Finkelstein Notes Brazille/Bennett Exchange Over Obama and Abortion

Over at Newsbusters, Mark Finkelstein comments on the exchange between Donna Brazille and Bill Bennett over in the Situation Room at CNN today.

Wolf Blitzer asked Bill Bennett, if he were a reporter present at the Obama press conference today, what one question he would have asked. This is the transcript of the exchange per Finkelstein's column:

WOLF BLITZER: If you had been at that news conference, Bill, and you had a chance to ask one question, today, what would you have asked, if you were a reporter?

BILL BENNETT: I think when he brought up Chicago I would have said "why are you to the left of NARAL, Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein when it comes to abortion? Are you really there?" Not that it's the only issue in the campaign, but I gotta question the guy's moral judgment, who doesn't see a problem with killing a baby after it's been born after eight months.

DONNA BRAZILE: But he's had an opportunity in several debates to talk about his position on abortion --

BENNETT: What is the answer to that question?

BRAZILE: Bill, look --

BENNETT: What is the answer?!

BRAZILE: You want to have a conversation about narrow issues --

BENNETT: That is not: that is fundamental!

BRAZILE: It is a fundamental issue, but the American people want to talk about gas prices --

BENNETT: Fine.

BRAZILE: They want to talk about the economy.

BENNETT: Fine.

BRAZILE: They want to talk about housing [inaudible] --

BENNETT: I want to talk about all of that. Wolf asked me if there were one [question I could ask.]

BRAZILE: So if you want to go back to talking about same-sex marriages and abortions --

BENNETT: I didn't say anything about same-sex marriage. I asked about that [Obama's abortion position].

BRAZILE: Again, Bill, Senator Obama, perhaps you missed all of the Democratic debates—I didn't—Senator Obama has talked about all these issues.

BENNETT: He hasn't answered the question.

You can watch the video via a link in Finkelstein's post. All I can say is God bless Bill Bennett for bringing the issue up and summarizing the problem with Obama's abortion record so simply.