Obama, was your mother punished having you?
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Obama, was your mother punished having you?
Obama’s ‘baby’ comment draws fire from conservatives
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Obama’s ‘baby’ comment draws fire from conservatives By Sam Youngman Posted: 03/31/08 05:35 PM [ET] Sen. Barack Obama’s (Ill.) campaign on Monday sought to clarify remarks the Democratic front-runner made on teen pregnancies that had drawn criticism from conservatives.
Speaking about sex education at an event in Pennsylvania Saturday, Obama said, according to the Christian Broadcasting Network, that he will educate his young daughters but “if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby. I don’t want them punished with an STD at the age of 16.”
Conservative talker Sean Hannity mentioned the quotes on his radio show Monday, and several conservative blogs have reacted harshly to the statement.
Tommy Vietor, an Obama spokesman, sought to clarify the senator’s comments in an e-mail to The Hill Monday afternoon.
"What Sen. Obama said and what he believes is clear — children are ‘miracles,’ but we have a problem when so many children are having children,” Vietor said. “As Sen. Obama said on Saturday — and on many other occasions — parents have a responsibility to teach their children about values and morals to help make sure they are not treating sex casually.
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Re: Obama, was your mother punished having you?
Sen. Obama is way out of touch with teens today. Sex has been casual for a very long time. The best thing you can teach a teen is to be safe and use protection.
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