Mom Takes On Keith Olbermann Over Abortion Comment

on April 15, 2011 at 11:26 PM

Conservative author and columnist S.E. Cupp was on the Joy Behar Show earlier this week to talk politics with Jerry Springer and Joy. The conversation centered around President Obama’s tax-the-rich speech, and whether or not wealthier Americans should be more heavily taxed to support massive social programs.

Springer and Behar spoke in favor of higher taxes, while Cupp preferred to let everyone keep as much of their own money as possible. As a side note, I’m dying to know how much money the two liberal talk show hosts donate to the federal government each quarter.

Eventually the subject of Planned Parenthood came up, and Cupp said that she did not support federal funding of the biggest abortion mill in America.

The morning after this segment aired, blatherskite Keith Olbermann tweeted about Ms. Cupp, “On so many levels she's a perfect demonstration of the necessity of the work Planned Parenthood does.” The implication is obviously that he believes her mother should have aborted her.

When called out on what could potentially be called a death threat in some circles, Olbermann claimed he never said Cupp should have been aborted, as only 3% of Planned Parenthood’s work is abortions (which is a completely bogus claim, by the way). Right, because it’s so much better to wish that someone’s mom had used birth control than to wish she’d had an abortion. The bottom line remains the same: Keith Olbermann doesn’t want S.E. Cupp to exist.

Instead of apologizing for what seemed to be sick, off-the-cuff attempt at humor and moving on, Olbermann spent much of Thursday afternoon on Twitter mocking anyone who dared to call him out for his bad behavior. Keep it classy, Keith!

In response to the former MSNBC entertainer’s vitriol against her daughter, Cupp's mom took to the pen(or keyboard):

An Open Letter to Keith Olbermann,

In response to your comment on Twitter that S.E.Cupp is “a perfect demonstration of the necessity of the work Planned Parenthood does,“ and that ”her parents would have helped the earth had they consulted PP for birth control”:

As S.E. Cupp’s mother, I have to ask: Have you no shame? No depth to which you will not stoop to insult an adversary?

My daughter was raised to express her opinion respectfully. I am sure you were as well. What happened?

You should know that her father and I are endlessly proud of the young woman she has become.

Sincerely,

Patricia Cupp

Go Mama Cupp! Thank you for raising a lovely and courteous lady; one who can express her opinions of others without wishing for their death nonexistence.

Image via Freedom to Marry/Flickr

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Comments (39)

DanielleDes

on Apr 16, 2011 at 12:44 AM

No, the 3% is not a bogus claim, and you lost any tenuous claim of credibility you had with that ridiculous link.

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LiberalK

on Apr 16, 2011 at 1:19 AM

I also found that 3% article to be a little ridiculous as well. I'm a Keith Olbermann fan but I found that ''joke'' to be in poor taste, however I feel that if the tables were turned this author wouldn't complain. All her articles are so biased it's sad, but whatever!

butterflymkm

on Apr 16, 2011 at 1:31 AM

1) he should apologize, it was a dick thing to say.
2)you aren't exactly acting super mature and classy with YOUR post.
3)conservatives often say you can't trust PPs facts and figures because, obviously they have an interest in doctoring them. Same goes for the link you provided. A prolife group such as that one has a huge interested in skewing the data so I don't think I'll take that site at it's word. Conservatives lie and adjust things to suit their agenda just as much as liberals if not more so. Kinda like the liveaction fiasco.

kaylaird

on Apr 16, 2011 at 2:48 AM

Um, Planned Parenthood obviously has a reason to skew facts too. This whole thing about their abortion rate and funding is what has everyone in a tizzy. So, NO, Conservatives aren't the only ones who could possibly have an agenda. PP gets their money from federal funding, and without that, they'd be out of BUSINESS. Their abortion rates factor in to the decision on whether they continue to get that money.

I'm all for PP. Birth control at an affordable rate is a MUST. But we need to look at both sides of the coin here. Especially if those supporting one side are going to throw daggers.

(I realize no one specifically said that only Conservatives have an "agenda", but I can certainly feel it coming. )

billsfan1104

on Apr 16, 2011 at 8:54 AM

I think talking about the 3% claims of abortions got lost in what this article was really about, a dickhead name Keith Olbermann. He has a history of degrading conservative women, and noone calls him out on it. THey call his mean spirited comments "jokes", as a previous poster did. He once took a Ann Coulter doll and beat it on his deak and said he wished it was the real thing. He does not know how to debate nicely, he ALWAYS makes it personal with conservtives, especially women. He is an angry angry man, and he is probably still depressed or in mourning over the loss of both his parents in a short time. But that does not give him the right to wish that someone else was aborted, simply because they dont agree with him.

Facebook comment from Becky Mulkey

on Apr 16, 2011 at 8:56 AM

Why should I care what one useless talking head has to say to another? I don't see how the tweet means that her mother should have had an abortion. Maybe Ms Cupp is in desperate need of getting laid and could use some birth control from PP.

Nonmember comment from Anon

on Apr 16, 2011 at 9:18 AM

When someone stoops to this level, it's usually because he has no more intelligent way to support his argument. Those of you who have read classic historical debates - how often have you seen quips of this nature in there, and did it leave you feeling that the person talking that way won the argument? People on both sides should take the challenge to stick to the substance, and if they can't find substance, maybe there's a reason for that. ... As for the tone of Jenny's articles, I agree that they are biased, as is Fox News, BUT considering that the majority view on this site and on the mainstream media is heavily biased on the other side (and just as likely to spout utter nonsense), we need to hear some conservative voice just to remind people not to believe everything they hear from the liberals.

Nonmember comment from Mary

on Apr 16, 2011 at 9:44 AM

"A death threat in some circles?" Perhaps in a circle of half-wits.

on Apr 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Exactly Anon, Jenny is one conservative voice and has a bias and makes no excuses for it. But how many blogs do we get from Jeanne, Sasha, Julie, etc etc with a major liberal bent and they are snarky, nasty and takes it to a level that Jenny usually does not.

PonyChaser

on Apr 16, 2011 at 10:09 AM

Olbermann is a mean--spirited, spiteful man. And that's coming from a woman who has only seen clips of his "work" on the internet. I can't get over just how nasty he can be. And I'm surprised at those who complain about "vitriolic rhetoric", that they don't take him to task. Really, each side should police their own, because being called a "mean spirited, spiteful man" by a conservative like me is exactly what Olbermann is going for. But if he was called out by Liberals, he'd knock it off.

And that 3% number? I don't believe it. I think the guy on the link has a point - that an abortion is far more of a service than someone just stopping by and grabbing a handful of free condoms out of a jar on the counter, and there should be some sort of formula in the reporting that accounts for that. But I don't buy all of his argument, either. It's really too bad that PP isn't required to use a neutral third party to calculate their stats for reporting. Perhaps if they did, we'd all have some REAL and accurate numbers to work with.