April 28, 2004
#188 - It’s the War, Stupid

The Bush team is uncanny in its ability to tie every issue to the war on terror:

WOLF BLITZER: Does the president have a problem with American women, when it comes to abortion rights?

KAREN HUGHES, PRESIDENT BUSH'S ADVISER: … I really believe, Wolf, the biggest issue for women this year is the safety and security of our families. And clearly, President Bush is leading the way to making the world safer and more peaceful. And that's the utmost important issue I think for women all across the country this year.

BLITZER: There is a clear difference when it comes to abortion rights between the president and his Democratic challenger, John Kerry. In your opinion, Karen, how big of an issue will this abortion rights issue be in this campaign?

HUGHES: Well, Wolf, it's always an issue. And I frankly think it's changing somewhat. I think after September 11th the American people are valuing life more and realizing that we need policies to value the dignity and worth of every life.

And President Bush has worked to say, let's be reasonable, let's work to value life, let's try to reduce the number of abortions, let's increase adoptions.

And I think those are the kind of policies that the American people can support, particularly at a time when we're facing an enemy, and really the fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life. It's the founding conviction of our country, that we're endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, the right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Unfortunately our enemies in the terror network, as we're seeing repeatedly in the headlines these days, don't value any life, not even the innocent and not even their own.

(CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, via Wonkette)


If you didn’t get that: abortion rights demonstrators = non-valuers of human life = terrorists = evil. It’s just that easy!

Comments

Very true....3,700 abortions a day compared to 500+ troops that have died in Iraq. It's different you say...Yes, I know the soliders chose that risk. Makes a lot of sense to complain about the war now, doesn't it. Abortion=homicide

Posted by: Lauren on May 6, 2004 10:42 AM