Comments on: A New Low

By: StrawberrybitesBarky

StrawberrybitesBarky — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:00:05 +0000

Half black. And what courage? Sorry, but that “above my pay grade” remark is military speak for “I’m too stupid and lazy to find out”.

By: tonya

tonya — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:57:10 +0000

I write the truth, what you right winged idiots who know your days are numbered can’t handle it.

By: tonya

tonya — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:55:06 +0000

You are beyond ignorant, Obama even running in this election as a black man has shown his courage.

He will win and that will be something that no one can take away.

He is a strong intelligent black man and I guess that would scare a lot of people.

By: StrawberrybitesBarky

StrawberrybitesBarky — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:50:14 +0000

Um, what are you babbling on about? Everything you just spouted has already been debunked here. Go back and read over the old diares.

By: tonya

tonya — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:46:11 +0000

Palin had her baby and that’s good for her but with the way the laws are today she had a choice and she choose to have her baby but if Palin had her way women would not have that choice.

I don’t believe in anything that Palin does such as I feel a woman has a right to choose she doesn’t, I feel that sex education should be taught in schools she doesn’t, I believe in birth control she doesn’t, I believe in equal pay for women she doesn’t and the list goes on and on….

Just one week before McCain picked Palin as his VP she was praising Obama saying she liked Obama’s message of change and that she was glad that Obama was gaining on McCain in the polls in Alaska and she liked Obama’s energy plan so clearly McCain had not vetted this woman.

McCain has said he doesn’t know much about the economy and from what he’s offering the American people he shows that he doesn’t and I don’t know if Palin knows a lot about the economy because yesterday she said that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was funded by tax payers when they are privately funded.

Bring on the debates and the American people will clearly see who is for them.

By: NoBAma

NoBAma — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:31:02 +0000

Hillary will never say a bad thing about Sarah palin-she will attack John Mc cain’s policies, that’s all. She likes palin. She reminds her of her younger self.

By: HOW DARE SHE KEEP THAT BABY ALIVE! : NO QUARTER

HOW DARE SHE KEEP THAT BABY ALIVE! : NO QUARTER — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:22:30 +0000

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By: LandOLincoln

LandOLincoln — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:23:22 +0000

There’s no such thing as “partial birth abortion.”

It’s a RW lie calculated to trap pro-choice Democrats like Wes Clark and–while I hate to put the duplicitous creep into the same category as my beloved general–Barack Obama.

I repeat: there is no such thing as “partial birth abortion.” The actual procedure is called “intact dilation and extration,” and it’s very, very rarely performed. In fact, four years ago when I tolled the doctors and nurses in the university department of Ob/Gyn where I was then employed, none of the doctors had ever performed the procedure, and only one resident knew someone who had.

However, virtually to a man or woman, they answered my question in those exact words: “There’s no such thing as partial birth abortion.”

The ID&E procedure is generally performed in the case of a woman who hasn’t had good prenatal care and who is found–literally at the last moment–to be carrying a fetus with a fatal anomaly such as anencephaly and/or hydrocephaly, making a normal vaginal delivery out of the question, and for whom a c-section is not practical or even possible.

By: RedDragon62

RedDragon62 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:56:10 +0000

These assholes make me sick to my stomach!

By: For Impartial Journalism

For Impartial Journalism — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:14:32 +0000

Important to remember that Michelle fought against the Partial Birth Abortion Ban in Illinois.

She was so against it she held fundraisers to help get the Bill defeated in the Illinois State Legislature.

To the best of my knowledge, it is the only political cause she ever advocated publicly.

What’s that really say about her respect for life?

Just sayin’ . . .

By: For Impartial Journalism

For Impartial Journalism — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:09:28 +0000

Wow – that is a profound statement.

I never looked at it that way . . . thank you!

By: Chiten

Chiten — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:03:50 +0000

since obi has two young daughters to raise, he should drop out of the race and allow the better candidate (with the adult daughter) be the democratic candidate instead (since she DID win the primary and all).
Can’t have it both ways obi. You may have gotten away with it with your buddies calling the shots, but your buddies don’t control the republican party.

By: Chiten

Chiten — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:55:32 +0000

I agree that there are entirely too many people that use abortion as a form of birth control. Either use protection to start with, don’t have sex, or learn to take responsibility.
If a teenager has an accident and she and her family decide to abort, I support the choice. If she does it again, something else needs to be happening because she didn’t learn the first time.
The thing that makes me most mad is when they won’t use birth control “for religous reasons” but then have their secret abortion and it’s just fine.
I’m pro-choice, but I’m also pro-responsibility. I’m pro-life, but I’m also pro-humanity.
There’s no clear cut category for me, just like there isn’t for lost of people. MANY, MANY people would say “I wouldn’t have an abortion myself, but I don’t want that choice taken from someone else”. That’s my feeling. But the same people also say “Abortion shouldn’t be used as birth control”. That’s also my feeling. And the same people say “There should be limits to abortions”. That’s my feeling too. None of these contradict one another. Each of them calls for one thing and one thing only. Adult Responsibility. Each and every time you have sex, be prepared and use birth control if you don’t want to get pregnant. If you get prenant anyway, weigh your choices heavily. You are destroying a part of yourself that has the potential to be a separate human being. There are cases where I would not argue that it is better to end the prenancy than go through with it, if your health isn’t at risk or there is no danger the baby will have severe conditions of any kind, I don’t think you should have an abortion, but that’s your decision to make. Many, many people like to adopt newborns and if you don’t want to raise the baby, there are people out there who would give it a happy, loved home and have been just waiting for the chance. Being pro-choice means looking at ALL the choices including abortion, adoption, assistance, and many other things we don’t even know about. I want all these options to remain on the table and each individual to be counciled on what would ge the best for them and the possible child.
I have supported individuals in getting abortions. I have also supported individuals in going through with their pregnancy. This is a very individualized decision. My own wish is that any child who could live a happy and healthy life be given the opportunity to do so if the mother’s health isn’t at risk. If the mother ends up in the same position a second time, then the mother needs to have some reprecussion along with the choice. This is NOT choosing what outfit to wear in the morning, this is a life/death decision that should never be taken lightly, but abortion must remain a possibility in the decision making.

By: Chiten

Chiten — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:38:02 +0000

I’m proud to say I have a cousin who beat the odds. She is now 58 years old and was born with Downs Syndrome. She wasn’t expected to live into her late teens, but she did. Then she wasn’t expected to live past her 20′s, but she did. Then her 30′s, but she did. They kept trying to give her an expiration date and she kept right on going. She’s still going and is one of the happiest, healthiest people in my family. She has been a blessing to many generations, never forgets a name or a face and absolutely covers you with love every time you see her. Sometimes, I feel like she’s very blessed in a way. She has no feelings of “evil” within her. She doesn’t know what hatred is. She only knows love and how it is to be loved by your family and friends. Her mother took care of her by herself her entire life. Now, as an adult, she is taking care of her mother. She doesn’t know everything to do, but she knows when her mother in’t acting normal, she knows to call her sister or an ambulance and then her sister. She’ll never discover cold fusion, but she is an expert in warm love.

By: Chiten

Chiten — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:29:14 +0000

I had a student with Cerebral Palsy. It angered me to no end that the foolish administrator at the time wanted to put her in the functonally mentally handicapped class. A fellow teacher and I fought it tooth and nail to ensure she was in regular classes, even some gifted classes. She has since graduated and is now a teacher herself.
I got the most beautiful letter from her when she graduated. I kept it and read it occaisionally when I’m feeling as though I’m not making a difference. I still hear from her from time to time. Do to my changing in positions as she grew older, I ended up going with her from middle school to high school and was able to have her in class for 6 years in a row. I put a lot of love and work into that child and she has made me more proud than any other student I have ever had.
She was so excited when I put her on my academic team (quiz bowl) and told me later that was the highlight of her entire high school experience that someone would do that after the one guy had try to put her into that horrible class. Of course I cried, she cried, everybody cried and it was one of the most wonderful, fulfilling experiences in my life.
I’ve been blessed to work with many children with many different abilities from the gifted/talented to the special olympics and that’s something nobody can ever take away from me, nor would I allow them to.