Posted on 10/10/2008 3:35:34 PM PDT by Pyro7480
The liberal news media has subjected Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to intense scrutiny concerning her overall pro-life view on abortion, among other issues. On the other hand, they have been all but silent on Barack Obama’s intensely liberal record on abortion issue, particularly his support of partial-birth abortion and his opposition to legislation that would have protected infant abortion survivors from dying of neglect.
In MRC’s October 9 Media Reality Check, "Media Silence on Abortion Aids Radical Obama," Rich Noyes and I outlined how the news media have been out to lunch on examining Barack Obama’s radical pro-abortion stance during the Democratic campaign for the presidential nomination. The report found that the network evening newscasts "barely mentioned Obama’s pro-abortion stance during the primaries — from the launch of his candidacy in January 2007 through the end of the primaries in June 2008, just six out of 1,289 network evening news stories about Obama (0.46%) mentioned his position on abortion; none discussed it in any detail." The media as a whole also punted on Obama’s August 16, 2008 attack on pro-lifers, who in his view, were "lying" about his record as an Illinois state senator of opposing legislation, identical to a federal law, which would have protected infant survivors of abortion. Only a day later, Obama’s own campaign backtracked and admitted that he had indeed voted against this legislation.
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Catholic and pro-life ping!
If he gets in we are looking at abortion at any stage of pregnancy, homosexual marriage as the law of the land, embryonic stem cell research exploding with fed funds, and bioengineering that contravenes universals law.
That’s just for starters.
Got Judgment?
If Schieffer does not ask about this Weds. then McCain really should make a point of it. Zer0bama’s radical vies on the issue will hurt him.
And know what happens if you state the FACT that Obama voted to let babies die? YOU will be accused of threatening the Obama!
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