Originally posted by chithappens
Regardless of the "extreme" situations, if someone does not want a kid, why the hell should you make them do it?Seems counterproductive.
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Regardless of the "PC" situations, if someone does not want a kid, why the hell should they be having unprotected sex?
Seems reproductive.
Palin addresses the comments in the church directly:
GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.” Are we fighting a holy war?
PALIN: You know, I don’t know if that was my exact quote.
GIBSON: Exact words.
PALIN: But the reference there is a repeat of Abraham Lincoln’s words when he said — first, he suggested never presume to know what God’s will is, and I would never presume to know God’s will or to speak God’s words. But what Abraham Lincoln had said, and that’s a repeat in my comments, was let us not pray that God is on our side in a war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God’s side. That’s what that comment was all about, Charlie.
GIBSON: I take your point about Lincoln’s words, but you went on and said, “There is a plan and it is God’s plan.”
PALIN: I believe that there is a plan for this world and that plan for this world is for good. I believe that there is great hope and great potential for every country to be able to live and be protected with inalienable rights that I believe are God-given, Charlie, and I believe that those are the rights to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That, in my world view, is a grand — the grand plan.
GIBSON: But then are you sending your son on a task that is from God?
PALIN: I don’t know if the task is from God, Charlie. What I know is that my son has made a decision. I am so proud of his independent and strong decision he has made, what he decided to do and serving for the right reasons and serving something greater than himself and not choosing a real easy path where he could be more comfortable and certainly safer.
Watch 2 video excerpts from the interview airing tonight here:
Originally posted by Bardock42
So she actually said: “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.”Yeah, that's hard to spin.
she did say "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God."
Directly followed by: "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's will."
Originally posted by Enyalus
Mm...okay. Say you get into a car accident. It isn't your fault. Someone else ran the red light, or whatever. But, you have you pay your own hospital bills, and your car insurance premium still goes up because your record isn't spotless any longer.Same unfair situation in my scenario, only with the seriousness being magnified. I consider it a harsh responsibility, and the height of compassion. Perhaps I want humanity to aspire to a higher sense of...equality. Just because something bad happens to you, does not give you the right to terminate a completely innocent future human life. That's compounding the error, and two wrongs most certainly do not make a right.
Incase you want me to spell it out for you, the two wrongs in this case are 1) rape, and 2) murder.
Clearly a broken comparison. Apples to oranges. Actually, more like apples to fried chicken. There no no common ground or equality between rape and a car accident. There is no 'rape' insurance. There is no repair that can happen to fix the effect of rape as there are mechanics to fix a screwed up car. Silly and invalid analogy.
And it's compounding no error, it's doing what needs to be done in order to give as much comfort as possible to a rape victim.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26664074
an excerpt, talking about admitting Georgia into NATO even if it risks conflict with Russia:
"Asked whether the terms of the NATO treaty would require the United States to come to Georgia’s defense in a confrontation with Russia, Palin said: “Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you’re going to be expected to be called upon and help. ..."
Umm... yeah, **** Georgia.
Originally posted by sithsaber408Very oddly phrase. Is there a video of her speech?
she did say "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God."Directly followed by: "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's will."
Originally posted by Enyalus
If you take comfort in wanting to kill your rapist, that's good. If you take comfort in wanting to kill that innocent and defenseless lifeform, that's bad.
Not comfort in wanting to kill a baby. Comfort in not having to be reminded of her rape every time she looks down or looks in the mirror.
Let's not be dumb here, this is common sense stuff.