Mavra Stark claimed she was "thinking out loud" when she said she opposed charging Scott Peterson with double homicide in the murder of his wife and unborn son.
I doubt that.
"Thought" is obviously a foreign concept to this woman.
NOW responds to every issue with a knee-jerk pattern that's all too predictable, and Stark's comments were right in line with that pattern. A woman's right to choose is inviolate, trumping all other concerns, and must be vigorously defended whenever challenged. Only after assessing public opinion should that position be modified. The firestorm of criticism is what lead to Ms. Stark's rather anemic clarification, and the national organization's silence on the matter, not some deeply held conviction.
NOW is damaged goods, particularly after their unqualified support for Bill Clinton during the Lewinski affair. If feminists want to be taken seriously, it's time for NOW to be replaced by a more rational organization, one without the baggage of yesterday's battles.
Posted by Rich at April 22, 2003 3:20 PM | TrackBack