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Audio from 2002 of Obama Defending Opposition to the Born-Alive Bill
Weekly Standard Blog —
Erick Erickson links to some audio purportedly of Barack Obama on the floor of the Illinois State Senate in 2002:
Erickson says "I cannot vouch for the authenticity of it, but I trust the friend who sent it to me." According to the State Senate's online transcript database, the quote is real. While the database is password protected to prevent cut-and-paste, here's a screenshot of Obama's substantive statements during the debate:
It looks like ...
Punished by a Baby (part two)
No Runny Eggs —
... may as well be arguing that the Bigfoot recently “discovered” wasn’t really a rubber gorilla suit but a uniquely mummified specimen.
If this audio is corroborated, Obama is toast. In fact, if this audio is corroborated, keep a close eye on the Democrats convention. With my apologies to Mad Max:
Two Dems enter, One Dem leaves. Two Dems enter, One Dem leaves.
Be careful as to who you assume will be the one leaving!
H/T Erick
Punished by a Baby (part 2.5)
No Runny Eggs —
In case you missed Shoebox’s post below, go read it. There is an expansion or two based on what Ed Morrissey found, including a confirmation of the veracity of the YouTubed conversation Shoebox and Erick Erickson embedded:
Guy Benson not only tracked down the audio to the Chicago Tribune, but he came up with this little gem from the transcripts of the Illinois Legislature (specifically, pages 32-34, from the 4/22/2002 session):
[T]he only plausible rationale, to my mind, for this legislation would be ...
Obama: Saving A Fully-Born, Living Baby Too Burdensome On Right To Obortion
Rhymes With Right —
In a sane world populated by people with even a rudimentary morality, support for allowing a premature newborn to die because its mother didn't want it would be inconceivable. That is not the view of Barack Obama, as the very words of his own mouth demonstrate. TRANSLATION: She paid for a dead baby, so she's entitled to a dead baby by any means necessary, damn it! How can anyone with a scrap of moral decency vote for Barry Hussein now?
