Why, Michelle Bachmann, why!?

In July of 2008, RepresentativeMichele Bachmann, in her attempt to convince Congress to revoke Planned Parenthood's tax exempt status and federal funding, actually called Planned Parenthood "the Wal-Mart of big abortion. They’re the big box retailer It is time to end their tax-exempt status. It’s a fraud." This comment, and her audacity to stand up in front of Congress in a "special issue address" to say so are prime examples of why I am so incredibly happy about her huge media blunder lately.

I was happy to see Tim Stanley's (executive director of Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD) response to Rep. Bachmann's ridiculous and unfounded comments: "Planned Parenthood does more in one day to prevent unintended pregnancy and the need for abortion than politicians like Michele Bachmann do in a lifetime." Yay Tim! He goes on to address the amount of low-income customers the Planned Parenthood served in 07-08, which was 76% of the 65,000 people served in 07-08. This is an interesting juxtaposition to the reason WHY Rep. Bachmann is now calling attention to Planned Parenthood's funding in MN- the fact that they have begun diverting funds to build small clinics in suburban and affluent areas which will provide access to birth control and STI or pregnancy testing. Rep. Bachmann seemed to be confused by this as well, as she noted that the public funding of these clinics will actually be "asking God-fearing Americans to subsidize this brutal and bloody procedure on a regular business in upscale shopping malls all across the United States." I guess if an abortion clinic were in a low-income neighborhood, federally funded so that it could actually help people without insurance, it would be okay with her. I'd love to see the day that Michele Bachmann heads into Minneapolis with a group of protesters to prevent our neighborhoods from being spoiled by "bloody procedures," instead of her district. I'm looking forward to investigating what PP's reallocation of funds towards these suburban clinics will do to the 76% of their clientele who presumably do not live near these "upscale shopping malls."

http://minnesotaindependent.com/4464/bachmann-calls-to-defund-planned-parenthood

Note To Self: Find this Wall Street Journal article somewhere where I DON'T have to pay to read it. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121417762585295459.html