Do you ever get the impression the liberal media disdain Gov. Sarah Palin not just because she's a strong conservative addition to the McCain ticket, but because she's a mother of five who practices the family values she preaches? I would submit that's a strong likelihood, at least in the case of Slate's Jacob Weisberg, who posits in the September 15 Newsweek that (emphases mine):
Palin's pro-life purism is as ethically flawed as it is politically damaging to the GOP. By vaunting their pro-life agenda over everything else, conservatives are abandoning one of their most valuable insights, that intact, two-parent families are best for children and the foundation of a healthy society.
Weisberg is so skeeved out by Gov. Palin's "purism" on abortion that he practically waxes nostalgic for the days of Vice President Dan Quayle:
Story Continues Below Ad ↓About this, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Bennett, Gertrude Himmelfarb and, yes, Dan Quayle, were entirely correct. Remember Murphy Brown? I always thought the former vice president was on solid ground when he called it morally irresponsible to encourage women without the TV character's resources to embark on child rearing on their own. In today's GOP, Quayle wouldn't condemn Murphy Brown. He'd call her up to the stage and salute her for choosing life.
So let me get this straight. Palin is a bad social conservative because she doesn't value abortion as a remedy to single motherhood?!
Weisberg clearly doesn't get that the source of Palin's pro-life "purism" is grounded in her personal faith in Jesus Christ. Or perhaps he does, and that's what frightens him more than anything: a Republican whose pro-life values come not from calculated political expediency but a heart-felt belief in God.
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Gack! What convoluted
September 8, 2008 - 10:43 ET by Ruths husband BenGack! What convoluted logic! A two parent (Father and Mother) is better. True. So to achieve that, we advocate killing any baby who is not fortunate enough to be born into the ideal family?! In the words of the immortal Moe, "What a maroon!".
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Abortion essential to family values...
September 8, 2008 - 10:54 ET by HeavyChevyuh, if your killing all your children you don't have much of a family do you?
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Ken, I can't really add
September 8, 2008 - 10:57 ET by bigtimerKen, I can't really add anything to this, you summed it up beautifully in your last paragraph.
That is exactly what bothers people like Weisberg and others like him.
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Already Past Pro-Life
September 8, 2008 - 11:05 ET by JDWAP: The Messiah media is attacking her religion and how it affects not simply abortion but heterosexuality.
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"Frightens him" gets it exactly right ...
September 8, 2008 - 11:09 ET by... as does your observation that Weisberg's fear stems from "a Republican whose pro-life values come not from calculated political expediency but a heart-felt belief in God."
To a liberal, principled beliefs are the last refuge of scoundrels.
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September 8, 2008 - 11:15 ET by Jack Bauer....
The MSM is losing it!
September 8, 2008 - 11:11 ET by mattmTheir cheese has slipped off their crackers. Their hatred of conservatives has sent them on a one way trip to Meshugehville.
No alternative?
September 8, 2008 - 11:12 ET by JaneyThe only alternative to single parenthood that this guy can come up with is abortion? I don't remember Dan Quayle saying Murphy Brown should have aborted her baby!
Simply bizarre.
If they knew what an
September 8, 2008 - 11:27 ET by wiwfIf they knew what an abortion really was they'd be against it.
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To say the left has no idea
September 8, 2008 - 11:52 ET by RandogTo say the left has no idea idea what abortion is presents a faulty premise. They know full well what abortion is but devote themselves to justifying it with the spin of "choice", the "return to back alley" fear-mongering, twisted interpretations of Catholocism, and pushing for as many abortions as possible.
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Weisberg
September 8, 2008 - 11:27 ET by KC MulvilleYeah, I saw this on Slate, and frankly it gave me shivers. Weisberg is the same guy who, a couple of weeks ago, claimed that the only possible explanation for Obama losing is racism. The guy is out there.
The arguments are chilling examples of circular illogic. It assumes what he's trying to prove. He favors abortion on the "family values" grounds that only marriages between partners above the age of 25 have a statistically acceptable chance of lasting. Therefore, we're looking for two qualities: being over 25, and being married. To any mother not married or not 25, Weisberg believes it's best to abort the baby.
But like so many other abortion arguments, the exact same logic applies to six-month olds. All arguments in favor of abortion apply equally to six-month old babies.
OK, maybe so, but then the morality of abortion has absolutely nothing to do with whether the mother is married and over 25. For all your ideas of "beneficial effects," you still haven't come close to justifying abortion.
(Amost every pro-abortion argument can be made about six-month old infants. It's kind of an easy test. The only legitimate pro-abortion arguments have to explain how a fetus is morally different than an infant. If the argument dwells instead on any other question, it's automatically invalid.)
The left is trying to paint
September 8, 2008 - 11:32 ET by Clear thinkerThe left is trying to paint the pro-life issue with Gov. Palin as a pro-rapist agenda. These are the dumbest people on the planet and seem to revel in proving it.
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I Don't Get It...
September 8, 2008 - 11:39 ET by Secret ConservativeIn what way is it counter to the conservative belief structure for a MARRIED woman with five children to be pro-life, believe in the sanctity of marriage and LIVE the belief that a two-parent home is best for children? I would say she REPRESENTS that belief structure. You know, being pro-life does not mean one encourages single women to have babies. It means one encourages single women NOT to have sex - and if a single woman SHOULD become pregnant, to consider MARRYING the father or putting the baby up for adoption.
Dan Quayle criticized the TV character of Murphy Brown as a single woman having a baby with absolutely NO interest in marrying the father - and having it touted as admirable. That is also not a contradiction of conservative beliefs.
You know, even Sarah Palin's child-care arrangements are not a contradiction to conservative beliefs. As I have read, her husband chooses to work 3rd shift so he can be home with the children during the day and she is with them at night. There are perhaps millions of Americans who do the same thing so they can have careers and also raise their families. It appears that as Vice President, her husband will most likely be at home with the children (and a LOT of domestic help, which is given to ALL Vice Presidents). How is any of this a contradiction???
Murphy Brown CHOSE not to marry the babies father
September 8, 2008 - 11:42 ET by Dee BunkBristol is marrying the father. Still, of course, whether it's a T.V. character or a real life person - having the baby is preferable to an abortion.
Quale was saying that the storyline encouraged and romanticized single motherhood. If the show had been about how the man left her and she desperately decided to keep the child because she couldn't face an abortion, that would be quite different.
There is a hierarchy in order of best to worse
1.) Don't have sex unless you are married. If married sex produces a child have the baby and raise it or give it up for adoption
2.) If you do have pre-marital sex, make sure it's in a loving relationship - if pregnancy results marry the father and keep the baby.
3.) If you can't marry the father, keep the baby and raise it with help or give it up for adoption.
4.) In a pregnancy from casual sex with someone you don't love - keep baby and raise it with help or give it up for adoption
5.) The only fatally bad decision is to kill the innocent child
I should reiterate as I've said many times. I do not judge or hold any woman responsible for having an abortion. I hold politicians who have made it a normal and acceptable method of birth control and have brainwashed (especially very young pre-teens, teens, and women) into thinking there is nothing wrong with it. They have encouraged very young children and women to make the abortion decision without consulting with adults who love and care about them and without any meaningful counseling. Then these young children and woman grow older and feel guilty but continue to support abortion because they can't really face what they have done. They have to forgive themselves before they can support life.
I don't believe I've ever
September 8, 2008 - 11:45 ET by iconoclastI don't believe I've ever seen the liberals so freightened. It is amazing to watch. Bringing Gov. Palin on board was just brilliant. The liberals are hanging themselves. Conservatives don't have to do a thing but stand back and watch. Simply brilliant.
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The Long March
September 8, 2008 - 11:55 ET by nofateThe long march through the institutions continues:
This dates back to the 1930's at least. They were having difficulty figuring out why the everyday people weren't getting on board. So they figured out a long term plan to force them on board.
Latest images of sunspots- oops!, there are none for a whole month now. Gobal cooling anyone? Excuse me, climate change.
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What is McCain's abortion stand?
September 8, 2008 - 11:58 ET by m4ster chiefSpeaking of abortion, can anyone tell me precisely what McCain's stand on abortion is, please? I've looked for it...just came from his website and there is nothing specific. I would like to hear or read a flat statement from him that says, essentially, "I am against abortion and will do everything in my power as president to end abortion in all its forms." Or words to that effect. Just saying, "Abortion is one of our problems in this country..." is not enough for me since I don't trust him anyway.
If I could read or hear him state his absolute opposition to abortion, I might, MIGHT, vote for him, but only because of Palin.
Can anybody help me?
"If I could read or hear
September 8, 2008 - 12:30 ET by ckc1227"If I could read or hear him state his absolute opposition to abortion, I might, MIGHT, vote for him, but only because of Palin.
Can anybody help me?"
Just curious, what's Obama's feelings on abortion, and how does an Obama presidency reduce abortions?
I know why you ask, but...
September 8, 2008 - 16:28 ET by m4ster chief...here is the reason I ask:
Let's say, for instance, you are a German Jew in 1939. Would you vote for Hitler or Goebbels? Or neither, perhaps. I'm not insinuating either of our candidates compare to those two monsters, but the concept is the same to me. When I stand in front of my Judge on the great Judgement Day, I don't want to be found with even a minute trace of innocent blood on my hands.
So am I a single-issue voter? Yeah, I guess I am when it comes to the slaughter of innocent human life. It's just one of those things we each have to decide for ourselves.
I'm still waiting for an answer, or a link to the answer...whatever.
Chief...McCain on abortion
September 8, 2008 - 16:34 ET by LionKingWhen McCain was at Rick Warren's summit a few weeks ago, he was asked when life begins (so was Barry); his response was that life begins at conception...maybe I am assuming, but to take a life is murder, so I suspect that McCain is against abortion.
As for Obama and his pay-grade comment...now he claims that it is a theological issue and he is no theologian and not qualified to make that judgment...so, interestingly, he CHOOSES the side that endorses murder. Furthermore, as a state senator in Illinois he actually approved of legislation that would allow a doctor to kill an infant if it survived an abortion attempt. Obama has been a long time supporter of the heinous act they call partial-birth abortion. The fact that he calls himself a Christian sickens me!
Thanks, LK, but...
September 8, 2008 - 19:47 ET by m4ster chief...I am well aware of where Obama stands; I just haven't found a definitive and specific quote from McCain on where he stands.
As Ken has pointed out in
September 8, 2008 - 11:59 ET by Clear thinkerAs Ken has pointed out in bold... "conservatives are abandoning one of their most valuable insights, that intact, two-parent families are best for children and the foundation of a healthy society."
What a stupid statement. The Author evidently lives and works in an insulated uber-liberal community like Greenwich Village in NYC. I would be surprised if the author even knows a Conservative.
As far as I'm concerned, the Palin family seems very intact!
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"By vaunting their pro-life
September 8, 2008 - 12:14 ET by ckc1227"By vaunting their pro-life agenda over everything else, conservatives are abandoning one of their most valuable insights, that intact, two-parent families are best for children and the foundation of a healthy society."
Yeah, that makes sense....if you're a simple minded fool....or a liberal(as if there's a difference).
Folks, that morons like this can get decent jobs is proof positive that the American Dream is alive and well, because if they can do it, anyone can.
What a moron on so many levels!!!
September 8, 2008 - 13:09 ET by c5thenHis argumnet has got more holes in it than a colander.
1. Yes, two parent intact families are the best environment to raise children in. But murdering the baby is not second best.
2. Bristol Palin will not be a single mother, she is getting married to her finace, the baby's father, soon and they will raise their family together.
3. Why don't you ask Dan Quayle rather than putting word in his mouth that don't fit his views.
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Assassinating unborn human
September 8, 2008 - 17:02 ET by celatorAssassinating unborn human beings may well be a core value of media leftists, but not to the rest of us.
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
Jesse Ventura's PDS!
September 8, 2008 - 18:17 ET by goldenthroatThis pathetic excuse for a former governor is now shooting off his mouth about Sarah's "inexperience"...read on:
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/ventura_palin_vp/2008/09/08/128860.html
Then he says she needs to finish the job she was elected to as governor.
Funny thing, Jess. You have never said that about Osama Bama!
This knucklehead was body slammed one too many times when he was a "professional" wrestler.
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Come on, Golden
September 8, 2008 - 18:21 ET by BlondeJesse had experience....he knows how to bleach his hair blonder than mine!
What's up with the lack of gubenatorial solidarity, eh?
Hey, I'd vote for you...and support you too if you were running for office. You're an ANGLER!
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Hey, Blonde!
September 8, 2008 - 19:13 ET by goldenthroatAnd I have more years experience in angling than Osama Bama has in the U.S. Senate!
Gee, maybe that's the career move I have been looking for?
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Me too, Golden
September 8, 2008 - 19:23 ET by BlondeOf course, a four year old has more experience than Obama does in the Senate, LOL.
I think I'm going to write Governor Palin a letter, offer to be her family's personal travel and angling consultant, when they visit the great state of Florida!
I know they fish....how cool would that be?
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Blonde, I have an idea!
September 8, 2008 - 20:14 ET by goldenthroatMaybe we can get President McCain to establish a Department of Travel and Tourism! Makes me wonder why the feds have never established that? Or is that something already under the Department of the Interior?
Either way, it sure would fit in with Sarah Baracuda being a life member of the NRA, an avid angler and hunter, and her husband being a seasoned outdoorman. You could be an amBASSador to Lake Ocheechobee and I'll oversee the walleye, perch and smallmouth bass fishing on Lake Erie.
Sounds like a plan - outdoorsmen, unite!
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Gov. Palin has terrified the
September 8, 2008 - 20:47 ET by cocodrieGov. Palin has terrified the left-wing extremists and has them running scared. I suggest a new dress code for them - kilts and tennis shoes so they can s--- and run at the same time.