Several years
ago the late Christopher Reeves was lampooned
in South Park, depicted as a maniacal fetus eater – stopping at
nothing to consume nutritious embryonic stem cells.
I have recently
received a number of emails from concerned family and friends regarding
Barack Obama. In particular, his stance on abortion, stem cell research
and infanticide.
While I will
not delve into the topic of abortion, one of the repeated claims
in the emails is that if elected, Obama would appoint a bevy of
judicial activists who would turn the country into one big abortion
machine.
Unwed teenagers,
married yuppies, seasoned parents, pious nuns, even wholesome kindergarten
teachers.
Under an Obama
presidency, everyone would be encouraged and paid to have abortions.
And they would be carried anonymously, quickly and with the convenience
of getting an inebriated tribal tattoo.
"What
are you doing this weekend?" Suzy the Citizen asks.
"Oh,
I was going to visit the new Art Deco exhibit downtown, buy some
hoop earrings, and getting an abortion. What about you?" replies
Terri the Taxpayer.
"Oh what
a happy coincidence, I was going to have one too! They are so much
fun!" exclaims Suzy.
Missing
the forest for the trees
While this
issue is indeed controversial, it is insulting to suggest that this
is somehow the penultimate reason for deciding between McCain and
Obama.
They are both
awful choices, neither of whom should be voted for. In addition,
McCain should not at all be lauded or revered as the defender of
life, especially after unrepentantly killing
hundreds of innocent Vietnamese. Or as he calls
them, gooks.
Additionally,
the judicial appointments of Bush, both at all federal levels including
the Supreme Court and Justice Department should raise concerns over
whom McCain would appoint.
As
judge Andrew Napolitano has noted,
the Bush administration has violated nearly every civil right imaginable.
erecting
an unaccountable Homeland Security department that now has
their own space-based spy program.
using the
NSA and other intelligence agencies to intercept
all electronic communication from everyone including your sweet
babushka.
enacting
dozens of anti-privacy statutes including the PATRIOT Act and
REAL ID and even suspending the writ of habeas corpus.
amending
FISA to immunize
companies that operate wiretapping stations and retroactively
legalize any potential illegalities.
compiled
an ever-increasing dragnet dubiously called the "No
Fly List" which has more than a million suspects. And
good luck getting
off the list.
continued
to operate and upgrade ECHELON
listening stations domestically and overseas.
passed
a $711 billion defense budget with
nary a peep, a week before the contentious $700 billion bank bailout.
This is roughly the cumulative defense budgets of every other
country on the planet.
Where
were the cries from McCain supporter, pastor John Hagee? Where was
the Religious Right? Where is the condemnation by either candidate?
Thus, ignoring
star chambers,
detention
camps, extraordinary
rendition, and PLA
torture techniques, no amount of revisionist history could prop
up the insolvent nature of the US administrations – including the
presidential candidates – moral bankruptcy and brazen disregard
for individual privacy.
Oh, but at
least the administration was pro-life, right?
Standing
on the side lines as accomplices
The self-appointed
Moral Majority did not just stand by, but were active cheerleaders
in this revolutionary judicial process.
Many of the
same pro-lifers have also stood by while the Bush administration
invaded and occupied a country that did not attack the US.
140,000 troops
still occupy Iraq, many of whom will stay through the year 2011
as part of the controversial
SOFA. And at least 88,000 Iraqi's have died due to violence
directly related to US military activity there – perhaps as many
as 1.2
million.
If you're against
abortion on grounds that it takes an innocent life then you should
always be against war and most certainly against the current occupation
– and in all fairness, should be voicing similar opposition to it
as well.
So while McCain
may be against
abortions, even on military bases, he still promotes a 100-year
occupation of Iraq and a first-strike against Iran. To preemptively
kill unholy heathens that might destroy the sanctity of life.
Heathen baby
killers like Obama.
October
20, 2008
Tim
Swanson [send him mail]
isn’t voting for either candidate and can’t have an abortion. He
currently lives in Seoul, Korea. Visit his
blog.