What does BHO really think about the death penalty?

Candidate Obama has been sucking up to the blood-sucking death penalty supporters.

He would kill Osama Bin Laden.
http://thepage.time.com/2008/07/11/obama-death-penalty-for-bin-laden/

He would kill child rapists, even though they have killed nobody.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/06/obama_backs_dea.html

However, that same article covers Obama's efforts AGAINST the death penalty, back before he was Candidate Obama.

In the Illinois legislature, he pushed reforms to the state's capital punishment system to prevent innocent people from being executed. The reforms, after a series of exonerations through DNA and other evidence, included requiring police to videotape interrogations to prevent coerced confessions. Obama also opposed a bill to make it easier to sentence murderers involved in gang activity to get the death penalty.

And, how about this straight-forward answer to a 1996 questionnaire?

Both versions of the 1996 questionnaires provide answers his presidential campaign disavows to questions about whether Obama supports capital punishment and state legislation to “ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns.” He responded simply “No” and “Yes,” respectively, to those questions on both questionnaires.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9269_Page2.html

Verdict: Obama's current position is that he doesn't like the death penalty but supports it for the most heinous crimes. I actually found evidence of him holding this position as far back as 2004, in his debate with Alan Keyes. But he isn't as bloodthirsty as he acts. In 1996, he was against the death penalty. He still mentions that there is no deterrent factor, even while supporting it, in his book, Audacity for Hope. I think it's safe to say that Secret Obama is not a barbarian who supports the death penalty, even if Candidate Obama is.

Does Obama support single-payer universal health care?

He should.

But does he?

He claims he does not. In fact, he offers a less comprehensive plan than Edwards or HRC did. I decided to do some investigating, hoping the Secret Obama that BHO wants to hide would once again come up at the right position. (Only Dennis Kucinich had the guts to support single player.)

For those not in the know, single-payer would take the insurance companies out of health care, and provide health care for all. This is one of the most basic rights a person can have, the right to medical treatment, the right to health.

Here is what I discovered: a speech Obama gave to the AFL-CIO in 2003 - in which he says, "I happen to be a proponent of single-payer health care coverage."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/22/clinton-hits-obama-for-wa_n_82662.html

Obama is now backing off this very strong position. But, with a caveat: In a profile of the Senator in the New Yorker this past spring he offered that, "a single-payer system-a government-managed system like Canada's, which disconnects health insurance from employment-'would probably make sense. But we've got all these legacy systems in place, and managing the transition, as well as adjusting the culture to a different system, would be difficult to pull off. So we may need a system that's not so disruptive that people feel like suddenly what they've known for most of their lives is thrown by the wayside.'"

Verdict: Obama actually wants single-payer health care, as he should. However, in this case, the difference between what he wants and his proposed plan is not because he is hiding his true feelings. It is because he is being realistic, and trying to do what is actually possible right now in this country. I give Obama's health care plan an A+. This is a good reason to vote for BHO.

Michelle and the "whitey" tapes

My good buddy Eric told me today that Republican agents have caught Michelle Obama on tape raving about whitey. I was astounded. I decided to do some research and I found people talking about this supposed tape everywhere!

BUT NOWHERE DID I FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT THIS TAPE ACTUALLY EXISTS.

I am not convinced it exists at all, but if it does, I would be very interested to hear it.

That's not the only attack I've heard on Michelle Obama. People around here have been talking about her racist thesis paper. They also say it was restricted until after the election.

This is TRUE.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/thesis.asp

Do note, however, that the Snopes article, while confirming the thesis, "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community" was indeed on lockdown, describes the racism as being taken out of context. It appears that it is not racist as the far right says it is. Perhaps some people are just not ready for a strong black woman.

Verdict: There may be a "whitey" tape, but there is no proof confirming this. Michelle's thesis paper at Princeton was generally not racist. Michelle loves watching The Dick Van Dyke Show. I hereby state that the real Michelle is NOT a racist! She may need to work on her patriotism though.