Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Diogenes Uncensored . . .

Let's see, now: Who would you expect to find participating in the annual March for Life?

Take your time with the answer. The mass media has had 36 years to ponder the question; you can take 36 seconds, at least.

Are you ready? The correct answer is: pro-lifers!

Did you have it right? Then give yourself a Pulitzer, or something, because the mass media didn't do so well.

Consider the Newsweek contributor who wondered why most March for Life participants seem to oppose abortion. The same columnist also made the preposterous claim that few young women participate in the March-- a claim that can be refuted by anyone with a camera, or anyone who attends the event. Shaking his head in disbelief at the Newsweek piece, Joseph Lawler of the American Spectator commented:

But I am still wrestling with the idea that A) it's possible that there's someone out there-- anywhere-- that does not understand that pro-choice feminists are not participating in the March for Life and B) that Newsweek chose this person to write about today's protests.

It's astonishing for sure, Joe; I'll grant you that. But didn't you learn at the Lawler family dinner table that when it comes to the abortion issue, the major media outlets are as thoroughly lost as you would be if you woke up tomorrow morning on the planet Zork? They don't know the language, don't know the people, don't know the history, don't know anything. The Newsweek pundit was not alone. There was also Rick Sanchez, reporting for CNN:

As far as we can tell, following this protest on this day, the bulk of the protesters that we have seen here.... seem to be anti-abortion activists. We've seen more pro-life signs...

Gee, d'ya think? The people who participate in the March for Life are mostly in favor of... life? Who'da known?

Source here.

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