<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">--- On <B>Thu, 8/20/09, Catholic League <I><lg@catholicleague.org></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Catholic League <lg@catholicleague.org><BR>Subject: IS OBAMA LYING? OR JUST MISINFORMED?<BR>To: arthurkelly@yahoo.com<BR>Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 1:41 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv1200613945>
<STYLE>
<!--
#yiv1200613945
_filtered #yiv1200613945 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
#yiv1200613945
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoNormal, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoNormal, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 h1
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 h2
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:normal;}
#yiv1200613945 h3
{margin-top:0in;margin-right:.1in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.1in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 h4
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 h5
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 h6
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoHeading7, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoHeading7, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoHeading7
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoHeading8, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoHeading8, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoHeading8
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";font-style:italic;}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoHeading9, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoHeading9, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoHeading9
{margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoTitle, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoTitle, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoTitle
{margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoBodyText, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoBodyText, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoBodyText
{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoBodyTextIndent, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoBodyTextIndent, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoBodyTextIndent
{margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.1in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoBodyText2, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoBodyText2, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoBodyText2
{margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoBodyText3, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoBodyText3, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoBodyText3
{margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoBodyTextIndent2, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoBodyTextIndent2, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoBodyTextIndent2
{margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 p.MsoBlockText, #yiv1200613945 li.MsoBlockText, #yiv1200613945 div.MsoBlockText
{margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.45pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 a:link, #yiv1200613945 span.MsoHyperlink
{color:maroon;text-decoration:underline;}
#yiv1200613945 a:visited, #yiv1200613945 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:maroon;text-decoration:underline;}
#yiv1200613945 p
{margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading1Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#365F91;font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading2Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#4F81BD;font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading3Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#4F81BD;font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading4Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#4F81BD;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading5Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#243F60;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading6Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#243F60;font-style:italic;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading7Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#404040;font-style:italic;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading8Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#404040;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Heading9Char
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#404040;font-style:italic;}
#yiv1200613945 span.TitleChar
{font-family:"Cambria", "serif";color:#17365D;letter-spacing:.25pt;}
#yiv1200613945 span.BodyTextChar
{}
#yiv1200613945 span.BodyTextIndentChar
{}
#yiv1200613945 span.BodyText2Char
{}
#yiv1200613945 span.BodyText3Char
{}
#yiv1200613945 span.BodyTextIndent2Char
{}
#yiv1200613945 p.default, #yiv1200613945 li.default, #yiv1200613945 div.default
{margin-top:20.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";}
#yiv1200613945 span.loose1
{color:#D20000;}
#yiv1200613945 span.bluetitle1
{color:#073A7B;letter-spacing:1584.0pt;font-weight:bold;}
#yiv1200613945 span.Hyperlink1
{font-family:"Arial", "sans-serif";color:#1F5A9D;letter-spacing:9.5pt;text-decoration:underline;}
#yiv1200613945 span.SpellE
{}
#yiv1200613945 .MsoChpDefault
{font-size:10.0pt;}
_filtered #yiv1200613945 {margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
#yiv1200613945 div.Section1
{}
-->
</STYLE>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=center>
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BACKGROUND: maroon; WIDTH: 367.7pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=490 border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 112.8pt">
<TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; HEIGHT: 112.8pt" width="100%">
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BACKGROUND: white; WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 57pt">
<TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1.2pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.2pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1.2pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 1.2pt; HEIGHT: 57pt" width="100%">
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BACKGROUND: white; WIDTH: 98.02%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="98%" border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 97.65pt">
<TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 6pt; HEIGHT: 97.65pt" vAlign=top width="100%">
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BACKGROUND: black; WIDTH: 356.6pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=475 border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 79.05pt">
<TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1.2pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.2pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1.2pt; WIDTH: 356.6pt; PADDING-TOP: 1.2pt; HEIGHT: 79.05pt" vAlign=top width=475>
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BACKGROUND: white; WIDTH: 358.8pt" cellSpacing=8 cellPadding=0 width=478 border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 96pt">
<TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; WIDTH: 96.66%; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; HEIGHT: 96pt" width="96%">
<P class=MsoNormal>August 20, 2009</DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> </DIV>
<H3><SPAN>IS OBAMA LYING? OR JUST MISINFORMED?</SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">President <SPAN class=SpellE>Obama</SPAN> went on <SPAN class=SpellE><I>BlogTalkRadio</I></SPAN> yesterday to address health care reform. At one point he told the left-wing religious audience, “You’ve heard that this is all going to mean government funding of abortion. Not true.”</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Catholic League president Bill Donohue replied as follows:</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">On July 17, the House Committee on Ways and Means approved the America’s Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200). In the course of the debate, it considered the following amendment, sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor: </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> </DIV>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I>No funds authorized under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) may be used to pay for an abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion, except in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or unless the pregnancy is the result of an act of forcible rape or incest.</I></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">In other words, the amendment barred “government funding of abortion.” It failed: 19 voted for it and 22 voted against it. </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN class=SpellE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Obama</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> said yesterday that there is “a lot of misinformation” about this issue. So which is it? Was he lying when he said there would be no government funding of abortion? Or was he just misinformed? If it’s the latter, then someone needs to get him up to speed real fast. If it’s the former, then we have the makings of an ethical crisis in the White House.</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none"> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=center>
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BORDER-RIGHT: white 1pt outset; BORDER-TOP: white 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: white 1pt outset; WIDTH: 340.8pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: white 1pt outset" height=1 cellPadding=0 width=454 border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 0.6pt">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: white 1pt inset; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: white 1pt inset; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: white 1pt inset; WIDTH: 351pt; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: white 1pt inset; HEIGHT: 0.6pt" width=468>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Susan A. Fani<BR>Director of Communications<BR>The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights<BR>450 Seventh Avenue<BR>New York, NY 10123<BR>212-371-3191<BR>212-371-3394 (fax)</SPAN> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> </DIV></DIV>
<CENTER><BR><A href="http://us.mc564.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lg@catholicleague.org&Subject=Unsubscribe-A2" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:lg@catholicleague.org?Subject=Unsubscribe-A2">Send Mail To lg@catholicleague.org to unsubscribe.</A></CENTER></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com