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1:41 PM Monday, November 23, 2009

I found Leonard Pitts’ column “Struggling in the gray areas of life” (Nov. 15) somewhat refreshing — “somewhat” being the key word.

Mr. Pitts’ admission of his illogic was the refreshing part. Just about everything he writes is illogical; it is about time he owned up to it.

However, I found one part of his piece especially disturbing. In trying to rationalize his illogic, he compares the “classic liberal position ... that opposes capital punishment and supports abortion rights” with the “classic conservative position ... that opposes abortion rights and supports the death penalty.” He calls this “equally fractured logic” — the key word being “equally.” So far in 2009, there have been 45 convicted criminals executed. The last statistics we have on abortion are from 2006 in which the CDC reported 1,206,200 surgical abortions in the U.S.

Either Mr. Pitts missed the day in second-grade math in which the teacher explained “greater than” and “less than” or Mr. Pitts thinks some people are “more equal” than others.

Have we learned nothing in our struggle against racism in this country? When one person or a group of people is considered “more equal” than another person or group of people, the injustice causes great harm. There can be no arguing that of the 1,206,200 people killed in this country by legal abortion, 100 percent of them were totally innocent. Even if — for argument’s sake — we say that all 45 of those executed were innocent, there remains a huge inconsistency with Mr. Pitts’ rationalization.

What would be really refreshing is if the Hamilton JournalNews stopped printing Mr. Pitts’ illogical rants.

Eric Wilson

Batesville, Ind.

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Some people aren't able to comprehend "grey areas" and only see things in black and white. That is actually a sign of immature moral development and a small mind. They only see their tiny focus and nothing else. Thinking people consider the big picture.

Grey Areas Rock!
9:40 AM, 11/25/2009

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Planned Parenthood (which is not the point of this article btw) provides quality reproductive care to women regardless of their ability to pay. Women who control their family size can have more control over their lives. Sometimes I think THAT is what bothers certain men. They'd rather women stay subservient and bear children they may or may not want. Every child should be a wanted child.

Planned Parenthood is heroic
9:34 AM, 11/25/2009

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I believe Mr. Wilson is a genius and I find his comments to be very insightful. Plan Parenthood is an oxymoron of the highest degree. The only thing that Planned Parenthood "plans" is the destruction of the family. Planned Parenthood kills 45 in a morning and it is simply labeled as "choice." What a joke Planned Parenthood is.

someonewhoknows
3:47 PM, 11/24/2009

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I believe Mr. Wilson is a genius and his comments are not only right on but very insightful. Planned Parenthood is an oxymoron of the highest degree. The only thing they "plan" is the destruction of the family unit. They kill more than 45 on any given morning.

someonewhoknows
3:41 PM, 11/24/2009

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So, Huh, is Wilson more or less guilty of aiding and abetting murder, just because there were fewer killed? "Democratic talking points"??? Seems to me, murder is right out of the Bible talking points. I guess you are against the Bible because it promulgates "democratic talking points"? "Broken record"? Strange how Boehner says the same illogical, insane, criminal, unAmerican, talking points, over and over again. But you don't complain.
How's that for a "valid point"? Answer the first question.

savanation
9:31 AM, 11/24/2009

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