Comments on: Begich hosts Planned Parenthood Action Fund president Richards

By: Brian Sweeney

Brian Sweeney — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:33:36 +0000

I think this is a good move for Begich. Nobody on the far religious right is likely to vote for him so this is a safe place to energize his base. The only possible angle to get after here to hurt him with it is to point out a lot of the nonsense Planned Parenthood gets up to. It is not just a Women’s Health organization, it is a wide based government funded left wing war machine at times. And their positions on pregnancy termination are way out there and can make even pro-choice people like myself want to vomit.

By: akmom

akmom — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:20:33 +0000

In reply to John Smith. Really? Because as an Alaskan woman it doesn't feel that way. But, of course, male commentators will rarely understand that.

By: nic

nic — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 04:00:10 +0000

Obama and friends are going to send anyone they can think of. The senate looks like its going R!!!!!!

By: Dan Fagan

Dan Fagan — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:14:57 +0000

My opinion, Mr. Begich positioning himself as a champion of the death culture is a mistake. Most people know in their heart of hearts abortion is wrong and a tragedy in every sense of the word.

By: Dunsmore

Dunsmore — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:19:58 +0000

It’s worth noting that since 1968 Alaska has had 16 U.S. Senate races and pro-choice candidates have won twelve of them.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:55:40 +0000

With Senator Walsh of Nebraska dropping out of the race, the Democrats are going to push Alaska even harder than they did before. I think we can expect to see more of these type of visitors coming in to support Begich.

I agree that they will attempt to make it as big an issue in this election as they possibly can, but I am not sure that it will sway anyone who was going to vote for that party anyway. I think Alaskans are smart enough to figure out that the government isn’t banning access to contraceptives, only defining who is responsible for paying for contraceptive healthcare.