More than any speech or interview so far, Saturday's Saddleback Civil Forum moderated by Rick Warren, helped solidify my vote come November. However, there were definitely a few statements that--either because of their hubris, inconsistency or outright ignorance--deserve attention. Here are my top 7:
Identifying the three wisest people in his life:
Obama: "... my grandmother ..."
What? The "typical white" one?
Explaining what to do about the 148 million orphans globally:
McCain: "Well I think we have to make adoption a lot easier in this country. "
Huh? Warren was asking about the 148 million orphans globally. We can't adopt them all.
Describing the most gut-wrenching decision he had to make:
Obama: "... opposition to the war in Iraq ... "
Huh? You weren't even a U.S. senator when the war began--and you've since voted to fund the war that you say you oppose. And based on the number of "no votes" and "presents" in your senate record, I have a hard time believing you made very many decisions at all--let alone any gut-wrenching ones.
Defining "rich":
McCain: "Some of the richest people I've ever known in my life are the most unhappy. ... I don't want to take any money from the rich. I want everybody to get rich."
Yep. Pretty much the American dream.
Defining when a baby is entitled to human rights:
Obama: "... answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade ..."
Couldn't you at least admit that a baby is entitled to human rights once it exits the birth canal? Or is that too risky?
Defeating evil:
McCain: "If I’m President of the United States, my friends, if I have to follow him to the gates of hell, I will get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice."
Good luck with that ...
Explaining how he'll reduce abortions:
Obama: "... we've had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down."
Not according to the Guttmacher Institute, which contends that the abortion rate fell 9 percent between 2000 and 2005.
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