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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 160 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wtf this wasn't even a leak but was in an ad the dude put out? How can you say "we made the decision to have an abortion" and not realize that "decision" is a synonym for "choice"? These fucking ass hats.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

God I hope the "moral pro life" folks rip into him and demean his wife like they do every other woman who chooses abortion.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd rather that they didn't, but I won't go rushing to defend them.

I'd prefer that a nonhypocrite healthcare advocate get elected instead.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Well thats just crazy talk!

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

And no mention of how they rationalized their decision. That would have been rich.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Because he knows that this will lose him exactly zero pro-life votes. That crowd made their peace with voting for hypocrites long ago.

[–] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 145 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

One cannot upvote this high enough. This is hypocrisy at it's highest level.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 137 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Wiz@midwest.social 30 points 1 year ago

"Genocide for me, but not for thee."

[–] digredior@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 year ago

That… was a fucking read. I couldn’t get through it. The mental gymnastics some folks perform…

Thanks for sharing.

[–] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This shit was written 20 years ago and is still fucking relevant to this day fucking hell

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some of the cases it quotes are from 50 years ago. This kind of hypocrisy is enduring.

[–] RubberColby@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

Rules for thee, not for me

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

UH-OH.

Hypocrisy at its finest.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago

to be fair, the only thing surprising to me at this point is if a republican DIDN'T personally benefit from access to abortion.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 1 year ago

“Abortion in this country is not about protecting the lives of mothers, it is about killing the child because you weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down," Robinson claimed.

Charge him with murder.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 year ago

she looks thrilled LOL

he'll probably blame her when he loses

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

As always these weirdos do exactly what they wish to condemn others for.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: When our governor leaves the state, Mark Robinson is in charge and can theoretically do whatever he wants. He's basically holding Roy Cooper and every North Carolinian hostage. It's insane

[–] Zink@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago

Do you mean NC Republican governor candidate and self-described genocidal murderer Mark Robinson?

This is old news. But I'm glad to see it repeated.

[–] Blubber28@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

So now the Republicans have people who committed genocide among their ranks. At least, in their own terms they have.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

We're just skipping over the pre-marital sex. Even more hypocrisy.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

But has he fucked his couch?