National Review’s Alexandra DeSanctics has started a thread to chronicle the media’s overuse of the “conservatives pounce” headline construction as it relates to stories on abortion:
I’m going to start a thread of all the times that media outlets frame Democratic extremism on abortion as “conservatives pounce.” It is astonishing to me how often this happens and how egregious it is.
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 2, 2019
And it’s already a sight to behold. . .
From the Washington Post: Republicans “paint”:
Here’s the @washingtonpost, after Senate Democrats voted down the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would’ve required medical care for infants who survive attempted abortions: pic.twitter.com/DHwYP5S4yu
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 2, 2019
From Politico: Republicans “jam”:
Here’s @politico, after Senate Democrats defeated the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (a bill that did not limit abortion in any way): pic.twitter.com/nWTtKEhefn
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 2, 2019
From Politico part II: Republican’s “pound”:
Here’s more from @politico, in which Republicans are both “pounding” and “seizing” after Senate Democrats defeated a bill to require medical care for infants born alive after attempted abortions: pic.twitter.com/8YTI2oVYD7
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 2, 2019
From the NY Times: Republican “seizure”:
Here’s the @nytimes, after Democratic lawmakers in New York and Virginia pushed bills to allow abortion after viability, in the last three months of pregnancy: pic.twitter.com/aMccGKKQzq
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 2, 2019
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From Politico part III: Republicans “squeeze”:
Here’s @politico after Senate Democrats defeated the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, not only inexplicably putting “attempted abortion” in scare quotes, but also noting that Republicans were trying to “squeeze” Democrats pic.twitter.com/vCDOrRKbD4
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 2, 2019
And the one we told you about earlier from The Hill, which was really the most egregious one yet as Republicans either pounced, seized and railed depending on which tweet you clicked don:
Here’s @thehill, reporting on a Democratic state representative in Alabama who said either we abort “unwanted“ kids or send them to the electric chair later: pic.twitter.com/5JfQiEmoKa
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 2, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 2, 2019
Congratulations to The Hill on the purchase of a new thesaurus https://t.co/52wqY9wrE0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 2, 2019
CAN’T MAKE THIS UP! AP says GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel ‘pounced’ on Bernie over allowing terrorists to vote https://t.co/UvMYBswj8F
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 23, 2019