Illinois Fed for Right to Life gave Obama 50% rating in 2002

See http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=9490

Anyone seen this before or have any explanation?

So why would they do that?

Voting to ban human cloning got everyone points with Right to Life. It wasn't considered a women's health issue, and PP didn't have it on their legislative list.

I would imagine that very few Democrats have a high rating from them

Obama usually voted with Planned Parenthood 100% or against the RTL movement 100% -- it's on the web page.

There are many Obama issues that he can be taken to task over. This is not one of them.

--p!

:shrug:

like all other Right to Life ratings given to all the other Democratic Candidates.

emailing or calling them to see why.

2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2006.

2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent in 2006.

2005-2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association 100 percent in 2005-2006.

2005-2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent in 2005-2006.

2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.

2003 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council 100 percent in 2003.

2002 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Illinois Federation for Right to Life 50 percent in 2002.

2001 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council 100 percent in 2001.

1997-2000 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Illinois Federation for Right to Life 0 percent in 1997-2000.

1997-1998 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council 100 percent in 1997-1998.

The OP is about whether he has been consistent on this. What did he do in 2002?

That dog's not hunting. Find another smear, please.

Please. That's just dishonest. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Now they matter for Obama? :rofl:

Hey, whatever works for you.

0r 100% rating if its Pro Choice.

Try again.

If you check out both Clinton and Edwards, its always 0%.
So I was wondering why in 2002, Obama got a 50% rating.

Illinois Federation for Right to Life Rating:

State Office District Name Party Rating

IL Director of the Department of Agriculture Charles Hartke 100
IL State House 2 Edward Acevedo Democratic 0
IL State House 71 Michael Boland Democratic 0
IL State House 40 Richard Bradley Democratic 0
IL State House 36 James Brosnahan Democratic 100
IL State House 23 Daniel Burke Democratic 0
IL State Senate 57 James Clayborne Democratic 67
IL State House 10 Annazette Collins Democratic 0
IL State Senate 19 M. Maggie Crotty Democratic 0
IL State Senate 6 John Cullerton Democratic 25
IL State House 25 Barbara Currie Democratic 0
IL State House 27 Monique Davis Democratic 0
IL State Senate 10 James DeLeo Democratic 83
IL State Senate 2 William Delgado Democratic 0
IL State House 12 Sara Feigenholtz Democratic 0
IL State House 31 Mary Flowers Democratic 0
IL State Senate 59 Gary Forby Democratic 100
IL State House 63 Jack Franks Democratic 50
IL State House 11 John Fritchey Democratic 0
IL State Senate 29 Susan Garrett Democratic 0
IL State House 107 Kurt Granberg Democratic 0
IL State Senate 40 Deborah Halvorson Democratic 25
IL State House 18 Julie Hamos Democratic 0
IL State House 98 Gary Hannig Democratic 100
IL State Senate 5 Rickey Hendon Democratic 67
IL State House 112 Jay Hoffman Democratic 100
IL State House 113 Thomas Holbrook Democratic 100
IL State House 34 Constance Howard Democratic 0
IL State House 67 Charles Jefferson Democratic 0
IL State Senate 14 Emil Jones Democratic 33
IL State House 16 Louis Lang Democratic 0
IL State Senate 4 Kimberly Lightford Democratic 25
IL State Senate 30 Terry Link Democratic 20
IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan Democratic 20
IL State House 22 Michael Madigan Democratic 50
IL State House 76 Frank Mautino Democratic 100
IL State House 37 Kevin McCarthy Democratic 100
IL State House 86 John McGuire Democratic 100
IL State House 1 Susana Mendoza Democratic 0
IL State House 29 David Miller Democratic 0
IL State House 21 Robert Molaro Democratic 50
IL State Senate 1 Antonio Munoz Democratic 86
IL U.S. Senate Jr Barack Obama Democratic 50
IL State House 14 Harry Osterman Democratic 0
IL State House 116 Dan Reitz Democratic 100
IL State Senate 7 Carol Ronen Democratic 14
IL State Senate 9 Jeffrey Schoenberg Democratic 0
IL State House 80 George Scully Democratic 0
IL State Senate 8 Ira Silverstein Democratic 14
IL State House 91 Michael Smith Democratic 0
IL State House 4 Cynthia Soto Democratic 0
IL State House 9 Arthur Turner Democratic 0
IL State Senate 11 Louis Viverito Democratic 75
IL State House 7 Karen Yarbrough Democratic 0
IL State House 114 Wyvetter Younge Democratic 0
IL State House 54 Suzanne Bassi Republican 0
IL State House 52 Mark Beaubien Republican 0

compared with the others listed.
Thirty get 0%
Ten get 100%
The rest:
Less that 50%: 8
More than 50%: 4

We have explained and defended our candidates records for a year now. Let's see Obamites do the same.

She has never ducked the hard choices on the issue.

He voted Yes on a bill that prohibited human cloning.

Everyone in the Assembly got a right to life rating that year. This was not listed on Planned Parenthood's legislation board, and therefore did not count against anyone for the PP ratings.

SB0649 was the 99-00 session.

I thought St. Obama was the only candidate in history who has never changed a position? :shrug:

Here's the transcript from that day. The vote takes place on page 44. http://www.ilga.gov/senate/transcripts/strans91/ST022400.pdf

Presiding Officer: (Senator Dudycz)
Is there any discussion? If not, all those in favor will vote Aye. Opposed will vote Nay. And the voting is open.
Have all voted who wish? Take the record. ON that question, there are 57 ayes, 1 Nay, and none voting present. And Senate Bill 649, having received the required constitutional majority, is declared passed. Top of Page 4, in the Order of Senate Bills 3rd -- Senator Obama, what Purpose do you rise?

Senator Obama:
Just wanted to let Senator Burzynski know that I pressed the wrong button by accident. I'd like to be recorded as a Yes vote.

Presiding Officer: (Senator Dudycz)
Record will reflect your intent, Senator Obama.

:rofl: