In just a few days history will be made one way or the other with the 2008 United States Presidential
Election. We will have either the first president of color or the first woman vice president. Many people
seem to be looking at these firsts and getting caught up in the novelty of them. The economy is a major
issue as well. With the recent stock market plunge and companies going bankrupt people are worried
about their financial security. While making history and the state of the econonomy should certainly be
of interest, there are other substantial questions many have regarding the next presidential candidate.
Some of the issues of interest that people may look to in order to make a decision on who to vote for
may be the candidate's view of abortion, stem cell research, and same sex marriage.
While searching Barack Obama's official website, http://www.barackobama.com for his stance on
abortion I find it as a subcategory under "Women's Issues". His website clearly states that he supports
abortion. Regarding the Roe vs. Wade decision his website says that "He opposes any constitutional
amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in that case." According to the Washington Post, Senator
Obama voted present 129 times on issues ranging from promoting school discipline to prohibiting sex shops near
places of worship. The Washington Post goes on to say that voting present on the abortion issues was Obama's way
of voting in favor of abortion without seeming to. The article stated that the Illinois branch of Planned Parenthood
gave him a 100% ProChoice Voting Rating, and that Obama and Pam Sutherland, chief lobbyist for the Illinois branch
of Planned Parenthood , had an understanding and in Pam Sutherland's own words "We worked on the 'present'
vote strategy with Obama."
John McCain, on the other hand, is prolife ,according to his official website, http://www.johnmccain.com .
McCain has given 'The Sanctity of Life' a category of its own under 'Issues' on his website. The fact that he has
given abortion its own category rather than lumping it under 'Women's Issues' as Obama's website did may
lead one to believe that it is an issue he is passionate about. National Right to Life, a well known pro-life
organization, endorses McCain and states that he has cast 31 pro-life votes since 1997. John McCain, who
with his wife Cindy adopted a little girl from Mother Teresa's orphanage in Bangladesh in 1993, has this
to say on the issue of abortion "At its core, abortion is a human tragedy. To effect meaningful change,
we must engage the debate at a human level."
Another issue of importance and often controversy is stem cell research. Stem cells are cells found in
preborn babies, children and adults. They can be harvested mainly from embryos, bone marrow, and
umbilical cord blood. Basically stem cells are cells that potentially hold promise for many ailments
because they have the ability to renew themselves and they can be grown into specialized cells. The
controversy regarding stem cell research is in regard to using embryos. There are individuals who object
to this type of stem cell research.
John McCain is one such individual. McCain says that he opposes intentionally creating human
embryos in a laboratory or obtaining human cells gestated in animals for use in stem cell research.
Instead, his website claims, he strongly supports funding for amniotic fluid and adult stem cell research,
as well as other scientific study that does not use human embryos.
Barack Obama's stance on stem cell research is vastly different from that of McCain's. In a press
release by Obama on April 11, 2007 he states that he "firmly believes and supports expanded research
of embryonic stem cells to combat disease."
Third, there is the issue of same sex marriage. Some Americans see nothing wrong with same sex
marriage. Some Americans are in favor of same sex marriage. However, some Americans view it as the
breakdown of the family.
Lesbian Life's About.com host Kathy Belge states that Obama is in favor of a civil but not legal union
between homosexuals. Belge says that Obama would let the individual states decide whether or not
same sex unions would be legal. According to Belge Obama also believes that homosexuals should have
the right to adopt children, as well as serve openly in the military. Also the Human Rights Campaign, the
largest national homosexual association, gave Obama a score of 89 out of 100 for his support of
homosexual rights in the year 2006.
John McCain's view on same sex marriage is the polar opposite of Obama's. McCain states on his
website that he believes that the institution of marriage is a union between a man and a woman. He
also states that he believes the family represents the foundation of Western Civilization and civil society.
Also, according to the U.S. Senate McCain voted for the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, which does not
require states to recognize same sex marriages.
As you can see John McCain and Barack Obama do not see eye to eye on any of these three issues.
The one thing they do seem to have in common is their drive and determination to be the next
president of the United States.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Obama Voters
Obama Voters
This proves that poeple go to the poles blindly. Poeple will hear family and friends say who they are voting for and thats how they decide who to vote for. I can say personally people around me don't even know the issues about whats going on in america. 90% don't even care to know whats going on around us. And when the news came out a party broke out at my place of work. What happened to the days when we voted about the issues at hand. And then when the new hero came on TV to talk, he said that he wasn't going to do anything but start planning for his next term. So basicly he is going to do the same thing he did as a Sentor which was nothing. People wake up!!! We are paying this guy to just lay around the White House and do nothing while our country is going though tuff times. What about all the promises that was made to the American people. Reminds me of a used salesman. Promises the world and you drive off with a lemon. All I can say America is that you asked for it and now the whole country will have to pay for it. It will go down in the history books as history land mark in the making but for us that will have to live it , will be the day that America was conned by the greatest con man that has ever lived. The link below of Howard Stern is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSOjx5Mh7w
This proves that poeple go to the poles blindly. Poeple will hear family and friends say who they are voting for and thats how they decide who to vote for. I can say personally people around me don't even know the issues about whats going on in america. 90% don't even care to know whats going on around us. And when the news came out a party broke out at my place of work. What happened to the days when we voted about the issues at hand. And then when the new hero came on TV to talk, he said that he wasn't going to do anything but start planning for his next term. So basicly he is going to do the same thing he did as a Sentor which was nothing. People wake up!!! We are paying this guy to just lay around the White House and do nothing while our country is going though tuff times. What about all the promises that was made to the American people. Reminds me of a used salesman. Promises the world and you drive off with a lemon. All I can say America is that you asked for it and now the whole country will have to pay for it. It will go down in the history books as history land mark in the making but for us that will have to live it , will be the day that America was conned by the greatest con man that has ever lived. The link below of Howard Stern is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSOjx5Mh7w
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