Off the Politico.com I read how Obama was confronted by a pro-lifer in Pennsylvania recently. Obama, of course gave the usual tripe about how good people can disagree on the issue and how we are all for adoptions and all that.
But then he went one step further by saying:
“Look, I got two daughters — 9 years old and 6 years old,” he said. “I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby. I don’t want them punished with an STD at age 16, so it doesn’t make sense to not give them information.”
The first thing that so astonishing to me is the equivalence between an STD and a baby. And then the comment that they’d be “Punished with a baby.” Where does the support for adoption come in then?
This man might be President. I feel nothing but horror and shame.
March 31, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Once the country really finds out where this guy stands, there’s no way they can vote for him, right?
March 31, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Those darned conservatives… first they want the death penalty. Now they want the birth penalty!
March 31, 2008 at 10:42 pm
That made me laugh.
April 1, 2008 at 12:24 am
Oh I get it: If pregnancy = disease,
cure birth punishment with capital punishment.
April 1, 2008 at 12:42 am
As a mom to 6 and former baby myself, I was extremely offended by the notion that a baby is a punishment. However, coming from a pro-choice politician, not surprised.
What really gets me are parents who think their children should be allowed to make stupid choices without any consequences. Perhaps he should teach his girls that there are consequences for a wrong choice. It may prevent them from making one.
April 1, 2008 at 1:44 am
Please post the original link to Politico.com. I have tried to find this story on it and searched every possible term. I found no match for any of the key words including STD.
April 1, 2008 at 2:27 am
here’s the link. sorry about that. I also put it right in the story as well. thanks.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Stop_these_abortions_.html
April 1, 2008 at 4:23 am
Agree with Anonymous above. Modern folks don’t want to be punished for their mistakes *period*! They obviously were never taught that there are consequences to their bad choices, and they want take-backs, do-overs, and Mulligans throughout their entire lives.
The other day, one of my sons was caught in the act, and when I got out my belt for the spanking, he asked if he could apologize. I said of course you can apologize. And when you’re done, we will still have to spank you. I’m glad that you are sorry, but your sin still has consequences. He understood that, and took his spankings like a brave little man. Then we hugged and I told him he was forgiven (although he does have to mention it in confession as well).
April 1, 2008 at 4:32 pm
It’s bizarre how, regarding abortion, liberals act as though “murdering to solve a problem” were a totally novel concept, so novel and unique that we MUST allow it. But the reality is that the vast majority of murders are committed to solve some problem or other. Society usually has the moral clarity to forcibly dissuade people from resorting to murder to solve problems.
Mr.Obama should tell his daughters what Queen Blanche told her son St.Louis: “Son, I would rather see you dead at my feet than for you to commit a single mortal sin.”
April 1, 2008 at 5:16 pm
“Punished with a baby” goes like –
Judge: “You are hereby pronounced guilty of irresponsible but unprotected sex. I hereby sentence you to 18 years of baby-sitting”.
April 1, 2008 at 5:52 pm
a message from a good friend
My fellow Catholics and Christians,
This election year has much at stake. With every new term we hope and pray for the unity of the nation under God and for the respect and love of man as our Lord Jesus Christ taught us.
It transpires from the campaign, however, that one of the presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Hussein Obama (D. Illinois) is offending not only our very beliefs, but challenging the peace and stability of the nation as a whole with his past and present actions.
As I am sure you have heard in the last few weeks, the man he calls his spiritual mentor, Jeremiah A. Wright, has gone on record for his own personal account of how our Lord was put to death. According to Wright:
“Jesus’ enemies had their opinion about Him”
“The Italians for the most part looked down their garlic noses at the Galileans.”
“From the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ birth (in a barn in a township that was under the Apartheid Roman government that said his daddy had to be in), up to and including the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ death on a cross, a Roman cross, public lynching Italian style. “
Apart from Reverend Wright’s poor knowledge of history, as Italy as a nation or the idea of Italians did not exist in Roman times, nor did the Roman Empire practice apartheid – with its extension all over the known world then, the importing of cultures and immigration of people from all over the world to Rome, how could it be considered apartheid? Furthermore, to this day, a census still calls for the population to register from their hometown. Reverend Wright obviously has never partaken in a census!
This person, with whom Senator Obama has associated for 20 years, has the audacity to distort the Passion of our Lord in this way. Senator Obama has never denounced his comments, nor distanced himself from this man.
Secondly, there is the very disturbing issue of Senator Obama’s kinship with Kenyan dictator Raila Odinga. Minister Odinga is Senator Obama’s cousin and has on many occasions openly supported him as a politician. At least 1000 Christians have been killed by fire and macheted under Odinga’s rule. With the murders respectively of Father Andrea Santoro in Turkey in 2006 and Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho last month, there is plausible reason for concern in these areas for the safety of Christians and the freedom to practice their faith.
Again, Senator Obama has not distanced himself from this vicious tyrant he calls his cousin – can we as Catholics and Christians feel safe in tomorrow’s world under an Obama presidency if he does not denounce religious hate crimes?
There are also two issues on which Senator Obama has taken controversial stances on the future of children, which are very far from our viewpoint as Catholics, and those being the legalization of partial abortion and sex education as early as Kindergarten for children! As if the crime and anguish of abortion weren’t enough (he dismisses unwanted pregnancy simply as a mistake that can be taken care of by an abortion), Senator Obama, if elected, wants to make late-trimester abortions, thus the killing of nearly newborns, perfectly legal! If we were to add to that the appalling idea that he does not want children to be children anymore by proposing sex education at a tender age, it is quite clear that Senator Obama is an enemy both of children, though he is the father of two very young daughters, and of the Christianity he claims to profess.
When we vote this November, we must choose first and foremost a candidate who will not offend our beliefs, the gift of life, or the future of our children. Given the arguments presented above, I truly feel that Senator Obama is not the candidate we can trust to respect either the teachings of either our Lord or our fellow man.
Conchita Vecchio
April 1, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Wow.
August 1, 2008 at 12:06 pm
“…….we can trust to respect either the teachings of either our Lord or our fellow man.”
and you are famous to be the first one respecting our Lord’s principles and teachings….aren’t you Conchita????
November 2, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I don’t know if I share the same name with someone, or if this is a joke, but even though I do not support Senator Obama, I am not the author of this article. Thank You.
November 2, 2008 at 2:49 pm
PS: I am the poster of the previous comment, and I am in fact Conchita Vecchio,unless of course someone else shares my same name.