According to the mainstream media’s picking on the Conservatives, President Bush, and Sarah Palin I would’ve thought the majority of the country was Pro-Choice and every Pro-Lifer was some right-wing nut job. My guess would’ve been 75% Pro-Choice and only 25% Pro-Life. According to polls by the right-leaning Fox news and the left-leaning CNN/Gallup that is not true. Interestingly both polls resulted in almost the exact numbers.
The Fox poll has it 49% of Americans are Pro-Life, 43% are Pro-Choice and 8% are undecided.
CNN/Gallup has it 51% of Americans are Pro-Life, 42% or Pro-Choice and 7% are undecided.
Thus, if you weed out the brainless undecided’s it’d be 53-47 in favor of Pro-Life for the Fox poll and 55-45 in favor of Pro-Life for CNN/Gallup. Wow! The majority of people with brain enough to pick a side are Pro-Life. This is not accurately depicted by the mainstream media that leads one to believe only a few right-wing crazies are Pro-Lifer’s and if you’re not a Pro-Choicer then you’re a crazy unenlightened person too.
Fox News Poll
CNN/Gallup Poll
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Mexico City Rule
President Barack Obama has lifted restrictions on U.S. government funding for clinics or groups which provide abortion services or counseling for abortions overseas. The rule previously prohibiting this practice has been known as the Mexico City Rule. It has been called the Mexico City Rule because it was unveiled at a U.N. conference there in 1984.
Under this rule, no U.S. government funding for family planning services can be given to clinics or groups that offer abortion services or counseling in other countries even if the funds for those activities come from non-U.S. government sources.
This has been a good rule. There is no way to truly determine where the money came from that a Government agency sends to a foreign agency. They can claim “oh, these were private dollars we collected and sent to Bolivia”. There’s no fool proof way of knowing for sure. If you find $20 on the street and spend it on pop and candy you still have your own money sitting in the bank. If you spend $20 of your own money on a movie and popcorn it can easily be argued that you spent YOUR $20 on pop and candy and the FOUND money on a movie and popcorn.
Besides, this IS NOT about whether anyone believes in abortion or not. Whether you’re Pro Choice or Pro Life it is not OK to send our hard earned tax dollars to a foreign country to pay for their abortions. Our tax dollars should go towards more important issues that affect Americans. If you want to send money to a foreign country to pay for their abortions then write a check. I’m sure they’ll accept it.
Under this rule, no U.S. government funding for family planning services can be given to clinics or groups that offer abortion services or counseling in other countries even if the funds for those activities come from non-U.S. government sources.
This has been a good rule. There is no way to truly determine where the money came from that a Government agency sends to a foreign agency. They can claim “oh, these were private dollars we collected and sent to Bolivia”. There’s no fool proof way of knowing for sure. If you find $20 on the street and spend it on pop and candy you still have your own money sitting in the bank. If you spend $20 of your own money on a movie and popcorn it can easily be argued that you spent YOUR $20 on pop and candy and the FOUND money on a movie and popcorn.
Besides, this IS NOT about whether anyone believes in abortion or not. Whether you’re Pro Choice or Pro Life it is not OK to send our hard earned tax dollars to a foreign country to pay for their abortions. Our tax dollars should go towards more important issues that affect Americans. If you want to send money to a foreign country to pay for their abortions then write a check. I’m sure they’ll accept it.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Ironic Democrat Contradictions
Isn’t it ironic that the Democratic Party is the one upset most about Sarah Palin’s 17-year old daughter being pregnant (she’ll be 18 in October)? Isn’t this the party that promotes Women and Women’s rights the most? Over 55% of the Democratic Party is Women. This is the party that supports a Woman’s right to choose. This is the party that says Women CAN juggle work and family successfully. This is the party that says Women don’t have to be married to raise a family. This is the party that demands equal pay for Women. Would these pro-choice Democrats prefer that she had an abortion a few months ago or wait a couple of more months to jam a tube in its head during birth and suck its brains out? Militant Pro-choicers do tend to forget that LIFE is one of the choices.
Are they saying that Sarah Palin is a bad parent because she couldn’t manage to control a teenage girl 100% of the time? Even parents who are home all the time become pre-mature grandparents. Are they aware there’s are over 750,000 pregnant teenagers in America right now? Are they ALL the product of bad parenting? Are these teenagers not responsible at all for their own actions? With parents, schools, and even TV shows promoting safe sex is it really safe to assume there’s even one pregnant teenage girl who had absolutely no idea pregnancy was possible?
To insinuate she’s a bad parent because of her daughter’s personal actions is irresponsible. I’m sure when Ted Bundy got into the University of Washington his friends and family congratulated his parents for doing such a good job of raising this intelligent well-behaved young man. At what point did THEY become bad parents? Teenagers are going to be teenagers. All a parent can do is teach them what they can. If a teenager chooses to ignore the warnings then that’s not the parents fault. That’s where personal responsibility comes into play.
Are they saying that Sarah Palin is a bad parent because she couldn’t manage to control a teenage girl 100% of the time? Even parents who are home all the time become pre-mature grandparents. Are they aware there’s are over 750,000 pregnant teenagers in America right now? Are they ALL the product of bad parenting? Are these teenagers not responsible at all for their own actions? With parents, schools, and even TV shows promoting safe sex is it really safe to assume there’s even one pregnant teenage girl who had absolutely no idea pregnancy was possible?
To insinuate she’s a bad parent because of her daughter’s personal actions is irresponsible. I’m sure when Ted Bundy got into the University of Washington his friends and family congratulated his parents for doing such a good job of raising this intelligent well-behaved young man. At what point did THEY become bad parents? Teenagers are going to be teenagers. All a parent can do is teach them what they can. If a teenager chooses to ignore the warnings then that’s not the parents fault. That’s where personal responsibility comes into play.
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