Posted by
C-Hayes on Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:58:12 PM
Okay, I take it back.
Barack Obama is NOT articulate.
Maybe the
New York Times will be happy now - we're not supposed to call him "articulate", remember? Because he's black.
Or, half-black. Whatever.
Maybe we can just call him stupid, then.
"'Look, I got two daughters — 9 years old and 6 years old,' he said. 'I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't want them punished with an STD at age 16, so it doesn't make sense to not give them information.'"
Sadly, it seems as if most commenters at Politico agree with Obama's view.
I wonder if this no-consequences approach to sex is a view championed by Reverend Jeremiah Wright...
And who says that kids shouldn't have information about sex? Many parents think it's their job to instill virtues in their children, not the job of the public school. What's wrong with that?
The quote just doesn't speak to his views on abortion, though. Basically, Obama thinks, if you "make a mistake" you should not have to deal with its consequences. It's nanny-state speak. It speaks to the power of the government, rahter than the power of the individual.
A presidential candidate who believes in big government...isn't this precisely why people hate President Bush, because he's unprecedently expanded the power of the federal government?
If you believe that, why vote for Obama?
A baby as "punishment"...now that's articulate.