Pro-Porn, Pro-Choice Deputy Attorney General
By Kuono • Feb 4th, 2009 • Category: BlogIt looks like President Obama might be picking a Pro-Porn, Pro-Choice Deputy Attorney General, David Ogden. I got the tip from this morning from one of my favorite bloggers Mollena who shares my fascination with the Right Wing media.
One such media outlet is Fidelis.org, who calls the decision, “An Obscene Choice”:
Obama Picks Porn Lawyer for #2 at Justice
CHICAGO – President Obama has made a major mistake and put America’s families at risk by selecting David Ogden to become Deputy Attorney General, says Fidelis, a pro-family organization.
“David Ogden is a hired gun from Playboy and ACLU. He can’t run from his long record of opposing common sense laws protecting families, women, and children. The United States Senate has a responsibility to the American people to insure that Mr. Ogden’s full record is fully reviewed before any vote on his nomination” said Brian Burch, President of Fidelis.
“Ogden’s record is nothing short of obscene. He has represented Playboy Enterprises in multiple cases, Penthouse Magazine, the ACLU, and the largest distributor of hard-core pornography videos. He has opposed filters on library computers protecting children from Internet smut, and successfully defended the right of pornographers to produce material with underage children.”
“David Ogden has collected checks from Playboy and Penthouse to fight reasonable protections for parents and children from pornography. Ogden even sued the federal government in an attempt to publish Braille versions of Playboy magazine – at taxpayer expense, of course,” said Burch.
As a lawyer in private practice, Ogden has argued for an unlimited abortion license, gays in the military, and has urged courts to treat traditional definitions of marriage as a social prejudice.
“A vast majority of Americans support parental notification before a minor’s abortion and protecting kids from Internet pornography in our libraries,” continued Burch. “Yet David Ogden has fought tooth and nail against these common sense laws protecting our children from harm. At a time when America’s families are under increasing assault, Mr. Ogden is a dangerous choice for a position whose responsibilities include the enforcement of our nation’s laws.”
[source: Fidelis]
Hmmmmm…..
If you read the article and shook your head like I did, please do the following:
1. Locate YOUR Senator:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
2. Contact them in whichever way you prefer — phone, email, contact form, hand-written letter, etc…
Tell them you support Obama’s choice.
3. Send this info along to friends and family and ask them to support. Read more in any of the following articles, and I’m sure more will be popping up online, at the moment it’s mostly Right Wing media reporting. Here are a few more balanced articles I’ve found: UPI.com and Washington Post.
