Obama, 2007: "I would..seek out Tom Coburn. He has become a friend of mine."

[Bluebear]

old DU thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1663210

I am wondering how the President feels about Senator 'LET US PRAY that Senator Byrd doesn't make it here for the vote' now!

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Senator Coburn, who said that lesbianism is "so rampant in some of the schools...that they'll let only one girl go to the bathroom."

Senator Coburn, who claims he can tell if someone is telling the truth because of his medical training.

Dr. Coburn, who said: "You know, I immediately thought about silicone breast implants and the legal wrangling and the class-action suits off that. And I thought I would just share with you what science says today about silicone breast implants. If you have them, you're healthier than if you don't. That is what the ultimate science shows...In fact, there's no science that shows that silicone breast implants are detrimental and, in fact, they make you healthier."

Senator Coburn, who thought Schindler's List was smut, an "all-time low, with full-frontal nudity, violence and profanity.

On gay rights, Senator Coburn said: "The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power... That agenda is the greatest threat to our freedom that we face today. Why do you think we see the rationalization for abortion and multiple sexual partners? That's a gay agenda."

Senator Coburn, who objects to legal abortion in cases of rape, and justifies his position by noting that his great-grandmother was raped by a sheriff.

Senator Coburn, who placed a hold on H.R. 923, the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007, a bill that would have reopened hate crimes cases from before 1970. This bill passed the House by a vote of 422-2.

[stray cat]

1. We knew he said this in 2007 - yet many of us still voted for him

[Bluebear]

5. Yes, I voted for him too. I am wondering what their friendship is like...

particularly in light of yesterday's "let us pray" shenanigans.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Yeah, that one particular "friendship" always bothered me. Coburn is insane.

[marmar]

3. The Senate is very clubby....

Which is one of the reasons it's become so ineffective.

[amborin]

4. or Pastor Rick Warren....or....

[undeterred]

6. So that's why the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Obama...

for making so many Republican friends.