Posted on 11/30/2015 12:10:31 AM PST by Zakeet
Even as the authorities say they remain uncertain what precisely led a gunman to attack a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs on Friday, a comment attributed to the suspect by a senior law enforcement official -- "no more baby parts" -- fed directly into an already high-pitched controversy over Planned Parenthood and its practices.
The phrase was an eerie echo of language used by politicians here and in many state capitals since an anti-abortion group began releasing its undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing possible donations of fetal tissue for medical research.
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Five congressional committees have been investigating Planned Parenthood since a California-based anti-abortion group called the Center for Medical Progress in July started posting 11 videos online, one at a time over several months, purporting to show that Planned Parenthood was trafficking in "baby parts" for profit. Planned Parenthood has denied that.
John A. Boehner resigned as House speaker days after creating a special committee to investigate Planned Parenthood, other abortion providers and tissue procurement businesses. His decision to quit was forced by hard-line conservatives' credible threat to unseat him for refusing to lead a government shutdown over Planned Parenthood funding. His successor, Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, did not address the shootings over the weekend. But a spokesman, Brendan Buck, said on Sunday that the tragedy would not change the investigating committee’s plans.
On Saturday, Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, called on Mr. Ryan to disband the special House committee investigating Planned Parenthood. "It is time to stop the demonizing and witch hunts against Planned Parenthood, its staff and patients, and the lifesaving health care it provides to millions every day," she said.
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Are you even remotely suggesting PP was his target, in spite of all the other witnesses?
Absolutely.
What other witnesses? They don't count if they are blithering idiots!
Dear has stated he was after PP.
I checked out the location on Google Earthâ„¢. The Planned Parenthood office was the closest place the shooter could get to, aside from staying at the bank. The area is very sparsely developed.
Really, take the time to listen to the police scanner feed.
You’re going to ignore the fact that the whole thing started in the KS parking lot? No one at PP was injured. PP was the last in the line.
Where do your talking points originate? Mine are from 1st line news sources.
“Dear has stated he was after PP.”
Source???
“They don’t count if they are blithering idiots! “
Nice respect for the witnesses. Are you always like this?
“What other witnesses? They don’t count if they are blithering idiots! “
How about the others that were shot? Are they blithering idiots?
There was never any question of "staying at the bank". There was a matter of shooting at those coppers down at the bank, however. PP was on his agenda, and those cops were interfering!
The area is very sparsely developed.
Sparse? Do you know how wide the streets are in the Springs?
Ask the USSS.
Do you?
“however. PP was on his agenda, and those cops were interfering”
Source?
“Do you know how wide the streets are in the Springs?”
Do you? and have you looked at Google Maps? Why did he start so far away? Why was no one at PP injured? You sound like a troll to me.
Listen to the radio feed.
Sheesh!
“Ask the USSS.”
Because Obozo got a case of the short nuts???
At least two people (Officer Swasey would make three) were murdered in or near the PP parking lot.
Then there is Ozy Licano, who escaped death by sheer luck.
Get your facts straight or get lost.
It didn't. Listen to the radio feed.
The shooting extended from PP (Dear) down to the police (next to Chase Bank, well north of the King Soopers parking lot).
“It didn’t. Listen to the radio feed. “
Try listening when you’re straight.
I don’t see how. PP is a billion dollar corporation that gets dollars from taxpayers while charging women $5000 for abortions...simples to deal with PP. Stop its taxpayer funding.
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