In case you missed it — and it aired on MSNBC on a Saturday morning, so hundreds of millions did — Americans United for Life President Charmaine Yoest appeared on “Up with Steve Kornacki” this morning to join in a panel on “The Return of the War on Women.” Yoest was there to provide balance for the host and the three other panelists, including Ana Marie Cox.
Enjoyed a particularly challenging @upwithsteve show today. pic.twitter.com/UWSGI7IinW
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) June 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/alexios13/status/345926981365411840
What? Respect for a pro-life guest? Do go on.
@anamariecox The Challenge being not to laugh out loud or up-chuck @ what the "Pro Life" guest had to say (in this screen shot) @upwithsteve
— NoPuppetNoPuppetYou'reThePuppet (@Wrench44) June 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/PizzaioloMike/status/345936702554116099
Tough crowd? Actually, it wasn’t tough enough for Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher, who called out Cox for letting Yoest get away with loaded and offensive terms like “pro-life.”
Love watching a 'liberal' show where the anti-choice guest steamrolls, and @anamariecox helps. 'Pro-life…when it comes to life' #uppers
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
The anti-choice guest is driving Mack trucks worth of misinformation through this panel. #uppers #dvr
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
@tommyxtopher I don't think I "helped." I want to be respectful of views I don't agree with.
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) June 15, 2013
@anamariecox while disrespecting us? Like *we're* not also pro-life?
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
@tommyxtopher And I doubt @CharmaineYoest feels like I took her side… I hope we heard each other, tho.
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) June 15, 2013
@anamariecox @CharmaineYoest made it sound like plan B can kill you, a dangerous, reckless lie, and you and @SteveKornacki said zip.
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
@tommyxtopher @CharmaineYoest @SteveKornacki I look forward to seeing how you handle fact-checking live debates on your show.
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) June 15, 2013
@anamariecox @CharmaineYoest @SteveKornacki I think I could handle pointing out that Plan B can't kill you. If that's the bar, that's sad.
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
@tommyxtopher I just object to idea that it was a decision to "let" the statement stand. I wish I'd caught it. I didn't. But not bc I AGREE.
— anti-fascist is good (@anamariecox) June 15, 2013
@anamariecox that's one most egregious example, among many. She Jedi-ed you guys. #uppers
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
@anamariecox I have 140 characters here. That was 30 min of unanswered propaganda. While you were being polite, she was mopping the floor.
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
That was the most inept abortion rights panel I've ever seen. More coffee, less pastry. #uppers
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) June 15, 2013
Sounds brutal. Let’s watch.
Who else wants to pile on? How about Lizz Winstead, co-founder of A Is For… and co-creator of “The Daily Show.” Here is just a selection of tweets.
Don't know Charmaine Yoest? She is basically ALEC for the anti choice zealots. #Uppers #LearnAboutHer #Dangerous
— Lizz "Human Capital Stock" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) June 15, 2013
NOT. PRO LIFE. #uppers
— Lizz "Human Capital Stock" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) June 15, 2013
PLEASE CORRECT HER. IT IS NOT PROLIFE? #Uppers #WeareAllProLife
— Lizz "Human Capital Stock" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) June 15, 2013
Really wish we would all STOP calling anti women crusaders "Prolife" They are not pro the life of women. #TheyAreProTheLifeOfCells #uppers
— Lizz "Human Capital Stock" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) June 15, 2013
STABBING MY EYES. #uppers
— Lizz "Human Capital Stock" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) June 15, 2013
FYI @CharmaineYoest Your efforts removing access to Plan A, is making Plan B more necessary than ever, in fact it may become Plan A #Uppers
— Lizz "Human Capital Stock" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) June 15, 2013
@lizzwinstead @CharmaineYoest We should gather up all of these unwanted children and put them on her doorstep? Let her take care of them.
— I Says 1971 (@Isays1971) June 15, 2013
@lizzwinstead @CharmaineYoest She wants them to be born so badly.
— I Says 1971 (@Isays1971) June 15, 2013
What do you say, Ms. Yoest?
Please do: "@Isays1971 @lizzwinstead We should gather up all these unwanted children & put them on her doorstep? Let her take care of them"
— Charmaine (@CharmaineYoest) June 15, 2013
On a final note, the same person who suggested putting all the “unwanted” babies on Yoest’s doorstop retweeted this one hour later.
Please RT! When you adopt a animal they become family, Stop throwing animals out like they are Trash Adopting a pet is a life long deal
— stacy rogers (@ISF_KY) June 15, 2013
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include a screen shot of a retweet.
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