Who is this guy? If there had been abortion ~~ no Obama or Clarence Thomas would be alive today.

[Hepburn]

I am watching MSNBC and they showed some Pubbie Rep speaking on the floor of the House against abortion ~~ making statements about the mothers of Barack Obama and Clarence Thomas. He is saying that neither of these people would be here today if abortion was around when they were born ~~ that seems to be what he was implying.

I just caught a bit of this ~~ and I think I heard this correctly, but am not sure. Did anyone else catch this???

If I heard this correctly....:wow:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. Of course. We all know nobody was born in the US after 1973.

:crazy:

[Iris]

46. yep. And no pregnancy before that was ever, ever ended in any way except birth.

[alsame]

2. Yes. And O'Donnell quickly pointed out that he only

mentioned women aborting black babies.

I didn't catch the Repub's name, but I will listening for it during the replay.

[Hepburn]

4. It had to be one of the most bigoted statements I have ever heard...

...unbelievable.

Mothers would have aborted black babies....so we would have no black achievers around today.

I was totally stunned!

Edit for grammatical error

[alsame]

10. It sounded like some people in the chamber were booing or

saying something when he made those comments. I hope so. I'm definitely going to watch the re-run to see that segment again.

[alsame]

30. Ed just said there WERE boos in the chamber - at least some

sane members were there.

[elehhhhna]

36. so, forcing women to bear unwanted children will create more politicians?

oy frikkin vey.

AGAIN with the logic!!1

[jwirr]

27. Black babies in interracial relationships that if I am not mistaken were

international relationships also. He is an idiot.

[Eric J in MN]

3. Rep. Todd Tiahrt(R-KS): If abortions were free then, Obama and Thomas may not have been born.

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http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/19247

Rep. Todd Tiahrt has been waging a battle against taxpayer funding of abortions within the District of Columbia. Yesterday, he posed a new argument. Speaking on the House floor, the Wichita Republican wondered what if President Obama’s mom had had the chance for a taxpayer-funded abortion.

“If that financial incentive was in place, is it possible that his mother may have taken advantage of it?” he said.

Tiahrt reasoned, “If you think of it in human terms, there is a financial incentive that will be put in place, paid for by tax dollars, that will encourage women who are single parents, living below the poverty level, to have the opportunity for a free abortion. If you take that scenario and apply it to many of the great minds we have today, who would we have been deprived of? Our president grew up in a similar circumstance.”

He mentioned Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, too, asking “is it possible that we would be denied his great mind?”
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[Hepburn]

5. Thank you for the info....

...I cannot believe that someone like that really, truly exists!

Not only bigoted...but Clarence Thomas has a great mind? This man is totally FUBAR!

:wow:

[dmr]

16. It was a very racist comment

very dirty and illogical - on a Congressional floor no less!

[pinto]

7. Despicable strawman argument.

There are a few times I wish the US House was run like the British House of Commons. He'd have been shouted down.

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[abumbyanyothername]

9. Objection

He mentioned Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, too, asking “is it possible that we would be denied his great mind?”

Objection your honor, assumes facts not in evidence.

[texastoast]

23. Sustained

with gusto.

[valerief]

11. He may not have been born either. Alas, the world must suffer with him. nt

[dogtag]

12. If anyone should be able to get

a non cost abortion, it's women who live below the poverty line. Let Rep. Tiahrt be first in line to adopt a unwanted child or offer financial support until the age of eighteen.

[joeybee12]

13. Thomas' great mind?????

Where the heck did Clarence put it? Go back and get it...you're obviously not using it!

[dysfunctional press]

24. it's in a jar of formaldehyde on fat tony's desk.

but he lets clarence use it when it's time to vote.

[rucky]

19. In other news:

Heads explode as Free Republic reconsiders stance on abortion.

[Spike89]

35. Quote exposes the lie and makes no sense

"...paid for by tax dollars, that will encourage women who are single parents, living below the poverty level, to have the opportunity for a free abortion."

No one is encouraging anyone to have an abortion! They use language to make it sound like women crave abortions so much they simply can't help themselves.

As for the poor grammar, what is wrong with republicans, even when they are making basic statements they torture the very meaning out of the language. It kinda makes sense when they are attempting to lie, but geez, they can't even be clear when they try.

[The empressof all]

6. This guy is so out of touch

I wonder if he even has a clue as to how racist this remark is.... One can only hope he learns that he's a bigot and feels that shame when he realizes what an idiot he is.

[Hepburn]

14. I really think he has less than NO clue that what he spouted is so...

...racist. It has to be one of the most bigoted things I have ever heard.

[The empressof all]

18. He'll pull a Colbert doing Buchanan!

"What I don't see color!---Those were just two prominent Leaders in our nation. The fact they are black was just a.....coinkadink" "It's your racism that would even make that connection" Oy.....

[Pool Hall Ace]

15. Are the mothers of President Obama and Justice Thomas on record

as saying that they would have terminated their pregnancies if the option were available?

How on earth can he make that statement?

[rug]

17. Now I'm conflicted.

[Ikonoklast]

20. !

Naughty.

[Hepburn]

21. ....

....:rofl:

Choice remark!

[AllenVanAllen]

22. The repugnant speech that comes from republicans

never ceases to amaze me. It never ends, and I do believe it's getting worse.






Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)

[Gwendolyn]

25. This is actually a routine fundie/repub maneuver.

Many fundies now try to sell the claim that pro-choice people are racist and that specifically poor black women are encouraged to have abortions. They all hate Planned Parenthood (for obvious reasons) and say that they set up shop in underprivileged areas, particularly close to where African American women can use their services. Ergo, Planned Parenthood is trying to wipe out African Americans. It's a relatively new tactic, maybe a few years old.

There was some fundie journalism student, whose name escapes me at the moment, who did some undercover bullshit thing a couple of years ago, where she called Planned Parenthood around the country and said she wanted to donate, but only if the abortion would benefit a black woman. Several took the donation and when the taped convos hit the internet, the fundies jumped all over it with claims of racism.

I suspect, especially if the repub you're taking about is a fundie, that this is where he was going with that. I might be wrong, but it just rings so familiar.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. He's a dickhead from my state

He wants to be our next senator. Brownback is stepping down to run for governor.

[Hepburn]

42. Oh, man, my deepest sympathy that this asshat even lives in your state.

His idiocy is beyond words, IMO.

[alsame]

28. Coming up again on Ed's show, MSNBC. This should be

interesting.

[Hekate]

29. Basically, men like that hate women and think we're as dumb as a sack of rocks...

They think we are stupid as rabbits who would eat our young if not stopped.

And finally, after decades of observation I have concluded: THEY THINK THEIR OWN MOTHERS WOULD HAVE ABORTED THEM IF IT WERE NOT ILLEGAL. The amount of projection in "pro-life" sentiments such as these makes me want to throttle someone.

Hekate

[Mz Pip]

31. Maybe he wouldn't have been either.

Who knows what was going through his mother's mind when she conceived him.

Who are these fucking clowns and how do they ever get elected?

[AspenRose]

32. And the crime rate would be lower, too! Right Mr. Bennett?

Sheesh. They just can't help themselves.

[rurallib]

33. Uh - Tiarht - there were plenty of abortions in the 50s and 60s

Many women got them, the rich in Europe, the poor in a back alley.
So your basic promise is wrong, Ergo, you are a dumbfuck.

[ProfessorGAC]

34. Abortion Existed In Sparta

Legal or illegal, it existed. The whole premise is ridiculous.
GAC

[KamaAina]

37. He just happened to pick two prominent African American political figures out of thin air.

And if you believe that, I have some oil property on Maui I'd like to show you... :eyes:

[Hepburn]

43. Well, would anyone wish to abort...

...a white baby???

:sarcasm:

What a total ass-clown.

[spanone]

38. the party of stupid

[PatSeg]

39. I've heard some crazy crap from republican lawmakers,

but I've never heard anything quite like this. He not only insulted black people, but he insulted women, assuming that most women in the situation that Obama's mother found herself would resort to abortion if it was free.

Being both a woman and a mother, I was beyond outraged.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

40. Chris Cilizza made a good point on Hardball

Tiahart is up for relection and his statements may have been a political move. That sort of hateful rhetoric is the sort of thing that plays with the Kansas mouthbreathers that would vote for him. So this vile may have been a political move as well.

[proud2BlibKansan]

45. I live here and that was my first thought

Tiahrt is definitely capable of playing vile political moves.

[proud2BlibKansan]

41. Please sign our petition!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6091338

[Hepburn]

44. Will do...thanks! n/t

[FrenchieCat]

47. A piece of shit!

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

48. What a nutjob

he made is sound like they were single moms