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Every year on January 22 citizens across the nation March for Life in Washington D.C. to protest the 1973 decision of the US Supreme Court that legalized abortion on demand. And every year the media treats the story as insignificant. Just imagine if 300,000 people coalesced in Washington D.C. to protest so-called global warming, the amount of exposure they would have received.
Even the much acclaimed “fair & balanced” FOX news channel could barely muster the word “thousands” when reporting on the volume of the March (the reality is hundreds of thousands of people attended).
The only cable television channel that covered the March was EWTN thankfully; otherwise those unable to make the event, though strongly supportive of reversing Roe v. Wade, can now know what took place this year, and whether anyone in Washington is listening.
Unfortunately Washington is still not listening and neither is the media.
Thank you Respect Life Committee of Our Lady of Peace Church, Lynbrook, N.Y. for the following report:
According to the EWTN TV network, the estimated number of demonstrators that participated in the Pro-Life March on Washington was 300,000—up by from last year’s Associated Press figure of 250,000.
As of Saturday morning no national news network reported the event, except for CNN, whose Rick Sanchez asserted that he couldn’t differentiate the pro-lifers from the pro-abortion contingent. Anyone who has ever attended the march knows that supporters of abortion are few to none anywhere along the route of the march, but CNN managed to stage live footage giving the impression that both sides of the issue were represented by equal numbers.
The sheer number of people allowed, for the first time, for two separate marches : One started east on Constitution Ave., eventually reaching the US Supreme Court; and another march started west on F Street, ending on the National Mall.
The night before the March organizers held, for the first time, a two-hour rally across from the White House in Lafayette Park. In his commencement address at the University of Notre Dame in May, 2009, President Obama vowed to seek common ground on the divisive issue. Yet his proposed national health care legislation provides for federal funding of abortion.
On the morning of the march, a youth rally was held at the Verizon Center, Washington’s largest sports arena, at which the Archdiocese of Washington expected over 20,000 Catholic teens and young adults to attend from all over the U.S.
A Gallup poll conducted in May of 2009 found that 51% of Americans now describe themselves as pro-life, while only 42% consider themselves pro-choice. This marked the first time that more Americans said they were pro-life than pro-choice.
Another survey conducted by the Knights of Columbus and Marist College between December, 2009, and January, 2010, showed that the age group of 18-29 year olds believe that abortion is “morally wrong” at the rate of 58%. The population at large agreed with the young people, at the rate of 56%.
Locally, 990 Nassau County adult residents signed up to fill 18 buses to Washington. One bus of 55 residents represented our area, stretching from Valley Stream to Oceanside, and Lynbrook to Long Beach.
In addition, 330 Nassau County high school and college students signed up to fill 6 buses. Six parochial high schools participated, as well as Molloy College.
Fourteen buses represented Suffolk County.
These local statistics were reported to the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald in a Letter to the Editor, requesting news coverage. The letter has not been printed to date. The response was the same last year. We request that our fellow parishioners express their displeasure with biased news media.
John Foley if you are reading this, please email me some pictures from the March so I can post them here, raquel@raquelokyay.com.
By Raquel on Jan 25, 2010
Here is a report from examiner.com New York:
http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Essex-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d23-March-for-Life-2010-draws-record-crowd
By Raquel on Jan 25, 2010
Media Research Center Report:
http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2010/20100122090607.aspx
By Raquel on Jan 25, 2010
Great article. The media is just as clueless to the real pulse of the American people as Obama and the Democrats are. Maybe, it’s time for a new American media source. I don’t think we should just trust everything Fox puts out just because it hosts some of the journalists we like. The Pro-Life movement is going to continue to grow. With the awakening of the American people to government tyranny is the awakening of the progressive agenda to depopulate the masses through abortion and family planning. Not to mention that abortion is barbaric.
By Maverickgirl on Jan 25, 2010
Thanks Maverickgirl for your comments!
“The Pro-Life movement is going to continue to grow.”
I can’t agree with you more, the sooner the better!
By Raquel on Jan 25, 2010
Hi Raquel,
I saw John Foley on Saturday at Choices and he told me he did not attend the march this year. I hope all is well with you and your family.
Blessings,
Kevin
By Kevin Moore on Jan 25, 2010
Sending my love to you Kevin and Susan and everyone at Choices, I’m praying for all of you on Saturday mornings, as I wipe spit-up and change diapers!
If you get a hold of some pictures, please forward them to me.
By Raquel on Jan 25, 2010
Here is a good link to pictures from San Francisco Walk for Life and March in Paris.
http://walkforlifewc.blogspot.com/
By Raquel on Jan 25, 2010
Hi Raquel.
This isthe first year that Holy Family Parish shared a bus….With St. Luke and Jim McClosky. We had a number of first timers and they were impressed. TMLA sent 11 students overnight for he first time. My two daughters went with Fr. Kevin Ables and some seminarians. Young hearts were changed. I have pictures and will try to send them. Maybe you could post Bridge’s dinner dance flyer. Prayers for The Bridge to Life are always welcome.
Cathy Donohoe
By Cathy Donohoe on Jan 26, 2010
Sure thing Cathy, email me the flyer. Sounds like you all had a great day on Friday. I miss being there and I miss Bridge to Life!
I have been blessed with finding a great Parish up here with a 100% holy Pastor, who never misses a chance to talk about life. I absolutely love him — our Church is packed on Sundays!
God Bless.
By Raquel on Jan 26, 2010
I am sure that you have heard of the death of Alexandra Nunez, age 37 at the “A-1 Women’s Clnic” or whatever the abortion mill calls itself, at 94th and Roosevelt in Jackson Heights. The Helpers are there on Saturdays but this poor woman died on a Monday. She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital after the abortionist severed an artery. According to one of the abortion clinic workers, “Nothing went wrong here.” Oh, really? I am waiting for Mayor Bloomberg to comment. He comments on global warming, transfat, cigarette smoke, salt, obese children, diabetes, etc., etc. but can’t bring himself to talk about a woman who died during one of the legal abortions that he so ardently supports. He and his supporters at the Health Dept. should be ashamed as should most of the members of our city council – especially Christine Quinn, who hailed abortionist George Tiller as a “hero”. These people are sick.
By Alice L. on Jan 28, 2010
No, I did not hear about this, but thank you so much.
How sad it is that poor Alexandra fell for the lies perpetrated by the abortion industry. I’ve prayed at that abortuary before. It’s a sad place where confused women go to get bad advice.
My heart goes out to the family and for the Helpers who were there but couldn’t prevent this terrible tragedy from happening.
By Raquel on Jan 28, 2010