Zombie McCain calls saving women's lives "extremist."

[rachelmanija]

Had I still had any shred of respect remaining for John McCain, I would have lost it when the moderator asked them about late-term abortions. Obama said they had to remain legal if the mother's life or health was in danger. McCain sneered, made air quotes with his fingers as he said, "The mother's health" in contemptuous tones, and added, "That's an extremist pro-abortion position."

...I don't need to break your hearts with tragic links proving that yes, pregnancy can be dangerous and can actually kill women, right?

In related news, given that it's on the yahoo news site in a set of 499 debate photos, I guess this photo was not doctored. Um, wow. McCain attempts to eat Obama's brain.

Comments

[mikeda.livejournal.com]

We could use a term for something that sounds perfectly reasonable to the intended audience (in the case of McCain's remark, anti-choice activists) but outrageous to the general electorate.

Sort of like the inverse of "dog whistle".

(Why McCain seems to have forgotten that he was NOT addressing a convention of the National Right-to-Life Committee is another question.)