Go see the Gosnell movie!

Tonight was the premiere of the Gosnell movie. Colleen and I went to the 5:15 p.m. showing and we took our two teens who are still living here. Only one other person was in the theater! I talked to him after the movie. He was born in Germany and is now a priest here in New Mexico. He pointed out that in order to approve of abortion, first it must be alleged that the baby is not human. That is what the Nazis did. They dehumanized Jews, gypsies, and gays, thereby making it okay to kill them.

Is the movie any good? Definitely! My three favorite actors were the woman who played the Assistant D.A. who was the prosecutor, the man who played the defense attorney for Gosnell, and the man who played Gosnell. A blogger named Molly Mulhaney was also portrayed in the movie. She is the one who took pictures in the courtroom showing the empty rows of seats reserved for the press, which put pressure on the media to cover the trial they had been covering up.

CNS News has a review of the movie by Dr. Elise Rose here. Rush Limbaugh reviews it here today.

As the trailer below reveals, the feds under Obama and Holder did not want to touch the abortion issue. To them, it was a case of illegal drug trafficking. But once the Philadelphia cops investigated, the discovery of dead babies meant that Gosnell's abortion practices were revealed. Not only his abortion practices but babies born alive that were left to die on shelves.

Who is Kermit Gosnell?

I plan to take the whole family to see the Gosnell movie Friday. In The Federalist, Jonathan Lang writes,

For years, his murders went largely unnoticed. Then, in 2010, the Philadelphia police, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Federal Bureau of Investigation raided his place of business. They were looking for evidence of an illegal drug operation. What they found was an office filled with corpses—more than 30 of them. They also found evidence of hundreds, perhaps thousands, more.

For instance, an industrial-strength garbage disposal had been completely worn out. Evidently it was used to grind up bodies for disposal into the Philadelphia sewer system. A waste-disposal company had unknowingly hauled off countless more for incineration. Still others had been taken to the killer’s vacation home and used as bait in his crab cages.

...The name of America’s most prolific serial killer is Kermit Gosnell. He avoided the death penalty by waiving his right to appeal, and is serving life without parole. His story is told in the movie, “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer.” It opens nationwide this Friday, October 12.

It is a riveting story on several levels. Perhaps uppermost is the question: how was he able to perform so many murders without getting caught? He had numerous witnesses, with evidence literally piled up in the hallways, stored in freezers and refrigerators. How could all of this go unnoticed for decades?

Answer: he was hiding his murders in plain sight. This was possible because they took place in an abortion facility, giving him an almost impenetrable layer of protection. Nobody wants to scrutinize abortion facilities or think too carefully about them. They have become sacrosanct, so that their very mention freezes us in place.

...Words do powerful things to us, but none greater than this one. It does powerful things to politicians, too. Because of the “A-word,” Philadelphia authorities were reluctant—unreasonably reluctant—to inspect Gosnell’s office or follow up on numerous complaints. While nail salons receive health department inspections every year, Gosnell’s facility had not been inspected by Pennsylvania’s Department of Health for more than 17 years—not once.

The most sensational trial of a serial killer in the history of America had virtually no reporters in the court room. The biggest crime since 1893 could not be covered because the reporters could not say why it was wrong.

One of those who noticed was Mollie Ziegler Hemingway. At the time she was a reporter for GetReligion.org. Nearly three weeks into Gosnell’s trial, there had yet to be any mainstream media coverage. So, on April 7, she published a story about the blackout. She followed up with six more, published between April 10 and April 16.

Meanwhile, J.D. Mullane, a reporter for Calkins Media, snapped a picture of rows of empty seats that had been reserved for the press. The photo went viral, prompting Kirsten Powers of USA Today to break the media silence. She published a column subtitled: “We’ve forgotten what belongs on Page One.”

Once the dam broke, all the major networks and newspapers dispatched reporters to Philadelphia to cover the trial. This had a significant effect both on the strength of the prosecution and on American public opinion.

In the new Gosnell movie, Hemingway and Mullane’s roles are woven together into a fictional character named Mollie Mullaney. In many ways she is the heroine of the story, and a reminder of the vital need for an unflinching press corps. Only by forcing us to face our hidden inhumanities can the press help us regain humanity.

Read more here.

"You can't win a culture war if your side decides to sit it out."

Mark Steyn reviews Gosnell here.

A riveting interview

Guests on this version of the Mark Steyn Show are Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer. They have written a book entitled Gosnell, The Untold Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer.

If you cave in the skull while the rest of the body is outside the vaginal canal, that's perfectly legal. If you wait until the skull is out before you plunge your scissors in, that's infanticide.

What attracted police attention to Gosnell? Not the abortions. He also had a side business in pill-dealing. One law enforcement named Jim Wood gave it his attention as an undercover drugs officer. Staff told Wood about two deaths of adult females. Wood checked police reports. Nothing!

One of the jurors wanted to know how many abortions Gosnell had performed. His answer? 40,000!

His clinic had not been inspected in 17 years! The nail salon around the corner got inspected every year. Were there botched abortions? Yes, several women sought help in emergency rooms. Doctors wrote notes to the health department. No response.

Although he murdered well over one hundred babies, he was only charged with seven murders because authorities in Pennslyvania did not want their murder statistics to soar.

Phelim talks about the lack of media coverage. "There is no diversity of thought in America's newsrooms. The reporters are so proud of themselves. They don't want to go there. They are all pro choice." Mark says the evil is not just that there is one man killing babies. The evil is that our broader culture would rather he just kept on killing babies because there are political complications to objecting to the killing of babies.

You can buy the skin of a Down Syndrome baby for 320 dollars!

Pennslvania permits abortion at 6 months. Other places in America permit abortion at 40 weeks! (Colorado and New Mexico).

Ann and Phelim visited Gosnell in prison. He has no remorse. He is enjoying the chance to rest after working so hard performing abortions. When Officer Wood applied handcuffs to him, Gosnell responded, "So this is what happens when you try to help people!"

Journalists not reporting the news are dangerous and wicked.