By Dave Andrusko
Perhaps “comedienne” Sarah Silverman is both so inclined to repent and so subtle that a non-apology/shot-across-the-bow can be viewed as an apology. Obviously, that is not the case, so imagine my amazement when POLITICO ran a story this morning which began, “On Tuesday night, comedian Sarah Silverman apologized for her jokes about abortion late last week.”
You probably recall that Silverman tweeted two photos, separated by a few hours, in which the reader was first led to believe Silverman was pregnant and then that she had aborted. She was wearing the same outfit in each, only in the second tweet she was minus overt signs of a pregnancy, accompanied by “Got a quickie aborsh in case R v W [Roe v. Wade] gets overturned.”
So, what constituted her “apology”? According to Patrick Gavin, she tweeted
“It wasn’t funny for me to talk so casually about abortion. But when they take our right to choose away it will be HILARIOUS!” And: “The government should STAY OUT of our PRIVATE LIVES except when it comes to who we marry & what we do w our uteruses!!”
This is the exact opposite of an apology; Silverman doubling down on her first tasteless tweets, which were construed as motivated by the fact that pro-life Mitt Romney had become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. (Silverman is a huge fan of President Obama.)
But as I wrote earlier this week
The good news is that some of the stories (in explaining Silverman’s motivation) excerpted from Gov. Romney’s remarks on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. In full, he said
“Today marks the 39th anniversary of one of the darkest moments in Supreme Court history, when the court in Roe v. Wade claimed authority over the fundamental question regarding the rights of the unborn. The result is millions of lives since that day have been tragically silenced. Since that day, the pro-life movement has been working tirelessly in an effort to change hearts and minds and protect the weakest and most vulnerable among us. Today, we recommit ourselves to reversing that decision, for in the quiet of conscience, people of both political parties know that more than a million abortions a year cannot be squared with the good heart of America.”
Gov. Romney also issued a statement on the March for Life
“In great number, men and women from across our country are gathered today on the Mall in Washington in the cause of defending the rights of the unborn. In their ranks are many who remember the day when Roe v. Wade was announced. Also among them are thousands of young Americans born after 1973 whose idealism and good hearts will continue to represent the passion and resolve of the pro-life movement. All of them are marching today in the spirit of compassion and mercy, and I share their commitment to laws that protect the innocent and uphold a culture of life. We take heart that we are winning this issue step by step, and I look forward to working arm and arm with the pro-life movement until the wrong of Roe v. Wade has been set right.”
And besides, if you think about it, Silverman loves President Obama and can’t stand Gov. Romney. If you are known by your enemies, what better “endorsement” could Mr. Romney have?
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