Posted on 03/21/2010 5:45:58 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
President Obama Breaks Faith with Women
Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill
March 21, 2010
The National Organization for Women is incensed that President Barack Obama agreed today to issue an executive order designed to appease a handful of anti-choice Democrats who have held up health care reform in an effort to restrict women's access to abortion. Through this order, the president has announced he will lend the weight of his office and the entire executive branch to the anti-abortion measures included in the Senate bill, which the House is now prepared to pass.
President Obama campaigned as a pro-choice president, but his actions today suggest that his commitment to reproductive health care is shaky at best. Contrary to language in the draft of the executive order and repeated assertions in the news, the Hyde Amendment is not settled law -- it is an illegitimate tack-on to an annual must-pass appropriations bill. NOW has a longstanding objection to Hyde and, in fact, was looking forward to working with this president and Congress to bring an end to these restrictions. We see now that we have our work cut out for us far beyond what we ever anticipated. The message we have received today is that it is acceptable to negotiate health care on the backs of women, and we couldn't disagree more.
Part of the scam. They know better.
This is Obama’s way of trying to look like he is “triangulating.” Don’t buy it.
This Stupak thing was set up from the beginning. The whole Democrat Party is evil and corrupt and they needed to be treated that way.
The good thing about all of this is anyone that has a (D) next to their name is an enemy to the United States.
Its all wink, wink.
First, you act mad, then I will act mad and then the American people will fall for it and forgive us all.
This is pure BS. It’s providing Obama cover! Don’t fall for this ploy. Obama signed the EO ONLY after the pro-abortion caucus green-lighted it.
Exactly. If NOW didn't complain someone might figure out the EO was bogus.
It's already been said that the EO will fall at the first legal challenge. Only question is whether O rescinds the order or allows the SC to strike it down.
They simply want people to believe they are angry in order to help maintain the illusion. They’ll be pleased when he finds some compelling legal reason to drop the EO.
Yeah, right. Sorry, but not buyin’ this “we’re offended” bullcrap from the NAGS. They’re just playing their given role in the Oba-losi Kabuki Theatre. This whole day was orchestrated weeks if not months ago.
This is all for show. Total snow job.
They like to kill, they also lie.
STAND.
MOgirl
You have that EXACTLY right, they are covering for him. F' them, ALL of them, and I say that as a fairly moderate conservative who has never really gotten angry at the Left before. Tonight, for really the first time in my political life, I am mad as HELL.
A token statement to give cover when the EO gets shot down. “Sorry Bart, but we just found out the EO isn’t legal. TeeHee, who would have thought that? Oh well, the votes already done, good luck in November.”
This is further evidence that there’s no appeasing leftists, even if you’re Obama. So don’t waste any time going down that road.
More BS to appease the pro-lifers who got the EO from Obama.
The National Organization for Women to democrats: Let us know when we can quit complaining.
“All Barack Obama statements come with an expiration date. All of them.” —Jim Geraghty
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