If I understand this correctly, all Obama was saying was that ignorance can lead to consequences that can break our hearts. Certainly it would be reasonable to call that “being punished for..”. Have you ever known someone who chose adoption for a baby they had as a teen? Have you ever seen them sob with unresolved grief ten and twenty years later? Have you ever known birth mothers who are sick in bed with grief every year on the birthdays of the child they relinquished in adoption, even though they knew they made the best possible choice? Or have you known people who had to choose a different route in their life because they chose to parent the child they had as a teenager? If you have, you understand that a child is absolutely a blessing from God and not a punishment – but nonetheless an unplanned teenage pregnancy brings great heartache – often lifelong heartache when adoption is necessary – and is not something one would want for their children.

I believe children are a blessing from God I also would hope my daughter would never suffer the lifelong painful consequences of an unplanned teenage pregnancy (could we call this “being punished for someone’s choice to withhold knowledge?”). A baby is not a punishment. Pregnancy is not a punishment. Children are a blessing. But having to have your heart broken by adoption, or having your opportunities suddenly limited by choosing to parent, or worse than any, being tempted into killing the unborn child – that certainly is a painful consequence of the teenage pregnancy. And if someone suffers a terrible consequence of someone else’s choice (in this case someone’s choice to withhold certain information) that could also be called “being punished” for someone else’s choice. Step back and look at what Obama was saying, and I think you’ll see he was not talking about children or pregnancy as punishments in themselves.

We should apply this to everything. Get arrested for DUI. Kill a baby. Cheat on your wife. Kill a baby. Lie on your tax return. Kill a baby. We couldn’t be held accountable for anything. We’ll just blame all our actions all on those pesky little babies- and kill them.

“Kelli:

I should of used

Looks like your homeschooling didn’t quite bring your grammar up to public school quality.

I should have used… “

pparets, Did you happen to notice the quotation marks? That would mean I was quoting the person that used the poor grammar.

Just use the Hillary Clinton excuse;

I made a mistake. I have a different memory. That happens. I’m human.

It look like we have a likeminded individual…
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/chi-baby-drown-web-apr24,0,7764689.story

This assumes that Obama thinks his daughters are going to be tramps.

Hypothetically…

Maybe God is the third party that punishes his children for being irresponsible.

That could be another indication of the dereliction of duty on Rev. Wright’s part if he were to teach anything even approaching this! God doesn’t “punish” girls with pregnancy. He doesn’t punish people with venereal diseases: Those are the consequences of their actions.

“Punishment” is not synonymous with “consequence”.

Obama has something in common with Margaret Sanger who believed that black babies were punishment upon society.

Liberal “pro-choice” = millions upon millions of dead black babies. The “grim milestones” appear each and every day in abortion mills throughout America.

Maybe God is the third party that punishes his children for being irresponsible.

God does not need to punish anyone. He gave us free will and we are more than capable of making our own hell and punishing ourselves and our neighbors without any help from Him. He actually waits for us to call on Him so that He can love us and rescue us from our own folly!

And it wasn’t even a “mistake” either. A baby is what happens when you do it right!

If a liberal gives birth to another liberal it is not a mistake, it is a crime against humanity!

Is this a high school blog? In reading these comments that is what it appears to be. Was that the right choice of words for Obama? No. But you all know as well as I do that he did not mean children are punishments. He meant unexpected pregnancies could be a type of punishment for those who do not take action to protect themselves prior to sexual intercourse. Of course none of you have ever said something and then thought about it later thinking “I should of used different words because there are idiots out there that may misconstrued what I say”. Grow up people and stop hanging on every word as if you’re looking for something to bitch about.

Kelli. Obama’s words have meaning to use his own words. The very idea that a baby is a punishment instead of a joy shows the contrast between liberals and conservatives. Yes, as you stated, there are numerous ways to prevent an unwanted pregnancy before it happens including not having sexual intercourse until after marriage. By the way, I would call this a college level board. Your degrees?

Was that the right choice of words for Obama? We have to assume he said what he meant. No. But you all know as well as I do that he did not mean children are punishments. I know, as well as you should, that’s exactly what he said: “…punished with a child.”

Joan: You don’t get it; it’s the baby who is being punished, with death by dismemberment. The mother is being relieved of her responsibility.

I don’t want to punish my children and grandchildren with ignorance, so I will homeschool, independent school, church school, private school or foreign school children so they will not be punished by the dumbed down, no discipline, no values, immoral public schools.

What do you expect from a lawyer?

Hello,

We have a likeminded individual…

…looking for something to bitch about.

I think Vansmack just dissed Hillary!

Oh shut up, you bloviating halfwit. For a teenager a baby is definitely punishment.

More evidence of Asperger's Syndrome.