Pro-life vid of day: O’Reilly – New York abortion policy “barbaric”
by LauraLoo
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly took on two issues this week that he argues are part of an overarching acceptance of our nation’s nanny state, contributing to its rapidly moral decline. One of those issues is New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s push for zero restrictions on abortion in the state – up until birth.
O’Reilly told Kirsten Powers and Kate Obenshain that these are clear signs the United States is becoming a “barbaric” nation, even suggesting that Cuomo himself might be a “barbarian.”
Powers and O’Reilly went after the media for irresponsible coverage of Cuomo’s proposal, with O’Reilly calling the New York Times “zealots” for not informing people exactly what a late-term abortion entails. Obenshain added that President Obama has “refused to stand up for those children”:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGilvs3zfrE[/youtube]
(Here’s a bonus clip with O’Reilly sparring against Bob Beckel, who seems to think our nation is in a much better place than 60 years ago, and that O’Reilly has antiquated notions.)
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[HT: Jill; Ellen]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Sometimes Bill O’Reilly does good things for the pro-life cause, but I take great exception to his use of the term “potential American” or “potential human being” when referring to the unborn child. The child in the womb is just a human person in a different form and in a different location. It’s like referring to any of us a “potential corpses”.
My mother’s maiden name is Cuomo and it is believed that Andrew Cuomo is a distant relation of mine, as my grandfather came from Italy through New York before settling in Canada. When I think of the devout Catholics that my grandparents were, it makes me shudder to see how far we have fallen in a generation or two. “There but for the grace of God go I” definitely applies here. He needs lots of prayers to soften his heart of stone.
I’d agree, Laura V, that Bill O’Reilly’s lack of fluency in the truthful terms often paints him as a lukewarm pro-lifer at best. That is why I was truly surprised when I saw this segment last night, and very encouraged.