First, some breaking news.
E! News has discovered a developing trend since the inauguration of President Donald Trump: it seems like every week, a celebrity is caught up in a “political firestorm,” from Stephen Colbert’s joke that Trump’s mouth was only good for being “Vladimir Putin’s c*ck holster,” to Kathy Griffin’s ISIS-inspired photo shoot with a bloody replica of Trump’s severed head, to Johnny Depp amusing the audience at the Glastonbury Festival with thoughts about Trump’s assassination.
From Stephen Colbert to Kathy Griffin, it seems like a celebrity is caught up in a political firestorm every week: https://t.co/vArrWtT4RE pic.twitter.com/AXRxfTSqDw
— E! News (@enews) June 24, 2017
Funny how all of those celebrity political firestorms always burn the same direction, isn’t it? And yet, when it comes to elections, out-of-town celebrities keep losing despite burning piles of money.
So, who’s up for another one of those cheaply shot and edited and light on hair and makeup (i.e., “authentic”) celebrity videos asking for your help? You know, like those super-effective spots trying to flip the Electoral College.
Seriously Jon Hamm really wants you to call your senator to defend women's health and rights. Do not deny him: https://t.co/QfYOTBYwmz
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) June 23, 2017
This time the cause is Planned Parenthood, and a whole bevy of celebrities ranging from Jennifer Lawrence to Lena Dunham to Judd Apatow to some other people we don’t recognize all share a single script showing how easy is it to use their script to call your senator.
Calling your representative to support @PPFA is easy — watch these celebs show you how pic.twitter.com/dZKY3sxhvT
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 23, 2017
Yeah, no thanks. Ignorant celebs promoting infanticide aren't my thing.
— Tim (@tntDVM) June 24, 2017
We can’t blame anyone who can’t bear to watch, but the folks at LifeNews did, and the highlight of the video is the assertion that abortion “is the most basic of all human rights.” (It’s not clear if Gloria Steinem wanted to deliver that line in particular or if the spinner needle landed on her.)
Lena Dunham Says Abortion “is the Most Basic of All Human Rights” https://t.co/kzNDmgyNvL #prolife #prolifegen pic.twitter.com/JaZ0Or3dpd
— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) June 24, 2017
By this logic China has a better human rights record than the Republic of Ireland. https://t.co/QL4QEbsnHG
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) June 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/sixdeadqueens/status/878421046654881792
https://twitter.com/kathleenirish38/status/878464194953310209
https://twitter.com/W_Alan_A/status/878604207498158080
Actually, LIFE is the most basic human right.
— Freyja (@OffDPlantation) June 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/Scubamac/status/878489786578632704
More basic than life; I don't think so!
— Reader James (@orthodoxical) June 24, 2017
"Abortion, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.
— Charlie Wagner (@FuriousShepherd) June 24, 2017
I wonder if she has ever considered what would happen if that "most basic of all human rights" was exercised all the time?
— Conrad Fisher (@ConradFisher) June 24, 2017
I thought it was "health care"? Preventative screening and the like? No?
— mksr13 (@MargaretSR13) June 24, 2017
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Related:
After trolling childhood cancer survivors, Joss Whedon dramatizes cancer death in Planned Parenthood spot https://t.co/jZb8q9pe3V
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 17, 2017
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