Republican Rep. Trent Franks:
A Republican member of the House of Representatives accused President Barack Obama of being “an enemy of humanity” during a conservative values forum this past weekend.
In a speech Saturday before the How to Take Back America conference, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) made comments that went far beyond the limits of traditional White House criticism. At one point, Franks demanded that Obama release his birth certificate to prove his constitutionally eligibility to hold office. The bluntest charge, however, centered on the president’s position on abortion, which the congressman derided as “insane” and godless.
Watch it here:
Insane and godless, eh? Enemy of humanity? This from the man who threatened to file a lawsuit against Obama for the release of his birth certificate (must be a lot of birthers down in Arizona)? The same guy who lied outright when he claimed that the Democrats health care reform efforts would the “largest expansion of abortion in the United States since Roe v. Wade.“Ever heard of the saying by, oh I can’t think of his name, but it goes something like this: “Let he who is without idiocy cast the first stone.”
Oh, by the way, this fearless defender of America’s freedoms is now walking back his statement, or at least his staff is:
Bethany Haley, spokeswoman for Franks, said the congressman was referring to “unborn humanity” and should have clarified his statement. She also said that Franks meant to say that Obama’s abortion-related policies have no place in government, rather than that Obama has no place in government. […]
“He was just referring to the way President Obama has set himself up as the most pro-abortion president in America’s history,” Haley said.
Way to stand up for yourself Rep. Franks! I guess he still believes Obama is Godless and insane, but at least he’s only an enemy to unborn humanity. Phew. What a relief. I thought for a minute there that maybe Franks believed Obama was part of a conspiracy to commit genocide.