And immediately the Left said, Obama never said that. He never said he was in favor of sex ed for grade K. The bill didn't say that...blah blah blah Sarah Palin is a pig...blah blah blah.....the media is out to get me, etc.
Well, it turns out that we have video from 2007, Obama at a Planned Parenthood event, where he said this:
OBAMA: I remember him, uh, using this in his campaign against me, saying, "Barack Obama supports teaching sex education to kindergarteners." (laughter) And, you know, which -- I didn't know what to tell him. But it's the right thing to do.
Here is the video of the 2007 event:
Sounds like Barry favors sex ed to me...well at least he did on that day...
But wait, Sweetness and Light has a copy of the Bill
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections 27-9.1 and 27-9.2 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/27-9.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.1) Sec. 27-9.1. Sex Education.
(a) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any class or course in comprehensive sex education if the pupil’s his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of such pupil. Each class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any of grades K 6 through 12 shall include instruction on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, including the prevention, transmission and spread of HIV AIDS. Nothing in this Section prohibits instruction in sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in biology. (b) All public elementary, junior high, and senior high school classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual activity or behavior intercourse shall emphasize that abstinence is an effective method of preventing unintended is the expected norm in that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only protection that is 100% effective against unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually.
So this bill specifically amended the school code to change sex education from including sixth grade through twelfth grade — to including kindergartners.
Maybe he intended to vote present for that one and hit yes instead. He has no complaint. It is true. He voted for sex ed for kindergartners. Check out the text with enumerations and deletions and see for yourself.
BOOHOO--OUCH.
