Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Funny pages vs. news pages

From today's cartoons:


Haha.

But, wait a sec, this is serious stuff!

From the news reports, this one about the candidate for the senate seat from Pennsylvania:
Asked by a reporter how he would counsel a daughter or granddaughter who had been impregnated by rape, Smith said: "I lived something similar to that with my own family. She chose life, and I commend her for that. . . . Don't get me wrong; it wasn't rape."
Pressed as to what he was talking about, Smith responded: "Having a baby out of wedlock." After that, he seemed to struggle to articulate what he meant.
"That's similar to rape?" a reporter asked.
"No, no, no," said Smith, who was referring to a daughter's decision to have a child outside marriage. Then he added, "But, well, put yourself in a father's position. Yes, I mean, it is similar."
Brick wall.
Head.
Smash.
Ouch, it hurts!


1 comment:

Ramesh said...

The cartoon is unfortunately far too real. The Supreme Court must really examine it head for the Citizens United decision.

The debate on abortion has lost all sense of proportion and meaning. That is the problem with taking extremist views on both sides.