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June 16, 2008 5:33 PM
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee answers questions about his opposition to school vouchers, why he will keep the nation safe from terrorism, why he and Sen. John McCain are essentially tied in many polls, and McCain's attempts to woo women voters.
Read the whole transcript HERE. And watch the interview on World News with Charles Gibson, Nightline, and on tomorrow morning's Good Morning America.
- jpt
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Y'all seem to forget that overturning Roe v Wade won't make abortion illegal. It will only put it back to the states to decide.
Choice will never be overturned and we are not turning the hands of time back to 1974...c'mon. Next.
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Correct, abortion will become a state issue. And there ARE states that will make abortion illegal. They've tried several times and get shot down by the Supreme Court.
But if you don't care, I certainly could care less.
NEXT
Posted by: Who Cares about woman's rights? | Jun 16, 2008 7:58:29 PM
Nancy...too little too late regarding Obama's religion of choice. Muslim, Black Liberation Theology...however you want to slice it, most Christians WILL question it.
Posted by: Debra | Jun 16, 2008 7:54:17 PM
Don't count Hillary out yet. It is still a long time until the convention as Hillary reminded us with her RFK comment. Expect that shortly before the convention "something" will happen and the convention will turn to Hillary to save the party.
Posted by: DctrRon | Jun 16, 2008 7:48:56 PM
"Sonia...you're right about the MSM."
From now until the end of the Democratic Convention, nobody should pay the slightest heed to ANYthing the MSM -- especially MSNBC and CNN -- says about the whole subject.
Obama's Father's Day stuff will peeve off a good many people, when it gets around, and the revelations unwittingly unleashed by Malik Obama in Kenya will be huge. (Pray for his good health.)
Hijacking the DNC was a clever move, but not a smart one. Trying to cancel the convention -- or, God help us all, Al Gore -- may turn out to have been the last straw . . .
Posted by: Mama Knows Better` | Jun 16, 2008 7:48:20 PM
thanks debra. in the interview obama seems to suggest that it was the long campaign against hillary, and the media's lack of vetting mccain, or giving him a free pass, according to him these are factors that are having an effect on his dismal polling. obama/michelle always the victim's...
Posted by: sonia trevino | Jun 16, 2008 7:48:02 PM
Debra,
Who cares what Obama's supposed half-brother said about Obama in Kenya. His half-brother may not know Obama at all.
Again Obama has NEVER been Muslim and obviously isn't now either.
The "Obama is a Muslim" mem is getting old.
Obama just gave a slamming speech in an African-American Christian church on Sunday about Fatherhood and there is a book coming out this Summer about Obama's Christian faith written by the same conservative evangelical author that wrote about Bush's Christian faith.
Should be an interesting read.
Posted by: Nancy | Jun 16, 2008 7:44:39 PM
Mamma Knows Better.
Not exactly a very good comparison. The U of Chi versus the local elementary? Here in Cleveland, parents are craving for vouchers - limited amount of money available. With reasonably level playing fields - VOUCHERS DO WORK. Obama and the teacher's union are in the tank together. SURPRISE??
Posted by: Jimbo | Jun 16, 2008 7:42:42 PM
Sonia...you're right about the MSM. If BO was in a double digit lead it would be headline news every friggin day. If and when McCain gets his lead, I hope they give him the same coverage, as this is still being downplayed (Obama's low poll numbers).
Posted by: Debra | Jun 16, 2008 7:37:08 PM
in the last week or so obama has gone from a 6 point lead to a within the margin of error 2-3 point lead in a matter of days. something is real wrong here. after hillary suspended her campaign and encouraged her supporters to support obama you would have expected a huge lead by obama. instead he got a little tiny bump and is now within the margin of error or virtually tied.
ya notice how the media is being really hush, hush, about this? i bet if he was ahead by a substantial amount msnbc and cnn would be salivating and spitting all over themselves.
Posted by: sonia trevino | Jun 16, 2008 7:32:17 PM
Choice will never be overturned and we are not turning the hands of time back to 1974...c'mon. Next.
Posted by: Debra | Jun 16, 2008 7:31:14 PM
How about we cover the story of Obama's half brother in Kenya (he has 8 half siblings from his father's 4 wives)... June 12, Malik Obama says "Obama will be good for the Jews, despite his Muslim background" on Army radio. When is someone going to go to Kenya and get the family bio of Obama? Americans need to know....please don't pull his post.
Posted by: Debra | Jun 16, 2008 7:28:45 PM
Obama will keep the nation safe from terrorism? THAT'S A WHOPPER!! That's what Bush has been doing for eight years now while at the same time putting up with the PEOPLE DIED WHEN BUSH LIED morons. Oh, by the way, The LA Times which is a very liberal paper just came out with an editorial DENOUNCING THE BUSH LIED CROWD AND DFENDING BUSH' justification for going into IRAQ!!
Posted by: Jimbo | Jun 16, 2008 7:28:18 PM
Y'all seem to forget that overturning Roe v Wade won't make abortion illegal. It will only put it back to the states to decide.
Posted by: Buford Gooch | Jun 16, 2008 7:25:36 PM
"Competition DOES work."
Maybe you could EXPLAIN that to us slow learners?
Especially how some public school in the ghetto "competes" with the fancy University of Chicago school where Obama's kids go.
Posted by: Mama Knows Better | Jun 16, 2008 7:18:00 PM
len,
Easy to win the "popular vote" when you promise everyone everything like the Clintons did towards the end...
Obama '08!
Posted by: Davis | Jun 16, 2008 7:16:56 PM
The amount of money we have been throwing at the public school system in this country is rediculous - with pretty crummy results. Competition DOES work. Bring on the vouchers AND YES, if you're wondering, I am a retired elementary teacher with many years in public and private school systems. McCain/Romney 08
Posted by: Jimbo | Jun 16, 2008 7:11:45 PM
No Davis, she fought and won the popular vote. That is what women should be doing: fighting for it. If people like you win, women should buy new mops because the pail will have the same old detergent courtesy of Obamalosi.
Posted by: len | Jun 16, 2008 7:09:56 PM
"As a woman, I get really irked when a politician tries to list the issues that are important to "women". We are all very different, with minds of our own, and issues that matter to us that have little to do with our gender. Kind of like men."
What SHE said -- broadly speaking.
Posted by: Mama Knows Better | Jun 16, 2008 7:09:08 PM
also:
I think John McCain is going to have trouble making the case, when on almost every single issue that's important to women, he's been on the wrong side. You know, he is in favor of judges who would overturn Roe v. Wade. He has opposed equal pay. He has opposed the CHIP program, that would make children insured.
He has opposed efforts to protect women against some of the discrimination that they experience in the workplace. You know, that's not going to be a track record that I think is going to be very appealing to women.
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As a woman, I get really irked when a politician tries to list the issues that are important to "women". We are all very different, with minds of our own, and issues that matter to us that have little to do with our gender. Kind of like men.
Posted by: MayBee | Jun 16, 2008 7:02:47 PM
I don't want Roe vs Wade overturned. McCain even states he wants to overturn Roe vs Wade on his website.
I don't want McCain as president.
Posted by: Nancy | Jun 16, 2008 6:57:38 PM
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