Obama Campaign Ad Victimizes Women

Scrolling through headlines on TheBlaze, I came across what is possibly one of the most ridiculous campaign ads I’ve seen since I became interested in politics four years ago. Put out by the Obama campaign, the ad features a woman named “Jenni” who “has never felt this way before” and believes “it’s a scary time to be a woman” because Mitt Romney “opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception,” “would outlaw all abortion,” and would “overturn Roe v. Wade” (actually, the Supreme Court could only do that…). Apparently, the Republican candidate’s pro-life stance makes him “so out of touch.”

Back the campaign train up a little bit. It’s a scary time to be a woman because the candidate who may become the next President of the United States is pro-life and thinks you should pay for your own contraceptives? The Obama camp has stooped to a new and just plain laughable low in trying to reinvigorate the originally fabricated “war on women.”

I’m not sure what disgusts me more—the Obama camp’s glaring attempt to victimize all women who want insurance-provider funded sex-lives, the attempt to create a gender war that isn’t there, or the absurdity of the selfish statement that “it’s a scary time to be a woman” because of Mitt Romney’s stance on abortion.

“It’s a scary time to be a woman,” says “Jenni” of the Obama ad. I think Jenni—and the Obama campaign—need to wake up, stop victimizing all women, pay for their own contraceptives, and not expect pro-life Americans to be “cool” with funding abortion with our tax dollars. Grown American women really have no excuse to be afraid.

It’s a scary time to be an unborn child. We have a President who twice voted against a partial birth abortion ban, and who stated that he wouldn’t want his daughters to be “punished with a baby.” We have an administration that dished out several million dollars in federal funding to Planned Parenthood branches in Tennessee, New Jersey and North Carolina when those states voted to defund Planned Parenthood of federal money.

It’s a scary time to be an unborn baby girl. Especially when those federally funded Planned Parenthood branches condone and counsel on sex-selective abortion.

Liberals cry for “women’s rights!” and for “a woman’s right to choose!” constantly. But under Obamacare, pro-life women don’t get to choose whether to support abortion or not, because insurance providers including religious institutions will be forced to fund practices against religious conscience. Obama and liberal politicians have already made that choice for us.

Jenni might be right—that it’s a scary time to be a woman—but for the wrong reasons. It’s a scary time to be a woman in a society that increasingly views women as objects for sexual gratification.

It’s a scary time to be a woman when those that supposedly so strongly support “women’s health” are the same groups that profit from emotionally scarring and life-changing procedures like abortions. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen an ad for Planned Parenthood in my school newspaper, entreating college students to “have a happy sex life” thanks to Planned Parenthood’s available contraceptive options. In a sick and twisted model of business, Planned Parenthood promotes promiscuity which inevitably leads to unwanted pregnancies, resulting in millions of abortions—and profits for Planned Parenthood—a year.

“Jenni” is afraid because she may have to pay for her own birth control and be told she’s not allowed to kill her unborn child. But she doesn’t seem afraid of the actual act of abortion, nor is she afraid of the repercussions she could be subject to. The ad doesn’t mention the two lives that were lost just recently when a young woman died after an abortion procedure. Jenni should be much more afraid of being exploited by the practices of Planned Parenthood than she should be of Mitt Romney’s pro-life stance.

This ad’s depiction of Romney is quite impressive to me, and actually reaffirms my support for him. But the ad is even more so a testament to the miniscule value that the Obama administration and most liberals give life itself. The claim that “it’s a scary time to be a woman” is selfish when you think about the baby girls who never have the chance to become women because of the mother’s decision for abortion rather than life.

It’s a scary time to be a woman if you find it necessary to paint yourself as the victim of individuals and candidates who believe it’s deplorable to force insurance providers to pay for procedures against their beliefs, and who believe that life is sacred, not something to be thrown away for convenience.

I’m a woman, but not a victim. President Obama, this ad doesn’t speak for me, or any other American woman that understands the definition of personal responsibility and values life.

Also posted on TheCollegeConservative.com, Eagle Forum Collegians, RedState, and RedPill Report.

Obamacare Brings More Taxes to the Middle Class

I wrote this piece, also, for the Eagle Forum Collegians blog. Enjoy!

“If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute. ” –Thomas Paine

No doubt you’ve heard, by now, that the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare is constitutional as a tax. If you think small businesses and the average American citizen give enough hard-earned money to the government now, take a look at the new or higher taxes the American people and businesses will see within the next ten years:

View the Heritage Foundation article in full here.

The one that stood out most to me is the Flexible Spending Account Cap. Under the Obamacare law, FSA’s will be capped at $2500 (right now, it’s unlimited). As the link above states, this change is going to seriously impact many families with special needs children who use FSA’s to pay for special education. In effect, this poses the opportunity to create more dependency on government.

Without even looking at any of the specifics, though, it’s not difficult to see that Obamacare is quite simply a law that is bad for this country and the average American citizen, especially considering the current economic climate. Aside from the negative aspects of socialized medicine—fewer doctors, longer waits for care and procedures, lower quality care…all the reasons that people from countries like Canada have sought medicinal refuge in the United States because Canadian socialized medicine is so incompetent—Obamacare (or Obamatax, either one…) is a fiscal nightmare. Many of the tax hikes that we will see in the coming years are going to fall upon the middle class (ironic, because Obama pledged to not raise taxes on the middle class in 2008). When jobs are few, times are tough, and families are pinching pennies to get by, what’s the sense in draining more money from them via taxes? If families and individuals have to scrape by to give their “fair share” to the government via taxes, they’re not going to be taking their hard earned paycheck into the private sector economy—Americans won’t be buying goods or investing because with crippling taxes, there is no incentive to, and at times, no opportunity to do so.

Small businesses face daunting taxes, too, and this is undoubtedly going to cost jobs. But we can’t be too surprised, because this administration still can’t comprehend the basic free-market truth that the private sector, not the public sector, creates jobs, grows the economy, and fuels prosperity. As the Heritage Foundation article stated, “All tax increases have negative economic effects because higher taxes take resources from the productive hands of the private sector and transfer them to the wasteful hands of politicians.”

Obamacare/tax isn’t going to improve the healthcare situation in the United States—it’s going to tax us into oblivion and reduce the quality of American medical care, at the same time killing jobs and giving Americans less opportunity or prosperity.

And just for fun…

A Riot in Dearborn...

I hope you all are having a great summer so far. I've been busy blogging and with my internship, but it's going great so far. I have a new post up on TheCollegeConservative you'll want to check out... "Flirting with Radicals: Obama & The Muslim Brotherhood." I did some research on the administration's odd relationship with this radical Islamic group, and on the motives of these radical Islamists as well, and it's pretty disheartening and disturbing considering the Muslim Brotherhood just won the presidential election in Egypt, and MB members (including the new president) are already speaking words that seem almost threatening to Israel. Check it out here: http://thecollegeconservative.com/2012/06/27/flirting-with-radicals-obama-the-muslim-brotherhood/

Today I was scrolling through TheBlaze.com (love this site... ) and came across another disturbing article. At an International Arab Festival in Dearborn, Michigan, a few Christians demonstrated by holding signs with Bible verses printed on them. I'm not sure of the wisdom of choosing that venue to demonstrate, but regardless, the result is a little unnerving. An over 20 minute long video shows Muslims at the festival shouting obscenities and literally hurling rocks, bottles of water, plastic crates, and more at the Christian demonstrators who did not retaliate. The group of Muslims turns into a riot and ends up injuring a few of the Christians. The police do not intervene, and actually end up kicking the Christian demonstrators out because their holding signs and "demonstrating" itself is what they consider to be a disturbance and threat to public safety (not the riot throwing rocks and water bottles).

Watch the video, at least part of it... I have to wonder why the police didn't take more action to calm the riot down, but rather made the Christians leave. As the man videoing says in the video footage, it appears that by doing this they're rewarding riotous behavior.

I haven't seen this on any other news outlet, either. I have to wonder, also, what the reaction would have been if the situation had been flipped... if Christians had been the ones throwing rocks and bottles at a group of Muslim demonstrators. My guess is there would've been a lot more media coverage and victimization of the demonstrators if that had been the case.

Read the article and watch the video here:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/allahu-akbar-shock-video-shows-muslims-allegedly-stoning-christian-protesters-in-michigan/

Obamacare & Immigration...New Blog Posts

I've been busy blogging these last few days! I have several new posts I hope you'll check out if you haven't already. For the sake of space, I'll just provide you with a brief excerpt followed by the hyperlink to get to each new post! 


"Obama's 'Policy Change': Flawed, Political, Tyrannical"

"I love this country, and I truly love the fact that for centuries, America has been a beacon of hope for people of all races, colors, and creeds looking for the opportunity to succeed and live free. Perhaps this kind of policy would be worth consideration if our border were secured and in the influx of illegal immigrants stifled. But this latest policy change simply rewards illegal actions that will gradually diminish the opportunity for prosperity and the prospects for success in this nation.

This is no DREAM come true for anyone—legal or not—who loves America and wants a future here. The President’s disregard of Congress and the American people is deplorable. I agree wholeheartedly with Glenn Beck’s blunt analysis of Barack Obama’s actions: “This is exactly what a dictator does.”

Read more at http://thecollegeconservative.com/2012/06/19/obamas-policy-change-flawed-political-tyrannical/

"This is What a Dictator Does" 

"It’s great the President knew, at one point, how our system of checks and balances is supposed to work. But apparently, basic civics don’t apply to Barack Obama during an election year.

This is a double slap in the face to legal Americans, first and foremost in the manner in which Obama’s going about this “policy change” by simply implementing it, with no consideration as to his “appropriate role as president” as he said he understood in 2011. But secondly, this action shows blatant disregard for legal, working Americans. Unemployment is above 8%, and the President just added 800,000 new employees to the workforce when legal folks are still struggling to find the few jobs that remain. Let’s hope Breitbart reporter Mike Flynn is right when he says, “This message will not be lost on working-class voters.”

Read more at http://www.efcollegians.org/blog/2012/06/18/this-is-what-a-dictator-does/

"Religious Liberty First, Religious Liberty Always"

"It’s ironic how President Obama placed his hand upon the Holy Bible and swore an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. But for a majority of his presidency, he and many other liberal Democrats have been trampling upon the very first Amendment of the Constitution, ramming their arrogant agenda through Congress and into law against the will of the American people.

Something I find equally as ironic is the deafening silence from groups like the ACLU. Put a cross up in your yard, post the Ten Commandments in a public school, say the word “God” within earshot of their offices (I hope I’m kidding on that one), and you’ve got a huge lawsuit on your hands for “violating religious liberty.” But when the government—the President himself—signs into law a bill that will force religious institutions to violate their religious beliefs or face a fine, the ACLU literally overlooks it and says the Catholic Church is in the wrong."

Read more at http://www.efcollegians.org/blog/2012/06/19/religious-liberty-first-religious-liberty-always/

Thanks for reading, everyone! Feel free to pass these articles on to your friends, even if they don't agree with your political views. Comments are always welcome, as well :) God bless, have a great week!

Sarah

God & Self-Government

Today was a productive day at Eagle Forum. I posted a blog post about Senator Rand Paul here, if you would be so kind as to check it out! A few words about Rand Paul: in my blog post, I included a youtube video of the Senator literally demolishing a woman from the Department of Energy over whether the government should be able to tell you what kind of light bulbs to buy to put in your house. (He points out, lucidly, that an administration that is so pro "choice" when it comes to human life is staunchly NOT pro "choice" when it comes to choosing one's lightbulbs.) In other words, the government thinks you're capable of making the choice as to whether to terminate an unborn life, but when it comes to choosing light bulbs, that's a decision left up to Uncle Sam. 


I also posted a link to a video I made of Paul's CPAC speech on the EFC blog (my first time using iMovie, and I loved it! There will be many more similar videos to come on the efcollegians Youtube channel!). But, here's a quote from Senator Paul's speech that, in working on this blog post today, has stayed with me since I heard it in Chicago last weekend: 

“And when they come to retrieve from my freedom and the fruits of my labor, I will reply that no man, and no government can take my freedom. My freedom predates government. My freedom comes from my Creator, and preexists before all schemes that attempt to confine and restrict it.”

It's good to be reminded of this, especially in the politically volatile world we're living in. Government doesn't give us freedom. Our politicians don't give us freedom. Nor do either of those two entities give us "rights." Our inalienable rights and our freedom come from He who created us in the first place. There are those who seek to suppress this individual liberty granted to us by our Creator; there are those in government who truly think that they--the Ivy League "educated," the "elites"--know better than we do what's best for ourselves, our families, our homes, our futures. There are those that would have us replace our faith in God with faith in government. And there are those on the left who believe that man is not capable of governing himself. But if man is not capable of governing himself, what's to say that he has the right and the capability to govern other men? 


I believe that we are capable of individually governing ourselves without the assistance and guidance of government. This principle of self-government, though, is grounded in the fact that "man must be governed internally by the spirit of God rather than by external forces." In doing a little research on this subject, I came across this great page from the Foundation for American Christian Education. (http://www.american-heritage.org/Content/Docs/Parent/7Principles.pdf) "The principle of self-government," it says, "is God ruling internally from the heart of the individual." So in effect, I contradict myself--we are not capable of governing ourselves...unless we have God's help. Because even though we may be free politically, living in a free nation with little suppression, if we don't have God ruling internally within us guiding our actions, then we are then governed by "external forces" which will likely enslave us just as much as an intrusive government will.


In essence, then, God makes us free!

EF Collegians Blog! & George HW Bush...

Hey friends! I know this is my second post today, but this summer I have so much more time to blog compared to during the school year I figure I might as well take advantage of it. I hope you all are enjoying my posts! Don't forget to check out my other writing on TheCollegeConservative.com. And beginning today, you'll also be able to read my blog posts on the newly launched Eagle Forum Collegians blog!

As you may or may not know, I am interning at Eagle Forum this summer. So far, I LOVE IT. Eagle Forum is an organization that was started by the legendary Phyllis Schlafly to promote faith, family, and freedom and to educate Americans on those three things, doing so in various ways...one being Eagle Forum Collegians. This summer I'll be updating the blog regularly, and so will the other Eagle Forum interns. Videos of past and future Eagle Forum Collegians Summit speakers will soon be posted, as well, and other commentary on current events. Please check it out regularly and share it with your friends, especially any college students you know! 

And one more thing I wanted to talk about...today I was looking at Yahoo News and came across a story about an emotional interview with former President George H. W. Bush. He interviewed with his granddaughter, Jenna Bush Hager (a Today Show contributor) and discussed aging, and read an emotional letter he wrote to his family, reflecting on his life. You can read the article here: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/george-hw-bush-jenna-today-interview-video-151030029--finance.html (Copy and paste into search bar if link doesn't work!)

What struck me most, though, were the comments on this article. I scrolled through and was disgusted, saddened, and really disturbed to see so many comments directed at the former President, like "the sooner you die the better," "drop dead, you're Hitler," "may it be your last birthday and take your white trash family with you," etc etc. Scroll down to the bottom of the Yahoo page if you really want to read more comments like this.

I'm not perfect nor am I saying I'm better than the people who made these comments, but I have to vent. Reading all those similar comments gives me little hope for humanity. Ok, so you don't agree with what Bush Sr. did during his presidency, and/or you don't agree with his political views. But have we lowered ourselves as a people and a society that much to wish DEATH on those we disagree with? To those who wrote those comments--yes, he's a republican. But he's a HUMAN first, just like you are. Disagree, dislike his leadership and what he did as President, great! Everyone has an opinion. But can we please not lower ourselves to such hate and malice that we wish death on those with whom we disagree?

Also, sadly and ironically, I'm betting many of those people who made such comments towards Bush Sr. are dedicated supporters and fans of things like the "NO H8" campaign. So much for "no hate." It's funny how that double standard works.