Media outlets didn’t cover March For Life while it happened, despite knowing it was going to happen and hundreds of thousands of people there. News outlets do have stories on it now, but of course the number of people there are distorted and the stories are pretty bland. Again, remember how much effort went into Occupy Wall Street coverage. Reporters were at the scenes. News stations were always on them. Also if they had anyone on the scene at March For Life they’d have a more accurate number of people.
Photo Credit Michelle Fields from The Daily Caller
The best coverage belongs to Judge Andrew Napolitano on his show ”Freedom Watch” on FOX Business Network. Judge Napolitano is a fierce pro-life advocate and doesn’t shy away from the issue. At the end of every show he signs off with “The Plain Truth” and yesterday it was about abortion.
His guest was Rep. Renee Ellmers who discussed the defense of life. This was the most coverage by anyone in the media. Thank you, Judge Napolitano.
I then went to FOX News and I’ll admit, I was disappointed. The article was written by Shannon Bream and just like C-SPAN she called the protestors anti-abortion. Yes they are anti-abortion, but why doesn’t anyone ever call them pro-life? Why do they have to be constantly addressed as anti? When pro-choice protesters march they’re referred to as pro-choice, not anti-life. She did, however, give a reasonable estimate of people there, tens of thousands. Trust me, that’s much better than some of the others.
The Washington Post had a few sections on March For Life. They even posted a short video of people at the Supreme Court from the AP. Here’s a post with a bunch of pictures from the rally, but of course they have to stick to the “anti-abortion” meme. I was surprised to see this article about the young people involved in the rally. One of Michelle Malkin’s points addressed the way in which the media ignoresthe increasing number of young peopl joining the rallies. But again why all the anti language? These kids are PRO-LIFE. I wonder if Katherine Driessen calls pro-choice kids anti-life kids. I also don’t like how she pretty much only described kids carrying graphic abortion signs. There were so many kids there not holding graphic signs. The Post used the AP article about the rally and didn’t bother to correct the title. More than thousands were there. Hundreds of thousands of people were there. They even stated it’s usually the largest rally in the year in Washington, DC. Here are some more photos from people on Twitter:
Credit Michelle Fields, The Daily Caller
Credit Allison McManus, @allisonelmc22
Credit Michelle Fields, The Daily Caller
Credit Kyle Sanders, @colonel4God
Credit Lizzy Cross, @LizzyC383
The worst belongs to CNN, who said hundreds of people were there. Hundreds?Look at the pictures above. Do those look like hundreds? You have to remember: these pictures didn’t come from just ONE street. These are MANY streets in DC. They also kept the “anti” meme. MSNBC used the AP article and didn’t talk about it on “NBC Nightly News.” ABC News did the same and unsurprisingly didn’t mention it during World News. I’ve been searching The New York Times, but I can’t find anything on it. I searched “march for life” and the abortion topic popped up with what appears to be an article on March For Life, but when I click it I can’t find the article. Well, they didn’t have an article, just a slide show of pictures. Here’s the other thing. You have to look all over the page to find it. So I’m going to say The New York Times completely blew off March For Life. What a shock, right?
I did the media’s job for them. I reached out and interviewed someone who was at the rally, Michelle Fields. Ms. Fields is a reporter at The Daily Caller. I purposely reached out to her because she covered Occupy Wall Street. I emailed her these questions:
- How many people do you think were there?
- Was it anything like OWS?
- Were people kind and cleaned up their own trash?
- What kind of people were there? Races, religions, ages, etc.
Ms. Fields said this was by far the largest rally/protest she’s attended in her whole life. She would call one of her colleagues a few streets away and they would tell her they were surrounded by tens of thousands of people. This fits in with my above pictures.
The young people are the only similarity between Occupy Wall Street and March For Life. Ms. Fields said when she covered OWS she was worried how people treated her. People at March For Life were kind and more concerned with raising awareness. There were some pro-choice protestors at the rally and she said they appeared as though they wanted to fight. They’d yell at the pro-life protestors, but the pro-lifers would be patient and calmly explain their side of the abortion view. This was actually a surprise to her and her cameraman because they were used to the vulgar awful attitudes at OWS.
OWS is known for literally trashing the places they protest. During C-SPAN’s coverage I noticed that one of the speakers constantly reminded people to pick up after themselves. Ms. Fields said everyone cleaned up their own trash. A protestor from Los Angeles told her they didn’t just want to raise awareness, but leave DC in better condition. The protestor also said a group of them were collecting food & other goods in 300 blue backpacks to hand out to the homeless in DC. You can see Fields’s coverage here.
I’ll leave you with some more pictures.
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They CAN'T say pro-life, Mary. That's the way the left works. You have to be anti-something to be able to demonize the position. Just as we are "deniers" to the Gorebull warmistas. The media repeats these words all too often without realizing the long term consequences.
A major point is that it was held in the rain and still attracted the numbers it did. Lefty demonstrations in inclement weather tend to fizzle out quickly, if they get started in the first place. It illustrates the new determination of the right these days.
Thanks for continuing to be a burr!
I applaud everything you do, Judge Napolitano. Keep teaching all Americans who we were, and who we have become under progressives!
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves."
George Washington
To call the marchers "pro-life" would mean the opposition would have to face their cause as anti-life and that, of course, will not happen. The truth cannot be accepted and so it is conveniently ignored.
I wish I could have been there! And I applaud all who took the time to participate – it does matter.
That's why I call them "anti-lifers" and "regressives". Stop letting them pick the terms.
In my town about six people went to an occupy near downtown. Both television stations were there and the stories ran on every newscast for 2 days. Really, for 6 people.
Hundreds of thousands show up in D.C. and the media cannot be bothered.
The death for the standard, main stream media is coming, and soon. It is a suicide. They have lost the trust of the majority of citizens.
When Jon Stewart is a trusted news source for the people, the big networks are in real trouble.
Good job. Mary. Keep up the good work. It is Gods work and appreciated.
One exception. They say Pro-Choice instead of Anti-Life. Telling.
But that's the point, Sarge. We all have a natural inclination to be "for" something rather than to be "agin" it. That's why they always position their views to be "pro" something.
So, for them, it's not an exception, it's an MO.
…Abortion Kills Babies and Wounds Women….That is the TRUTH avoided at all costs by all Liberals…
"The worst belongs to CNN, who said hundreds of people were there." As always, liberals simply lie.
Democrats support killing babies while still in their mothers wombs.
This is wicked.
This is the progressive mind.
Democrats rake in huge donations from those who profit from death.
Abortion clinics predominately practice in minority neighborhoods. That is why Democrats support them.
This is evil.
I see. We're anti and they are pro. Nice.
Abortion may just be the UGLIEST topic in the history of the world – Let's just make it Anti-Abortion -vs- Anti-Life, and stop pretending that there is anything wholesome about the subject.
I feel bad for women who have had abortions and bitterly regret it. Many now try to persuade other women from making the same mistake, unlike liberal women who are in hyper denial.
"…remember how much effort went into Occupy Wall Street coverage. Reporters were at the scenes. News stations were always on them."
Actually, Ms. Chastain, I don't remember that, because it didn't happen that way. It was only when it looked like OWS had actually tapped into some resentment and wasn't just a flash in the pan movement did the media begin to pay attention.
But anything to advance your paranoid delusions of a left-wing media that plays into the whole victim mentality of today's conservatives, right?
Abortion is an expression of pure unadulterated evil.
Those that support it, even tacitly like passive politicians, are pawns of evil.
…..Remember that every time you shout "Raaaaaaaaacist !" at Republicans, Conservatives, the Tea Party……
….The Insane Left breathes Paranoia like healthy humans breathe oxygen, you sappy slave-troll……..
I also find it strange that you've posted pictures with credit but not links to the actual sources they belong to.
I wouldn't normally ask, but since we've caught you taking liberties with the truth before, I find it a reasonable request.
…And by "we" you mean the slimy swarm of Soros slave-trolls who slither in BigWorld spewing stupidity….
Hey look! It's everyone's favorite poorly-educated racist with no social skills.
How have you been, Doc? What are you a doctor of exactly? Moronics?
…Hey Look !.. It's the Useful Idiot Marxist with ass-backward (so clever!) name….
I'm a Doctor of Philosophy and I know a Nihilist Slave-troll Loser when I see one….(pssst – that's YOU)
…..and you said "Raaacist !" again, Paranoia Boy……heh
Since the Declaration of Independence affirms that among our rights endowed by our Creator, number one on the list is "Life?"
Seems to me like a pretty strong case for banning abortion.
I hope someone notified Ms. Breem (who I like) of her error.
Actually, as I'm sure you know, Chat, it took many glowing stories in the MSM, beginning with the NYT, to generate any interest in OWS to begin with.
The only thing these losers "tapped into" was the DNC/MSM Industrial Complex's desire to create a counter to the Tea Party Movement.
And they failed.
Miserably.
On my mobile, Chatrick's avi looks like a banana with sunglasses.
……Oh, he's a "fruit", that's for sure – all Soros' slave-boys are……it's a requirement….
OWS is the gift that keeps giving. This "grassroots" millstone will follow Obama and Pelosi and crew for months,nay years more. After OWS had become an embarassment to the liberals, they won't go away.
Like feeding a park bear, they will continue to look for handouts even after they stopped being cute.
I always call them pro-abortion. Every time I've spoken with a pro-abortionist, they've gotten morally offended and demanded I call them pro-choice, because they support a "woman's right to chose." They usually get flustered and change the subject when I ask, "a woman's right to chose what?".
Pro-choice: the only movement that makes a conscious effort to never mention what their movement is actually about. If that doesn't say something about the morality of their views, what does?
Love the analogy, Oregontea.
And I especially liked Granny Pelosi's attempt to hide the fact that she's been feeding the bears. What was it she recently claimed – "We really don't have much in common with the occupiers", or something like that?
Well, when Mr. Ranger catches you feeding the bears……….
Mmmm…no. We don't live in the alternate reality you call your life. We live in actual reality.
Well at least they haven't passed into complete obscurity like the Tea Party.
Not that I'm a huge defender of the movement. I just happen to prefer the truth to lies.
People that haven't mastered the basics of the English language don't receive PhDs. Sorry.
Ooh. Gay joke.
I get it. Hysterical.
I see you're having trouble distinguishing between people who are pro-choice and people that actually get abortions.
I don't find that terribly surprising.
Where was my “lies”? Are they not mooches? Does the democrats not nowrenounce supporting them? They certainly were not grassroots. Theycertainly ARE embarassing.All truth. Millstone to Dems? YUPTea party is an Idea more than an orginized movement.We will see you in November.
I watched some of the rally on C-SPAN, and it bugged me. I kept waiting for C-SPAN to tell me the name of the rally, but they never did. All I got was 'anti-abortion rally'.
I didn't find out it was the March for Life rally until I looked here.
No. The "democrats does not now renounce supporting them."
I'd prefer to see you in an English class, but I guess November will have to do…
That's hysterical, Chat.
You may've missed it, but there is an actual Tea Party Caucus in the Congress, with dozens of members.
I hear tell there's an OWS Caucus too – but they don't get much done, meeting, as they do, in Dennis Kucinich's basement.
ooooh another strong arguement. Now not. Better? Why don't you gocheck out the occupy story up an hour ago. Friends of yours? If thatis the best you can do……you are a waste of time and energy.
They're probably following the AP Stylebook rules. AP Stylebook says to use pro-choice and anti-choice in reference to sides of the abortion debate. At least that's what the 2006 edition of the AP Stylebook said at the last place I worked.
Of course, that subtly influences readers who may not have made up their mind on this issue yet. "Whoa, anti-choice? That doesn't sound very nice. Why would I want to be anti-choice?" There might be a different reaction if the AP used pro-life and anti-life instead.
Bias? What bias?
You have actually TRIED not to see the constant coverage then.
Tea parties are quietly meeting and planning support for the candidates they choose to support. They aren't yelling and screaming as liberals would. I know the Tea Parties in my area meet several times a month and send emails at least once a week and often more often. Just because the Tea Parties don't inform you of their meetings and efforts doesn't mean they aren't happening. In fact, I think we kind of like that you think they are dead. As usual, you are wrong.
Leftwingwackos hate babies.
I see you have trouble understanding life versus death. No one finds that surprising. Hell, you all look at Detroit and say, "THAT'S how America SHOULD be".
Moron. Too bad your mom wasn't an anti-lifer as we all know you aren't a tax contributor.
I watched a video production about the March for Life about 5 years ago called "Thine Eyes". I was shocked that I had never heard a word about an event of such magnitude.
Last year I travelled from Washington State with my wife and one-year old son to attend the 2011 M4L…. it was impressive in many regards! Aside from being there, the best perspective that shows the sheer size of this event is a time lapse video from the top of Constitution Ave. This is from 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embed...
Thank you Mary Chastain.
I hear it was only dozens who attended the March for Life this year.
Tens of thousands of dozens…
Since the photos have credits listed, I presume you'll take down your comments?
Please provide links to posts where the author has "taken liberties with the truth". If, by some chance you are not referring to this author, but to some other person affiliated with Andrew Breitbart, then I presume you'll reword your comments to more clearly express your thoughts. After all, even in the basics of the English language, words mean things. Your words are wrong in at least one part of your first comment in this thread, so editing is required for you to maintain the illusion of intellectual honesty.
My new favorite pro-life slogan: "Babies fight back."
We have to continue pointing out the hypocrisy in the MSM. Anti-life proponents are some of the most devastating deceivers on the planet, so they fit together well. Keep it up, Mary!
The MSM has a track record of misrepresenting the quantity and the character of attendees at pro-life, pro-liberty events. After all, the Restoring Honor rally was misreported similarly, with estimates of the crowd at perhaps a third of reality. Those same folks gleefully boosted the numbers of Rally to Restore Sanity to 200K+ (which may itself be inaccurate). Here's two different sources for the same discussion: http://www.examiner.com/us-headlines-in-national/... and http://ironicsurrealism.com/2010/10/30/aerial-pho... Be sure to see "update 4" particularly.
P.S. I know that Breitbart and Beck have had their differences, but there were lots of good folks from all parts of the conservative world that participated in the Restoring Honor rally. America does need to be restored.
Hey, at least anti-abortion is better than what they called it on NPR. That, at least, is accurate to the position of the movement. On NPR they called them "anti-choice" or "anto-women's rights" protesters. No seriously, I just about put my fist through the radio when I heard it. In other words, they did not even feign "neutrality" by using the negative-neutral term.
To explain, there's basically five ways to couch the terms for the two sides:
Pro-"Pro-Life": Pro-Life/Anti-Life – This makes the Pro-Life side sound like the good guys.
Positive-Neutral: Pro-Life/Pro-Choice – This is the most neutral, as it uses the terms each sides uses for themselves, with no inherent bias. What a truly neutral media should use since it contains no value judgement.
Joke-Neutral: Anti-Choice/Anti-Life – Just as neutral as the Positive-Neutral, just demonizing BOTH sides! ;p
Negative-Neutral: Anti-Abortion/Pro-Abortion – The most "technically" accurate terms, since it is describing a position on a matter. However, it is not so neutral because the emotional reaction to a negative position is generally negative, so it skews the emotion of the recipient slightly towards the Pro-abortion side.
Pro-"Pro-Choice": Anti-Choice (or Women's Rights, etc)/Pro-Choice – Don't really need any explanation, couches the terms firmly on one side and displays an obvious bias.
Word choice in media is a huge deal, and don't think they don't know the type of message they send out by simply choosing the terms they talk about them in.
Everything the left supports is completely opposite of what is good and right. The biggest example of this is their stance on abortion. They support murdering an unborn child, yet will raise all hell when a convicted murderer is set to be executed. Abortion is evil, there is no way around it.
…Listen to Cornel West's inane, inarticulate utterances and you'll change your tune…….
…Listen to Cornel West's inane, inarticulate utterances and you'll change your tune…….
They could be called anti-infanticide. That way, the reporters get to say "anti" and the act is called what it is. I firmly believe that when women are shown ultrasounds of what they are killing, and made to understand that they are killing something that is human, abortions rates will plummet. I say let it be legal, just call it what it is. Eating manure is legal, not many folks do it.
Abortion is an INDUSTRY! Follow the money. Dr.'s and clinics are getting rich killing innocents.
It is despicable that it has gone on this long. Shame, shame on our politicians doing NOTHING to stop the carnage!
Pray people, pray. We need God's intervention and power to defeat those who are hell bent on making a profit killing our most precious American citizens.
And, who will be next? Maybe the elderly, maybe those who are ill, maybe those who don't agree…………….
Judge Napalitano thank you for your defense of life.
The semantics of the left has framed the abortion debate from the beginning:
"It's not a baby, it's a blob of tissue."
"It will have a terrible life if you let it live."
"You don't need to carry and birth a baby you don't want."
Etc., etc., etc.
Oh dear, Boo showed up again? I'll leave this comment here so he can screech about my "obsession" with him.
Just you and your tapeworm?
Wow. There are meetings and everything?
At these meetings do they discuss how they're as unpopular as cancer to the vast majority of Americans? How about the fact that they've been effectively back-benched by the establishment?
Dozens. Wow.
I believe there's also a Congressional A Capella group too!
So good to hear from you Chester!
Have you made any progress on your quest to become someone that the world might have some reason to take seriously yet? Obviously I mean beyond the facts that you work in a cubicle and like to play video games.
How about on the question on why you don't think implication carries any kind of meaning? Any progress there either?
No? Huh.
Yeah – "dozens."
As in, over 5 dozen. 14% of all Congressional seats.
As opposed to, say, the only other major congressional caucus, the CBC, which boasts 3.5 dozen. 10% of all Congressional seats.
How many OWSers meet in Kucinich's basement?
Like I said, Wow. Well, clearly I was wrong to doubt the power of 60 marginalized back benchers no longer taken seriously by anyone except themselves. <Shiver>
Tell me, Joe. How many will there be after the backlash against them in the coming election?
Oh, and if the Tea Party Caucus is so powerful and popular, how come Michele Bachmann failed spectacularly in her Presidential bid?
Yes, I find correct spelling and proper grammar important to making a strong argument.
And that's just one of the significant differences between you and I.
You're absolutely right, Joe. As you've stated elsewhere, average people stand no chance against the mighty Tea Party.
I mean they have like 60 people in Congress and stuff. Man.
"No longer taken seriously by anyone except themselves…"
I dunno, Chat. It seems every time I turn on the news, there's some dem congressman, or WH Spokesperson, or liberal pundit talking about how these "back benchers" are holding the entire country hostage. So…
You apparently failed to notice that they were allowed to do that several times, but that they are no longer allowed to do that seeing as they've been exposed as people willing to destroy the country in order to get what they want.
Unfortunately, Chat, the Current Occupant is doing a pretty good job of that himself.
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You're welcome, Chat.
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