The hoopla over Barack Hussein Obama as a presidential candidate is almost deafening if you tune on television news. What’s the fuss? Leadership and experience should be the top two qualifications to become U.S. President. There are alot of other categories I could fill in but Obama wouldn’t fit any of them.
Voting record certainly replaces labels such as “centrist” or “moderate.” Chris Dodd (D-CN) was asked about Obama on FoxNews Sunday and seemed caught off guard. Most politicians on both sides of the aisle have a “cautious” response. Is Obama “hands off” because he’s a minority? Is Obama “hands off” because some believe he is a force to reckon with?
Let’s have a look at the Obama track record so far:
Abortion Issues:
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent.
Budget, Spending and Taxes:
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the FreedomWorks 6 percent.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the National Taxpayers Union 6 percent.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Americans for Tax Reform 0 percent.
Civil Liberties:
-Senator Obama supported the interests of 83 percent.
Government Reform:
-Senator Obama supported the interests of Citizens Against Government Waste 13 percent.
Gun Issues:
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent.
-Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all state legislative candidates they assigned Senator Obama a grade of F.
Immigration:
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the American Immigration Lawyers Association 88 percent in 2006.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the U.S. Border Control 8 percent in 2005-2006.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Federation for American Immigration Reform 0 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Americans for Better Immigration 14 percent in 2003-2006.
Labor:
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Service Employees International Union 94 percent in 2006.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 100 percent in 2005-2006.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the American Federation of Government Employees 100 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 100 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Service Employees International Union 92 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 93 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 92 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers 100 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker 100 percent in 2005.
-Senator Obama supported the interests of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 100 percent in 2005.
National Journal:
-According to the National Journal – Composite Liberal Score’s calculations, in 2005, Senator Obama voted more liberal on economic, defense and foreign policy issues than 83 percent of the Senators.
-According to the National Journal – Liberal on Social Policy’s calculations, in 2005, Senator Obama voted more liberal on social policy issues than 77 percent of the Senators.
-According to the National Journal – Composite Conservative Score’s calculations, in 2005, Senator Obama voted more conservative on economic, defense and foreign policy issues than 18 percent of the Senators.
-According to the National Journal – Liberal on Foreign Policy’s calculations, in 2005, Senator Obama voted more liberal on foreign policy issues than 76 percent of the Senators.
-According to the National Journal – Conservative on Economic Policy calculations, in 2005 Senator Obama voted more conservative on economic policy issues than 12 percent of Senators.
-According to the National Journal – Conservative on Foreign Policy’s calculations, in 2005, Senator Obama voted more conservative on foreign policy issues than 15 percent of the Senators.
-According to the National Journal – Liberal on Economic Policy’s calculations, in 2005, Senator Obama voted more liberal on economic policy issues than 87 percent of the Senators.
-According to the National Journal – Conservative on Social Policy’s calculations, in 2005, Senator Obama voted more conservative on social policy issues than 18 percent of the Senators.
A political candidate can run, he/she cannot hide from their voting record. Obama is as left as Kennedy and Kerry and is the darling of the left-wing crowd, which speaks volumes for social ideas, thought and governance. Let the buyer beware!
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December 11th, 2006 at 9:44 am
[...] Yesterday I provided a lengthy list of Barack Obama’s voting record demostrating he is liberal, very liberal. [...]
January 8th, 2007 at 8:57 am
I have changed my mind about this one!
January 8th, 2007 at 8:58 am
I was wrong about him!
February 11th, 2007 at 11:52 am
[...] Mr. Obama has chosen to deflect his inexperience, not this is a good thing. I look at his inexperience but also Obama’s short but very Liberal voting record and his stance on issue that do, in fact, label him as Liberal, very Liberal with his current outlook in the Senate. “I know I haven’t spent a lot of time learning the ways of Washington. But I’ve been there long enough to know that the ways of Washington must change,” Mr. Obama said. “Each and every time, a new generation has risen up and done what’s needed to be done,” he said. “Today we are called once more — and it is time for our generation to answer that call.” [...]
February 14th, 2007 at 9:28 am
[...] Nathan Gonzalez of the Rothenberg Political Report writes about Barack Hussein Obama’s voting record while in the Illinois legislature. We covered Obama’s short voting record in Washington here. [...]
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 am
I am not personally familiar with all the the votes referenced to all of these other issues above.
“-Senator Obama supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent.” This statement is factually incorrect.
During Sen. Obama term only 4 gun-related votes occured in the Senate.
1. On 7/25/08 BOTH Sen Obama and Sen McCain (as well as Sen Clinton) voted “Yes” on S. 397 Child Safety Lock Amendment
2. On 7/29/05 Both Sen Obama and Sen Clinton voted against the Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill. McCain voted for this one. NOTE: BOTH Sen Biden and Sen Lieberman (Sen McCain’s supporter and almost VP candidte) also voted against this one.
3. On 7/13/06 BOTH Sen Obama and Sen McCain voted for HR 5441 Firearm Confiscation Prohibition Amendment. Sen Clinton voted AGAINST this one. [S Amdt 4615 to HR 5441: To prohibit the confiscation of a firearm during an emergency or major disaster if the possession of such firearm is not prohibited under Federal or State law.]. This was the most critical attack on gun owners during this Obama’s term and BOTH Obama and McCain both sided with gunowner’s. Hillary (who claimed to be pro gun in the Pennsylvannia primary) voted against this one.
NOTE: Sen Biden the Democratic V.P. Candidate also voted YES on this one.
4. On 2/25/08 there was S Amdt 4070 Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership. Neither Sen Obama, Sen Mccain nor Sen Clinton bothered to show up to vote for this one… I guess they were all busy campaigning.
Not sure how to count to “no show” by all three significant presidential candidate senators for 2008. counting the 3 votes they showed up for would put Sen clinton at 0% pro gun, Sen Obama at 33% pro gun and Sen McCain 66% pro gun. with Obama voting with McCain on 2 out of the 3 votes or 66% of the time.
As a pro-gun libertarian I do not feel the bill to protect firearms manufacturers from civil liabilities was a direct attack on gun onwership itself. Techically, I side with McCain on this one but am not as disturbed by Obama, Biden and Lieberman voting against this one as I am Sen Clinton’s vote against prohibiting firearms confiscation during declared emergencies clearly violating the 2nd ammendment in my opinon.
I am not sure where the “Gun Owners of America” are getting their facts from but it is obviously not the actual voting records of the candidates.
I have read alot of “opinions” mis-stated as facts on these positions that the uniformed public seems to believe without questioning. I am tiring of the EXTREME liberal AND extreme CONSERVSATIVE disinformation campaigns (basically lieing). I wish we could deport all the extremeist MoveOn.org, Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, et al. liars so I don’t have to waste my time figuring out what they are or not not lieing about. If they wish to express opinions one way or the other that is fine. But please get your “FACTS” straight.
Mike F
Springboro Ohio
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:32 am
http://www.gunowners.org/110srat.htm
If this is the website they are referring to Sen Obama, Sen Biden and Sen Lieberman have and “F” rating. However, Sen McCain and Sen Clinton have and “F-” rating. However, based on the actual voting records I can understand the F- for Sen Clinton but there is no rational to rating McCain as more anti-gn than Obama, Biden & Lieberman this makes no sense and the methodology of these ratings seems questionable as I would think McCain historiaclly should be a “B” or “C” and Obama should be a “C” or “D” depending on if one feels the manufacturer liability protection should be included…
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:09 am
These are actual voting records and grades not innuendo.
Swift Boats had the facts on John Kerry and so did this website.
In fact, we had a copy of the Navy Secretary (under Carter) signature and form releasing Kerry from possible trial for treason because he protested the war with Winter Soldier while still in the reserves.
Carter saved Kerry’s cowardly hide.