Posted on 01/15/2016 12:46:51 PM PST by presidio9
Edited on 01/15/2016 1:36:47 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Thursday against the anti-abortion activists who secretly taped the group's officials talking about the sale of fetal tissue and released the heavily edited videos last year.
The videos sparked a political firestorm in Washington, with Republican lawmakers accusing Planned Parenthood of profiting from the sale and trying unsuccessfully to strip the group of federal funding.
Liberal use it to indicate that there is a consensus on this issue where none exists.
The term was, for all intents and purposes, invented by Thomas Paine –a libertarian conservative. Liberals co-opt it today to indicate a consensus where none exists.
Here are a few of the things that I would like to hear some or all of our own candidates talking about:
"Common Sense Abortion Laws"
"Common Sense Islamic Terrorism Policies"
"Common Sense School Choice"
"Common Sense Religious Liberty Protections"
"Common Sense Tax Codes"
"Common Sense Free Speech Protection"
"Common Sense Entitlement Reform"
"Common Sense Border Security"
The list goes on. Feel free to add to it.
They’ll have a lot of embarrassing things to answer under oath. I can’t imagine they’ll want to carry through with this.
I can’t imagine they’d want to endure ‘discovery’.
Oh wait. Why the long pause since the time of release of the videos? Oh that’s right, GOTTA CLEAN UP THOSE CLINICS! Reminds me of how fast the State Dept. responds to court orders.
"Game on," he said in a statement. "I look forward to deposing all the CEOs, medical directors, and their co-conspirators who participated in Planned Parenthood's illegal baby body parts racket." "
Common Sense Politicians.
I know, it’s an oxymoron.
My recollection is they released and edited version and the unedited versions concurrently or within a week. Gee, I wonder why they filed in San Francisco? Snowballs chance in hades. Lets see if the main stream investigative journalists cry foul and file Amicus Briefs. Too bad they are spending our tax dollars not only on abortion, but on this frivolous lawsuit.
That phrase “common sense” is used as a philosophical moniker to paint the picture that for whatever the subject is all should AGREE.... because it’s basic “wisdom” and “sound judgement”.
Libs are liars first, and in reality they hate equality.
I like your idea BTW! Maybe it’ll change the way some of the idiot voters think—but doubtful.
Crazy! They had the MSM pretty much ignore the videos, but now it will be much harder.
You know something? This could be a candidacy and a bumper sticker for any of the remaining three viable GOP candidates who are smart enough to use it. From a marketing perspective:
Trump has “Making America Great Again” -This is short and to the point. It works well on a bumper sticker.
Rubio has “A New American Century” -again short, but I have no idea what message that is supposed to convey.
Cruz has “ Reigniting the Promise of America” -too long, to much like (and not as good as) Trump’s. If I were his campaign manager, I would at least consider this:
Ted Cruz: “Common Sense for the 21st Century” -and then I would turn Cruz loose to do what he likes to do best:
Write a speech to remind everyone that he is the smartest guy in the room by talking about Paine and outlining some of the “Common Sense” proposals I just mentioned. This would go a long way towards reassuring moderates that he is not the radical the msm has made him out to be.
I have not picked a candidate of my own yet -Like Sean Hannity, I can live with any of the top three as long as Hillary Clinton is not stocking the Supreme Court for the next two generations. But you’re welcome Cruzers.
The whole point is to silence and financially destroy the opposition. It’s the same tactic Michael Mann is using against Mark Steyn. He’s into 7 figures for his defense.
God Yes! Let the videos and questioning come full force.
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