OMG!
Did you hear that Randall Terry, the radical founder of the radical
anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, recently met with the radical Chief of Staff of the radical Congressman John Boehner, the next radical Speaker of the House?
OMG!!
Can this really be true? Well, what the heck were they
talking about? What are Randall Terry and the other radical right folks plotting? Surely, they are conspiring to unleash an unprecedented assault on abortion rights in this country. What can we do about it? We must act now before it’s too late!
I heard about this cataclysmic event from the Facebook page of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League. They posted the story and the panic ensued.
DOUBLE OMG!
Look, I totally get that we pro-choicers need to be vigilant, we know that there are anti-abortion activists out there who would do anything to curtail the reproductive rights of woman. On the other hand, folks have got to chill out a little. Don’t panic (on the other hand, panicky people send money). Despite what some might suggest, the sky is not falling. Indeed, I worked on Capitol Hill for many years so let me explain exactly what is going on with this meeting.
As we all know, the Republican Party has now taken over the House of Representatives (cue the foreboding music). That means that the Republicans control the agenda. So, the new Republican Speaker of the House could theoretically schedule a vote on a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion or on a bill that would, for example, impose a national 24 hour waiting period at any time.
Knowing this to be the case, every radical right organization is now requesting appointments with the Speaker. But unless you’re the National Rifle Association or the head of the Tea Party, you’re gonna get passed on to his staff. So, Randall Terry asks for an appointment, along with every leader of every other anti-abortion organization. Terry – because he makes headlines – gets the meeting. And here’s how it goes:
CHIEF OF STAFF: Good to see you, Mr. Terry. This is Michael Pulte, who is
one of my staff people. So, what can we do for you?
TERRY: Well, I first want to congratulate you on your tremendous victory. Second, I certainly hope that now that you’re in charge, you folks will vigorously pursue any legislation that will stop the baby killing.
STAFF: We totally agree, Mr. Terry. We are as anxious as you to stop the baby killing. We’ll see what we can do. I will personally convey your message to the Speaker. Meanwhile, here is my business card. Please call me at any time if you need anything.
TERRY: That’s great! God bless you! I look forward to working with you over the next two years. Then, the good Lord willing, when we take over the White House in 2012 we’ll really make some progress!
(They all shake hands and when Terry leaves, the two staffers look at each other and start to chuckle. “What a friggin nutball,” says one of them. “Does he really think we’re gonna make our folks vote on an abortion ban that we know won’t become law? Doesn’t he realize the Senate wouldn’t pass it? What a moron. Well, we’ll just keep stringing him along, maybe toss him a bone somewhere if we can.”)
Meanwhile, later on that day…..
(When Terry gets back to his office, he is welcomed like a triumphant warrior returning from battle. He enthusiastically gathers his staffers together. “Praise, Jesus, we are back in business! I just had a great meeting with the Speaker’s staff and they are totally committed to stopping the baby killing. Let’s start gearing up the troops. And let’s start working on that fundraising letter right away!”)
Meanwhile, in another part of town…
(At a meeting of the pro-choice coalition, they are discussing Terry’s meeting, wondering what the Speaker and Terry are gonna push. They spend hours strategizing how to preserve legal abortion. Then, one of the leaders chimes in: “One thing we all need to do right away is talk to our direct mail people because we’re gonna have to start raising as much money as we can!”)
And the dance continues…….
December 1, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Oh my goodness, they keep getting better!
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December 1, 2010 at 3:20 pm
What keeps getting better, the level of craziness?
I can not believe that a senator would even see a person like that who is clearly mentally unstable.
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December 1, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Melissa I agree with you 100 %.
Pat knows the politics angle it seems.
They can’t burn bridges. But at least the reality is the staff think people like Terry and Dunkle (they probably have no idea who or what a Dunkle is) are stupid and actually harm their political agenda so they play politics.
It is sickening, but so far as far as we can tell this republic of ours is about the best there is out there despite it’s flaws.
Do you disagree?
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December 2, 2010 at 7:42 am
Artie is right. There are a lot of games that are played. Boehner himself did not meet with Terry because then someone would have taken a picture with this “terrorist” and even Boehner would not want that….
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December 9, 2010 at 5:38 pm
its
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December 2, 2010 at 7:40 am
Just to clarify, Melissa, Terry did not meet with the actual Congressman. He met with his staff.
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December 2, 2010 at 7:39 am
I assume this is a compliment. Right, John?
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December 2, 2010 at 8:45 am
yes — not well written but no irony intended
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December 2, 2010 at 8:48 am
I mean my comment was not well written. Your post was very well written.
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December 1, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Pat..you are right!! My only question is ..I thought ole Randy Terry was busy saving “vegetables” and was out of the anti-choice movement??? Didn’t he commit adultery and have to step down or something like that??
I realize that this is a great fund raising opportunity…HAPPY HOLIDAY……LOL
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December 2, 2010 at 7:43 am
Terry did admit to having an affair. Nice Christian family man, huh? But all he had to do was ask for “forgiveness” and then everything is okay! He has been floating from issue to issue but came back to abortion a while ago. Now, he has Doctor Carhart with his late term abortion facility in Maryland to protest at….Basically he follows the cameras…
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December 2, 2010 at 8:47 am
Maryland? I though he was out in the boondocks. Hey, maybe I can get there now.
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December 3, 2010 at 8:14 am
Maryland, are you sure? Google has him still in Nebraska, and I ain’t traveling that far.
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December 3, 2010 at 9:10 am
Carhart still has a clinic in Neb but a new law says he can’t perform abortions after 20 weeks. So, he is working a few days a week in a clinic in Germantown, MD (you’ll find out eventually anyway so I’ll tell you) where he can perform abortions reportedly up to 27 weeks.
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December 3, 2010 at 9:48 am
I owe you one.
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December 1, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I am also amazed at this meeting, but every side needs to be heard and worked with.
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December 6, 2010 at 8:53 pm
i wish people like him were not representing my side.
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December 2, 2010 at 7:14 am
That Terry is a horrible person,
Maybe even worse than the politicians he meets with.
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December 2, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Pat…you said all “Handy Randy” had to do once caught was “ask for forgiveness”?? I thought he was “born again”…I didn’t know he was Catholic!!! LOL
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December 3, 2010 at 9:10 am
I may have misspoke, Lorraine. I cannot keep track of this religious stuff.
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December 6, 2010 at 8:54 pm
JAJAJAJAJAJA!
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December 3, 2010 at 9:47 am
Terry divorced while he was still a Protestant, and then became a Catholic. Later I told him I wouldn’t be sending you this donation if you’d been a Catholic when you divorced.
I met Terry at an Atlanta farm they’d converted into a jail, to handle about three hundred of us Rescuers. He is a well-educated and powerful speaker. My evaluation of Bible colleges, like the one he graduated from, rose 100%. They beat the secular and “Catholic” time-wasting institutions hands down.
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December 3, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Pat…I was just kidding…I did not ever think he was a Catholic..I guess he is just trying to cover all the bases…
So Dunkle if you “cheat on your spouse” and “divorce” before you become a Catholic…that is OK?? Just trying to keep the facts straight…
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December 3, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Neither you nor I know if he cheated on his spouse, and I know he divorced before he became a Catholic. Protestants say divorce is OK, don’t they?
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December 6, 2010 at 8:56 pm
cheating on one’s spouse is never ok.
infidelity hurts.
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December 4, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Well, don’t they?
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December 4, 2010 at 2:23 pm
I dont know what the Protestant’s say about divorce. I dont know what they say about anything frankly…They seem kind of white bread to me…
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December 4, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Yeah, Catholics say the same thing, are the same way. But, unfortunately for us, not our Church, making us all hypocrites. So now we’re one step worse than Protestants.
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January 14, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Yes, Blood Money is a real eye opener. I pray that smoehow everyone who is pro-abortion would see this movie and realize that this industry is only about the big bucks and NOT about helping anyone. It is so sad the the babies have to die so that some “doctor” can be a member at the country club or drive a nice car. So sad. Pray for our country and the world.
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