Comments on: Congratulations, President Obama

By: hilarybarnett

hilarybarnett — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:23:46 +0000

Bret,
Thanks for the question. I am disappointed in the President’s decision to rescind the Mexico City Policy. But I can’t say that I am surprised, as that is a promise he made during his campaign, and a policy that has been reversed with each new incoming president from a different party. Obama made it clear that he is committed to women having a “right to choose”, and this executive order was his first act to support his beliefs.

Although some pro-abortion groups would state that this will improve women’s health in third world countries because certain organizations will now receive more funding to assist in “family planning”, I personally feel that handing out a condom is one thing, and advising a women to get an abortion is quite another. I don’t believe that having an abortion contributes to a woman’s good health and well being at all, not to mention it is the murder of innocent life. Unless her life is in danger, I don’t see a need for an abortion to take place.

This is where Obama and I differ, and as I said, I don’t agree with many of his policies. It seems as though he is taking strong action to distance himself from the Bush administration early in his term, to prove to his base that he will keep his promises to them.

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:48:43 +0000

Just curious…. what was your take on Fridays late late afternoon executive order? Now we arent just giving Planned Parenthood $338 million a year to commit abortion here in the states, the Mexico City Policy insures that our money will go overseas to pay for abortions.

By: tipptalk

tipptalk — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:07:42 +0000

I sat in awe and just couldn’t stop being amazed. I looked at Joe as we watched all the proud African Americans and said, FORTY years ago they would not have been able to be in school, eat, work along side or with us. During our PARENTS lifetime we have made such progress!

What hope that gives countries like Iraq and Sudan and Afghanistan. I am amazed at the ability of people to show some good in a world that seems so bad so often. There is so much work to be done.

By: Cincinnati Bob

Cincinnati Bob — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:12:26 +0000

Mr. Obama was elected President because of an adoring, biased, slobbering love affair from the major news media and a mostly ignorant and uninformed voter base and irrational “Bush haters”. I hope that his “policies” are a failure, because they will be harmful to our economy and national security. I am happy that a man of color is our President, although he has no skin in the civil rights struggle; since no slaves were ever brought to America from Kenya, his Father’s native Land. While I am frightened and apprehensive about our Country’s future, I take comfort in this: “Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”.