Subject: Troy Newman

• George Tiller link round up for Wednesday

  Troy NewmanOperation Rescue president Troy Newman wrote an op-ed in USA Today, uh, today calling the assassination of George Tiller "vigilantism" that "must be abhorred" but so should aborting fetuses. Meanwhile, USA Today's editorial board calls for protection of abortion providers.Fox 4's Tess Koppelman asked an anti-abortion activist about the denunciations of Tiller's killing by anti-abortion groups like Operation Rescue. Here's the answer she got: "... she said that because they profit from

  June 3, 2009

• Anti-Abortion Protester Isn't Broke After All

  November 17, 2007

• Operation Rescue claims no affiliation to George Tiller's alleged killer

  Troy NewmanTroy Newman, the president of anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, released this statement this morning denying any ties to Scott Roeder, the man now charged with first-degree murder in the killing of doctor George Tiller.  Scott Roeder has never been a member, contributor, or volunteer with Operation Rescue. Mr. Roeder may have posted to our open blog web site, as have thousands of members of the public, including those with pro-abortion views, but he is not affiliated with t

  June 1, 2009

• Operation Rescue lists top stories of 2008, forgets copyright fight

  Everyone loves doing year-end top-10 lists. Operation Rescue isn't about to be left out. A few days ago, the Wichita-based anti-abortion group released its 10 best stories of 2008. As expected, Kansas abortion provider George Tiller claimed a majority of the spots -- a whopping six selections! But Tiller couldn't be the top story of the year. That distinction was reserved for the shutdown of California abortion-clinic chain Clinica Medica Para La Mujer, which closed after owner Bertha Bugarin wa

  December 26, 2008

• Abortion doctor George Tiller shot and killed Sunday at Wichita church

  Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller was shot and killed as he walked into church this morning, the Wichita Eagle reports.From the Eagle: Tiller was shot just after 10 a.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church at 7601 E. 13th, where he was a member of the congregation. Witnesses and a police source confirmed Tiller was the victim.No information has been released about whether a suspect is in custody.Operation Rescue president Troy Newman released this statement:We are shocked at this morning's distur

  May 31, 2009

• Brownback congratulates Sebelius on HHS nomination. Will it haunt him in 2010?

  Kathleen SebeliusFire up the "Truth Truck." President Barack Obama is expected to name Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services today (watch it live at noon), and that's not going to make anti-abortion group Operation Rescue happy. For weeks, they've been criticizing Sebelius as unfit to serve because she hearts abortion. They released this nifty "fact sheet" chaining Sebelius to Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller. They also e-mailed around this ne

  March 2, 2009

• Brownback in Operation Rescue's doghouse

  Sam BrownbackYesterday, I wondered what Operation Rescue thought of U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback congratulating Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on her nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services. Looks like Brownback officially made the Wichita anti-abortion group's shit list. Operation Rescue President Troy Newman sent out a typo-filled e-mail today. Here's an excerpt:"It is unimaginable that a Catholic pro-lifer such as Sen. Brownback would support Sebelius' nomination to a post where she ca

  March 3, 2009

• Operation Rescue president piles on family of plane crash victims

  Troy NewmanI'm really sick of the abortion wars. George Tiller gets acquitted, then the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts announces new allegations against the Wichita abortion doctor. Then come the howls that Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius isn't fit to be secretary of Health and Human Services ... because she's for abortion rights. Even after she signs a law that anti-abortion folks should be happy about. They're not happy. Nothing's good enough. Then we get an e-mail from Wichita-based Operati

  March 30, 2009

• Scott Roeder tells AP he's being 'treated like a criminal'

  Scott P. RoederThe man charged with killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller made a jailhouse phone call yesterday to the Associated Press, and he's so not enjoying this whole jail thing. Scott Roeder dialed up AP reporter Roxana Hegeman for a few minutes Thursday, and he didn't want to discuss the Tiller shooting. He wanted to talk about his feelings:  "I haven't been convicted of anything and I am being treated as a criminal."Uh huh. Roeder's also worried about the toll the media spo

  June 5, 2009

• Scott Roeder warns of more violence against abortion providers

  Scott P. RoederThe day after slain abortion doctor George Tiller's funeral, the man accused of killing Tiller warned the Associated Press of more violence against doctors as long as abortion is legal. Scott P. Roeder called the Associated Press to deliver his warning, which also comes days after the Justice Department began investigating whether Roeder acted alone.Roeder told the AP:"I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal," Roeder

  June 8, 2009

• A look at the scene outside of Dr. George Tiller's funeral

  Levi HenryBig thanks to friend of the Plog Levi Henry for snapping photos (here's a slideshow) of the scene outside the funeral of slain abortion doctor George Tiller on Saturday. The Patriot Guard, Martyr Guard and Phelps family all showed up in the streets of Wichita as some said a final thank you to the doctor.Meanwhile, The New York Times' Sunday story says anti-abortion leaders are wondering what to do next. And there's this from Operation Rescue president Troy Newman:Dr. Tiller's clinic wa

  June 8, 2009

• Reactions to the closing of George Tiller's clinic

  Troy NewmanEarlier today, the family of slain abortion doctor George Tiller announced that they would be not be reopening the Wichita clinic. Several organizations have sent out reactions.Troy Newman, president of anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, celebrated the closing and announced that Operation Rescue would continue its work. Here are excerpts from his statements:"We are thankful that Tiller's clinic will not reopen and thankful that Wichita is now abortion-free. It is our sincere prayer

  June 9, 2009

• We smell bullshit: Operation Rescue wants to buy Tiller's clinic

  George TillerMaybe Operation Rescue president Troy Newman was just relaying a pipe dream when he told media outlets that his anti-abortion group wants to buy the now-closed clinic of slain abortion provider George Tiller. No one close to the Tiller family has said the clinic is for sale. Besides, why would Tiller's family sell his building, the site of his life's work -- the place where he was tormented by protesters who screamed names at him and chained themselves to the gates; a building that

  June 10, 2009

• Operation Rescue reports receiving death threats following killing of George Tiller

  Troy NewmanOperation Rescue claims death threats against the Wichita-based anti-abortion group have increased since abortion provider George Tiller was gunned down at a church service, the Wichita Eagle reports.Operation Rescue offers e-mails and phone messages as proof.Troy Newman, the group's president, released several statements Friday afternoon. Among them:"In spite of threats against us, we will be reaching out to the community this weekend to pray for peace and memorialize those who have

  June 19, 2009

• Rolling Stone reflects on Operation Rescue's 'war' against George Tiller

  The latest issue of Rolling Stone features a short editorial by managing editor Will Dana on the death of Wichita abortion provider George Tiller and takes a look back on a five-year-old profile of anti-abortion activist and Operation Rescue president Troy Newman titled "One Man's God Squad."Dana calls the killing of Dr. Tiller "hardly surprising" after re-reading the Rolling Stone profile of Newman. Here's a clip about Newman's "dangerously personal" campaign against Tiller:Banned by federal la

  June 22, 2009

• Tiller's alleged killer talks about ties to Operation Rescue

  Scott P. RoederThe Kansas City Star splashed the thoughts of Scott Roeder on the front of the Sunday paper just days before the man accused of killing Wichita late-term abortion provider George Tiller is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on Tuesday. Reporter Judy L. Thomas tried to get to the bottom of Roeder's relationship with Operation Rescue, and Roeder told her that he was disappointed that the anti-abortion group's president, Troy Newman, had condemned the killing and denied any ties to Roe

  July 27, 2009

• Operation Rescue claimed it was broke; now everything's just peachy

  Troy Newman​Operation Rescue's Troy Newman didn't need to borrow money for his fund-raising mailers (as he claimed in a letter sent to supporters and the media on Monday). All Newman needed was to claim that his anti-abortion organization was "broke" and on the verge "of shutting everything down if emergency help doesn't arrive soon."The media -- local and national -- did the rest, broadcasting and printing Newman's plea with dire headlines -- each a variation of the one before, "Operation Res

  September 17, 2009