Karen Hughes on CNN, quoted in the New York Times:
"I think that after September 11, the American people are valuing life more and we need policies to value the dignity and worth of every life," she said. "President Bush has worked to say, let's be reasonable, let's work to value life, let's reduce the number of abortions, let's increase adoptions. And I think those are the kinds of policies the American people can support, particularly at a time when we're facing an enemy and, really, the fundamental issue between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life."
This isn't the first time we've seen this tired-ass trope turned against the pro-choice movement, and it won't be the last, but please won't somebody call Hughes on the notion that fundamentalist Islamic radicals are on the same page as NARAL?
UPDATE: Jon Stewart was all over it. Americablog has audio clips to the Daily Show segment in which Stewart plays Hughes' comment and marvels at the rhetorical gymnastics. Link via Wonkette.
Posted by BT at April 25, 2004 07:55 PMCan't you see how simple it is?
abortionist = terrorist
You're either with us or you are unpatriotic, and
unpatriotic = terrorist
Posted by: teenidol on April 26, 2004 03:24 PMSo wait---Karen Hughes WANTS the ungodly pro-choices terrorists to BREED? Is she mad? If we're hunting down and tracking all the baddies, shouldn't they be glad I'm saving them the bleeding trouble?
Posted by: LAURA on April 30, 2004 10:42 AM