Web Letters: Powell Picks Obama

By Talking Points Memo

October 19, 2008

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  • How sad that two black men contribute to the genocide legally occurring in our country. With over 4,000 abortions daily in the US, this is the worst holocaust ever. But what amazed me even more, is that Sen. Obama supports Planned Parenthood, which was founded to stop and help eliminate the black race. Margaret Sanger wanted to see fewer, if not any at all, births of black babies. Even today, we know this is their agenda, in that they agree to accept donations from people saying they want their donation to go for abortions on black woman. Abortions of black babies are 5 to 1 that of white babies. The abortion mills are usually located in areas where black people live. How can anyone support the killing of the preborn child--an entire class of persons being slaughtered? And Sen. Obama goes further, thinking it is fine to allow a baby to die who has been born after a botched abortion--this is infanticide. How sad that Colin Powell would support this candidate knowing his platform. Yet John Murtha, among others, has said that we are racist and that is why we will not vote for Sen. Obama. For the life of this nation and our children, that is why I won't vote for him. Perhaps I care about all babies, including black babies, more that Colin Powell does. What a sad commentary.

    Maryanne M. Linkes

    Pittsburgh, PA

    10/20/2008 @ 1:44pm


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