Obama cannot be honest with himself because he has no "self" to speak of; it is lost in his narcissism, like an image in a room full of mirrors.
Posted on 07/16/2009 12:18:31 PM PDT by wagglebee
July 16, 2009 (InsideCatholic.com) - In the late afternoon of July 10, President Obama met privately with Pope Benedict XVI for just over 30 minutes. According to official Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi, S.J., "The president explicitly expressed his commitment to reducing the numbers of abortions and to listen to the church's concern on moral issues."
On July 13 in a Senate committee hearing, Sen. Barbara Mikulski was forced to admit under persistent questioning by Sen. Orrin Hatch that the new health-care bill includes abortion coverage. Planned Parenthood's Guttmacher Institute estimates government funding of abortion increases abortion by 20 to 35 percent.
There were 1,206,200 abortions in 2006, according to National Right Life (the last annual results available). The math is easy: If the heath-care package currently being pushed by Obama is passed, the result will be 240,000 to 420,000 more abortions in the first year alone.
Did President Obama know these abortion provisions were in the Senate health-care bill when he met with the Holy Father? There is no reason to think he didn't. He certainly knew he had gone on the record supporting federal funding for abortion in the District of Columbia.
If President Obama is honest with himself, he must admit to misleading Benedict at their meeting.
Obama apologists will immediately defend the president by arguing that his plan is about reducing the need for abortion. Melody Barnes, director of the Domestic Policy Council, revealed this as the Obama administration's real aim last May under questioning from Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America.
It's a weak defense. Those 240,000 to 420,000 additional abortions are a near certainty. Meanwhile, the number of abortions eliminated by direct assistance to poor mothers, sex education, increased contraception, and adoption programs are unknown, and projections are highly speculative.
In fact, the new health-care bill's impact on the unborn will be so great that some are calling it the "silent FOCA." Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Rep. Chris Smith said, "Obamacare is the greatest threat ever to the lives and wellness of unborn children and their mothers since Roe v. Wade was rendered in 1973."
Some Catholic supporters of Obama are urging Senate Democrats to take the abortion provisions out of the health-care package. On America magazine's group blog, Michael Sean Winters wrote, "We should, however, be letting our congressional representatives and senators know that providing federal funds for abortion is a deal-breaker."
Even more surprising is a snippet that Jill Stanek posted from Hardball. Chris Matthews, a Catholic Obama enthusiast, insisted that including abortion services in the health bill is "the last thing Obama needs. The issue's complicated and divisive and controversial enough without bringing abortion into it."
But then Matthews adds the kicker: "He goes over to see the pope and says they're going to reduce the number of abortions, and then that same week he pushes to subsidize abortion? You can't do that!"
"You can't do that!" will be exactly the reaction of most of America's Catholics when they realize their president looked Benedict in the eye and said he was committed to reducing abortion, knowing all the while just what was in his health-care bill.
This is not just about the abortion issue anymore. It's about basic respect and honesty.
(This article reprinted with permission from http://www.insidecatholic.com/)
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I’d hazard a guess that Obama started lying the second he opened his pie-hole.
Why do Libtards constantly talk about reducing the number of abortions if it's no big deal, merely a woman's choice?
Is the Pope Catholic?
That’s a great question. If there’s nothing wrong with abortion there shouldn’t be any need to reduce the numbers.
Obama cannot be honest with himself because he has no "self" to speak of; it is lost in his narcissism, like an image in a room full of mirrors.
“Did President Obama Mislead Pope Benedict?”
We must have Senate hearings! What did you say and when did you say it?
They probably see him for the charlatan he is.
Zero lies to the American people with the greatest of ease. Why should he be expected to tell the truth to the Vatican?
I’ll second that.
” Sen. Orrin Hatch that the new health-care bill includes abortion coverage...”
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Most private insurance covers abortion. If you pay your premiums then you are paying for abortions.
Let them argue over their new world government together...
Did he mislead the Pope...not a chance. Did he lie to him. Most definitely. He’s a dhimmicrat.
"Did President Obama Mislead Pope Benedict?"
Nudge, nudge! Wink, wink! Say no more!
Attempting to mislead him is more like it. I doubt the Pope bought was B-HO was selling.
No. But he tried to. And of course the news media reporter his version of the meeting.
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