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politico.com - 8/19/2008
Obama's pro-life critic
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Since long before Obama entered the presidential contest, Illinois conservatives have cited his opposition to a state bill called the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. But while the cause seems rather har to oppose -- the bill aims to prevent the murder of children who have been born -- the debate is firmed up around the old, familiar, and utterly polarized lines of the abortion debate, a ...

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Daily Dolt: Jill Stanek
ArchPundit — Ben Smith points out one I missed–she’s raised money for anti-condom ads in Africa. I mean, look at what just Say No did for meth…..

Obama And Abortion
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Ben Smith attacks Jill Stanek and tries to sort through the noise around Obama's record on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. The Dish has ...

Dear Lord, Glenn McCoy. That Is One Nasty Cartoon
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... a dumpster? I can't even look at it for more than a few seconds. Here's the thing. A few years back I had a coworker who wrote a feminist blog on the side. We used to joke about the way hardcore pro-lifers saw her, as an activist for abortion rights. "They probably think you eat fetuses in a bowl for breakfast," I would say. "With chopsticks!" she would respond. We knew it was over the top. It was ridiculous. It was parody. And apparently, stunningly, it had elements of truth. Update: Here's what this is about. As you would guess, it in no way justifies this cartoon. And EF ...

Ben Smith of Politico Admits Obama Supported Infanticide
RedState: Conservative News and Community — In hell, Margaret Sanger prepares her absentee ballot. Whether she casts it in New Orleans or Chicago has not yet been determined. It's great that members of the mainstream media are now getting in on the act and admitting that Obama did support infanticide in the Illinois State Senate. Check out Ben's post here. What? Don't see the admission from Ben that Obama did support infanticide? Go read it again. That Smith is slinging Obama's mud against Jill Stanek is proof positive and a total admission that Obama ...

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