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Alexandra DeSanctis of National Review is in for Jim today. Join her and Greg as they discuss Planned Parenthood finally admitting that founder Margaret Sanger was an advocate of eugenics and that it is taking her name off its Manhattan facility. They also unload on Portland "leaders" for allowing seven weeks of violence and property destruction to go on without consequences but denouncing the federal government for stepping in to deal with the problem. And Alexandra wonders why Joe Biden is trying to win over religious conservatives after endorsing taxpayer-funded abortions and suing nuns over birth control coverage.
Hosted by Greg Corombos, with guest Alexandra DeSanctis
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Ms. DeSanctis is probably the best substitute for Jim.
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I am happy to recognize Margaret Sanger's legacy, but I don't want to pull down her statue either. She founded Planned Parenthood. It is hers. There is no reckoning with eugenics here. This is all cosmetic. This also gives fuel to the fire of burning down other figures, which I find abhorrent. I do not think this is a good martini.
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Can Sanger be blamed for following the “settled science”of her time?
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No. There were many eugenicists that I admire, though I hate eugenics. Theodore Roosevelt, for example, went down this road.
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Yes, such a good thing for Planned Parenthood to erase their past. It seems more like a move to eliminate a vector of criticism to me.
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