The American Life League noticed the liberal use of the word choice and decided to blast the chain bakery for producing abortion doughnuts.... "The unfortunate reality of a post-Roe v. Wade America is that 'choice' is synonymous with abortion access, and celebration of 'freedom of choice' is a tacit endorsement of abortion rights on demand," the group's president, Judie Brown said in a statement.
OK, America...we've finally reached the point where the righteous among us are desperately searching for something...ANYTHING...that will allow them to get their outrage some column inches...and themselves some media face time. I suppose this is what happens when you wake up one morning and face the reality that you're no longer relevant. Judie Brown, (the kids like to call her "the Church Lady"), president of the American Life League seems to be seeing bogeyman anywhere she thinks it might draw some attention to her and her "cause".
Look, y'all; if the only thing you can find to gin up some righteous outrage over is a fried doughy breakfast pastry...well, you might want to give some thought to find a REAL cause, knowhutimean? If you're reduced to feigning indignation over a company's use of the phrase "freedom of choice"...well, where were you in the '70s when DEVO released a song called "Freedom of Choice"?
Uh...IT'S A DOUGHNUT...not an endorsement of abortion and/or infanticide. Except perhaps in Ms. Wingnut's Brown's overhearted, self-righteous imagination. What a maroon....
Jeebus H. Koresh, y'all...if Ms. Brown can see the hand of Satan in a Krispy Kreme doughnut...well, it kinda makes you wonder what kind of unspeakable EVIL Starbucks might be foisting upon an unsuspecting public these days, doesn't it?? Yes, it does....
(As a WWJD public service, and in a cheap attempt to milk this silliness for what laughs can be found, I've included the text of the American Life League's press release after the jump. Please be sure you haven't just swallowed a mouthful of coffee prior to reading it.)
KRISPY KREME CELEBRATES OBAMA WITH PRO-ABORTION DOUGHNUTS Washington, DC (15 January 2009) -
The following is a statement from American Life League president Judie Brown:
"The next time you stare down a conveyor belt of slow-moving, hot, sugary glazed donuts at your local Krispy Kreme, you just might be supporting President-elect Barack Obama's radical support for abortion on demand - including his sweeping promise to sign the Freedom of Choice Act as soon as he steps in the Oval Office, Jan. 20.
"The doughnut giant released the following statement yesterday:
'Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American's sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies -- just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet "free" can be.'
"Just an unfortunate choice of words? For the sake of our Wednesday morning doughnut runs, we hope so. The unfortunate reality of a post Roe v. Wade America is that 'choice' is synonymous with abortion access, and celebration of 'freedom of choice' is a tacit endorsement of abortion rights on demand.
"President-elect Barack Obama promises to be the most virulently pro-abortion president in history. Millions more children will be endangered by his radical abortion agenda.
"Celebrating his inauguration with 'Freedom of Choice' doughnuts - only two days before the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion - is not only extremely tacky, it's disrespectful and insensitive and makes a mockery of a national tragedy.
"A misconstrued concept of 'choice' has killed over 50 million preborn children since Jan. 22, 1973. Does Krispy Kreme really want their free doughnuts to celebrate this 'freedom.'
"As of Thursday morning, communications director Brian Little could not be reached for comment. We challenge Krispy Kreme doughnuts to reaffirm their commitment to true freedom - to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - and to separate themselves and their doughnuts from our great American shame.
"American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Julie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death."
