Done? Ok. So here's what I think. People are ridiculous and will tell themselves anything to make themselves feel better. Seriously. I am not at all a one issue type guy, though I do believe abortion as an issue crosses over into many extremely important categories (character, judgment, willingness to accept responsibility for one's actions, determination to defend life/the defenseless, etc). With that said, I don't think I would necessarily not vote for someone based solely on their abortion position. But trying to turn Obama's positions 180 degrees around based on one or two interviews where he used some slick lawyer talk is just stupid. His record on this issue is clear and public, and everyone knows it. This is the guy who won't take a position on when a fetus gains human rights because it's "above his pay grade." I don't know what takes bigger balls, giving an honest answer or giving that answer. As such, the main rationale that the Matthew 25 webpage uses to defend Obama is that he tells them so. Basically it works like this:
Big terrible lie- Obama is pro-choice and therefore will not defend the rights of the unborn.
Truth, as stated by Obama- "No way! I love babies, I'd never do that. But I am pro-choice, just so you know." See, it doesn't matter that he's pro-choice, he likes babies!
My favorite thing they repeat over and over again is that he choice to vote one way, knowing that it didn't matter anyway because the bill "wouldn't pass constitutional muster." Wow, that's convenient. Way to go with your conviction.
In conclusion, all I needed to do to find Obama's actual position on abortion was spend about 5 minutes on google. If abortion is not a big issue for you, then fine. But don't try to tell me that Obama is going to make things better just because he says so to a few magazines what they wanted to hear. Hey Prolifeforobama.com, why don't you try some actual research next time? I guess lying to yourself is easier.
Obama Statement on 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Decision from BarackObama.com
Freedom of Choice Act from Wikipedia. (For you lazy people, this is what Obama says will be one of his priorities within his first few days of being in office.)
Freedom of Choice
Act (actual bill)
Focusing On FOCA: 'Freedom Of Choice Act' Would Harm Women And Remove Freedoms from The Family Research Council.
Obama's Abortion Extremism from Public Discourse.
Sen. Barack Obama's views on life issues ranging from abortion to embryonic stem cell research mark him as not merely a pro-choice politician, but rather as the most extreme pro-abortion candidate to have ever run on a major party ticket.
Playlist-
Otis Redding- Love Man (my record player is working again!)
Bob Dylan- Blood on the tracks
1 comments:
"I don't know what takes bigger balls, giving an honest answer or giving that answer."
All I know is Obama does not like AC/DC very much. According to my wild guess.
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