Clinton Campaign Falsifies Obama Abortion Record

The Huffington Post is reporting (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080105/clinton-obama-abortion/) that Hillary Clinton has sent out a false mailing to voters in New Hampshire which lies about Barack Obama's past votes on abortion rights. Whether one supports abortion right or not, the number one issue should be that the mailings are factually accurate. Otherwise they are evidence of deliberate lying - something I believe the American voters are sick of seeing. A candidate that resorts to outright lying deserves to be defeated. If Hillary doesn't watch out, she herself and her tactics will become the best argument for picking Obama over her. Claims can be fact checked and in a state like New Hampshire, it would seem intentionally lying could back fire big time. Here are so highlights:

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton criticizes rival Barack Obama's record on abortion rights in a mailing sent to New Hampshire voters _ her first direct attack on the Illinois senator since his victory in Iowa. The mailer says that seven times during his time in the Illinois state Senate, Obama declined to take a position on abortion bills, while Clinton has been a defender of abortion rights.

During his eight years in the legislature, Obama cast a number of votes on abortion and received a 100 percent rating from the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council for his support of abortion rights, family planning services and health insurance coverage for female contraceptives. He voted against requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive, a vote that especially riled abortion opponents.

The mailer says "Paid for by Hillary Clinton for President" and has a return address of her office in Manchester. Clinton spokesman Phil Singer said the campaign decided to send the piece because "as Senator Obama has said, `voting records matter.' This is a critical issue for New Hampshire voters and they deserve a straightforward presentation of the facts about both candidates."

Obama spokesman Bill Burton responded, "The Clinton campaign's false negative attacks were rejected by Iowa voters, and we expect that they'll suffer the same fate here in New Hampshire."