Miss America Faces Heat From Conservatives For Planned Parenthood Internship

[joeybee12]

WASHINGTON -- Kira Kazantsev has been Miss America for only two days, but she's already taking a stand on issues that don't usually make their way into the pageant. Kazantsev, who is from New York, made domestic violence the focus of her platform, speaking out about how she was in an abusive relationship in college.

"I want people to stop asking, 'Why doesn't she just leave?'" Kazantsev said in an interview with NPR. "Every woman is an expert in her own case, and there are so many extenuating circumstances that lead to a woman staying with her abuser." She said she felt incredibly "alone" in the relationship and wanted people to start talking about domestic violence more openly.

Now, Kazantsev is getting attention for something else. Many conservatives are criticizing her for the fact that she once interned at Planned Parenthood.

Kazantsev's LinkedIn profile notes that for three months in 2013, she worked at

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/miss-america-planned-parenthood_n_5829314.html

[ZombieHorde]

1. Nice.

I hope this trend continues.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. There's more to her than a pretty smile in a bathing suit.

Which makes her very naughty in the eyes of the neanderthals.

[Wait Wut]

7. Naughty? Hell...

...it scares the living shit outta them. An intelligent woman that is also beautiful is an enormous threat. If you throw "independent" in there, they'll call her a lesbian because they can't accept the fact that a woman isn't just a piece of art or a workhorse. If she's the whole package, she must be gay. I can give you a long list of examples.

[Ilsa]

3. The nerve she has! Teaching kids about self-esteem

and mutual respect! How dare she do something so wicked!



The Conservatives hate abortion. Fine. But they see no difference between performing abortions and working to help prevent them. They just don't get it.

[knightmaar]

10. They hate the idea of people enjoying sex.

It's actually a pretty consistent position - if they're honest about it.

[awoke_in_2003]

25. "It's actually a pretty consistent position"

that is why they don't enjoy sex- they never change positions

[alp227]

13. Seems that conservatives don't want children to be "wanted".

No abortion. No birth control. No family planning. That's the modern social conservative mantra. Unwanted children are no big deal - because PRO LIFE and because BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY.

[StevieM]

18. Oh, you better believe that unplanned, out-of-wedlock pregnancies are a big deal to them.

They hate single moms, and want 100% of all children born to unmarried mothers to be given up for adoption.

[randome]

4. Oh! Look! Something else to be outraged about! Go, team, go!

Conservatives are such lazy thinkers.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]

[hifiguy]

5. The amount of energy the reichwingers expend

in perpetual poutrage is a source of wonder.

[Botany]

6. Newly-Crowned Miss America Kira Kazantsev Worked at Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

"So the woman representing the nation as the new Miss America interned
for the very organization that has killed millions of Americans in abortions."

From LifeNews.com I will not post a link

[Jack Rabbit]

8. Hey, right wing morons . . .

FOAD.

I don't care what you say. Most of you will be dead in ten years or so and your racism, homophobia and misogyny won't trouble us any more.

[still_one]

28. Actually, not necessarily accurate. There are a lot of middle aged racist alive and well. However,

there are a lot more women, minorities, and free thinkers around then these jerks. As long as they vote

[Voice for Peace]

9. please give those people some laxatives.

[Omaha Steve]

11. What happened to FREE SPEECH???

It seems like I've heard that term before somewhere. It's not like she beat up an NFL player or shot a rare rhino.

[still_one]

29. You forgot about the outrage of Janet Jackson's breast during halftime that no one could see

[lark]

12. So nice we have a Miss America we can be proud of.

[msanthrope]

14. For the first time, I am proud of Miss America.

Hat tip to Michelle Obama...another woman who gives conservatives the shits.

[Orsino]

15. She helped the people that self-styled conservatives wouldn't even touch.

She out-Jesused them, and made them look petty.

[Skittles]

16. I hope she stays true to herself

she sounds like a wonderful gal

[MynameisBlarney]

17. Conservatives....

FAH!
Absolutely useless.

[Heather MC]

19. Fuck Conservatives

I have a family member who had a baby at 16. She is now 17 and pregenant AGAIN. When I asked her was she using birth control, she said no. I asked her had anyone talked to her about birthcontrol ever she said no.

A 16 year old mother she not leave a hospital empty handed she should be given a Bag of contraceptives IMO.


Unfortunately, I live in one of those conservative states that want teenage black making millions of babies per year.

So now barely able to care for first kid, she is about to have another

Planned Parent provides a necessary service. FAMILY PLANNING

[tanyev]

20. Parade around on TV in a skimpy bathing suit and you are a paragon of virtuous American womanhood.

Work an internship at Planned Parenthood and you are evil incarnate.

[damnedifIknow]

21. Conservatives

Keep your misery to yourself and leave the world alone.

[riqster]

22. Good on her!

[Rex]

23. The GOP needs to form their own group Unwanted Parenthood

since most of their life probably fall into that range.

[NuclearDem]

24. Damn I love this woman.

[NBachers]

26. Hey republicans: Flush your shit brains down the toilet and drop dead now!

I welcome their self-extinction; it's not happening quickly enough. Unfortunately, they're determined to pull us down with them.

[still_one]

27. What a bunch of hypocrites. They want to involve themselves in people's personal lives? This is

the party, (republicans, conservatives, etc.), that prides itself on less government interference, and yet these ignorant hypocrites want to control people's personal lives.

Perhaps they should join ISIL, they have more in common with them than they do Democracy

So lets summarize:

1. No birth control
2. No abortion, even in the case of rape incest, and the life of the mother
3. No welfare
4. No food stamps
5. No healthcare
6. make private social security and medicare
7. deregulate wall street

Gee, I wonder what Jesus would do?

[Jack Rabbit]

30. What would Jesus do to the Fundies?

They don't want to know . . .