Senator Slams Pro-Life Groups Criticizing American Girl on Abortion

October 25, 2005 ^ | LifeNews.com | by Steven Ertelt

[Calpernia]

Omaha, NE (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-abortion U.S. senator is slamming pro-life groups who have raised concerns about the American Girl doll company's partnership with a girl's group that backs abortion. Pro-life organizations have threatened a national boycott if the company doesn't pull out from its partnership with Girl's Inc.

Sen. Barak Obama, an Illinois Democrat, called the criticism and possible boycott and overreaction.

“It's just silly,” said Obama. “This is a classic example of overreaction and a lack of proportion.”

"An organization like this plays a vital part in making certain we are opening up our windows and letting our girls look upon the horizon and see which path they want to follow,” he said.

Obama's comments came during a speak to the Omaha, Nebraska chapter of Girls Inc., a group that helps girls with self-esteem and school-related issues but also supports abortion and the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized it.

Earlier, the American Family Association called on pro-life advocates to write to American Girl to ask them to end their association with the group and to stop selling their "I Can" bracelets. The Pro-Life Action League has threatened to announce a boycott if the association doesn't end by November 1.

Randy Sharp, director of special projects for the AFA, told the Associated Press his group won't back down and added that Obama is entitled to his opinion.

[Calpernia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=americangirl Previous Coverage of American Girl

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“It's just silly,” said Obama. “This is a classic example of overreaction and a lack of proportion.”

From the mouth's of hypocrites...

[The Worthless Miracle]

"opening up our windows and letting our girls look upon the horizon and see which path they want to follow"

Yeah, that's so convincing... WHY do people love this clown?

[taxesareforever]

And the future mouthpiece of the demorat party sounds just like Howard Dean.

[FormerACLUmember]

In other news (for real) Osama Obama praised and kissed up to KKK Grand Wizard Robert "Sheets" Byrd in his reelection campaign .

Nice work Osama Obama, as a field hand slave on the democrat party plantation. And Planned Parenthood was founded to get rid of "inferior" blacks. 40% of PP murders are of black babies.

Could you be anymore of a traitor to your race, Osama Obama?

[wideawake]

Quiet! Talk to thousands of FReepers - he's an incredible political talent whom we should all be very afraid of.

Barack Obama is an empty suit whose vague platitudinizing speeches are rivaled in their boring ridiculousness only by his tireless promotion of whacked-out far left initiatives.

[Calpernia]

Girls Inc. and American Girl ping

[Chi-townChief]

Obama is the biggest phony in Illinois with the possible exception of Studs Terkel.

[Calpernia]

From American Girl Website:

[sarasota]

Thanks for the ping. Obama is protecting the American Girl flagship store in Chicago, among other things liberal.

[eastsider]

Obama is protecting the American Girl flagship store in Chicago

Follow the money.

[hiredhand]

"“It's just silly,” said Obama. “This is a classic example of overreaction and a lack of proportion.”

No sir! The inquisition of Carl Rove with respect to Valerie Plame is a classic example of overreaction and lack of proportion.

The issue of American Girl and Girl's Inc is simply an example of leftist, blathering idiocy because we think it's wrong to murder babies and we're willing to do something about it.

[Calpernia]

Oooo, that will leave a mark.

Well said!

[Paleo Conservative]

Obama's comments came during a speak to the Omaha, Nebraska chapter of Girls Inc., a group that helps girls with self-esteem and school-related issues but also supports abortion and the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized it.

If you're wondering why Obama travelled to a red state that that would never give him its electoral votes, just follow the money. Warren Buffet and his relatives give lots of money to Girls, Inc.

[InvisibleChurch]

I wonder what he thought of Freedom Fries?

[muawiyah]

This Obama guy is like the people at the Warshington Post ~ he simply doesn't let anyone escape the abortionist's suction if at all possible. The guy is a ghoul.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

This Obama guy is just a doofus. Besides, he should butt out. It's not a gov't issue. He is way out of line here.

[GloriaJane]

democrats.....The proud party of death!

[Coldwater Creek]

And which race is that??????? White or Black