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Since the murder of Dr. George Tiller, anti-choice extremist Randall Terry’s been getting louder. In his latest unsavory stunt, he’s advocating that people burn effigies of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. Dave Weigel points out Terry’s classy demonstration videos. [Video]
Abortion, Extremism, Religious Right, Randall Terry, Operation Rescue, Women's Rights
They encouraged and applauded his murder, but anti-choice fanatics aren’t finished with Dr. George Tiller yet. Now the leader of the domestic terrorist group calling itself the “Army of God” has sent a letter to the church Tiller attended, telling pastors that they “brought damnation on themselves.” A Virginia ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Operation Rescue, Rev. Donald Spitz, Army of God
Suspected murderer Scott Roeder is apparently now enlisting the aid of a fanatical anti-abortion lawyer who plans to argue that it’s OK to gun down doctors like George Tiller: Justifiable homicide defense eyed in Roeder’s case. Attorney Michael Hirsh is known for trying to use this same insane strategy in ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Operation Rescue
Federal investigators are reportedly looking into the possibility that the alleged murderer of Dr. George Tiller, Scott Roeder, may have had help. WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 10 (UPI) — A federal investigation is underway to determine if more than one person was involved in abortion doctor George Tiller’s death, Kansas ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Right Wing, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Army of God, Operation Rescue
The health care legislation currently in Congress covers abortions, and anti-abortion groups are gearing up for a big fight. “We want to see people who have no health insurance get it, but this is a sticking point,” said Richard Doerflinger, associate director of pro-life activities for the U.S. Conference ...
Barack Obama, Health Care, Abortion, Randall Terry, Operation Rescue
The Sunday edition of the New York Times has a very good, in-depth piece by David Barstow on Dr. George Tiller, and the history of fanaticism, threats, media provocation, and violence leading up to his murder: An Abortion Battle, Fought to the Death. Long ago, he had accepted the ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Right Wing, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Army of God, Operation Rescue
I’m astounded that the National Press Club is apparently going to lend their podium to anti-abortion fanatic Randall Terry — so that he can threaten terrorism and “violent convulsions” if Obama’s health care plan pays for abortions: Healthcare, Abortion, and Potential Violence: ‘Let All Those in Government be Warned: They ...
Abortion, Extremism, Hate Speech, Randall Terry, Operation Rescue, Fanaticism
Does anti-abortion terrorism actually work in America? Slain Kansas abortion provider’s clinic to close. WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of slain abortion provider George Tiller said Tuesday that his Wichita clinic will be “permanently closed,” effective immediately. In a statement released by Tiller’s attorneys, his family said it ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Randall Terry, Terrorism, Operation Rescue
Now the news is coming out: murder suspect Scott Roeder’s contacts with Operation Rescue adviser Cheryl Sullenger (convicted of conspiracy to bomb an abortion clinic in 1988) were much more frequent than she first acknowledged. Apparently, Roeder was in touch with her as recently as the beginning of this year, ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Operation Rescue, Cheryl Sullenger
As we noted last Sunday, when murder suspect Scott Roeder was arrested, the phone number of Operation Rescue was discovered on a Post-It note in his car. Now it turns out that this wasn’t just the phone number of the Operation Rescue office, but of a specific person: Cheryl Sullenger, ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Operation Rescue, Cheryl Sullenger
Here’s Randall Terry, founder of the extreme anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, with a deplorable statement on the murder of Dr. George Tiller that may make you nauseous. Quote: “He reaped what he sowed.” [Video] This is domestic terrorism, in your face. It’s the equivalent of an Al Qaeda video following ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Comments, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Randall Terry, Operation Rescue