Yahoo! Ham Sandwiches All Round!

Short squib from AP:

A federal grand jury is investigating whether last year's murder of a Kansas abortion doctor was connected to a broader case involving radical anti-abortion activists, a federal law enforcement official familiar with the case said Friday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said several federal civil rights prosecutors were holding grand jury proceedings in Kansas City, looking into whether a broader case surrounded the May 2009 death of Dr. George Tiller. Tiller was among the few late-term abortion providers in the U.S. before he was fatally shot in his Wichita, Kan., church by anti-abortion activist Scott Roeder.

Back in February, we noted that a federal prosecutor was sitting in on Roeder's trial.

One of the offences he -- and hopefully the whole gang of confederates and enablers -- could be charged with is violation of the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. These scumbags need to be taught that there are serious repercussions to cheerleading violence against medical practitioners. It's probably too much to hope for, but we've got our fingers crossed that the feds go after the biggest loudmouth of them all.

And we're hoping that the feds have a good prosecutor on the case.

An aphorism in criminal law states that "A good prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich."

MORE. Yup, it seems they're looking for a conspiracy. Two of Roeder's former roommates say they've testified. One named Tim Parks said:

“Based on the questions they asked, they are looking into whether others were involved,” Parks said. “It appeared to me that they are trying to find or fabricate a conspiracy.”

The Justice Department and FBI declined to comment.

Also called to appear were members of Roeder's bible study group.

The grand jury hearing apparently focused not on Roeder’s friends in the anti-abortion movement, but on the Bible study group.
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Parks said the federal investigators asked him numerous questions about Roeder’s associates.

“They said something like, ‘Scott doesn’t seem like a lone gunman. He’s not a doer, he’s a follower.’ ”

And inquiring minds would like to know -- a follower of whom?

Totally Predictable

As deBeauxOs pointed out yesterday, fetus fetishists are always quick to distort spin a story to paint themselves as victims.

They are also really fast on their feet when it comes to 'But-but-but pro-aborts do it too!'

SUZY ALLCAPSLOCK equates the nutter who took hostages at the Discovery Channel yesterday and assassins of abortion doctors.





The nutter had a number of complaints about the programming posted on a website, including this:

"All programs on Discovery Health-TLC must stop encouraging the birth of any more parasitic human infants and the false heroics behind those actions. In those programs' places, programs encouraging human sterilization and infertility must be pushed. All former pro-birth programs must now push in the direction of stopping human birth, not encouraging it."

Yeah, because Al Gore campaigning about climate change is totally exactly the same as Bill O'Reilly spewing lies and hate towards Dr Tiller.

Going Vague, Vapid and Venal.

From The Mudflats (There's a short video at the link.):

Like a moth to the flame, Sarah Palin keeps coming back to Bill O’Reilly. [...] The last time she appeared on The O’Reilly Factor, he called her out on her criticism about the oil spill. This time, in the next episode of, “If you’re so smart, what would YOU do?” she got taken to task over her vapid non-specific stance on immigration reform.

His obvious condescension and unwillingness to accept the empty sound bite answers she had memorized had her so seething mad, by the time he asked her the softball, “So what’s with these Momma Grizzlies?” she could barely unclench her teeth… or is that “bear-ly”? His tone was FAR more demeaning than Katie Couric, but somehow I doubt she’ll be whining about it in public.

Un grand merci to brebis noire for bringing this to our attention.

Putrid People

JJ has a vid of Olbermann on the latest idiocy from the Tea-Baggers and the Values Voters.

At that Values Voters (ptui) summit, Billo, aka George-Tiller-Assassination-Enabler, was given what JJ calls 'some bullshit "Media Courage" award'. For the first time evah, apparently. Way to en'courage' future assassination-enablers, VV.

But in his acceptance speech, Billo wasn't done villifying the successfully assassinated Dr Tiller. Have a look.



So, what was the heckler saying? Have another look.



These people are simply putrid.