Secret court orders silencing witnesses, millions of campaign cash flowing to pro-abortion government officials, unexplained judicial delays and mainstream media ignoring relevant facts. The saga of trying to hold the abortion industry accountable to the law continues in Kansas - the nation’s leading late-term abortion capital.
This is the lead of Denis Boyles article published by National Review Online.
Debate has raged for decades on whether Planned Parenthood’s founder, Margaret Sanger, was racially motivated. News stories that broke onto the national scene this summer about the modern version of Planned Parenthood have given fodder to those who claim that abortion has a racist impact which Planned Parenthood refuses to reject and may even embrace.
In secretly recorded conversations with Planned Parenthood fundraisers, callers posed as potential contributors who wanted to contribute money to the nation’s largest abortion provider for one reason - to exterminate black unborn children. The callers played up the racist motivation making such observations as: “I don’t want my child competing with black children for jobs” and “there are just too many of them as it stands now.”
In each instance, Planned Parenthood gratefully accepted the donation. In one particularly telling moment, one Planned Parenthood fundraiser asks the caller for forgiveness explaining that she is somewhat breathless because “she is so excited” and “wants to make sure she handles the call correctly.”
The release of these tapes caused somewhat a national sensation with protests in various parts of the nation. A group of black pastors marched in Washington demanding the end of federal funding for Planned Parenthood. News conferences were held, petitions signed, media stories printed and aired - except in one state - Kansas.
No coverage by the Kansas City Star or Wichita Eagle. The controversy did not happen. In the jurisdiction of the only criminal case ever filed against Planned Parenthood: the controversy did not exist because the paper did not report on it.
The following is just some of the coverage and a few of the recorded conversations that you missed hearing about in Kansas.
It is a political truism that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth. Unfortunately, this tactic has greater success in Kansas since the state is absent an objective print media.
Currently, political candidates seeking jobs as District Attorney in Shawnee and Johnson counties are claiming not to be politicians as they use the above political tactic. Their efforts to achieve success in portraying lies as truth are being significantly helped by abortion seeded fundraising by Governor Sebelius and the refusal of the Kansas City Star to report facts relating to former Attorney General Phill Kline’s investigation of abortion clinics and the performance statistics of his current office.
Governor Sebelius is a fundraising machine and much of her political money is provided with gratitude by a Kansas abortion industry that leads the nation in abortions on viable children. The photographs of the Governor and late-term abortionist George Tiller yucking it up at the Governor’s mansion should give Kansans pause.
This money is now being used to perpetuate two falsehoods first articulated by former Attorney General Paul Morrison. You remember, the guy that the Kansas print media portrayed as the tireless hero of public safety being harassed by the cruel and politically motivated Kline who trumped up false accusations about sexual harassment against Morrison, except the allegations proved to be true and Morrison was forced to resign – that guy.
In a paltry, yet principled, attempt to battle those who buy ink by the barrel (although the barrels are getting smaller these days) we are refuting two of the most oft repeated lies.
False allegation #1: Kline’s investigation of abortion clinics invaded women’s privacy and was a fishing expedition.
Response: Oh, come on! We now know that the records never contained patient names and so privacy was not an issue. And in case you haven’t read it in the Kansas press (you probably haven’t because they don’t like to report it): four independent judges have now reviewed Kline’s evidence five separate times and each and every time have found probable cause to believe that either Mr. Tiller or Planned Parenthood have committed crimes.
To date, judges have approved the filing of 156 criminal counts resulting from a review of 90 files AND NOT ONE PATIENT NAME HAS BEEN REVEALED.
Heck, even Morrison felt the evidence was so compelling that he filed charges against Tiller.
Yet, Sebelius and Kansas editorialists continue to harp the privacy red herring while ignoring that those opposed to the investigation have benefited from millions of dollars of abortion industry political expenditures.
False Allegation #2: Kline’s Johnson County office is performing poorly.
Response: Kline’s office is performing better than when Mr. Morrison was District Attorney and there are not any more midnight illicit liaisons in judge’s chambers. A greater percentage of cases result in guilty dispositions and jury trial conviction rates are up.
Even the most recent claims that the attorneys Kline brought on board had a low jury trial conviction rate are refuted by the facts: the new attorneys hires had an 82% conviction rate in their first year, 18 points higher than the 64% conviction rate of the last four years of the Morrison administration.
And as for Kline? He personally prosecuted and convicted John Henry Horton in a 34 year old cold murder case and Edwin Hall, the murderer of Kelsey Smith, is now gone for life, without right of appeal and zero chance of probation. Thought Kline wasn’t an attorney?
The truth is that Gov. Sebelius, the Democrat party and the abortion industry successfully spent millions to redefine Phill Kline’s name as “devil” and they continue the lies to build on their investment. It is unfortunate that the Kansas media crew is content to participate in and allow such tactics.
The following is the content of a letter and Media Advisory that Mr. Kline sent to the Kansas media this morning (October 29, 2008).
Letter and Media Advisory
Dear Members of the Media:
Unfortunately, facts are often a casualty in election years. I have never become used to the deception or cheapness of some campaigns, but I have come to recognize that as an elected official I am a fair target of such tactics. I have chosen to hold public office and am willing to take the assaults but that is where it should stop.
The Office of Johnson County District Attorney is staffed with qualified, dedicated, efficient and successful attorneys and support staff. This is born out in performance statistics.
These are the facts and these facts have been communicated to the Kansas City Star which chose not to use the facts in their stories covering the District Attorney’s race and Mr. Guinn’s claims. All of these facts are supported by data compiled by the District Attorney’s Office and which is available.
In this community, perception all too often becomes reality and it is a disservice that these facts are not widely known because they have not been reported. I have placed my name on the ballot and certainly have chosen a profession where criticism comes with the territory but false attacks on the dedicated professionals of the office should stop!
It has been impossible to get these facts reported by the local major daily newspaper. Please do not use any portion of this letter on a quote for a story unless you also agree to report the attached facts. The citizens of Johnson County deserve the facts not more political tit for tat.
Sincerely,
Phill Kline
Johnson County District Attorney
Attached: Office Performance Statistics
MEDIA ADVISORY
October 29, 2008
Office Performance Statistics
The current jury trial conviction rate during my tenure as District Attorney is one percentage point higher than the last four years of my predecessor while the overall case disposition has improved.
Further, last year new hires had a higher jury trial conviction rate than those who remained in the office who previously worked for Mr. Morrison. This year the numbers are slightly reversed. In other words, the new hires and those who have been in the office for years are performing in generally the same manner.
At the same time the overall case disposition rate has improved. In 2006, the last year of the Morrison administration, 55% of the overall case dispositions resulted in a finding of guilt. In 2007, 60% of the cases during my administration have resulted in a finding of guilt. (These figures include jury trials, bench trials, pleas and dismissals by court or prosecution).
The following chart summarizes this information:
|
Category |
Morrison |
Kline |
|
Jury Trial Conviction Rate |
64.75% |
65.5% |
|
Overall Case Disposition Resulting in a Guilty Finding |
55% (2006) |
60% (2007) |
The following table compares the performance of attorneys hired since January of 2007 with the overall office performance.
|
Year |
Office Overall |
Kline Hires |
|
2007 |
62% |
67% |
|
2008 |
69% |
67% |
Further, we assessed the performance of the attorneys who came with me to the Johnson County District Attorneys office – those who replaced the 7 that were let go when I assumed office. (The above figures include new attorneys hired during my first year).
The attorneys that I brought with me to the District Attorneys office had 17 jury trials resulting in a verdict in their first year, 2007, and obtained 14 guilty verdicts.
This is an 82%jury trial conviction rate for the new attorneys I brought to the office on day one in 2007!
October 13 “News” Article Gives Impression Republicans Cannot Win.
The Star’s “ace” political reporter and analyst delivered another formulaic “newsatorial” on page A-1 of the Star this week complete with unnamed Republicans critical of their party’s candidate for Missouri Governor. The in the first six paragraphs of the article, before it jumps from page A-1 to A-8, Kraske managed to use the following terms to describe Republican Rep. Kenny Hulshof’s campaign for Missouri Governor against Democrat AG Jay Nixon:
Seven negative references in six paragraphs without quoting anyone!
Any doubt who Kraske think’s and wants to win?
But Kraske continues his assault on page A-8. Continuing to question Hulshof’s viability as a candidate, Kraske in paragraph 10 again goes to the well with unnamed Republican sources who “privately have begun to question Hulshof’s prospects.” Kraske ends the next paragraph describing Holshof’s campaign as “no momentum, no traction.”
The article does not contain one positive named quote supportive of Hulshof – not one. The closest Kraske got in 37 paragraphs is the following:
“Hulshof, insiders say, will close the gap. But he has a long way to go.”
This is standard Kraske/Star modus operandi – no substantive reporting on the issues only “horse race” prognostication and portray, with unnamed sources, the Republican as hopelessly behind.
Read the Kraske story here.
It is Difficult to Understand the Battle in Kansas without Understanding the Willingness for those who Support Abortion on Demand to the moment of birth - even when such abortion is against the law.
Former Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison was elected Kansas Attorney General on the promise that he would end Phill Kline’s efforts to enforce Kansas abortion laws and with the support of millions of abortion industry money and the support of the Kansas print media establishment. (Morrison has since been forced to resign his office due to scandal). Morrison worked to deliver on his promise and the following video is of Mr. Morrison’s first news conference about Kline’s investigation. Mr. Morrison averages one lie every 16 seconds. Unfortunately, Kansas media repeated the lies as fact for several months.
National Review’s Denis Boyles takes Kline’s abortion battle in Kansas to the streets of Europe - and finds support for Kline.
Citizen Magazine Features KC Star’s Efforts to Stop Kline
The August Issue of Citizen Magazine features a cover story on Phill Kline and the efforts of the Kansas City Star to stop Kline’s investigation of Kansas abortion clinics. (read the story here)
The Man Behind The Curtain:
How the Abortion Industry Has Come to Control Kansas
By Jack Cashill
A written explanation of the Kansas abortion wars. Written in June, 2008.
Courtesy of Kansans for Life
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