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AP misrepresents McCain's positions on same-sex marriage, civil unions, abortion
Summary: The AP reported that Sen. John McCain "has expressed limited support for the rights accorded couples in same-sex civil unions" and that he "oppos[es] a constitutional amendment to ban abortion." But the AP's assertions about McCain's views are contradicted by statements McCain himself has made, which the AP did not report.
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Posted by snoopy
Jukebox John changes his position everytime the wind blows, so how can this be misinformation? ;)
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:12:45 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wesley in reply to snoopy
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:23:29 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by pearlene_scott1602 in reply to snoopy
Snoopy, priceless!!!!!!!!
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:23:40 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by onionhead in reply to snoopy
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:26:56 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by jeter2 in reply to onionhead
Wrong guy Onion...that was Edwards/Breck Girl's theme song.
;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AE847UXu3Q
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:47:13 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by onionhead in reply to jeter2
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Posted by BillJ-MN in reply to onionhead
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Posted by princeofwheels in reply to snoopy
Snoop, FYI...McCain was interviewed on KDKA Morning Show. When asked about being out of touch with the average Amercian worker trying to make ends meet, the other POW informed the hosts that he knows what it is like to not have a house, table and chair etc. He is right but hates to talk about it.
KDKA1020 Morning show...
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:58:16 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 5:24:00 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted by onionhead
Of course McCain doesn't support same sex marriage or Civil Unions. It's a well-known fact that they lead to more abortions.
I am sure AA will be here shortly to document that fact for us.
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:29:46 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by snoopy in reply to onionhead
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 6:21:17 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by pointofview
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:36:16 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by nerzog in reply to pointofview
Gee, what other path could he be referring to?
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:46:48 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by snoopy in reply to pointofview
23. McCain wanted to change the Republican Party platform to protect abortion rights in cases of rape and incest. Now he doesn’t.
58. McCain went from saying he would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade to saying the exact opposite.
And from his campaign website:
However, the reversal of Roe v. Wade represents only one step in the long path toward ending abortion. Once the question is returned to the states, the fight for life will be one of courage and compassion - the courage of a pregnant mother to bring her child into the world and the compassion of civil society to meet her needs and those of her newborn baby. The pro-life movement has done tremendous work in building and reinforcing the infrastructure of civil society by strengthening faith-based, community, and neighborhood organizations that provide critical services to pregnant mothers in need. This work must continue and government must find new ways to empower and strengthen these armies of compassion. These important groups can help build the consensus necessary to end abortion at the state level.
Looks like you're wrong again...
Posted Thursday August 28, 2008 4:58:35 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by chuck prentiss
Posted Friday August 29, 2008 8:06:05 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by rfollot1193 in reply to chuck prentiss
I get my internet service via Comcast. More often than not, their news headlines are anti-Dem, anti-Obama. That means that I see these neg headlines each and every time that I go online. They run pieces from AP, Reuters and others. When I open the story, I find that the negative ones are most likely to be from AP, though not always. Often, Comcast doesn't identify the piece as commentary or analysis even though that’s what it is. How many millions of other Americans are subjected to the same rightwing slant daily when they go online via Comcast? Comcast simply lists it as "News." For example, they are running a 'story' this morning that is nothing more than a biased analysis of proposals Obama outlined last night in his (fantastic) speech. It is HORRIBLE! They manage to fault Obama’s health care proposal even while acknowledging that it is nearly identical to the Massachusetts model, which has been largely successful. I plan to write a letter to Comcast to complain. I concur with others here who have said that corporate info-tainment whores are unfairly lending their support to McSame and the Repugs. See http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20080828/CVN.Obama.Promises.and.Problems/
Posted Friday August 29, 2008 12:32:14 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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