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Congressman says Obama isn’t a nice guy, sort of…

Congressman says Obama isn’t a nice guy, sort of…

In a real “oops” moment, Republican congressman Trent Franks first called Obama an "enemy of humanity" and then corrected himself by saying he only meant Obama was a baby killer because of his abortion policies. Trent Franks had told conservatives in St. Louis that, given Obama's decision to fund international family planning organisations that support legal abortion, "we shouldn't be shocked that he does all these other insane things … and we need to realise that he is an enemy of humanity," Franks subsequently “corrected” himself. All cleared up now… sort of.

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