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Liz -- I just had a couple points to make on your story about abortion that was just released. (Liz Sidoti, "Obama calls out McCain on abortion," Associated Press, 9/18/08)

1. You mention Sarah Palin four times in the article. Please point out to me where you discussed Joe Biden's position on the issue, especially given the fact that he has been criticized by over a dozen Catholic bishops for his support of abortion.

2. You make a point in contrasting where John McCain and Sarah Palin stand on the issue of abortion and stem-cells. Are you aware that Joe Biden supported the partial-birth abortion ban and Obama didn't? Obama and his wife even co-signed a fundraising letter in opposition to the ban. Why wasn't this mentioned?

3. The title of your story is completely slanted. How did Obama "call out" McCain? He doesn't directly do it in either of his ads. That's not Obama doing it himself. McCain, on the other hand, has specficially called out Obama for his support of what amounts to infanticide and partial-birth abortion. Neither instance was mentioned in your article, nor was either issue talked about. If you did a story on when McCain did this, please let me know.

4. Where is the fact-check on the ad that says McCain will "make abortion illegal?" McCain supports overturning Roe which will, in effect, turn the issue over to the states and back into the hands of the people. Obama's ad is deceiving and desperate.

(EDITOR NOTE: John McCain supports a constitutional amendment banning abortion, but presidents do not have anything to do with constitutional amendments, just Congress and the states. The ad, if it was fair, could have said that John McCain supports making abortion illegal).

5. You label Sarah Palin's position on the issue as "ultraconservative." I would love to see an article in which you've (or the AP) has ever labeled someone, especially a presidential or vice-presidential candidate, "ultraliberal." (Coincidentally, Obama has been ranked by non-partisan organizations as the most liberal member of Congress, based on his voting record).

6. The following statements clearly contradict each other: "He is spreading his message through low-profile radio ads and campaign mailings, though, hoping to avoid being tagged as too liberal on a woman's right to choose to end a pregnancy." Then, you say: "Cultural issues have largely taken a back seat this presidential campaign..." And then you say: "Unlike Democratic presidential nominees Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004, Obama has not shied away from using abortion to reach out to independents and moderate Republicans. In fact, Obama has shied away. He won't talk about the issue directly. At the Saddleback forum, he wouldn't even say when the unborn get human rights. His ads don't feature his voice. He chooses to use scare tactics instead. In your article you say that Obama is quietly talking abortion, and then you say he hasn't shied away. Which one is it?

7. You almost admit that you're not an objective reporter in your article. All one has to do is look at this sentance: As with abortion, the candidates are likely to use radio and campaign mail on other social topics, such as gun control and gay rights. How about using the phrase "gun rights" instead of "gun control?" Guns are actually protected by the Constitution and was the opinion of the Supreme Court earlier this year. Both "gun control" and "gay rights" are favorite phrases of "ultraliberals." How about you at least balance it out by putting "gun rights?"

I would appreciate a reply to this e-mail.

Thank you,

Billy Valentine

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is fully engaged in a disgusting and bigoted anti-Catholic smear campaign against faithful Catholic Keith Fimian, a candidate for Congress in Northern Virginia.

The Democratic Party has been sending out bigoted mailings, attacking Keith Fimian for his Catholic faith and especially his involvement in a wonderful Catholic organization for successful business persons, Legatus.

Legatus has a clear mission: for its members "to study, live and spread the Faith in our business, professional and personal lives." In 2007, I attended the national Legatus confernece in Naples, Florida. I met amazing men and women who were well-grounded in their faith and successful in their fields of business. I met people like the late Bowie Kuhn, who was once the commissioner of Major League Baseball. People like Sam Brownback spoke at their conference, and the entire conference saw a screening of Bella. The late Pope John Paul II himself addressed Legatus in the past, saying "the world needs genuine witnesses to Christian ethics in the field of business, and the Church asks you to fulfill this role publicly and with perseverance."

The Democratic Party has claimed in attack mailings against Keith Fimian that Legatus “promotes rolling back women’s rights,” and “encouraging women to be more submissive.” Of course, when they are referring to "women's rights" they mean abortion. Why didn't they just say abortion? Because they want to deceive voters into thinking Fimian is trying to roll back the rights of women in general, which is a desperately absurd accusation. And of course, the other claim about women being submissive to their husbands is beyond false.

This is how desperate the Democratic Party has become -- it now wages deceitful bigoted smear campaigns on a candidate's Catholic faith.

ACTION: Call the DCCC at 202-863-1500 or e-mail them and tell them to end their bigoted anti-Catholic smear campaign against Keith Fimian. Also, send a small donation to Keith Fimian's campaign and continue to pray for him as he stands strong against attacks on his Catholic faith.

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