Obamacide

American Thinker ^ | August 23, 2008 | J. Matt Barber

[vietvet67]

How does one properly describe another who would -- for purely selfish political reasons and with deliberation -- intentionally refuse a thirsty child water or a hungry child food? 

More specifically, what does one call a lawmaker who would condemn to death the child survivor of a botched abortion by permitting doctors to refuse that child, once born alive, potentially life-saving medical treatment and nutrition?    

A number of things come to mind.  Mr. President isn't one of them.    

Based on National Journal's vote ratings -- an objectively tallied assessment of congressional voting records -- Barack Obama has properly earned the dubious distinction as the single most liberal Senator in Congress during his brief, albeit overstayed, tenure.  But a cursory review of his words, deeds and associations reveals that this ivory-towered Harvard boy is no run-of-the-mill lefty.  He's an extremist among extremists. 

Put aside for a moment some of the highly suspect (even criminal) characters within Obama's circle of friends, such as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, William Ayers and Tony Resko.  Forget the many anti-American sentiments to which prospective first lady Michelle Obama has given voice.  And ignore, for now, the socialist, peacenik, MoveOn.org positions Obama holds on a host of fiscal, social and national security-related issues.  Instead, for the sake of brevity, take a look at Obama's demonstrably radical stance on just one issue: abortion. 

Last year the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in Gonzales v. Carhart the federal ban on the barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion.  Congress overwhelmingly passed the ban in 2003.  Even some of the most liberal members of Congress experienced unexplained fits of common sense, voting for the ban in the face of angry demands from mouth-foaming feminists. 

Although the American Medical Association has determined that partial-birth abortion is never necessary under any circumstances, Obama threw a hissy, nonetheless, after the opinion came down.  While deriding the Court for its ruling, he whined, "For the first time in Gonzales versus Carhart, the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on abortions with criminal penalties for doctors."   

So what, exactly, did the ban ban?  What "hard-won right" -- as he later called partial-birth abortion -- was Obama so steadfast to preserve?

During a partial-birth abortion, the abortionist pulls a fully developed, fully "viable" child - often kicking and thrashing -- feet first from her mother's womb, leaving only the top of her head in the birth canal.  He then stabs her through the skull with scissors or some other sharp object, piercing her brain until her kicking and moving about suddenly and violently jerk to a halt.  Her brains are then sucked out -- collapsing her skull -- and her now limp and lifeless body is tossed aside like so much garbage.

Again, medical science has determined that this horrific practice, which is nothing short of infanticide, is never necessary.  But Barack Obama -- the man who would be President -- doesn't see it that way.  He called the partial-birth abortion ban, "a concerted effort to roll back the hard-won rights of American women."     

Although Obama's love affair with partial-birth abortion has served to chip away at his finely polished veneer, his opposition to the Born Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA) has revealed to the world that backward extremism permeates his marrow. 

BAIPA very simply requires that when a baby survives an attempted abortion - when she is "born alive" - further attempts to kill her must immediately cease, and steps must be taken to ensure her health and well-being.

Makes sense, right?

Not to Barack Obama.  While serving in the Illinois state senate, he led the fight against a state version of Born Alive that was substantively identical to the federal BAIPA.  In 2002, BAIPA passed the U.S. Senate with unanimous, bipartisan support; yet, Obama vehemently opposed its Illinois twin.  This places him on the furthest fringe of pro-abortion extremes.  The man's devotion to the pro-abortion industry is so fixed that he would rather allow the murder of newborn babies than give an inch to the sanctity of human life.       

When called on the carpet in 2004 for his complicity in facilitating infanticide, Obama began an extensive cover-up, accusing those who exposed the scandal of lying.  But in recent days, based on documentary evidence unearthed by the National Right to Life Committee, the Obama campaign has been forced to admit that it was Obama, in fact, who had been lying all along.  He not only led the charge to allow the continued practice of infanticide in Illinois, he carried the flag.    

During his recent "not-ready-for-primetime" appearance at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback forum, Obama was asked at what point "a baby gets human rights."  His answer was shocking:  "Well, uh, you know, I think that whether you're looking at it from a theological perspective or, uh, a scientific perspective, uh, answering that question with specificity, uh, you know, is, is, uh, above my pay grade," said Obama. 

What?!  Above my pay grade?  And this man wants to be the leader of the free world?  Even the most ardent pro-abortion wactivist would have likely said that a baby gets human rights as soon as it's born, right?  But Obama couldn't say that.  His opposition to Born Alive proves he doesn't believe it.  And if he had said it, he'd have been called on it.  

Well, I'm calling him on it anyway.    

So, we now add a new word with a dual definition to our modern political lexicon: Obamacide.  It means, 1) Killing the newborn survivor of a botched abortion through a deliberate act of omission; and, 2) That which a nation commits upon itself by electing one who would allow such a thing.     

Matt Barber is Director of Cultural Affairs with Liberty Counsel and Associate Dean with Liberty University School of Law.  Send comments to Matt at jmattbarber@comcast.net. (This information is provided for identification purposes only and views expressed are that of the author alone.)

[seekthetruth]

It will be a joy to watch the Obama/Biden ticket get beat by a landslide in November!

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

A harrowing but necessary read. Thanks for posting this.

[the invisib1e hand]

It will be a joy to watch the Obama/Biden ticket get beat by a landslide in November!

They're dead already.

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The first three sentences nail it.

[Iron Munro]

Just Doing A Job No Real Christian Will Do

[the invisib1e hand]

How does one properly describe another who would -- for purely selfish political reasons and with deliberation -- intentionally refuse a thirsty child water or a hungry child food?

Vulture?

[Fantasywriter]

Do you think the calculus changes if McCain picks Lieberman?

[the invisib1e hand]

This may seem like splitting hairs, but I don't think it is. First, I confess to not knowing Lieberman's explicit record on abortion.

But I do know this: it is possible for a good person to be woefully -- perhaps even intentionally -- oblivious to the sacredness of human life.

It is quite another to for a father to utter the words, "I wouldn't want my daughter punished with a baby."

Perhaps the end result is the same, but for completely different reasons. The former may have a conscience that can be informed. The latter is much further down the road to perdition.

Does it change the calculus? Well, I have to vote for a demonstrably pro-life president. At the moment I cast that vote, his vice president really doesn't enter the calculus -- I am not voting for him. I will cast my vote according to the dictates of my conscience based upon the known facts at the time. I will certainly hope for Mr. Lieberman's -- and Mr. Obama's, for that matter -- joyful enlightenment on the topic.

But let dispense with the flower prose and be direct: what obama said is the verbal equivalent of what Hitler did to the Jews. That's my opinion. He's not just stupid, he's barren.

[Fantasywriter]

Thanks for your reply. Personally I think if McCain chooses a conservative VP, he should win handily. I’m not as sure what happens if he picks a Democrat as his running mate.

[Salvation]

This story will influenece the election beyond our wildest dreams!

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Knighting the Catholic Vote (K of C urging Catholics to vote pro-life)
Linda Chavez: Obama’s Catholic problem
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The Catholic-Obama Problem (Pope Benedict XVI instructs Catholics about pro-abortion candidates)
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[Salvation]

[jonno]

bump

[Winged Hussar]

"More specifically, what does one call a lawmaker who would condemn to death the child survivor of a botched abortion by permitting doctors to refuse that child, once born alive, potentially life-saving medical treatment and nutrition?"

Barack Hussein Obama

[Winged Hussar]

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[Winged Hussar]

Re: “ Just Doing A Job No Real Christian Will Do”

This cartoon will demolish Obama in Pennsylvania, where we have a large pro-life community.

[calex59]

More specifically, what does one call a lawmaker who would condemn to death the child survivor of a botched abortion by permitting doctors to refuse that child, once born alive, potentially life-saving medical treatment and nutrition?

A number of things come to mind. Mr. President isn't one of them.

I would love to see this quote used in an ad against Obamaosama.

[Salvation]

I agree. Great line.

[Need4Truth]

Beneath the golden oratory lurks a ruthlessness. Be on your guard Johnny. The O has a history of hitting below the belt.

[cpforlife.org]

Pro-Life PING

Please FreepMail me if you want on or off my Pro-Life Ping List.

[HighlyOpinionated]

It is quite another to for a father to utter the words, "I wouldn't want my daughter punished with a baby."

For all that we know, Stanley Ann Dunham may have verbalized this to Barry O' when he was a young child. He had to come to this conclusion some way. What happened when he was living with his mother, before Lolo Soetoro, the man who adopted him and gave him his name and his nationality and religion, arrived on the scene? Did his mother or his grandparents (the white ones) verbalize this or did Barry O' somehow come to this conclusion on his own? Did he hear the talk in the lunchroom while in the private school in Honolulu about how a girl having a baby would be like punishing her for wanting to have sex with her boyfriend? Did he perhaps experience sexual intimacy with someone while he was in school, before Michelle, and have the girl tell him that getting pregnant would be like going to prison? WHERE did this idea come from?

My own daughter had a baby out of wedlock and placed him for adoption with a couple who had been unsuccessful in getting pregnant. She knew this was the best thing for the child, because she was only 19 and hung around with a lot of girls her age who kept their babies and hauled them around on their hips at the places my daughter frequented. Places like "7-Eleven" at three AM (no text messaging in those days). And my daughter wanted better for her son. After 21 years, they found each other (on MySpace), emailed, talked on the phone, and visited before he went to Iraq and while he was here for a 3-week furlough. She's met the adoptive parents and his adopted siblings. She didn't ever think of him as some kind of punishment for her behavior. He was her baby, nothing less. The pregnancy was the result of sexual intimacy before she was old enough to be ready to marry, settle down and raise a family. And she didn't think it fair to the child to raise him in a one-parent household. No one EVER said anything to her about him being punishment, but we often mentioned what a blessing he was going to be to his adoptive parents. And he is. And my daughter and her husband and children are blessed by knowing him as an adult. And as her mother, I'm proud that she decided to have the baby and put him up for adoption. The "other A word" wasn't even on her list of options.

What kind of a man would call any of his grandchildren "punishment?" It would be your GRANDCHILD, Barry Obama, it is not your daughter's punishment. Lord have mercy on us all.