Posted by: hortonhears | March 31, 2008

Obama Says He Doesn’t Want His Daughters Punished with a Baby

Saw this article and wanted to pass it along….

A  lot has been made (by both sides) in this Democratic primary race that “words matter”. Well, The Brody File brings you this:

At a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon, Barack Obama told the crowd that he didn’t want his daughters, “punished with a baby”. Watch the comments here and read the transcript below:

“When it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include — which should include abstinence education and teaching the children — teaching children, you know, that sex is not something casual. But it should also include — it should also include other, you know, information about contraception because, look, I’ve got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all 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 the age of 16. You know, so it doesn’t make sense to not give them information.”

I understand Obama was talking off the cuff and these were not prepared remarks. I also know that when you’re on the campaign trail 20 hours a day you will say something you wish you hadn’t. But still. “Punished with a baby?” That just doesn’t sound right. Why use the word punished? I would think that word would be alarming to people and possibly offensive to those who have had babies out of wedlock.

 Later on, when speaking about abortion he did refer to his daughters as “miracles” when he said:

“This is a very difficult issue, and I understand sort of the passions on both sides of the issue. I have two precious daughters – they are miracles.”

Here’s some food for thought:

Luke 6:45b (New International Version)

“For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.”

and

Matthew 12:33-35 (New International Version)

 33“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 35The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him

So what is coming out of his mouth….. good fruit or bad fruit?

So what would he do with these “mistakes”…….

Think about it…..


Responses

  1. Stupid comment by Obama. Even if he thinks that why would he say it?


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