[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: Barrie Hussein: pro=life senator = terrorist

Fri Apr 18 08:30:01 MDT 2008

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 18Apr 2008 AD

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http://www.lifenews.com/nat3872.html
Barack Obama Criticized for Comparing Pro-Life Senator to Terrorist*

*Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- *Pro-abortion presidential candidate 
Barack Obama is under fire today for comparing a pro-life senator to a 
domestic terrorist responsible for setting off bombs and never 
apologizing. Obama made the comments during Wednesday night's Democratic 
debate with Hillary Clinton.

Obama was asked a question about his friendship with William Ayers, a 
member of a 1970s radical group called Weather Underground that was 
responsible for bombing the Pentagon, the Capitol and other buildings.

"He's never apologized for that," moderator George Stephanopolis told Obama.

"And in fact, on 9/11 he was quoted in The New York Times saying, 'I 
don't regret setting bombs; I feel we didn't do enough,'" Stephanopolis 
added.

"An early organizing meeting for your state senate campaign was held at 
his house, and your campaign has said you are friendly. Can you explain 
that relationship for the voters, and explain to Democrats why it won't 
be a problem?" he asked Obama.

Obama explained that his friendship with Ayers shouldn't be construed as 
implying he endorsed the terrorist-like tactics Ayers used to drive home 
his political point.

Then, the Illinois senator brought up a pro-life colleague to apparently 
make the point that he's friends with other people who take "extreme" 
positions or would use terrorist tactics.

"The fact is, is that I'm also friendly with Tom Coburn, one of the most 
conservative Republicans in the United States Senate, who during his 
campaign once said that it might be appropriate to apply the death 
penalty to those who carried out abortions," Obama said.

"Do I need to apologize for Mr. Coburn's statements? Because I certainly 
don't agree with those either," he added.

Coburn, who is an Oklahoma senator, told AP in July 2004, "I favor the 
death penalty for abortionists and other people who take life."

Later, Coburn expanded on the remarks and told The Oklahoman newspaper, 
"My contention for the death penalty is, if you intentionally take 
innocent life, you ought to be open to the death penalty."

This isn't the first time pro-life advocates have been accused of 
engaging in terrorism.

In August, CNN's miniseries "God's Warriors," 
<http://www.lifenews.com/nat3295.html> featured file footage of the 
bombing at a Birmingham, Alabama abortion clinic in 1998 by someone 
unaffiliated with the pro-life movement but who claimed to be against 
abortion.

Christiane Amanpour said the attack was conducted by "radical opponents 
[who] had long waged their holy war against abortion clinics," which 
also "terrified many women."

In July 2006, Planned Parenthood 
<http://www.lifenews.com/nat2434.html>'s web site labeled pro-life 
groups "terrorists and extremists."

The group included a heading, "Terrorists and Extremist Organizations" 
that included Christian Coalition, Concerned Women for America, Eagle 
Forum, Family Research Council, Feminists for Life of America and Focus 
on the Family.

Abortion activist Gloria Steinem <http://www.lifenews.com/nat873.html> 
came under fire in October 2004 when she called President Bush, because 
of his pro-life record on abortion, "more dangerous to this country's 
citizens than terrorists" at a New Mexico NARAL fundraising breakfast.

Asked to comment on Steinem's remark, Chris Lalley, director of media 
relations for Planned Parenthood of New Mexico, used terrorism 
comparisons to describe the president.

"We think President Bush is terrorizing women's rights," Lalley told 
LifeNews.com.

Steinem's offhanded remark was too much for Wendy Wright of Concerned 
Women for America, who told LifeNews.com, "Gloria Steinem demeans the 
victims of terrorism by equating opposition to her political agenda to 
acts of violence."

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