Pastor: Palin Was Part of Abortion Clinic Disruptions

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Pastor: Palin Was Part of Abortion Clinic Disruptions
by huntsu
Mon Sep 15, 2008 at 03:30:26 AM PDT

There's a new article in Salon.com on the Reverend Howard Bess, a Baptist minister from outside Sarah Palin's Wasilla compound who regularly fought Palin and her right wing church. He wrote a book, "Pastor: I am Gay," that reports say Palin tried to ban from the local library.

Buried in the article is a little nugget. Palin was involved in an effort to take over the local hospital board and block all abortions in the facility. This forced any woman -- including women who were raped and had to pay for their own rape kit -- who even wanted counseling on abortion to travel to Seattle.

Locals sued the hospital and won an injunction from the state Supreme Court that required the hospital to provide the option, and the local religious right went nuts. They held a picket line to block access to the clinic. And on the picket line?

At one point during the hospital battle, passions ran so hot that local antiabortion activists organized a boisterous picket line outside Dr. Lemagie's office, in an unassuming professional building across from Palmer's Little League field. According to Bess and another community activist, among the protesters trying to disrupt the physician's practice that day was Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin is not only opposed to abortion, she is willing to block access to legal and certified clinics that provide it as an option.

But, no, she's not a threat to women's right to choose. Not at all.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/15/62252/3231/830/599218

[baldguy]

1. So, she's a terrorist too.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. she looks like a terrorist! Probably militia hiding behind hunting

[PA Democrat]

2. K & R.

[Democat]

3. Is Palin a Domestic Terrorist?

What next?

[Skwmom]

4. No wonder she was too busy to meet with the mayors of Alaska to conduct actual state business.

Sarah Palin, the gift that keeps giving, and who is exposing the me first, country last, do anything to get elected (even put an insane idiot a VERY CLOSE heart beat away from the Presidency)McSelfish McCain.

[Skwmom]

5. Dupe - delete.

[madaboutharry]

6. This has to come out.

I pray their is a photo.

[progressoid]

7. This could work against them with moderate Republicans

I've heard a couple R's say they are troubled by her hard-line stance on abortion. If this story get's legs, it could really damage her.

[Bread and Circus]

8. oh man....

[tandot]

9. This needs more exposure. K & R. n/t

[seafan]

10. January, 2008: Palin breezes in to Municipal League meeting, then exits for anti-abortion rally

'...a siege-like atmosphere. Top aides keep score, demean enemies and gloat over successes.'

At an Alaska Municipal League gathering in Juneau in January, mayors across the political spectrum swapped stories of the governor’s remoteness. How many of you, someone asked, have tried to meet with her? Every hand went up, recalled Mayor Fred Shields of Haines Borough. And how many met with her? Just a few hands rose. Ms. Palin soon walked in, delivered a few remarks and left for an anti-abortion rally.

The administration’s e-mail correspondence reveals a siege-like atmosphere. Top aides keep score, demean enemies and gloat over successes. Even some who helped engineer her rise have felt her wrath.

What is that old saying about three-day-old fish?


This woman is a cruel joke, Charlie.

[progressivebydesign]

14. My god.. she IS George Bush. 'you're either with me or against me!'

That is the same mentality and MO as Bush. Vindictive and nasty, with toady little aids doing her bidding and keeping score.

Do we need that Again?? No fucking way.

Great find!! That should be it's own thread.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. K&R

Agree with the hope that there's a photo out there!

[Barack_America]

12. Wait. There is only one facility in Alaska equipped to do abortions?

That's what I'm getting from this. She was trying to influence one hospital and that would've forced people to fly to Seattle?

What the hell do they do with women suffering from missed miscarriages up there? Let them get infected and die?

That's just lovely.

[intheflow]

23. That jumped out at me, too.

I'm sure the Wasilla hospital was the only abortion provider in the state, no way there would be facilities in Anchorage or Juneau, women had to fly to Seattle to exercise their reproductive rights. :eyes: According to NARAL, there are seven abortion providers in the state. Granted, Alaska is big and getting around the state is a huge hardship/burden for many people, perhaps especially women seeking abortions, but you can't tell me it's easier or cheaper for Alaskans to fly to Seattle if cost prohibits them from getting to Anchorage.

Sloppy reporting like this can give Kos a bad name.

[BigDDem]

13. She's fuckin' crazy

[progressivebydesign]

15. She's a scary religious extremist. K&R for the afternoon crowd. n/t

[tallahasseedem]

16. This is an absolute disgrace...

I hope Planned Parenthood can jump on this as well.

[Raster]

17. The difference between Sarah Palin and the Taliban?

Lipstick.

[bullwinkle428]

18. "she'd seen images somewhere of dinosaur fossils with human footprints in them"

:crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

[bullwinkle428]

19. 'Yes, I think I will see Jesus come back to earth in my lifetime.'

[Bennyboy]

21. Kicked...

[northernlights]

22. maybe there's a pic somewhere

would *love* to see that on the front page!

[AzDar]

24. Good Gawd.

:puke:

[mzmolly]

25. One would think denying another person the right to health care is illegal?

:(

[Beaverhausen]

26. kick

[Liberty Belle]

27. Please send this to Olbermann & to NOW, NARAL; they should run it in an ad!