Or perhaps I should have titled this “so-called partial-birth abortion”. Because that is the term Dem presidential candidate Barack Obama’s wife used in soliciting funds for his senatorial campaign in 2004.

We have all been concerned lately with the rise of conservatism in this country, especially as it relates to women. You’ve read the alarming news about the Justice Department’s request for hospitals to turn over the private medical records of dozens of patients. This cynical ploy is designed to intimidate a group of physicians and force them to drop their lawsuit seeking to have the so-called partial birth abortion ban ruled unconstitutional.

So-called. Halfway delivering a baby and then killing it. So-called?

What about this gem?

My husband has stood up for women time and again, and I am proud of his record. He understands that casting a vote on the floor of the Senate takes greater courage than issuing a position paper. Oftentimes, a well intentioned law is in fact a flawed law. That’s why it is critical we nominate someone who has faced these tough choices. That’s why nominating an experienced legislator is so important in this race. It takes courage to cast a vote.

Heh. Courage, eh? Does it take courage to vote ‘present’?

For example, in 1997, Obama voted “present” on two bills (HB 382 and SB 230) that would have prohibited a procedure often referred to as partial birth abortion. He also voted “present” on SB 71, which lowered the first offense of carrying a concealed weapon from a felony to a misdemeanor and raised the penalty of subsequent offenses.

But…wait a minute! Didn’t Michelle try to get money from people by saying he supported partial-birth abortion? Oh, I forgot. Voting ‘present’ in Illinois is the same as ‘no’ but without the political ramifications.

It’s worth pausing here to explain what the “present” vote means. The Illinois Legislature allows members to vote “yes,” “no,” or “present.” Bills need “yes” votes to pass, so a vote of “present” counts the same as a “no.” Thus, Obama’s “present” votes on bills seeking to restrict abortion counted the same as if he had voted “no.” All of the bills passed by in the Senate by sizable margins.

Maybe that’s why he’s confused about being in attendance at J. Wright’s racist sermons. He thought present meant no.

BTW, anyone see Michelle lately?

(h/t 4simpsons)

A UCLA student group is making a lot of news after releasing shocking examples of Planned Parenthood accepting donations specifically targeting blacks.

Idaho donor: The abortion—I can give money specifically fror a black baby, that would be the purpose?
PP Rep: Absolutely. If you wanted to designate that your gift be used to help an African-American woman in need, then we would certainly make sure that the gift was earmarked for that purpose.
Idaho donor: Great, because I really faced trouble with affirmative action, and I don’t want my kids to be disadvantaged against black kids. I just had a baby; I want to put it in his name.
PP Rep: Yes, absolutely.
Idaho donor: And we don’t, you know we just think, the less black kids out there the better.
PP Rep: Understandable, understandable.
Idaho donor: Right. I want to protect my son, so he can get into college
PP Rep: Alright. Excuse my hesitation, this is the first time I’ve had a donor call and make this kind of request, so I’m excited, and want to make sure I don’t leave anything out.

Frankly, I’m shocked that anyone would be shocked by this. The history of Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, is well documented.

At a March 1925 international birth control gathering in New York City, a speaker warned of the menace posed by the “black” and “yellow” peril. The man was not a Nazi or Klansman; he was Dr. S. Adolphus Knopf, a member of Margaret Sanger’s American Birth Control League (ABCL), which along with other groups eventually became known as Planned Parenthood.

How successful has Planned Parenthood been in eliminating the menace of the “black”? Very.

But Planned Parenthood has not really left eugenics behind. They deny it, but consider their deeds. In a 1921 article Sanger called eugenics “the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political and social problems.” As if marching to her tune, PP is solving those unfitting racial and social problems daily: 79% of Planned Parenthood clinics are placed in minority neighborhoods (black and Hispanic). According to the Center for Disease Control’s report, “Abortion Surveillance”, blacks in particular receive 35% of all abortions in the United States, though they comprise less than 13% of the population. Perhaps most damning is that almost half of all black pregnancies are aborted, and PP has cornered their market.

Planned Parenthood’s response? To criticize The Advocate for it’s undercover reporting.

They also criticized The Advocate, a right-to-life student magazine at the University of California-Los Angeles, for trying to discredit Planned Parenthood employees in seven states in a series of tape-recorded phone calls last summer.

It’s rather easy to discredit your employees when they get excited about accepting donations to eradicate black babies. The Advocate has released a video that should be shown far and wide to expose Planned Parenthood for what it is.

When it not only fails to stop people from coming but instead attendance records are set.

Protesters rallied near the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Sunday, voicing discontent over what they say is under-representation of Hispanics at the event. But that didn’t stop rodeo visitors from flooding through the gates of Reliant Park, setting an attendance record for Go Tejano Day.

Put yer bullhorns down and enjoy the show.

Where, oh where did his pastor go?

Hey, anyone seen Michelle lately?

 

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