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Obama's Falsehood: The Truth About His Abortion Record
https://townhall.com/columnists/joelmowbray/2008/08/22/obamas_falsehood_the_truth_about_his_abortion_record
– those infants were simply being left to die.  … After the state bill was changed to be almost identical to the unanimously-passed federal law, Obama voted against it. … to it as an “obscure law.” …
Bayh Tidbits
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/08/22/bayh_tidbits
– Has voted to ban partial-birth abortion in 1999 and 2003. (Could rankle the pro-Democrat abortion lobby). … -Voted for the Iraq war and was supportive through 2004. Started supporting withdrawal in July 2007. … against confirming Condi Rice to Secretary of State and Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sam Alito to the Supreme Court. …
Obama's Born-Alive Problem
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathleenparker/2008/08/22/obamas_born-alive_problem
– , to being a baby-killing extremist. … When asked to explain his position as a state legislator, Obama said he would have voted for the law had it included a neutrality clause … -- similar to one added to the federal law -- affirming that the bill would not impact Roe v.…
Bracing for The Goo
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2008/08/22/bracing_for_the_goo
– "NBC Nightly News" was the most aggressive, with 179 Obama-boosting stories, compared to just 17 negative ones, a 10-to-one margin. … When network reporters went looking for voters to interview, there was no effort exerted to achieve balance. … In contrast, reporters found twice as many occasions (29) to refer to Obama as a star during the same period, whether he was a "rock…
McCain's Missing Middle
https://townhall.com/columnists/richlowry/2008/08/21/mccains_missing_middle
– In his primary campaign, McCain had to endorse the extension of the Bush tax cuts he voted against in the Senate. … In one ad, McCain had to reach back to an Obama vote on a budget resolution to accuse him of wanting to increase the taxes of people … Obama can't be counted on to complain all the way to November.…
Fun With Photoshop
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/08/20/fun_with_photoshop
– The line at the bottom is, of course, in reference to the 2005 energy bill, which Obama voted for -- and McCain voted against.    … As Opensecrets.org  recently reported, the “Center for Responsible Politics was surprised to notice that it's actually Obama who has…
Suggestions to McCain to Keep the Straight-Talk Express on Track
https://townhall.com/columnists/marygrabar/2008/08/20/suggestions_to_mccain_to_keep_the_straight-talk_express_on_track
– His solid, midwestern values seemed ill suited, however, to the media age as he failed to use the television camera to any advantage … Now he needs to send a strong message to voters. … He needs to cling to those convictions with the same tenacity he clung to his patriotism and life itself while a prisoner of war in…
Secrets Are No Fun for Unions
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottbensing/2008/08/20/secrets_are_no_fun_for_unions
– That is why during this Congressional session every Democrat in the House and Senate voted to abolish the secret ballot. … The three current Congressmen already voted to eliminate the secret ballot and likely, along with the other Democrat candidates in … whether to organize.”…
Obama and Pro-Life 'Liars'
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2008/08/20/obama_and_pro-life_liars
– The committee then voted 4 to 6 to defeat the bill as amended. Obama voted no. … Senate two years ago, he would have voted for the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, even though he voted against a state version of … The campaign does not contest that in 2003 Obama voted against a bill in his committee that was substantially identical to the federal…
Obama: Running on the Cult of Personality
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2008/08/19/obama_running_on_the_cult_of_personality
– The voters do care a lot about who will have access to the Oval Office and who will be invited to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom, … Corsi's book introduces us to Obama's friends and mentors, most of whom we would not want to see as White House guests. … In the Illinois Senate, he voted against the law to ban partial-birth abortion, and against the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.…
Petition Congress to Act Now On Energy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/08/19/petition_congress_to_act_now_on_energy
– Representative and Senators to enact the American Energy Act (H.R. 6566) to "bring relief to American families and improve our energy … I urge you to check out their site and sign. … The problem is Speaker Pelosi won't allow it to come to a vote.Minnesota's five Democrat Representatives voted with Speaker Pelosi…
A Very Civil Forum
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2008/08/19/a_very_civil_forum
– He said his approach to evil would be to "defeat it." … According to NRLC, as chairman of the Illinois state Senate committee, Obama "voted down a bill to protect live-born survivors of … Obama claims he voted against the bill because it was designed to undermine Roe vs.…
Barack Obama - Abortion Extremist
https://townhall.com/columnists/richlowry/2008/08/18/barack_obama_-_abortion_extremist
– Obama's problem isn't his temperament, but the unsustainable exertions necessary to attempt to square his reasonable-sounding rhetoric … If Obama is so sensitive to the moral element of the issue, why does he want to eliminate any existing restrictions on the procedure … , and Obama voted to kill it anyway.…
Straight Talk Express Meets the Great Conversationalist
https://townhall.com/columnists/daviddavenport/2008/08/18/straight_talk_express_meets_the_great_conversationalist
– Democrat Obama spoke for the first hour, with Republican McCain off-stage, unable to hear the questions that would be posed to him … a military officer such as McCain is schooled to find the path through them. … Evangelicals, who constitute 20 to 25 percent of the national electorate, voted nearly 80 percent for George W.…
Obama Calls Pro-Lifers Liars
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/08/18/obama_calls_pro-lifers_liars
to protect Roe v. … An Obama spokeswoman, Hari Sevugan, grudgingly admitted Obama had indeed voted against the bill in committee to the New York Sun Monday … She said Obama voted against it because he wasn't convinced the bill would not be used to undermine abortion rights in the state of…
Gun Control: Is It To Be Trusted?
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/09/06/gun_control_is_it_to_be_trusted
– Only a few months ago the Supreme Court of the United States voted not to do away with our Second Amendment rights in a case involving … and its agencies are permitted to maintain weapons to enforce whatever they deem necessary to pass into law. … It is up to all of us to assure that they remain intact.…
Obama's Abortion Positon: To the Left of NARAL
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankpastore/2008/09/05/obamas_abortion_positon_to_the_left_of_naral
– ) to our soiled utility room to die because his parents didn’t want to hold him and she didn’t have time to hold him that night. … We ought to help it survive. We ought to help the baby live.” … So, he voted to the left of NARAL. Pastore: Let me get this right.…
Minority Leader Would Welcome Lieberman to GOP
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/09/04/minority_leader_would_welcome_lieberman_to_gop
– Joe Lieberman if he decided to cross party lines. “We certainly would welcome him,” McConnell said. … At the convention Lieberman said, "I want to speak directly to my fellow Democrats and Independents who are watching." … But you can always count on him to be straight with you about where he stands, and to stand for what he thinks is right regardless…
Pro-Gay Journalist: Palin's Religious Worldview "Controversial"
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianfitzpatrick/2008/09/04/pro-gay_journalist_palins_religious_worldview_controversial
– In his effort to marginalize Palin’s religious values, Pitney appears to be advancing a political agenda.  … efforts to build a gas pipeline.  … Properly understood, Pastor Kalnins was not saying that God would punish people who voted for Kerry by sending them to hell.…
Getting More Out of Foreign Aid
https://townhall.com/columnists/edfeulner/2008/09/04/getting_more_out_of_foreign_aid
to liberty. … to do. … Sending foreign aid to countries that have failed to embrace economic reform simply encourages developing nations to travel further…
The Best Man Turned Out To Be A Woman
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2008/09/03/the_best_man_turned_out_to_be_a_woman
– As a right-winger, Palin will appeal to the narrow 59 percent of Americans who voted for another former small-market sportscaster: … If you're going to say Palin was chosen because she's a woman, you're going to have to demonstrate that the runners-up were more qualified … They tried to create a "Troopergate" for Palin, indignantly demanding to know why she wanted to get her ex-brother-in-law removed as…
Convention Speakers Rouse Crowd
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/09/02/convention_speakers_rouse_crowd
– Joe Lieberman made an appeal to his fellow Democrats and Independents at the convention. … There, he said: “I want to speak directly to my fellow Democrats and Independents who are watching. … But you can always count on him to be straight with you about where he stands, and to stand for what he thinks is right regardless…
CNN Blitz
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/09/01/cnn_blitz
– AWOL Speaking of TV news, Americans are led to believe that the war in Iraq - or more importantly how and when to bring it to a … He's repeatedly voted to raise taxes, including higher taxes for anyone making $32,000 or more," said Black Republican PAC's Glenn … raise their daughter if they were to die?…
Obama, Palin, and Their Sixteen Years of Experience
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattmayer/2008/09/01/obama,_palin,_and_their_sixteen_years_of_experience
– Senator Barack Obama is qualified to be the President of the United States, but Governor Sarah Palin is unqualified to be the Vice … As Governor, she traveled to the Middle East to gain a better perspective on the issues there and to support America’s troops in Iraq … Next, Senator Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 to represent the south side of Chicago.…
Yeah, About that 'Experience' thing...
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2008/08/31/yeah,_about_that_experience_thing
– He's voted to deny parents permission to know or to give consent for their minors to obtain abortions. … He's even voted to prevent the requirement of the doctor to inform the woman of the medical impact such a procedure would have on her … Senator to have voted to deny food, water, and other life saving medical care to Down's syndrome children who have been born.…
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