Why do you think McCain and the Rethugs want to protect child molesters?

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http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/09/mccain_wrong_on_obama_and_sex.html

McCain wrong on Obama and sex education
By Lynn Sweet on September 10, 2008 3:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON--- While a state senator in Illinois, Barack Obama never championed a bill intended to teach kindergartners "comprehensive sex education," contrary to accusations by John McCain on Wednesday. McCain echoed a sexy--but misleading-- line of attack made last year by Mitt Romney and in 2004 by Alan Keyes, who Obama trounced in their U.S. Senate race.

McCain in an ad released on Wednesday tried to portray Obama as out of the mainstream when it comes to sex education. At issue is an extremist--and incorrect-- interpretation of sex ed legislation Obama backed in the Illinois state Senate.



In the new McCain spot, an announcer says "Obama's one accomplishment? Legislation to teach "comprehensive sex education" to kindergartners. Learning about sex before learning to read?
Barack Obama. Wrong on education. Wrong for your family."

The facts: 1. The bill was not Obama's. The sponsors were Democrats Carol Ronen, M. Maggie Crotty, Susan Garrett , Iris Y. Martinez and Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 2. The measure never passed. 3. The legislation in several places said all sex ed had to be "age and developmentally appropriate." Obama backed teaching youngsters about inappropriate touching by strangers. 4. The bill would let parents opt out of a sex education course.

[tekisui]

1. Pedophiles for mccain.

This is disgusting and revolting.

[billyoc]

2. Same reason they protect rapists.

It's their base.

[nxylas]

3. They don't

They want to distort Obama's record to make him look like a child molester. But your question is one that should be asked in a campaign ad, preferably one by a 527 so that Obama doesn't get his hands dirty.

[radfringe]

4. so they can use it next election cycle

and blame dems for NOT protecting our children

[Xipe Totec]

5. Professional courtesy? n/t