Posted on 09/11/2008 8:44:13 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
On Monday, Senator Obama uttered one sentence that could haunt him until Election Day. He said of Senator McCain telling voters they would bring change and Governor Palin, "they must think you're stupid." Given his stances on the surge, social issues, and his past, Mr. Obama will regret those words.
Let's start with social issues like Second Amendment freedoms. Mr. Obama denies that he's ever supported banning handguns, right after the landmark Heller case where the Supreme Court struck down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban.
When a 1996 questionnaire surfaced that had asked if Mr. Obama supported banning all handguns, his one-word written answer was "yes." He said an unnamed staffer must have filled it out without his knowledge. Then another copy surfaced — this one with his handwriting on it. He says he must not have read that particular question. Sure.
On the hot-button issue of abortion, last month saw a growing concern over Mr. Obama's opposition to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which states if an abortion is botched and a live birth results, the baby is entitled to medical care. The federal version of this law unanimously passed the U.S. Senate.
However, when a version of this bill came to the Illinois Senate, Mr. Obama opposed it. When confronted last month with the fact that the federal version of this bill had been supported by the likes of Ted Kennedy and Barbara Boxer, Mr. Obama said the he would have supported the federal version. Those suggesting otherwise were lying, he said. Then it was disclosed that a second bill was introduced in the Illinois Senate, and this one was identical to the federal version. Mr. Obama opposed that bill as well. He has yet to come up with an explanation on that one.
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It was funny last night watching a dem hack (former Gephardt campaign manager) say that the whole lipstick on a pig comment was McCain trying to avoid talking about the issues. Really, is that why the Messiah refuses Townhall debates? Is that why everytime he is pressed to give details as to what he would do as POTUS he spouts “Hope and Change!!!” or “McCain is Bush!!!” a million times. Is that why when pressed he changes his positions or stammers “uhhh, uhhh, uhhh.”
The Obama campaign can’t talk about the issues. They thought they would skate through this election with platitudes and teleprompters. (Not shocking considering this guy won every elected postion he has held by default.) If they talk issues, they get creamed. If they try to portray him as the Messiah, they get creamed. What a shocking development, an empty suit really is an empty suit.
Great article
Its called Projection.
Indeed.
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