority of Democrats are worried about the U.S. Supreme Court.

“…Missouri Party Chairman Stephen Webber thinks that the best way to support Senator McCaskill and other Democrats in Missouri is to create an unnecessary battle over abortion…” It’s called projection. Look it up.

The platform committee did not approve the language. A single anti-choice member of the Missouri Democratic Party State committee pushed an amendment to the party platform prepared by a platform committee using language appropriated from a lunatic fringe anti-choice group. We don’t know if the individual who pushed the amendment disclosed where that language came from when it was presented to the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee. We’re asking now. Was that disclosed at the time of the early July vote?

The Missouri Democratic Party State Committee did vote for the amendment in July (it wasn’t unanimous, that’s for sure) and it was very controversial. Everyone heard from everyone else the instant the word got out about the circumstances.

“…It makes you wonder about the kind of pressure supposedly ‘progressive’ groups exerted and why…”

Oh, that’s rich. It’s called holding those who are supposed to represent you accountable. The why is easy. Because their authored amendment, like their press release, is just so much bullshit.

Nothing says “we want your vote” more to the vast majority of Democrats in Missouri than when the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee realized they were played and had the awareness and gumption to quickly fix it. The Missouri Democratic Party State Committee voted on August 11th to restore the original language of the platform committee (overturning the anti-choice amendment) in approving the platform – with 61 of 68 members voting yes, two abstentions. That’s who “closed the door” on anti-choice fanatics.

And, just in case it slips anyone’s mind:

“…And, by the way, there already is an inclusive stance on abortion. It’s called ‘pro choice.'”

Previously:

The elephant in the room (July 3, 2018)

Against abortion? Don’t have one. (July 6, 2018)

Getting played (July 8, 2018)

And they fixed it (August 11, 2018)

And they fixed it

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“…If they are willing to accept the fact that they got played they can fix it…”

“…by the way, there already is an inclusive stance on abortion. It’s called ‘pro choice.'”

Over a month ago an anti-choice member of the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee introduced an amendment to the party platform utilizing the anti-choice language of a fringe anti-choice group (unbeknownst to everyone else, probably). The amendment passed. The base of the Missouri Democratic Party was not happy. At all. They let everyone know.

At the Missouri Democratic Party State Committee meeting today:

Alison Dreith @alidreith
As @billy_moffett said, “Now that we saved Labor Rights it’s time to protect a Woman’s Right to Choose in the MDP platform.” @MoDemParty #MDPReproRights
12:01 PM – 11 Aug 2018

Today the state committee met, reconsidered the amendment, removed it, and approved the platform with its original pro-choice language from the platform committee:

Sarah Felts @sarahfelts
61/68 folks voted yes! 2 abstentions.
12:59 PM – 11 Aug 2018

There you have it.

Previously:

The elephant in the room (July 3, 2018)

Against abortion? Don’t have one. (July 6, 2018)

Getting played (July 8, 2018)

Because “anti-choice” has too many characters to fit on a license plate

13 Friday Jul 2018

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In Missouri:

The frame says it’s all about abortion – not war, or the death penalty, or access to healthcare for all.

As if they’ll ever vote for a Democratic Party candidate.

Previously:

The elephant in the room (July 3, 2018)

Against abortion? Don’t have one. (July 6, 2018)

Getting played (July 8, 2018)

Getting played

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The Missouri Democratic Party state committee stepped in it on abortion. That’s the most charitable way to put it.

Oh, and it gets worse.

Pre 1973 medical instruments.

Democrats for Life of America Super PAC had one contribution over $200 in 2015:

ROBERT, JANET WAYZAA, MN 55391 SELF 06/04/15 $500

Interestingly, the President of Democrats for Life of America has the same name:

DFLA Board of Directors
on 14 June 2007Posted in DFLA General.
Janet Robert, President [….]

Also interestingly, in 2017 Democrats for Life of America issued a press release defending one of Donald Trump’s (r) radical nominees to a federal court of appeals:

Democratic Senators Use Religion to Discredit Pro-Life Judicial Nominee
September 8, 2017
STATEMENT OF KRISTEN DAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF DEMOCRATS FOR LIFE OF AMERICA
Democrats For Life of America (DFLA) expresses its disappointment with Democratic senators and interest groups who are attacking federal court of appeals nominee Amy Barrett for her personal religious views on the dignity of human life at all stages….

Amy Barrett, Amy Barrett, Amy Barrett…that name seems familiar. Oh, yeah:

Battle lines drawn over abortion ahead of Trump’s supreme court pick
In the increasingly acrimonious dispute the two political sides took to talk shows at the start of what promises to be an epic tussle over seat
[….]
…Of those, Barrett is considered to have the most hardline record opposing abortion rights…
[….]

Okay, where does this all lead? Democrats for Life of America have a post on their site from 2013:

Proposed Platform Language to Unites Democrats Around Historic Democratic Principles

“We respect the conscience of each American and recognize that members of our party have deeply held and sometimes differing positions on issues of personal conscience, such as abortion and the death penalty. We recognize the diversity of views as a source of strength, and we welcome into our ranks all Americans who may hold differing positions on these and other issues…”

Sound familiar?:

Missouri Democrats Vote to Welcome Pro-Life Members, Angering Others
Posted By Sarah Fenske on Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 7:29 AM

“…We respect the conscience of each Missourian and recognize that members of our party have deeply held and sometimes differing positions on issues of personal conscience, such as abortion,” the amendment read. “We recognize the diversity of views as a source of strength, and welcome into our ranks all Missourians who may hold differing positions on this issue…”

The Missouri Democratic Party State Committee voted to amend its platform using the exact language of a lunatic fringe anti-abortion group. The same anti-abortion group has gone on the record to defend the nomination of a radical anti-abortion judge to a federal appeals court by Donald Trump (r). The same individual who also happens to be under consideration by Trump for the current opening in the U.S. Supreme Court.

It took us less than thirty minutes to do the research to make the connections. You’d think the leadership and membership of the Missouri Democratic Party state committee could attempt to do a little bit of the same when they vote to amend the party platform.

That “…differing opinions…” language in the template was and is just so much bullshit. The anti-abortion right wants to and is going to ban abortion in the United States. So much for respecting differing opinions, eh?

The Missouri Democratic Party got played. If they are willing to accept the fact that they got played they can fix it. If.

Previously:

The elephant in the room (July 3, 2018)

Against abortion? Don’t have one. (July 6, 2018)

The elephant in the room

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We received word via social media from Pamela Merritt, from Reproaction, on doings at the Missouri Democratic Party state committee meeting this past weekend:

I served on the MO Dem platform cmte for several months. We drafted a pretty good platform. It could have had more teeth, but it was way better than the Republican lite mess they had been working with.

Today, the party amended and voted on the platform.

I’m going to need someone from the Missouri Democratic Party to explain to me how a diversity of opinion on abortion rights is a strength, and how that positioning doesn’t make the party look like incoherent moderates in an age that demands articulate leadership.

Is diversity of opinion on voting rights a strength? Is diversity of opinion on immigrant rights a strength? Is diversity of opinion on civil rights a strength? Is diversity of opinion on LGBTQ non-discrimination laws a strength?

This is the very definition of bullshit.

But hey, message received.

I’ll have more to say about this in the next few days.

For now, I’ll just say that agreeing to disagree on core values is how we ended up with a battle to save Roe, families separated and children in cages, Muslim bans, a former Dem Governor and labor leadership organizing a fundraiser for racist police union spokesbigot Jeff Roorda, and a country where guns have more rights than women.

That’s not strength. Those are the predictable consequences of weakness and appeasement toward a core group who will never support you the way Black women did.

Past tense on purpose.

*spits*

Great. Someone(s) in the Missouri Democratic Party found a way to alienate the most loyal part of its base.

And, again, from Pamela Merritt:

…still disgusted with the MO Dem Party’s platform fail. Missouri needs more prolife Dems like we *need* another earthquake. We don’t. Dems who do not support access to abortion and the conservative voters they will allegedly attract are the shiny object that distracts from building a platform that appeals to the thousands of voters who stay home because Republicans are regressive bigoted fiends and Democrats are obsessed with appealing to moderately regressive bigoted anti-women fiends.

And I’ll ask again, how is diversity of opinion on abortion a strength but diversity of opinion on right to work an abomination. I’ll add that I am firmly opposed to right to work, I’d never ask any political party to welcome members or politicians who support it because it is horrible policy that will harm workers and damage communities.

See how easy that is? Didn’t hurt a bit.

*spits again*

I’ve always used the term “anti-choice” to describe those single issue voters and politicians.

I was born before Roe v Wade. I was a teenager when the then U.S. Supreme Court made the ruling. And before you ask me or criticize me, as a male, about anything in my past experience that would prompt me to or give me the right to comment on reproductive health and choice for women, know that my first response would be, “It’s none of your god damned business.”

It’s a personal medical decision. Period.

Against access to adequate health care for all? No way you’re “pro life”. Against Medicaid expansion in Missouri? No way you’re “pro life”. I can go on and on. There’s decades of this kind of right wingnut policy and behavior. I’ve always asked the anti-choicers (and believe me, I have), “Are you against the death penalty and war?” One memorable response, “Oh, no, it’s about the babies.” I have nothing but contempt for that kind of moral emptiness. It’s about nothing other than forcing their power over others. That’s it.

So, this past weekend, of all days, the Missouri Democratic Party state committee voted to alter the party platform on women’s reproductive health – which might allow for so called “pro life” candidates to feel better about themselves.

No.

Does that state party believe that there may be anti-choice voters and politicians who may feel like it’s finally time to abandon the republicans over putting little children in concentration camps because it’s just a tiny bridge too far for them and who also really reflect the values of the Democratic Party and the people that we’ve all been working on behalf of for decades? I’ve got news for you, you don’t abandon your base because you want to attract a few voters or politicians in the opposition party who suddenly become queasy over behavior that’s been going on in their party for decades.

You dance with them what brung you.

Against access to adequate health care for all? No way you’re “pro life”. Against Medicaid expansion in Missouri? No way you’re “pro life”. If you’re that kind of “pro life” you and everyone else like you can go to hell, you already have an oppressive party you can join.

And, if the state party is going down that road I’ve got the new state party logo for you right here.

And, by the way, there already is an inclusive stance on abortion. It’s called “pro choice.”

“Pro-life” vitriol

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Almost two years ago:

Planned Parenthood shooter ‘happy’ with his attack
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY Published 9:30 p.m. ET April 11, 2016 | Updated 7:14 a.m. ET April 12, 2016
“….[Robert] Dear was carrying four Soviet-style SKS semi-automatic rifles, and shot from inside the clinic at propane tanks he’d set out as improvised bombs, although they didn’t explode as planned…”

Yesterday, via Twitter from Representative Stacey Newman (D):

RepStaceyNewman @staceynewman
And I’m with my #moleg seatmate and my Congressman @LacyClayMO1! #BanAssaultWeapons
[….]
12:52 PM – 2 Mar 2018

A response from a republican staffer:

Tom Estes @TomJEstes
Should we ban the assault weapons used at Planned Parenthood? #moleg
[….]
3:49 PM – 2 Mar 2018

Uh.

Tom Estes
@TomJEstes
Christian. Man. Husband. Father. Preacher. Conservative. Pro-Life. Traditional marriage. #MOLeg Senate Staffer. God’s opinion is supreme. Personal Account.
Jefferson City, MO