Who would have thought abortion would end up being a central issue in this campaign? But when you have one candidate claiming he doesn’t want his daughters “punished with a baby”, it’s pretty hard to escape the issue.
Interestingly, Sen. Obama was born 4 August 1961. His mother, Ann Dunham was born 29 November 1942. Let’s go to math class, shall we?
When the would-be president was born, his mother was 18 years old. She was married. She married Barack Obama, Sr. on 2 February 1961, six months and two days before the baby was born. Pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks, correct? Forty weeks prior to 4 August is . . . 29 October.
October? That would have made Mama Obama 17.
Was Mama Obama punished with a baby? The senator wouldn’t want that for his daughters, yet his mother did not abort him.
Apparently Alan Colmes posted about Republican VP candidate Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin. On air he praised the selection of a woman. On his blog he smeared her. The title of post was Did Palin Take Proper Pre-Natal Care?
Colmes, noted that Palin was in Texas when her water broke in March, took a flight back to Alaska, after consulting her doctor, to give birth. Then he stated:
Still, a Sacramento, Calif., obstetrician who is active in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said when a pregnant woman’s water breaks, she should go right to the hospital because of the risk of infection. That’s true even if the amniotic fluid simply leaks out, said Dr. Laurie Gregg.
Still? Still? Still? Still? Still?
WTF, Alan. Still what?
The use of the word still suggests that this decision and other “pre-natal care” (remember the title of the post) caused Gov. Palin’s fifth child to have Down Syndrome.
It didn’t take long before he was called on this smear. The heat was so hot, the “respected journalist” pulled the post. But nothing is ever gone from the Internet. The entire thing is cached with Google.
Call me a softie, but I have always enjoyed this little romantic comedy. Yup, Sorkin is a lefty and his movie is replete with liberalism. This movie was the launching pad for The West Wing, another liberal media-blast that I found interesting.
Anyhow, I love this little monologue even if I do not concur on all points. I was reminded of it the other evening when Obama stated:
It’s not because John McCain doesn’t care. It’s because John McCain doesn’t get it.
Whenever the movie is on I say the lines along with Michael Douglas, much to Gert’s consternation.
When Sarah Palin’s name was first presented to me this morning I immediately was negative. The first thing I think of when I hear Alaska is Ted Stevens. The last thing McCain should want to do is put Alaska front and center in this campaign. Stevens is the poster boy of corruption and easy fuel for Obama et al. to use to blast conservatives as in the pocket of lobbyists.
Admittedly, that is probably not the right take on Palin. I know little about her. What has been presented today makes it sound like I would like her. She sounds like a tough lady with the right attitude. She is staunchly pro-life and has the credentials to back up her position. Glory be! I heard her interview with Glenn Beck from several months ago and Rush speak a little of about her.
So, she’s okay. Somewhat inexperienced, but certainly no worse off than the Democratic candidate in that regard.
But here’s the thing, it reeks of pandering.
Would McCain have selected her in 2000 had he won the nomination? Certainly not. Has Palin done anything remarkable in those eight years to make her the best candidate?
Moreover, had Hillary been the Democratic candidate, would McCain have selected Palin? It’s hard to fathom he would have.
Palin was selected not for her strong leadership but because she is a woman in a close race against a candidate who narrowly beat bested a woman. A great deal of that woman’s supporters are feeling disenfranchised. All of a sudden there is another reasonable choice for them.
Politically Palin is an excellent choice, from what I can tell. I have nothing against her. Her selection appears tawdry to me. McCain is still wrong on Shamnesty. McCain is still wrong on campaign finance. He is unacceptable on taxes. The lesser of two evils is not a good enough reason for my support. Palin helps McCain politically, but she doesn’t correct his policies.
Well, I nodded off after I heard “I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.” I am now catching highlights.
Obama just doesn’t get it, but I will happily accept the raise he stated he will give me. It just goes to show he will not honor the Constitution. One of the themes I have outlined here at eCache is that the federal government has no role in education. That is precisely because our forefathers provided no role for them. As a matter of fact, they stated in the Tenth Amendment that anything they did not specifically delineate to the federal government, is a right of the states and the people.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
So, why did The One stand up at Invesco Field and declare that as POTUS he will gaurantee higher salaries for teachers? POTUS is the head of the executive branch of the federal government. He doesn’t understand the job description of the office.
To be fair, many who have held the job and who aspire for it have not. Dear reader, demand more of your elected leaders. Do not accept the lesser of two evils. Demand that your president understands the Constitution. Shun platitudes in favor of sound policy.
Obama fails on that standard.
Should he be elected, hold him to his campaign promise. I expect more money in my paycheck. Are you prepared to pay for that?
