I have just watched Barack Obama and John McCain being interviewed by the pastor of the Saddleback Church. These were two one-hour question and answer sessions,w ith Obama having the first hour and McCain having the second hour.
It was very interesting. obama was very tight-- trying to give precise, logical answers to th big social and religious problems of our complicated century, such as abortion and gay marriage.
McCain was very loose and gave quick, short answers in the very bst "Regan-esque" delivery, which of course included humor, friendliness ("my good friends"), and faith in the future of our country, with a lot of peronal stories mixed in. He's "The Great Communicator!"
The first question of course had to do with the 40 million abortions since Roe-vs.-Wade. To with: at what point does a fetus deserve the protection of the law?
Obama tried to give a thought-out answer to a very complicated moral and ethical situation. I certainly can't argue Theology, but I do know a set-up when I see one. Therefore, I would have given quite a different answer.
If it is true that there are 40 million less people in our population today as a result of Roe-vs.-Wade, then how many less people do we have today due to people's use of some form of contraceptives? A billion? Should these people also face jail time?
As i said, I can't argue theology, but I sure can tell anyone with any sense at all that JAIL IS NOT THE ANSWER!
The interview then went on to Gay Marriage, which went somewhat easier than the abortion talk, but was still awkward compared to McCain's simplistic reasons, from which he reasoned that the Evangelicals had all the answers and the rest of the population should live by their rules.
of coruse Mccain had plenty of stories related to his confinement during the Vietnam War, which was truly horrible, but there were many other P.O.W.s who suffered similar experiences. McCain, however, is the only one who claims that this qualifies him to be President of the United States of America.
He claims he is a maverick, but he voted 95 percent with the Bush failed policies.
Like the present president, who claimed to be a "compassionate conservative," McCain claims that he has only the best interest for all the citizens of our country as his goal, when in truth, both Bush & McCain cater to the very wealthy, mostly white, elite of our society.
As I said before, this is quickly turning our middle class working families into poor working family. We are on our way to a class society-- super poor or super rich, with no in-between. Unacceptable!
VOTE STRAIGHT DEMOCRAT in 2008.
PS- I would like one of th enational polling organizations to take a very simple survey of the American Public and I encourage you to respond here on this blogsit to the following question:
In your opinion, how much jail time should a woman serve if she has an abortion?
A. No Jail time (0 years)
B. Three Years
C. Five Years
D. Ten or more years
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