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Isn’t it ironic?

Posted on February 8, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Irony

Perhaps I am the only one that finds President Obama’s recent statements in support of abortion to be ironic. See what you think.

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: abortion, ironic, irony, NARAL, pro choice

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