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Beauprez apologizes for abortion comments

Created: 8/30/2006 9:07 PM MST – Updated: 8/30/2006 9:07 PM MST

DENVER (AP) – Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-Colorado) apologized Wednesday for misquoting a statistic about abortion rates among blacks during an interview with Colorado Public Radio.

Planned Parenthood and the Colorado American Civil Liberties Union criticized Beauprez’s comment that 70 percent of pregnancies among blacks end in abortion.

“I was wrong about the statistic I quoted in a recent interview with Colorado Public Radio and I apologize to the African American community and anyone else who was offended,” Beauprez said in a written statement released by his campaign. “I should have verified the statistic before repeating it.”

Beauprez made his comments in response to a question on Colorado Public Radio’s “Colorado Matters” this week. Beauprez said that if Roe v. Wade were overturned, he would sign a law banning abortion, unless the mother’s life was in danger. He said he would not support abortion in cases of rape and said that such “extreme exceptions” have been used to justify “carte blanche” abortion policy that has led to more than 1 million abortions each year in the U.S.

“Tragically, I think, in some of our ethnic communities we’re seeing very, very high percentages of babies, children, pregnancies end in abortion. And I think that it’s time we have an out-in-the-open discussion about what that means,” Beauprez said during the interview.

Interviewer Ryan Warner asked Beauprez which ethnic communities.

“I’ve seen numbers as high as 70 percent, maybe even more, in the African-American community that I think is just appalling. And I’m not saying it’s appalling on them. I’m saying it’s appalling that something’s happening to encourage that,” Beaupres said.

Beauprez’s campaign said Beauprez apparently confused his numbers.

The Alan Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights organization in New York and Washington, estimated in 2002 that 43 percent of conceptions among black women ended in abortion, compared with 18 percent for whites. Its report in 2002 said black women were almost four times as likely as white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women were 2.5 times as likely.

Groups including Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and ACLU of Colorado released a statement saying, in part, “With his ignorance on the subject, Congressman Beauprez has provided yet another example why health care decisions should be made by a woman, in consultation with her doctor, her family and her conscience, not by the government or politicians.”

Thanks for that one – it was my first hard laugh of the day. After Carter “helped” Clintion during the 90’s, you think he would have stopped helping then. I guess we need Carter to pop up now and again to remind us why Democrats do NOT hold power in any of the 3 branches of our federal government.

Madshell..How’s the weather over there.? Great post’s from you as well…..

Still more unchecked powers for the Bush administration

This article from the San Francisco Chronicle details the truly amazing story of two U.S. citizens — a 45-year old resident of the San Francisco area and his 18-year old son — who, after travelling to Pakistan, have been barred by the Bush administration from re-entering the country. They have not been charged with any crime, and no court has ordered or even authorized this denial of entry. The administration is just unilaterally prohibiting these two Americans from re-entering their country.

A relative of the two men (the older man’s nephew) was convicted in April by a California federal jury on charges of supporting terrorism as a result of his attending a Pakistani training camp (and just incidentally, the conviction was obtained under some controversial circumstances). And the Federal Government is now demanding that his two relatives submit to FBI interrogation in Pakistan as a condition for being allowed to return home to the U.S.

According to the article, the two Americans have already submitted to an FBI interview, but one of them — the American-born 18-year-old — “had run afoul of the FBI when he declined to be interviewed again without a lawyer and refused to take a lie-detector test. ” For those actions — i.e., invoking his constitutional rights to counsel and against self-incrimination — he is being refused entry back into his country. And the Bush administration is now conditioning his re-entry on his relinquishing the most basic constitutional protections guaranteed to him by the Bill of Rights.

Ahhh. Guilt by association. You might be a terrorists because a family member was convicted.

Dangerous times, folks.

First thing this morning 3 young men in their 20’s came to rent a boat to go fishing. They had to walk past my old truck tail gate (my moving bill board for librals) and my upside down flag….All three were from southern states.. Comments and could they help regarding the flag and praise for my tailgate….Then I thanked them for their service to our country and added ” I hoped none of them had to go to Iraq and wished no one did” and a wonderful exchange began……THIS IS A DIAMOND DAY FOR ME….We all talked openly about what a miserable bunch are running our country….I told them I supported them but not this administration or rummy/ bush/ cheney and all. Guess what, they were extatic and joyful with agreement..Also I was totaly against this illegal war. Again they agreed…All of these wonderful young men had several major thing’s to say, few people are telling them they have our support, No one had ever thanked them for their service before today, little true back home new’s is getting through when they are on duty, and ofcourse it is the service code “never talk down” the camander in chief or higher up’s no matter what….We all know that……Guess I must of reminded them of their grandmas and they told me a lot…….They are out fishing as I type, hope they catch some good trout or a big bass..

The point I would like to make is, we need to make our stand clear….I told them all about some of the sites I viset like here at TP, truth out and many others so while they are on shore duty they can check thing’s out if they wish…These young people with great hope all joined to do their duty and further their education as that was the only way they could afford the promised education. They added they will likely not see any action in this dreadful war.

Note…Limbaugh and a few like him is all they get to listen to, anything else is frowned on or blocked…….Isen’t that interesting……So we on the left need to speak out at every event, or after all speeches……We must tell these young people we do care and we want the madness to stop…..Isn’t it odd I was the first one to thank them for their service……I will remember nd so will they……….Blessings, give them away…..Peace, preach it daily

Arabic T-shirt Sparks Airport Row
by Tony Pugh

An architect of Iraqi descent has said he was forced to remove a T-shirt that bore the words “We will not be silent” before boarding a flight at New York.

A demonstrator wears a similar T-shirt at a New York protest in July. (Photo: AP)

Raed Jarrar said security officials warned him his clothing was offensive after he checked in for a JetBlue flight to California on 12 August.

Mr Jarrar said he was shocked such an action could be taken in the US.

US transport officials are conducting an inquiry after a complaint from the US Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

JetBlue said it was also investigating the incident but a spokeswoman said: “We’re not clear exactly what happened.”

‘Authoritarian regimes’

Mr Jarrar’s black cotton T-shirt bore the slogan in both Arabic and English.

He said he had cleared security at John F Kennedy airport for a flight back to his home in California when he was approached by two men who wanted to check his ID and boarding pass.

Mr Jarrar said he was told a number of passengers had complained about his T-shirt – apparently concerned at what the Arabic phrase meant – and asked him to remove it.

He refused, arguing that the slogan was not offensive and citing his constitutional rights to free expression.

Mr Jarrar later told a New York radio station: “I grew up and spent all my life living under authoritarian regimes and I know that these things happen.

“But I’m shocked that they happened to me here, in the US.”

After a difficult exchange with airline staff, Mr Jarrar was persuaded to wear another T-shirt bought for him at the airport shop.

“We Will Not Be Silent” is a slogan adopted by opponents of the war in Iraq and other conflicts in the Middle East.

It is said to derive from the White Rose dissident group which opposed Nazi rule in Germany.

But I honestly believe BushCo has no desire for middle eastern stability and good relations. In order for their form of fascism to take hold, they need somebody to hate.

We’re at war with Eastasia. We’ve always been at war with Eastasia…

WaltTheMan:

I will not let your accusations against Jason, go unanswered. Jason it NOT a mental defective; he is a coward, plain and simple.

Why can America sacrifice so many soldiers for a lie

Hot off the press …Ernesto reduced to a tropical storm….bush will be reduced to an ordinary citizen with no county that likes him by 2009 providing there is anything left, anywhere….Laura is stumping for the republican drunk running for the senate in Washington state..Cheney must not of done a good enough job and bush must be on yet another vacation…….Blessings, pass them on….Peace, for the children of the world.

-The Bush/Coulter Republican Party

and i agree… the question i always have when hearing of these stats is, “how much do you NEED?” … you can’t take it with you, so what is the reasoning behind acquiring – and hoarding – so much wealth? greed and selfishness are just plain sinful, by any standard…