Posted on 08/19/2009 4:33:55 PM PDT by SJackson
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Wednesday said America, as the world's richest nation, had a moral duty to offer health care to everyone, in a fresh bid to bolster support for his top domestic priority.
Obama addressed thousands of people in a call with left-leaning religious faith leaders, as the White House tried to still disquiet among liberals, and fierce opposition among Republicans, to his under-fire health care plan.
"The one thing you all share, is a moral conviction, you know, that this debate over health care goes to the heart of who we are as a people," said Obama.
"I believe that nobody in America should be denied basic health care because he or she lacks health insurance," Obama said, after calling into a webcast including clergy and believers of Evangelical, Protestant, Catholic and Jewish orders.
"No one in America should be pushed to the edge of financial ruin because an insurance company denies them coverage," Obama said.
Obama hit out at what he branded "fabrications" whipped up by opponents of his policy, including claims that it would expand abortions, give health care to illegal immigrants and ration end-of-life care.
"These are all fabrications that have been put out there in order to discourage people from meeting what I consider to be a core ethical and moral obligation.
"That is that we look out for one another, that I am my brother's keeper and I am my sister's keeper," Obama said, using a phrase drawn from the Bible.
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If we have a moral obligation to help each other, then let’s ALL pay taxes instead of having the productive people in this society have to shoulder the burden for all of the people living off of our work.
All for one and one for all, right, turdslide? (referring to Barry Hussein)
Wrong. Everyone is your brother but that doesn't mean you have to sit there and be taken advantage of.
Two of the spiritual works of mercy are to instruct the ignorant and convert the sinner. Taking advantage and stealing from people (stealing services from lawful taxpayers) is a sin and the sinner needs to be told.
Amen
Morals from a guy who is a black supremest, a man who has broken every major campaign promise he made, who lets his brother live in squalor, who’s mentor was a bomber who killed police officers and was upset he hadn’t killed more ...
MORALS?
GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!
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