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Obama: There will always be people, many of goodwill, who do not share my view on the issue of choice. On this fundamental issue, I will not yield and Planned Parenthood will not yield.

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Question: What would you do at the federal level, not only to ensure access to abortion, but to make sure that the judicial nominees that you will inevitably be able to pick are true to the core tenets of Roe v. Wade?

Obama: Well the first thing that I would do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing I would do.


First 100 Days News Conference, 2009:

Obama: The Freedom of Choice Act is not my highest legislative priority.

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[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uhh, if you like your fetus, you can keep it.

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

smashed that up arrow

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

Uhh, let me be clear: I don’t care about your rights, donate to my campaign

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you telling me that Obama...lied to us? Seems far-fetched

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I am assembling some resources for a confrontation. it's one thing to tell your boomer relative about Obama's betrayal in abstract terms, but I am going to force them to watch video of it

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Clockwork Orange shit.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah but they just reply with "yeah but that was 10 years ago, I'm only worried about trump now"

[–] RustyVenture@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

maybe-later-kiddo "Technically, they only had a 72-day working majority, sweaty. What did you expect them to get done? Don't you know how long it took to get the ACA passed? Don't let the perfect be the enemy of good!"

maybe-later-honey "Y'all there weren't 60 pro-choice senators in 2009. There still aren't, but there weren't then, either, so I don't know what you wanted from them."

smuglord "The president is not a king no matter how much you Bernie Bros want it to be true!"

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago
[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

we aborted some folks

[–] betelgeuse@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

There will always be people, many of goodwill, who do not share my view on the issue of choice.

It's so funny that libs think Trump was new.

[–] poppy_apocalypse@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dave Anthony anger fuck off you fucking sellout piece of shit

libs shoot rope to shit like this

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Barfsack ocrumbo

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago