He lied on the floor of the Senate to the American people... deliberately and intentionally. He deserved the skewering he received.
I wish more people on television would tell it like it is and shame these terrible politicians.
Jon Kyle once raped and murdered a young girl in 1990. #NotIntendedToBeaFactualState...
Stephen Colbert vs. Sen. Jon Kyl on Abortion: Whose Side Are You On?
SodaHead News
2011/04/13 15:00:00
|
|
|||||
|
252 votes
|
|
80% | |||
|
43 votes
|
|
14% | |||
|
19 votes
|
|
6% | |||
When are politicians going to learn? You mess with the Colbert you're going to get … served.
Especially if you try to sneak one by the sharp-as-a-sharpened-tack, faux-Republican Comedy Central news anchor. Let's just assume Republican Arizona Senator Jon Kyl didn't get the memo when he claimed that abortions account for "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."
Well, Sen. Kyl, that is an awfully persuasive number you mention and it certainly would make us think twice about using government funds for PP – reportedly a contentious issue in the just-resolved budget battle. But, as it turns it, that figure is more like 3 percent.
Funny story. According to Think Progress, Kyl's office quickly explained that the remark was "not intended to be a factual statement." Because, why, after all, during one of the most intense budget battles in recent memory that reportedly hinged, in part, on the always fiery issue of abortion, would you throw a giant word bomb like that out there if you were just making things up?
The "Colbert Report" host lives to pop those kind of pompous balloons, so he launched the hashtag #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement, and shared such pearls of wisdom as: "Jon Kyl has the world's most extensive catalogue of snuff films" and "Jon Kyl murdered a caricaturist for drawing him with a basketball instead of a surfboard," as well as "Jon Kyl can unhinge his jaw like a python to swallow small rodents whole?"
True? Who cares? What is undeniable is that it's funny. But not as funny as saying the factual (sounding) statement you made was not really supposed to be factual.
Colbert vs. Kyl: Whose side are you on?
Especially if you try to sneak one by the sharp-as-a-sharpened-tack, faux-Republican Comedy Central news anchor. Let's just assume Republican Arizona Senator Jon Kyl didn't get the memo when he claimed that abortions account for "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."
Well, Sen. Kyl, that is an awfully persuasive number you mention and it certainly would make us think twice about using government funds for PP – reportedly a contentious issue in the just-resolved budget battle. But, as it turns it, that figure is more like 3 percent.
Funny story. According to Think Progress, Kyl's office quickly explained that the remark was "not intended to be a factual statement." Because, why, after all, during one of the most intense budget battles in recent memory that reportedly hinged, in part, on the always fiery issue of abortion, would you throw a giant word bomb like that out there if you were just making things up?
The "Colbert Report" host lives to pop those kind of pompous balloons, so he launched the hashtag #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement, and shared such pearls of wisdom as: "Jon Kyl has the world's most extensive catalogue of snuff films" and "Jon Kyl murdered a caricaturist for drawing him with a basketball instead of a surfboard," as well as "Jon Kyl can unhinge his jaw like a python to swallow small rodents whole?"
True? Who cares? What is undeniable is that it's funny. But not as funny as saying the factual (sounding) statement you made was not really supposed to be factual.
Colbert vs. Kyl: Whose side are you on?
Top Opinion
-
Liza Jane 2011/04/13 16:48:02
I have never heard of Will Rodgers, but would interested on his take as well.
Planned Parenthood performs 25 percent of all abortions in the country.
Hyde Amendment
First passed by Congress in 1976, the Hyde Amendment ensures that abortion is not covered in the comprehensive health care services provided by the federal government through Medicaid. Congress has made some exceptions to the funding ban, which have varied over the years. At present, the federal Medicaid program mandates abortion funding in cases of rape or incest, as well as when a pregnant woman's life is endangered.
Now unless you think that a woman should be forced into delivering a baby if she's been raped or even if it threatens her own life, you should have no problem. Who's life is more important here? The womans or the embryo that has been forced upon her?
You also have another basic issue to address...and that's whether or not you accept a lie in order to push your own personal agenda? Are you willing to lie or endorse a lie, if it supports your personal opinion on this subject? If that's the case, then how many orther subjects that you find an affinity for are you willing to lie in order to promote your point of view? Since you can't demonstrate how your opinion on anything is actually true...it simply means that you are willing to lie ...
Hyde Amendment
First passed by Congress in 1976, the Hyde Amendment ensures that abortion is not covered in the comprehensive health care services provided by the federal government through Medicaid. Congress has made some exceptions to the funding ban, which have varied over the years. At present, the federal Medicaid program mandates abortion funding in cases of rape or incest, as well as when a pregnant woman's life is endangered.
Now unless you think that a woman should be forced into delivering a baby if she's been raped or even if it threatens her own life, you should have no problem. Who's life is more important here? The womans or the embryo that has been forced upon her?
You also have another basic issue to address...and that's whether or not you accept a lie in order to push your own personal agenda? Are you willing to lie or endorse a lie, if it supports your personal opinion on this subject? If that's the case, then how many orther subjects that you find an affinity for are you willing to lie in order to promote your point of view? Since you can't demonstrate how your opinion on anything is actually true...it simply means that you are willing to lie to get what you want. Is that what Republican conservatism is about. Lying to promote your value's that can't even be demonstrated as being true? Isn't truth itself the most important value to live by? What kind of value system is based on lies?
It is a sad thing that the truth is from a comedian and not from a politician who has plead allegiance to serve the people and be accountable to them.
And Colbert's poke at FOXNews for stating "You can get PAP smears and breast exams done at Walgreen's!"
OMFG!!! How can ANYONE with 1/2 a brain watch FOX - unless it's for laughs??
http://www.colbertnation.com/...
It's like watching a comedy when Republicans get together, they talk a lot, but there's nothing of substance. They tell so many lies and actually think we don't notice.
Congrats to Colbert for making fun of this loony. I wouldn't be so kind.
It is actually possible that BOTH Kyle AND Cobert are telling the truth.. I don't know the figures so I'm just throwing out a concept here..
It occurs to me that while It is possible that the claim of only 3% of Federal Funding going towards abortion may well be true.. it is ALSO possible that if ALL other funding DOES go towards abortion and those funds are extensive enough,, that 90% of ALL funding for Planned Parenthood can be dedicated towards abortions and NOT effect the 3% Federal Funding at all..
When speaking about Federal Funding vrs. all othe types we're really talking about two different things..
Basically, for every 100 procedures PP performs (including- but not limited to- breast exams, pap smears, sterlization, pre-natal care, etc..) 97 of them are NOT abortions.
He lied & he knew it.... Sen. Kyl, you're an embarassment to all of us.
I'd be inclined to take Stalin's side over his.
Look, gore Kyle but at least use the other horn for all the other outrageous crap. Or, then again, this "comic" only has one side and he cares nothing about truth at all unless it is from the right of center - otherwise who gives a shit!! Right??