Mother Jones’ political blogger Kevin Drum asked the following question:
How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/VjigIivsJo
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 7, 2014
How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/5SOyDV5vLy
— Kevin Drum (@kdrum) August 7, 2014
The post opened this way:
Do anti-abortion activists really think abortion is murder? Or is their opposition merely an expression of their broad discomfort with modern sexual and gender mores?
Drum stated in the post that “I’ve never really believed that much of anyone really, truly thinks that abortion is murder.”
The “evidence” presented in support of the claim “not many” believe abortion is murder was fairly thin:
https://twitter.com/Maj_Kong/status/497406555802058752
Because “science,” or something.
Drum got a fast reality check:
<— Count me in. RT @MotherJones: How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder?
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) August 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/497412880384675840
Me. RT @GaltsGirl: *raises hand* RT @MotherJones: How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/aLaAu4wGFV
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) August 7, 2014
@MelissaTweets @GaltsGirl @MotherJones me
— Brad Bandido! (@BradEssex) August 7, 2014
This person “@MotherJones: How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/Wu4Dv9cKEk”
— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) August 7, 2014
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Fact: it is murder RT @MotherJones: How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/nHi6RMV2qg
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) August 7, 2014
*raises hand* RT @MotherJones: How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/qmuzzTVFK0
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) August 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/Chris_Clukey/status/497401776707211267
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/497401928167354368
@MotherJones this conservative Christian believes it is murder.
— Deetster (@DedeDeest) August 7, 2014
Me. My wife. My family. Her family. RT @MotherJones: How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/fYq04cBlHI
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) August 7, 2014
@MotherJones I do
— Will (@Will32283) August 7, 2014
@MotherJones I'm one.
— psl (@SkePatt) August 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/CTBellows/status/497408512058597376
https://twitter.com/lrc328/status/497411977828790272
*raises right hand and flips you off with his left* RT @MotherJones How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder?
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 7, 2014
well let's start here http://t.co/DeuBQME45j RT @MotherJones How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder?
— Nino (@baldingschemer) August 7, 2014
Many, despite your best efforts. RT @MotherJones: How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder?
— Michael Cody (@MichaelCody1) August 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/loesch_stache/status/497401991841079297
Aside from the resulting dead babies? MT @MotherJones How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder?
— Let's all calm down (@NikVanHelsing) August 7, 2014
if it has a beating heart, it's murder @MotherJones How Many People Really, Truly Believe That Abortion Is Murder?
— deplorable mule (@jarsthemule) August 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/tdagostinoinstl/status/497406736953663489
Maybe the magazine should just be called “Jones”:
Mother doesn't mean what you think it means MT @MotherJones How Many People Really Truly Believe Abortion Is Murder? http://t.co/dz0sIva63k
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) August 7, 2014
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