Daily Archives: January 20, 2009

Jan 20 2009

UPDATED 19 FEB @ 11:AM – Obama Officials Confirm He Will Fund Foreign Abortions Starting Wednesday

UPDATE 19 FEB
North Dakota House Gives Fertilized Eggs Human Status
A measure approved by the North Dakota House gives a fertilized human egg the legal rights of a human being, a step that would essentially ban abortion in the state.

The bill is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended abortion rights nationwide, supporters of the legislation said.

Representatives voted 51-41 to approve the measure Tuesday. It now moves to the North Dakota Senate for its review. Read More

Pope to Pelosi: Catholics cannot back abortion
Pope Benedict, underscoring the Vatican’s ruling on an issue that divides Americans, told U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday that Catholic politicians and legislators cannot back abortion rights.

Pelosi, a powerful U.S. politician who is Catholic and pro-choice, has been accused by U.S. bishops in the past of misrepresenting Church teachings on abortion.
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In less than five minutes after Barack Obama took over as the next president, the White House web site changed from pro-life to pro-abortion.

Officials with the incoming administration of Barack Obama have confirmed that he will indeed overturn a pro-life policy of President Bush on his first day in office. Despite campaigning on the rhetoric of wanting to reduce abortions, Obama will make one of his first actions promoting them globally.

Meanwhile, some 77 members of Congress have signed onto a letter asking Obama to back down from doing so.

“So, a president who not long ago told the American people that he wanted to reduce the number of abortions, is already effectively promoting the increased use of abortion as a means of population control,” Johnson added. Read More

UPDATE: 23 JAN

March for Life in Washington D.C.
Mitt Romney sends this message to the gathering in Washington Today:

Today in Washington , many thousands of American women and men have proudly gathered on the National Mall for the March for Life. Read More

UPDATE 23 JAN @ 11:00AM

Obama to Reverse Abortion Policy on Friday

Officials say President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Friday ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that promote or perform abortion.

The Associated Press said the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to pre-empt Obama’s announcement. Read More

Will the American people stand for such a bold face lie by Obama?

LINKS:

(1) Global cooling moment of the day
(2) Parting shot
(3) Say a prayer for the unborn today on this sad anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Jan 20 2009

Portland Mayor Sam Adams (DEM) Admits Past Relationship With Teen

Sam Adam (DEM)

Sam Adam (DEM)

More than a year after denying it, the newly elected mayor of Portland has admitted having a sexual relationship with a male teenager in 2005.

Sam Adams, who is openly gay, acknowledged the relationship in a statement Monday, after the Willamette Week newspaper broke the story on its Web site.

In Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, Adams will cut his trip short to issue a public apology Tuesday afternoon in Portland, said Wade Nkrumah, his spokesman. Read More

In other words, lying about his gay relationship with a teen! Is this all that politicians know to do is lie?

Jan 20 2009

Democrats start grumbling! Honeymoon’s over Blue Dog Democrats!

Shuler said the price tag of the stimulus package is high, and he is concerned about returning fiscal responsibility to Washington. He is a member of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Caucus and was recently elected whip of the group.

Senator Kent Conrad, a North Dakota
Democrat, said his committee projects the plan will reduce the unemployment rate by “maybe” 1 percent, or about half of the 3 million jobs Obama has said the plan would generate.

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