How Can Pro-Life Advocates Still Not Know Barack Obama's Pro-Abortion Views?
by Kathryn Jean Lopez
Speaking to a group of young Catholics in New York almost one month before Election Day, I had a harsh awakening as jarring as a shot of Wild Turkey 101. Weeks before going to the polling booth, Americans do not know Barack Obama. In a packed bar, I was discussing the contentious question of whether a Catholic can support Obama for president. I highlighted the priority that defending innocent human lives takes in these considerations, according to the Church. I then went through Obama's radical record on abortion. The jolt came after I finished speaking, when one by one, people told me they had no idea Obama was so radical. They were shocked. And so was I. We've been understandably focused on the economy lately, so much so that it's as if there are no other issues. But there are. And in the time we have left, voters must consider them. Obama has stood on the floor of the Illinois statehouse and argued that a baby born alive due to a botched abortion should not have the same rights as a child carried to term. That, in and of itself -- his opposition to Illinois' Born Alive Infants Protection Act, which sought to mandate safeguards for such unwanted children -- is a heavy obstacle to overcome for those Obama fans concerned about the future and dignity of human life. He defended infanticide. That alone would be enough to keep me from voting for him. But, as it happens, it's not the only ethical affront the Obama campaign has committed, and far from the only offense to human rights that the Democratic presidential candidate supports. Full story at LifeNews.com.
Barack Obama's Hope? That Americans Won't Know He's Radically Pro-Abortion
by Laura Echevarria
Once again, the political season brings out the strangest behavior in people. Normal, ordinary citizens seem to morph into voters with "The Rage" at the mere mention of the candidate they oppose. Where have we gone wrong as a nation? Have we lost our sense of etiquette? Have we no manners when we disagree on the issues? I fear our problem runs deeper than that. Over the years, certain candidates and their friends in the media have become very adept at manipulating the facts regarding a candidate's record on an issue. As a result, people vote and react with their "feelings." No longer do we find facts easily at our disposal. If you want to learn about a candidate, you-not the local news reporter-you will have to be the one to sift through records and web sites to figure out where a candidate stands. Manipulation and propaganda rear their ugly heads during these elections and the whitewashing of a candidate's record is just part of the business for some. As hard as it is it seems to find the truth, it is out there. Full story at LifeNews.com
