Let's take a minute to go down the rabbit hole (or doughnut hole, in this case) with yet another bizarre fundie press statement...
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, like every other business in the country, is looking to get in on all of the inauguration Obama-mania. On Inauguration Day, all customers can get one free doughnut:
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American's sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies -- just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet 'free' can be."
Sound like a sweet deal? Not to the American Life League, who took the simple promotion to be the pushing of "Pro-Abortion Doughnuts" because they used the word choice in their statement. Makes perfect sense, right?
The full, rather hilarious American Life League press release after the jump...
KRISPY KREME CELEBRATES OBAMA WITH PRO-ABORTION DOUGHNUTS The following is a statement from American Life League president Judie Brown:
"The next time you stare down a conveyor belt of slow-moving, hot, sugary glazed donuts at your local Krispy Kreme, you just might be supporting President-elect Barack Obama's radical support for abortion on demand - including his sweeping promise to sign the Freedom of Choice Act as soon as he steps in the Oval Office, Jan. 20.
The doughnut giant released the following statement yesterday:
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American's sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies -- just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet "free" can be.'
"Just an unfortunate choice of words? For the sake of our Wednesday morning doughnut runs, we hope so. The unfortunate reality of a post Roe v. Wade America is that 'choice' is synonymous with abortion access, and celebration of 'freedom of choice' is a tacit endorsement of abortion rights on demand.
President-elect Barack Obama promises to be the most virulently pro-abortion president in history. Millions more children will be endangered by his radical abortion agenda. Celebrating his inauguration with 'Freedom of Choice' doughnuts - only two days before the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion - is not only extremely tacky, it's disrespectful and insensitive and makes a mockery of a national tragedy. A misconstrued concept of 'choice' has killed over 50 million preborn children since Jan. 22, 1973. Does Krispy Kreme really want their free doughnuts to celebrate this 'freedom.'
As of Thursday morning, communications director Brian Little could not be reached for comment. We challenge Krispy Kreme doughnuts to reaffirm their commitment to true freedom - to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - and to separate themselves and their doughnuts from our great American shame.
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Julie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death.
Wow. Seriously?
Somehow they got from "taking an oath to tasty goodies" to "pro-abortion doughnuts" connected to "our great American shame"? That's some leap or logic... Or lack thereof.
I wonder if these groups know that putting out nutty statements like this only make them seem more out of touch and ridiculous or if they really think it makes an impact.
(h/t to Projector Doza for sending me the story!)
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I so want to grab a bunch of friends and mob a KK donut shop the day after and eat lots of donuts as a thank you.
Rob Barton | January 18, 2009 1:26 PM
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I so want to grab a bunch of friends and mob a KK donut shop the day after and eat lots of donuts as a thank you.
Rob Barton | January 18, 2009 1:27 PM
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I know! Like I needed another reason to eat Krispy Kremes...
Waymon Hudson | January 18, 2009 1:28 PM
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As devoted as I am to women's choice, I am not a fan of doughnuts
MauraHennessey | January 18, 2009 1:46 PM
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It's not that I don't like doughnuts. They don't like me.
MonicaHelms | January 18, 2009 2:27 PM
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NOOOOOOO!!!! I cannot eat Krispy Kreme's, Waymon. I will not eat them in a car. I will not eat them after scoring par. I will not eat them in a truck. I will not eat them after a.........(not going there). I will not eat them at allllll (heels leaving black marks on the pavement while being dragged towards the donut shop.......
Gimme a dozen chocolate glazed!
I'll eat them all at once. With chocolate milk.
Culinary crack.
As for the American Life League, the leaders of that organization have obviously lost their minds. I recommend prefrontal lobotomies for them, immediately, for their own protection. They are a clear danger to themselves whenever they attempt to think.
Polar | January 18, 2009 1:49 PM
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The content of this article triggered a "stop abortion on demand" ad on my browser. Just thought you'd like to know.
If you notice the fine print on the PR this group is not as pro life as they would like to seem. The do condone the state sanctioned homicide of prisoners (innocent human beings).
null | January 18, 2009 2:08 PM
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They don't support abortion, allowing the child to grow up in a bad situation. Then that child, as an adult, takes a life and they support killing him then. "Late term abortionists." And, two lives are lost.
MonicaHelms | January 18, 2009 2:35 PM
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They don't have KrispyKreme in my neighborhood, have one for me please.
null | January 18, 2009 5:08 PM
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Ha, me too, on the browser issue. It's funny how these things work.
Alex Blaze | January 18, 2009 5:50 PM
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Even better? It's bringing up coffee and doughnut ads for me.
Bil Browning | January 19, 2009 11:24 AM
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I saw this item and thought it was just too funny. They just really don't like the idea of free choice, autonomy, or freedom, do they?
Alex Blaze | January 18, 2009 5:52 PM
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Heading out the door now to my nearest Krisy Kreme shop. Hope i get there just as the 'Hot, Fresh Donuts' sign gets lit up.
Monica Roberts | January 18, 2009 5:53 PM
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I already found about this several days ago, and every time I hear about it, it just makes me want donuts that much more.
I'm planning on hitting the local KK location on Tuesday. I'm lucky enough to live about ten minutes from one of the biggest shopping centers in the city, which has a Krispy Kreme within its boundaries.
Hopefully I can get my fetus donuts fresh - if the sign isn't on, I'm not going in.
Blue Fielder | January 18, 2009 8:35 PM
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Is this a sign of things to come?
I mean really, has the right wingnuts finally slipped a gear and gone totally around the bend with the impending inauguration of Obama? Since they have lost the white house and congress, with the wingnut in chief about to fade into the background, they readying their rhetorical poison pens to skewer everything related to Obama and his administration, trying to rev up their followers in order to make the nation an almost ungovernable mess so that anything Obama tries will fail. The country will slip further into depression, and after four years they will lay the blame on him for a failure they almost guaranteed would happen due to their efforts.
These people do not really care about the US or it's citizens, they just care about their twisted vision of the Theocratic Republic of America and their facist dreams for controlling everyone's life.
Praise the lord and pass the ammunition.
diddlygrl | January 18, 2009 10:41 PM
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Where I come from "choice" in a doughnut shoppe meant strawberry, lemon or pineapple filling.
Robert Ganshorn | January 19, 2009 4:20 AM
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:::::::Shaking my head in amazement!::::: How words can be twisted to suit the idiots that want attention! Geeze!
Nancy Davis | January 25, 2009 1:31 AM
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There is nothing wrong with abortion.
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