Republican Senator Demeans Obama for Inclusiveness

U.S. senator Kit Bond of Missouri derided Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama for stating that he hopes to appoint judges who can empathize with gay people.

Bond addressed the crowd before introducing Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin onstage at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, according to CBS News.

"[Obama] said, ‘I’m tired of these judges who want to follow what the Founding Fathers said and the Constitution," Bond said. " 'I want judges who have a heart, have an empathy for the teenage mom, the minority, the gay, the disabled. We want them to show empathy. We want them to show compassion.' " (Michelle Garcia, The Advocate)

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Name: Pearl
Date posted: 10/31/2008 2:11:00 PM
Hometown: St,louis

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I don't understand these so called evangelia christian, they dont believe in abortion but they don't mind watching millions of children in these large cities across america and small towns across this country starve to death or die from diseases, because of no health care, Bond and Bundt sign the death sentence of many when they took finance that would have paid for heath care for the poor and edely,
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Name: Romeo Moblaq
Date posted: 10/31/2008 9:29:00 AM
Hometown: New Jersey

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The Economy, the Judiciary Sytem and many other ill bedevilling the country currently, makes sense when one is faced with the IQ of the likes of Senator Bond. He feels it's wrong for Obama to try and fix the Republican mess, what a shame.
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Name: Bob Smullen
Date posted: 10/31/2008 9:15:00 AM
Hometown: Hackensack, NJ

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Doesn't Governor Palin have a daughter who is about to become a teenage Mom?
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Name: Steve T
Date posted: 10/31/2008 8:18:00 AM
Hometown: Wichita, KS

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Ahhhhh, I believe the Constitution and Bill of Rights states the following, "We, the people.." and "All men are created equal." If Bond wants to stick to the "true" meaning of the Constitution then those words are meant for rich, white male land owners, because other than that group, no one could vote, etc at the time. AND if it were not for "radical" judges who wanted to be inclusive, the Civil Rights acts of the 60s and 70s would NEVER have happen. No law in this land is ever written out of the kindness of anyones heart. They are written to protect people from people like Bond.
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Name: Steve T
Date posted: 10/31/2008 8:17:00 AM
Hometown: Wichita, KS

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Ahhhhh, I believe the Constitution and Bill of Rights states the following, "We, the people.." and "All men are created equal." If Bond wants to stick to the "true" meaning of the Constitution then those words are meant for rich, white male land owners, because other than that group, no one could vote, etc at the time. AND if it were not for "radical" judges who wanted to be inclusive, the Civil Rights acts of the 60s and 70s would NEVER have happen. No law in this land is ever written out of the kindness of anyones haert. The are written to protect people from people like Bond.
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Name: Erich
Date posted: 10/31/2008 12:54:00 AM
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

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For her sake, I hope that she never finds herself in a situation where she needs some empathy and compassion, because I'm not going to have any for her or the rest of her despicable party.
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Name: mark
Date posted: 10/31/2008 12:47:00 AM
Hometown: tesuque, NM

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Senator Bond, what's wrong with equal rights for everyone? Answer that!!!
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Name: Larry
Date posted: 10/30/2008 11:08:00 PM
Hometown: New York

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One more reason that Obama HAS to win on Tuesday. The current crop of Republican politicians clearly don't think we're human. Thankfully we have SOME judges (not nearly enough) who understand otherwise.

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