Wesley J. Smith: Want to be Popular With the Mainstream Media? Just Advocate Infanticide

First Things/Secondhand Smoke ^ | 8/20/09 | Wesley J. Smith

[wagglebee]

Peter Singer is the most popular bioethicist around for the “in crowd” of the MSM.  The New York Times loves him, often offering him its coveted pages within which to engage in punditry, for example in support of medically mutilating a profound disabled girl so she wouldn’t mature. Ditto, the LA Times which let him push infanticide in its pages.  And now CNN brought him in has a health care expert. From the story:

This morning, CNN’s American Morning tried to explain health-care rationing. Their guest? Princeton ethicist Peter Singer. The network failed to mention anything about Singer’s extremely controversial background as a euthanasia advocate who defines “person” in such a way as to exclude newborn infants and others — such as elderly dementia patients — who lack self-awareness and the ability to make plans.  The network promised a response to The Examiner’’s inquiries, but finally offered a “no comment” this afternoon.

Of course, Singer has explicitly called for health care rationing. The MSM has sure shown its colors: Disdain town hallers as Astro Turfers, while embracing a man who argues parents should be able to kill babies that don’t serve their interests and that people with dementia aren’t persons.  But I think it goes beyond policy to style. MSMers fancy themselves as members of the intelligentsia, and if anyone epitomizes that sector–and why it has become so dangerous–it is Peter Singer.

[wagglebee]

Of course, Singer has explicitly called for health care rationing. The MSM has sure shown its colors: Disdain town hallers as Astro Turfers, while embracing a man who argues parents should be able to kill babies that don’t serve their interests and that people with dementia aren’t persons.

Peter Singer is truly evil.

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[LearsFool]

Peter Singer is truly evil.

You ain't kidding. That guy scares me.

He's so "smart" that not even reality can criticize his arguments anymore. If you ever hear him making his sales pitch, you'll come away from it scared to doze off in his presence for fear you might never wake up.

[Mamzelle]

Singer's family are Jews who escaped Austria ahead of the Nazis in the early thirties.

Ain't life ironic?

[melsec]

Is this the same Singer that has influence with the UN? If it is I have read some quotes from this guy and he is more a Satanist than Ethicist

[wagglebee]

I believe so, in any case your label of Satanist is certainly appropriate.

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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment

Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”

[melsec]

If I get the time I will try and find some of the quotes attributed to him.

Cheers

Mel

[melsec]

I may have been thinking about Peter Gilmore so I don’t want to label him as something he may not be but his ‘Ethics’ are extreme to say the least!

Mel

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

That they are bringing out crackpots like this as spokesmen for "healthcare reform" PROVES their agenda is population control and heading to state-sponsored euthanasia with socialized medicine.

Population Control

[trisham]

Peter Singer is truly evil.

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Agreed. He is the very face of evil.

[TheFourthMagi]

Peter Singer is evil and thus is idolized by abortion advocates.

[TheFourthMagi]

What is ironic about that?