Keith Olbermann is not known for his candor.* In a sense, it‘s what’s made him a popular figure on the left. And sure, he makes off-the-wall comments sometimes in order to evoke a response. But he may have gone too far today when he suggested that conservative commentator S.E. Cupp is a prime example of why the world needs Planned Parenthood (PP). Translation, she should have never been born.
Immediately, the comment drew fire from those who said Olbermann, the former MSNBC host turned Current TV commentator, insinuated Cupp should have been aborted. And just as quickly, Olbermann started treading water.
Here’s how it went down.
Olbermann’s initial comment, via Twitter, was a response to a tweet from a follower who pointed out that on Joy Behar’s show last night, Cupp said she wasn’t a fan of supporting Planned Parenthood:
That elicited this response:
Naturally, people were outraged, chastising Olbermann for what they believed was him calling for her fetal death:
Olbermann quickly denied the charge, saying that he wasn’t suggesting Cupp should have been aborted, but rather that her parents should have taken advantage of pre-pregnancy counseling, or birth control, offered by some PP clinics (meaning she still should never have been brought into this world):
We reached out to Cupp for comment, and she provided us with a statement from her mother, Patricia. In it, framed as an open letter to Olbermann, Mrs. Cupp says she is quite proud of her decision and her daughter:
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