'Gosnell' advance screening censored by hotel; backup events on Saturday, Monday

An advance showing of a movie depicting the trial of Kermit Gosnell -- the abortion doctor accused of murdering a young mother and hundreds of newborns -- was apparently too much truth for Planned Parenthood to take.

According to an email communique from the producers of the upcoming movie "Gosnell," the showing designed to coincide with Saturday's Planned Parenthood gala in Austin was canceled by the host hotel -- even though former Planned Parenthood national president Cecile Richards was invited to attend the screening.

Planned Parenthood and 'Gosnell' pre-screening to clash at Austin hotel (UPDATE: screening canceled)

UPDATE: the screening has been canceled by the hotel. Read more.

As posh Planned Parenthood patrons prepare to gather in downtown Austin for a gala, just down the hallway an upcoming feature film surrounding the grotesque murders perpetrated by notorious abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is scheduled for an advanced screening.

Coincidence? That would be tremendously ironic, but the timing is quite intentional. Texas Alliance for Life booked the same hotel with a mind to "shine a light in the darkness as we host this event at the same time and location Planned Parenthood ..."

Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is the keynote for the Saturday, Sept. 29, gala for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, at the Hyatt Regency (208 Barton Springs Road, Austin). The screening is set to begin at 6 p.m. in a nearby suite.

Pickups, Punk rock, and politics (or why Beto doesn't stand a chance)

What do these two images have in common? Almost everything.

Texas political pop quiz time: Who are we talking about, here?

• This young(ish) rising star won the Democrat primary for U.S. Senate and quickly drew national attention for his persona, appeal to the grassroots, and a media biased to the left.
• He completed a successful tour of small town stump speeches to rally Democrats and swing voters covering 60,000 miles of Texas heartland.
• He boasted about refusing PAC money while focusing on small donors.
• His David vs. Goliath bid against the Senator Texas liberals fear the most has made him the hope of a state Democratic Party with few other hopes of winning a race at the top of the ballot.

If you guessed Democrat Congressman Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ...