OBAMA HAS CONSISTENTLY SAID HE SUPPORTS THE DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS AND HEINOUS CRIMES
Obama Said That He Supported The Death Penalty For Heinous Crimes Including Terrorism. Obama said, “That was something about him that I respected. Because my own views on the death penalty are very complicated. I've said that in theory I don't object to the death penalty for heinous crimes--terrorism, mass murder, child killers. But, in its application, it's been racially biased, highly unreliable, inconsistent. So for me to try to pretend that I was a cheerleader for the death penalty, simply to score a political point, that wasn't reflective of my views. And I figured I was going to beat him by 20 points anyway.”
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The New Republic, 11/29/07]
Obama Said He Supported The Death Penalty For Terrorists. “Obama, at the time, said the bill would unfairly target minorities, stating, ‘There's a strong overlap between gang affiliation and young men of color ... I think it's problematic for them to be singled out as more likely to receive the death penalty for carrying out certain acts than are others who do the same thing.’ Obama opposes the death penalty except for terrorists, serial killers and child-murderers, but his campaign added that he does not support the death penalty as it is currently administered in this country.” [The Hill, 3/14/07]