by Carder

There are a lot of accusations in Chen’s talk, but I want to say from my experience that they are all true…

I don’t know how accurate the numbers are, but I have an aunt who worked as a ‘family planning’ officer in a small town in rural Guizhou, and she told me a lot of stories of going to people’s houses, them being beaten up and having forced abortions, so it’s true.

~ Chinese Christian commentor Sean Tseng confirming the testimony of Chinese Civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng (pictured) about the brutality of forced abortions in China’s one child policy, Christian Today, November 6

Good morning, and Happy Sunday After Election Day! Goodness, it was so hard to pick this week, as you might imagine. But after cutting til it hurts, here were my top five seven favorite political cartoons for this memorable week. Be sure to vote for your fav in the poll at the bottom of this post!

First, a twofer by Gary McCoy at Townhall.com…

 by Michael Ramirez at Townhall.com…

 by Bob Gorrell at Townhall.com…

 another twofer, this one by Steve Kelley at Townhall.com…


 by Henry Payne at Townhall.com

The wise heart turns to the right;
the foolish heart to the left.

~ Ecclesiastes 10:2, New American Bible translation

UPDATE, 4:55p: Tennessee Right to Life is saying that Amendment 1 still has enough votes, even if this far-fetched lawsuit goes anywhere.

9:37a: This is insane logic, but who knows if it will work, what with the crazy liberal judges out there. From the Associated Press, last night:

Opponents of Amendment 1 are asking a federal judge to void the vote that amended the Tennessee Constitution to make it easier for lawmakers to restrict abortions.

In a lawsuit filed late Friday in federal court, plaintiffs claim that the state ignored the plain language of the constitution, which says it can be amended by “a majority of all the citizens in the state voting for governor, voting in … favor” of the amendment.

The plaintiffs want the judge to order the state to count only those Amendment 1 votes where the voters also cast ballots for governor. If that is impossible, they want the vote voided.

Plaintiffs say the state allowed some voters to game the system by voting for the amendment and skipping the governor’s race.

Your thoughts?

[HT: Susie]

The 5th rule in Saul Alinsky’s book, Rules for Radicals, which is the playbook of the Left (even taught by President Barack Obama when he was a law professor), is:

Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.

At 7:34p MST on October 7, 2014, was the exact moment when the Left’s “war on women” meme fell prey to Alinsky’s Rule #5 – after The Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels asked this question of pro-abortion Colorado Senator Mark Udall during a debate with challenger Cory Gardner:

Mr. Udall, you’ve talked so much about women’s issues you’ve been called “Mark Uterus.” Have you gone too far?

The one-two knockout punch came three days later, on October 10, when The Denver Post endorsed Gardner, in large part because:

Rather than run on his record, Udall’s campaign has devoted a shocking amount of energy and money trying to convince voters that Gardner seeks to outlaw birth control despite the congressman’s call for over-the-counter sales of contraceptives. Udall is trying to frighten voters rather than inspire them with a hopeful vision. His obnoxious one-issue campaign is an insult to those he seeks to convince.

Of course, we now know Udall went on to flaming defeat, as did a slew of other pro-abortion candidates around the country, most notably Wendy Davis and Sandra Fluke.

Since then, commentary from all sides has been proclaiming the “war on women” meme dead, a victim of overreach by the Left after successfully employing it in 2012. (Several of these commentaries can be accessed at StanekReport.com.)

NARAL demonstrated the best example of this overreach in an ad against Gardner that threatened a condom shortage if he won. Bloomberg nominated NARAL’s ad for the “Backfire Award” of 2014 campaign ads.

So, what is your analysis of the death of the “war on women” meme? Or perhaps you don’t think it has died?

Leave a comment and respond to the poll!

The Congress that convenes in January will have at least 21 pro-life women, breaking a high of 18 following the 2010 elections.

~ Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, National Review Online, November 6

[Photo of newly elected IA pro-life Senator Joni Ernst via The Des Moines Register]

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli

• In an amazing “look what God can do” announcement, 40 Days for Life reveals that their new headquarters will be housed in the former Planned Parenthood in Bryan-College Station, Texas, where they started their prayer vigils ten years ago:
  

  “This news shows what God can accomplish when His people pray,” said Shawn Carney, campaign director…. “More than 6,400 children lost their lives in this building, but God is making ‘all things new.’ What was once a place of death and despair is now going to be a place of life and hope. We are excited to start using this location to aid the rapid worldwide growth of 40 Days for Life, and to help other cities become abortion-free.”

• Pro-Life in TN recaps the David and Goliath pro-life victory achieved by the Yes on 1 movement in Tennessee, overcoming $4 million from the abortion industry, as well as major newspaper and celebrity endorsements. The secret weapon to passing Amendment 1? Grassroots activism and the power of the pulpit.
• Bound4Life profiles nine pro-life candidates who won in the “red wave” election this week. Read their profiles and be encouraged.
• Culture Campaign analyzes Wendy Davis’s substantial loss in the Texas gubernatorial race. “War on Women” proponents are stunned that the late-term abortion defender failed to bring out women voters.
• Ethika Politika challenges the data used by Health & Human Services in deciding that all Obamacare policies must mandate free contraceptive coverage.
• Josh Brahm announces a speaking engagement at the University of Portland on November 17, in which he and a pro-life convert will discuss relational apologetics: how a pro-life, Christian guy can be friends with a (formerly) pro-choice, lesbian atheist girl after having conversed online for almost two years.
• Clinic Quotes quotes a pro-choice politician who says she is “heartsick” over attempts to make abortion clinics meet the same standards as other surgery centers.

• Americans United for Life applauds the election of so many pro-life candidates and looks at key legislative issues passed by the House, which can hopefully now go to the Senate:
  

  Consider this list of key life-saving measures passed by the House and blocked by the Senate since pro-life Republicans took control of the House in 2011:

  • Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act prohibiting abortion after 5 months of pregnancy (i.e., 20 weeks gestation);
  • No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act applying the restrictions on abortion funding found in the Hyde Amendment to all federal funding streams and requiring that all plans offered through the ACA Exchanges disclose if abortion coverage is included;
  • Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act­ prohibiting sex-selective abortions;
  • Protect Life Act ensuring that no funds appropriated or authorized through the ACA can be used for abortion or insurance plans that provide abortion coverage;
  • The “Pence Amendment” (House. Amendment. 95), this measure would have prohibited the use of federal funds for Planned Parenthood;
  • The “Black-Roby Resolution to Defund Planned Parenthood” (House Continuing Resolution 36), this measure would have defunded Planned Parenthood in the Continuing Resolution;
  • The “Foxx Amendment” (House Amendment 298), prohibits federal funds from being used to train abortion providers.”

[Photos: pastorrobert-nikos.blogspot.com and National Right to Life via pinterest.com]

by Kelli

With the failure of two Personhood amendments this election cycle in North Dakota and Colorado, pro-choice groups breathed a collective sigh of relief. But in this Vox video, pro-choice journalist Sarah Kliff (who infamously claimed she didn’t write about Kermit Gosnell because it was a “local crime”) reflects on how the pro-life movement is winning the larger war:

[youtube]http://youtu.be/80OFcp02_r0[/youtube]

Email dailyvid@jillstanek.com with your video suggestions.