Silly Democrats. Do they do nothing but call people liars and racists? @Soaring Eagle 74 and @bamaEER

This woman survived a Democrat policy which was designed to kill her. They used this Democrat policy multiple times, in an attempt to kill her, but she survived them all. God bless this woman!

Democrats, their policies and their bleaters are destroying our country

LINK: Abortion survivor DeSantis mentioned at GOP debate speaks out: 'I did exist': Miriam 'Penny' Hopper wants critics of her abortion survivor story to know she does exist

The woman whose abortion survival story Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared at the Fox News Republican presidential debate last week has a message for critics of her story.

"I did exist," Miriam "Penny" Hopper told Fox News Digital in an interview this week.

When moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum asked the GOP candidates about abortion, DeSantis told Penny's story to an audience of 12.8 million. "I know a lady in Florida named Penny," he said. "She survived multiple abortion attempts. She was left discarded in a pan. Fortunately, her grandmother saved her and brought her to a different hospital."

The governor's detractors on social media were quick to dismiss Penny's story. Several accused DeSantis of lying.

Steve Schmidt, a former GOP consultant who co-founded The Lincoln Project, posted on X, "The story of Penny found in the pan by DeSantis is ludicrous, and obviously untrue. It should be looked into by the media."

Jill Filipovic, a liberal journalist, said, "I understand that politicians lie, but DeSantis's story about 'Penny,' a woman he says survived multiple abortion attempts and was rescued from a pan by her grandmother(????), is just such a bizarre and impossible story, it's stunning that any human is that gullible."

"My answer to that would be the fact that I did exist," Hopper told Fox News. "I existed at 23 weeks. There are thousands of abortion survivors around the world who have stories to tell, who have miraculous stories to tell."

Hopper's story was first told in a pro-life ad by Faces of Choice that debuted at the 2020 March for Life in Washington, D.C. Lyric Gillett, the founder and executive director for Faces of Choice, said she made contact with Hopper through Melissa Ohden, a pro-life speaker, founder and CEO of the Abortion Survivors Network, a support and advocacy group for those who have survived abortions.

Hopper, a Florida resident, told Fox News Digital she was born after a failed abortion attempt in 1955. By her account, Hopper's mother experienced bleeding and other complications at 23 weeks of pregnancy. She said her father took her mother to the doctor in the middle of the night. With the limited equipment available at that time, the doctor could not detect a fetal heartbeat and suggested the parents terminate the pregnancy.

Hopper said the doctor induced an abortion by giving her mother a shot. However, rather than die, Hopper was born at 3:25 a.m. on Nov. 29, 1955, weighing just 1 pound and 11 ounces. In the Faces of Choice video, Hopper said a nurse "placed me in a bedpan on the back porch of the clinic." Her grandmother and aunt later arrived at the clinic and contacted the police. A nurse helped transport Hopper to a hospital in Lakeland, Florida.

The details of Hopper's account could not be fully verified.

Hopper, who did not watch the GOP debate, said it was "exciting," "shocking" and "humbling" to learn that DeSantis shared her story on the national platform.

"You know that you've known your story all your life, but you're not the only one out there to tell a story, that's got stories to tell. I was very humbled by it," she told Fox News Digital.

The number of abortion survivors in the U.S. is difficult to measure. According to the Abortion Survivors Network, only 10 U.S. states require reporting on babies born alive after attempted abortions, and these states have different standards on what it means to be "born alive." Some look for umbilical cord pulsation or a beating heart, and others state an infant born alive is an infant alive outside the mother's womb after an abortion procedure, the group says. Since 2019, the Abortion Survivors Network claims to have contacted nearly 650 abortion survivors — including Hopper.

Founder and CEO Melissa Ohden, whose medical records show she survived an attempted saline abortion, told Fox News Digital there's a lack of public awareness that people can live through abortions. Her group will launch a campaign next month declaring September "Babies Survive Abortions Awareness Month" to challenge "misconceptions" and "amplify personal stories that refute the notion that ‘Abortions don’t fail' and ‘There’s no such thing as an abortion survivor.'"

"An abortion survivor is a baby who survives an attempt to abort them in the womb," Ohden said. "Families are impacted by it. And so that's where we're launching this awareness campaign. But we don't just do awareness. We stand alongside moms who are experiencing abortions that fail, or they stop them."

Hopper's story will be featured in that campaign. She wants mothers who are pregnant and may be afraid that their pregnancy will ruin their lives to hear her story and have hope.

"There are organizations like Abortion Survivor Network that have created a platform for a woman to come and not only get and bring healing to this, to help her heal to the situation, but help her not choose abortion. I have friends who have chosen not to have an abortion, and that child became a blessing to their life," Hopper said.

"Even my father did not want me. Not only was I a failed home abortion, but when I was transported to Lakeland regional, he would go out there and try to remove me because he thought I was going to be a burden," she recalled. "As a child, I knew that my dad didn't want me as a baby because he would tell me, ‘I didn’t want you. But I love you now.'"

Hopper said that on his deathbed, her father "looked at me, and he said, ‘Honey, I don’t know what I'd have done without you.' So all the pain, and all the rejection and learning my story, it made it worth it all. Both my parents loved me, and I love them dearly. And I have a brother that's my best friend. And we have a very close-knit family. So forgiveness … is a wonderful force in life."

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Former Cowboys’ QB Will Grier — who threw for 305 yards and ran for 45 more in his final game with Dallas — is signing with the Bengals’ practice squad, per source.

Tier 10: Don't bet against them (five teams)​

Houston
Iowa State
Liberty
Purdue
West Virginia

We were going to have West Virginia a few tiers lower, but we don't want to make Neal Brown mad again.

Somehow you can use this tool to compare multiple school AD budgets. I just looked at WVU.

Do you take the football or play defense first?

Just more Democrat policy in the news, @Soaring Eagle 74 and @bamaEER

Sadly, I think this is what Democrats want. Afterall, they're not doing anything to reverse their disasterous policies.

Democrats, their policies and their bleaters are destroying our country

LINK: The ex-land use commissioner said rampant drug use and business closures could destroy city

San Francisco land use commissioner Alex Ludlum, the creator of the "doom loop" walking tour which went viral online before getting canceled, resigned in a scathing letter to Democratic Mayor London Breed.

"I regret that my attempt to bring attention to the deplorable street conditions & rampant criminality in my neighborhood has been misconstrued as a mockery of suffering individuals," Ludlum wrote in a letter that was shared by the San Francisco Chronicle.

"Satire is a poor way to address the grave issues we face as a city," he added.



The former commissioner was reportedly identified after refunds for his "doom loop" walking tour, which was designed to show off downtown San Francisco in all its "doom and squalor," revealed his email to the public, per the San Francisco Chronicle.

But Ludlum refused to apologize for his criticism of "wide-ranging policies that permit an organized & malicious element to thrive in San Francisco," he wrote. "The unchecked drug dealing is plainly the root of our current problems."

"As long as the open-air drug markets continue their daily operations, we will continue to witness the misery of suffering addicts, the withdrawal of pedestrians and office-workers, the ongoing closures of small businesses, and the stagnation of our rich cultural life," Ludlum said. "All of downtown will suffer until the markets are closed."

The former commissioner, who was appointed by Breed to the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure, addressed the mayor directly: "As Mayor, I hope you will continue to address these dire issues, and will have my full support in doing so."

"The decision to organize and publicize the tour was a mistake and a deep error in judgment," Breed spokesman Jeff Cretan told the Chronicle. "We are working every day to address the city’s challenges, and our focus remains on doing the work to move this city forward."

The original advertisement for the "Doom Loop Walking Tour" in San Francisco described the event as an "expert tour through all of the worst of San Francisco," and was signed, "SF Anonymous Insider."

A counter campaign to the "doom loop" tour of San Francisco called, "We Love SF," was created to battle the "negative publicity" about the city, according to CBS News Bay Area.

Breed and Ludlum did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Denver Broncos practice squad.

America has been moving left ever since nazi's and commies infiltrated government and institutions after WW2. Nowadays, they have their minions so brainwashed, they actually think they want this garbage lol.

This is what the elite think of American democrats.....insane:
"Humans are hackable animals"

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Nm

Anybody selling blue lot or any other parking pass for wvu vs pitt? Thx

Almost caught it is not the answer.

I haven’t watched the game, but stats wise a nice first half. 18-23 182 yards and 2 passing TDs. Another 49 yards and a TD rushing.
Hopefully somebody picks him up.

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Wayne (N.J.) De Paul Catholic 2025 cornerback DeShawn Stewart has received an offer from West Virginia.

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I feel lucky...LGM ESPS.

No hats on the bed

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Wayne (N.J.) De Paul Catholic 2025 cornerback DeShawn Stewart has received an offer from West Virginia.

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Mega Conferences per SI

WVU included in the top 40.

We've got to improve in the next 5-10 years.

Easy...Mom having some surgery at UPMC tomorrow. Eating at Stacks in Forbes

I have a few ideas on my escape strategy. Dodging the street trash will take some effort.

Welcome any native tribe tactical suggestions as I make my way back to the hotel.

All the best,
Falstaff