[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: 'Disgusting' bias for Barrie Hussein; what can you do about FOCA?

Mon Nov 24 07:26:45 MST 2008

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*'Disgusting' Bias for Obama, Time Writer Admits

*Nov. 23, 2008

The mainstream media's support for Barack Obama's presidential campaign 
was so biased that even major insiders are now admitting they were 
shocked by its depth and depravity.
Last week, Time magazine's Mark Halperin called the media's performance 
during the campaign simply "disgusting."

Halperin told a panel of media analysts at the Politico/USC conference 
on the 2008 election, "It's the most disgusting failure of people in our 
business since the Iraq war."

He added, "It was extreme bias, extreme pro-Obama coverage."

According to the Web site Politico, Halperin, who edits Time's political 
site "The Page," zeroed in on two New York Times articles near the end 
of the campaign that profiled both Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama.

"The story about Cindy McCain was vicious," Halperin said. "It looked 
for every negative thing they could find about her and it cast her in an 
extraordinarily negative light. It didn't talk about her work, for 
instance, as a mother for her children, and they cherry-picked every 
negative thing that's ever been written about her."

But the Times gave Michelle Obama red carpet treatment, "like a 
front-page endorsement of what a great person Michelle Obama is."

Halperin, a former ABC News political director, allowed that some of the 
press coverage simply reflected the extreme efficiency of Obama's 
presidential campaign.

"You do have to take into account the fact that this was a remarkable 
candidacy," Halperin said. "There were a lot of good stories. He was new."

Obama also had a lot of money and outspent Republican John McCain by 
more than 2 to 1.
The press never bothered to hold Obama accountable for reneging on his 
promise to use public financing. McCain kept his promise to do so.

During the campaign, conservatives criticized the pro-Obama coverage, 
but it had little effect.

Columnist David Limbaugh noted: "Never has that been clearer than in the 
2008 presidential election, during which they are covering up rather 
than covering Barack Obama's shady past and alliances, his knee-deep 
involvement in corrupt practices threatening the very core of our 
democratic system, and his many policy misrepresentations."

Limbaugh noted that the press went into a tizzy over Sarah Palin's 
wardrobe, but ignored extravagances like Obama's "obscenely idolatrous 
million-dollar Greek coliseum mirage."

Now that the election is over, Halperin is not alone in admitting the 
bias. The Washington Post's ombudsman recently conceded that the paper's 
coverage was skewed strongly in favor of Obama and against the 
McCain-Palin ticket.

/[Editor's Note: See "Washington Post Admits Bias for Obama, Against 
McCain, Palin."]
© 2008 Newsmax. /
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*Reviewing the facts about FOCA*

/What is the [so-called] "Freedom of Choice Act"?
/
Simply put, if passed, the Freedom of Choice Act would do away with all 
legal restrictions on abortion. It would eliminate parental consent 
laws, waiting periods, restrictions on partial-birth abortion and any 
other restrictions that have been enacted at the state and federal level.

FOCA would not prevent pro-life activity by groups and individuals. 
Picketing, prayer vigils, sidewalk counseling, pregnancy resource 
centers, truth tours, GAP projects and much more could all continue as 
before.

/What is the actual wording of FOCA?
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FOCA is a bill introduced in Congress. It must be voted on and approved 
by both chambers of Congress and then signed into law by the president. 
There are currently two bills in Congress: one in the House (H.R.1964) 
and one in the Senate (S.1173). Both bills contain the same wording:

(a) Statement of Policy -- It is the policy of the United States that 
every woman has the fundamental right to choose to bear a child, to 
terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or to terminate a 
pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect the life or 
health of the woman.

(b) Prohibition of Interference -- A government may not -- (1) deny or 
interfere with a woman's right to choose -- (A) to bear a child; (B) to 
terminate a pregnancy prior to viability; or (C) to terminate a 
pregnancy after viability where termination is necessary to protect the 
life or health of the woman; or (2) discriminate against the exercise of 
the rights set forth in paragraph (1) in the regulation or provision of 
benefits, facilities, services, or information.

(c) Civil Action -- An individual aggrieved by a violation of this 
section may obtain appropriate relief (including relief against a 
government) in a civil action

/What is the status of FOCA bills?
/
It is important to note that the election means that in January, we will 
have a new Congress. The current Congress is designated as the 110th 
Congress. It will cease to exist at the end of the year. In January, the 
111th Congress will begin and all of the newly elected members of the 
House and Senate will be part of the 111th Congress. All existing bills 
must be re-introduced in the new Congress and assigned new numbers. Then 
the legislative process for each of them starts from scratch.

The current House bill (H.R.1964), originally introduced on April 19, 
2007, was referred to the Judiciary Committee on May 4, 2007 and has sat 
there ever since. It has 109 co-sponsors. The current Senate bill 
(S.1173) was also originally introduced on April 19, 2007 and referred 
to the Judiciary Committee, where it still sits. It has 19 cosponsors, 
including Barack Obama.

Again, these current bills will disappear with the start of the new 
Congress, and the bills will have to be re-introduced. Under normal 
circumstances, it would take months for them to come up for a vote, but 
they could be fast-tracked.

/What does Planned Parenthood have to say about FOCA?
/
PPFA President Cecile Richards issued the following statement on the 
introduction of FOCA on April 19, 2007:

Every year, millions of women depend on Planned Parenthood for 
reproductive health care services, including birth control, cancer 
screenings, and abortion. We challenged the federal abortion ban in 
court because it jeopardizes women's health and safety.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling yesterday [upholding the partial-birth 
abortion law] in this case represents a seismic shift for the Supreme 
Court and the nation. With new Bush appointees, this court has unraveled 
more than 30 years of precedent protecting women's health. For the first 
time, the court told women that, when their health is at risk during 
pregnancy, deciding what to do is no longer up to them and their 
doctors, it is instead up to politicians. The future of legal access to 
abortion in this country is grim.

It's time for Congress to stand up for women's health, women's safety, 
and a woman's right to make her own medical decisions. American women 
deserve the protection of federal law to preserve their right to make 
personal health care decisions free of government intrusion. We call on 
Congress to pass the Freedom of Choice Act.

Thus, it is clear that PP sees FOCA as a means to secure 
abortion-on-demand throughout the country. FOCA must be stopped.

/What can you do?
/
Despite the fact that Obama is actively supporting this horrible bill 
and the Democratic Party is firmly in control of both chambers of 
Congress, passage of this bill is not inevitable. We have spoken with a 
number of pro-life members of Congress and their staff, and they believe 
that FOCA can be stopped.

But doing so will require a very active campaign by pro-lifers across 
the country.

The first and most critical part of the effort to stop FOCA is for you 
to contact your members of Congress and let them know how you feel about 
FOCA. Remember that FOCA is an extreme measure that even many people who 
call themselves "pro-choice" are against.

1. Remind your Congressional representatives that the overwhelming 
majority of Americans are in favor of parents being notified when their 
minor children are to have an abortion. Over 30 states have laws in 
place requiring some form of parental notification. Yet FOCA would undo 
this legal requirement.

2. Point out that almost all Americans find the partial-birth abortion 
procedure abhorrent and want it stopped. Yet, FOCA would strike down all 
the laws against this procedure. Now is the time for action. Contact 
your elected officials and encourage all of your friends to do the same.

--from ALL associates newsletter 11/24/08
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