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Posted on 03/20/2009 7:38:59 AM PDT by NYer
.- A new report shows that Melanne Verveer, President Obama’s nominee to the new position of Ambassador-at-Large for Women’s Issues, has ties to groups such as Catholics in Alliance and the National Catholic Reporter. Though an “ardent supporter of abortion,” Verveer also worked for the predecessor to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Jack Smith, editor of the Catholic Key newspaper for the Archdiocese of Kansas-City-St. Joseph, on Tuesday reported several of Verveer’s connections.
She has worked as Chief of Staff to then-First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, for various pro-abortion “rights” politicians.
As Executive Vice-President of People for the American Way, Verveer helped organize the 1987 rejection of Judge Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the acceptance of which would have endangered Roe v. Wade’s place in constitutional law.
According to the Catholic Key, Verveer also has ties to Catholic organizations. Before working at People for the American Way, Smith reports, Verveer was Coordinator for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs for the U.S. Catholic Conference, which would later be renamed the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
In 2002, Verveer was appointed to the board of the National Catholic Reporter, a newspaper which frequently dissents from Catholic doctrine.
In 2004 Mike McCurry, then-spokesman for the John Kerry presidential campaign, said Verveer helped the pro-abortion “rights” Democrat craft his Catholic image.
Verveer was also reportedly an original board member of the group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and is presently on the group’s Advisory Council.
On March 6 President Obama announced the creation of the position of Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, a move that coincided with the wishes of the numerous abortion-promoting groups.
A January 23 letter sent to Obama from the ACLU, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Feminist Majority, the International Planned Parenthood Federation and several other groups praised his lifting of the Mexico City Policy. The groups also asked that he work to “ensure that officials from your Administration act as a strong voice for women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United Nations and other international arenas and do all in their power to translate international agreements into actions that improve women’s lives.”
“ardent supporter of abortion”
now they’re accidentally being honest. used to be “women’s choose” etc etc. now they forget the lie & it’s just like “yeah we like to abort the kids”
The hierarchy should begin excommunicating anyone who supports the Obammunist policies. ANYONE who gives aid and comfort to the embryonic stem cell harvesting. We are reaching that point of no return for American society. Once a society goes down the path of abandoning ethics and civilization.
The only REAL American that represents my Catholicism to the Vatican is Carl Anderson. Vivat Jesus!
They’re never that honest. If it’s an actual quote from Ms. Verveer or one of her supporters, it was probably “ardent supporter of abortion *rights*.”
My personal favorite is, “women’s health issues”.
Why do I think she doesn’t represent this woman’s position on any issue at all? What do you think about the high price of ammunition, Ms. Verveer? Shouldn’t someone be helping me out with this?
Yes, that’s classic Newspeak. “Women’s health” = poisoning yourself so nothing works right and killing baby girls.
Any apostate is welcome under the Obama’s Big Tent.
Lord have mercy on the pregmant women and the babies.
Not a good choice for this position.
Gun stamps and ammunition stamps will be available at your local Obamunist Welfare Mall. The bus for gun stamps and ammunition stamps will be boarding in aisle OB666.
Uh-oh!
To think that a mere few generations ago it was taboo.
What have we become?
Saying abortion is a “women’s issue” implies that the unborn baby spontaneously generated. Every abortion (or birth) involves both a woman AND a man.
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