Posted on 09/10/2008 5:15:53 PM PDT by rkoliver
Why I Cannot Vote for Barack Obama
By Robert Oliver
Yes I’m a Black man, and I won’t vote for Barack Obama for President of the United States.
Today I saw on the Internet an editorial cartoon that was originally published in the Chicago Sun-Times. It had God, Senator Obama, and a baby. God was touching the baby’s forefinger. Obama stands behind the baby and holds a sign that says “LIVE BIRTH ABORTION.” Obama screams at God: YOU KEEP OUT OF THIS!” Suddenly everything made sense to me, maybe not by words to God, but by actions -- actions which speak much louder than words. By his actions Obama says a lot, both to God and to Christians.
In a Human Events article “Obama More Pro-Choice Than NARAL” by Amanda B. Carpenter, December 26. 2006 (http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18647), she writes: “In 2002, as an Illinois legislator, Obama voted against the Induced Infant Liability Act, which would have protected babies that survived late-term abortions. That same year a similar federal law, the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, was signed by President Bush. Only 15 members of the U.S. House opposed it, and it passed the Senate unanimously on a voice vote.
“Both the Illinois and the federal bill sought equal treatment for babies who survived premature inducement for the purpose of abortion and wanted babies who were born prematurely and given live-saving medical attention.
“When the federal bill was being debated, NARAL Pro-Choice America released a statement that said, ‘Consistent with our position last year, NARAL does not oppose passage of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act ... floor debate served to clarify the bill’s intent and assure us that it is not targeted at Roe v. Wade or a woman’s right to choose.’
“But Obama voted against this bill in the Illinois senate and killed it in committee. Twice, the Induced Infant Liability Act came up in the Judiciary Committee on which he served. At its first reading he voted ‘present.’ At the second he voted ‘no.’
“The bill was then referred to the senate’s Health and Human Services Committee, which Obama chaired after the Illinois Senate went Democratic in 2003. As chairman, he never called the bill up for a vote.
“Jill Stanek, a registered delivery-ward nurse who was the prime mover behind the legislation after she witnessed aborted babies’ being born alive and left to die, testified twice before Obama in support of the Induced Infant Liability Act bills. She also testified before the U.S. Congress in support of the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.
“Stanek told me her testimony ‘did not faze’ Obama.
“In the second hearing, Stanek said, ‘I brought pictures in and presented them to the committee of very premature babies from my neonatal resuscitation book from the American Pediatric Association, trying to show them unwanted babies were being cast aside. Babies the same age were being treated if they were wanted!’
“’And those pictures didn’t faze him [Obama] at all,’ she said.
“At the end of the hearing, according to the official records of the Illinois State senate, Obama thanked Stanek for being ‘very clear and forthright,’ but said his concern was that Stanek had suggested ‘doctors really don’t care about children who are being born with a reasonable prospect of life because they are so locked into their pro-abortion views that they would watch an infant that is viable die.’ He told her, ‘That may be your assessment, and I don’t see any evidence of that. What we are doing here is to create one more burden on a woman and I can’t support that.’”
This man who wants to be President of the United States would allow survivors of botched abortions to die when they could have been given life support. That is cold and heartless, isn’t it? I ask Christians, is that the attitude that God is pleased with? Can God smile on that? Proverbs 31:8 says: “Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.” I would say that describes those babies left to die, those babies that Obama would allow to die. One woman said that God brought Obama this far not to let him down. Do you seriously think God anointed and appointed such a man like that with a heart and a character to let those deaths of infants continue? There is a word for it – infanticide.
Can God bless infanticide? Does God bless infanticide? Is it “Suffer the little children” or “Let the little children suffer”? Which one did Jesus Christ say? I forget. Help me out with that one.
On the subject of Jesus, I saw another article on World Net Daily called “Why Jesus Would Not Vote for Barack Obama” (http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=37080) in which the above-mentioned nurse Jill Stanek wrote: “In February 2004, U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, sent a fund-raising letter with the ‘alarming news’ that "right-wing politicians" had passed a law stopping doctors from stabbing half-born babies in the neck with scissors, suctioning out their brains and crushing their skulls.
(What a lovely picture that makes. What did I say about “let the little children suffer”?)
“Michelle called partial-birth abortion ‘a legitimate medical procedure,’ and wouldn't supporters please pay $150 to attend a luncheon for her husband, who would fight against ‘cynical ploy[s]’ to stop it?”
Stanek continues: “As a nurse at an Illinois hospital in 1999, I discovered babies were being aborted alive and shelved to die in soiled utility rooms. I discovered infanticide.
“Legislation was presented on the federal level and in various states called the Born Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA). It stated all live-born babies were guaranteed the same constitutional right to equal protection, whether or not they were wanted.
“BAIPA sailed through the U.S. Senate by unanimous vote. Even Sens. Clinton, Kennedy and Kerry agreed a mother's right to ‘choose’ stopped at her baby's delivery.
“The bill also passed overwhelmingly in the House. NARAL went neutral on it. Abortion enthusiasts publicly agreed that fighting BAIPA would appear extreme. President Bush signed BAIPA into law in 2002.
“But in Illinois, the state version of BAIPA repeatedly failed, thanks in large part to then-state Sen. Barack Obama. It only passed in 2005, after Obama left.”
That was a good thing.
The article “Obama's Abortion Extremism” in the April 2, 2008 edition of the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/01/AR2008040102197.html ) says: “But Obama's record on abortion is extreme. He opposed the ban on partial-birth abortion -- a practice a fellow Democrat, the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan, once called ‘too close to infanticide.’ Obama strongly criticized the Supreme Court decision upholding the partial-birth ban. In the Illinois state Senate, he opposed a bill similar to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which prevents the killing of infants mistakenly left alive by abortion. And now Obama has oddly claimed that he would not want his daughters to be ‘punished with a baby’ because of a crisis pregnancy -- hardly a welcoming attitude toward new life.”
It really boggles my mind that people who say they are Christians will vote for him.
It is bad enough that Obama is “pro-choice,” which is a euphemism for pro-abortion.
Ever since 1973, seventeen million Black babies have been destroyed in the womb and disposed of. In 1977, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. said that abortion is “genocide against the Black race.” (FYI: Go to www.blackgenocide.org.) In 1984, he flip-flopped on that issue for some reason.
Every day over 1200 Black babies are being aborted, with no outcries from “Black Leadership,” especially Barack Obama. Did you know that abortion is largest cause of death in the black community today? Is it any wonder that as a whole, that as a “minority” group, Hispanics have passed Blacks in population? Our numbers are dwindling. And who is allowing that to happen? (The Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations are not complaining about that. They would complain if we were saving our babies instead of killing them. At the rate we are going we will put them out of business because we are doing their job for them, aren’t we? They may picket and protest us for taking their jobs away.)
Let the little children suffer, right?
Many Blacks will vote for Obama simply because he is Black. They want to see a Black man in the White House which is fine and good. But what kind of Black man do we want there? It is the color of the skin or the content of character that is more important? Did we really believe what Martin Luther King, Jr. said or did we not? Let’s be real. To Christians I ask is having a Black man in the White House more important than the lives of babies, including Black babies? Is having a Black man in the White House more important than moral principles based on God’s Word? What is more important to you: Black Pride or God’s Word? Which one would God want you to choose? (See Proverbs 31:8 again or remember Exodus 20:13 “Thou shalt not kill.”) You know this world is under the influence of two entities: God and the Devil. If you choose Black Pride and reject God’s Word, who have you really chosen by default? When Black Pride directly opposes God’s Word, which one do you feel will win over the other? And rejecting God’s Word is pure hell for Black folks, isn’t it?
Here is what Rev. Wayne Perryman (www.wayneperryman.com), author (Unfounded Loyalty and What the Media Failed to Tell American Voters), says about the subject:
“Most of the intelligent/informed blacks know that the entire abortion program was sold to the general public during the height of the civil rights movement. It was a time when both the general population and Congress were sensitive to the struggles of blacks and women, so it was the perfect time for the pro-choice advocates to play the race card. They did so by emphasizing that poor blacks did not have the funds to obtain abortions like many of their white counterparts; consequently many were forced to go to places that were unsafe and unregulated.
“Congress ignored the fact, that as a race, African Americans were never interested in aborting their children. It was not unusual for blacks to have as many as ten or more children to work the family farm (often as sharecroppers). Other siblings found other odd jobs to help supplement their family’s income. Large families meant more laborers to share the workload. Even during the hardship of slavery, blacks never aborted their children. Blacks also believed that abortions were biblically wrong. Nevertheless, by making abortions a woman’s rights issue and a racial issue, the proponents of abortions gained public and congressional support.
“Their support also helped Margaret Sanger fulfill her dream of reducing the portion of the population that she referred to as: “the unfit,” meaning African Americans. Sanger is credited with starting Planned Parenthood and the “Negro Project,” a program to reduce the black population in America. The supporters of Obama who feel that the abortion issue is not that important, should consider the following:
* Isn’t it strange that Planned Parenthood, the agency that supports abortions and birth control, is the same agency that was started by Margaret Sanger, the same woman who started the Negro Project; which was the same project designed to control the birth rate of African Americans - because she felt blacks were inferior?
* Isn’t it strange that Congress seems to have unlimited funds to give to young black mothers to kill their babies (through abortions), but it struggles to find funds for pre-natal care if they decide to let their baby live? How can blacks support a candidate who is willing to provide unlimited funds to kill them (seventeen million black babies since Roe v. Wade), but is hard pressed to find health care funds to help heal them?
* Intelligent blacks present the question this way: Under the banner that a woman has the right to choose, why is it that the government has unlimited funds to help the black baby die, but has limited health care funds to help the baby live?
* It is estimated that the government has spent billions to kill the seventeen million black babies (since Roe V. Wade). This is why concerned blacks ask: Why did the government decide to fund abortions? Was it out of the concern for the poor black mother, or was it to slow down the birth rate of African Americans due to Afro-phobia? Had those seventeen million babies lived during the past thirty-four years and each had two children of their own, the black population in America would be close to ninety million, thus making it the largest ethnic minority voting group in America?
* How can blacks condemn Jim Crow and Klan for killing thousands of blacks, and yet support a candidate that defends a program that killed 17 million blacks?
* Do blacks find is strange that the same party that supported the slavery, Jim Crow and the Ku Klux Klan is the same party that supports the killing of black babies?
“In the debates on abortions, they often fail to mention that both Oprah Winfrey’s mother and Jesse Jackson’s mother were teens when they became pregnant, and because of their unique situation, they had every excuse to abort their child - but chose not to?
“Blacks must always remember that all of their great leaders, from Jesus to Jackie Robinson, came through the womb of a woman. The womb of the woman is the only pathway to life. We must cherish it, protect it, and honor it, recognizing that it is the gateway that God uses to deliver His diversity of gifts to mankind. Therefore, African Americans should never support any candidate, whether they be black or white or Democrat or Republican, that endorses a system that has killed and will continue to kill over 17 million blacks.”
Let the little children suffer.
Of course I would like to see a Black man as President of the United States. I’m African American. This is America. Blacks have made many strides American society. One of us should have the most important job in the United States as well as being a recognized leader on this earth.
However, this time around my vote will not go to Barack Obama. He has been weighed in the balance, character-wise, and was found wanting.
I just saw a news report that the world wants Obama as President.
I do not.
Robert Oliver is a writer, photographer, and a radio commentator in Southern California. Email interactionswest@gmail.com
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
You are very brave, sir.
Thank you Mr. Oliver for an excellent article..
You certainly understand God’s Word, and if every other person would understand the same way- whatever their race, religion,or system of values, the world would be a better place..
I know that one day abortion in this country will be regarded with equivalent shame, remorse and horror as slavery. Whether it's in our lifetime or 200 years from now is anyone's guess. But it's certain that if we remain silent, this disgraceful holocaust will be prolonged.
Good post.
Mr. Oliver,
Your post is well researched and very well stated.
I hope that your message can reach a broad audience in the Black community over time. It’s an important communication that needs to spread throughout the community for the rest of your life (regardless of the outcome of the election.)
God Bless You!
You are a great spokesman for the life of ALL of God’s children.
Amendment 14: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
THAT is when citizenship begins.
THAT is when citizenship begins.
Thats my point.. it hasn't been discussed, as far as I know, as a part of the pro-life stance, and also the issue of how to protect a new citizen when they are born in an abortion clinic has not been addressed as far as I know, and I think that adding protections would be reasonable for us, and very impractical for abortion clinics and thus the procedure could be seriously reduced due to the enormous cost or protecting a citizen, should a birth happen rather than an abortion.
I’d like to see that cartoon.
Robert... regardless of skin color..the angry left who still are claiming they are voting for Obama...black and white...and mostly angry bitter white women, site the fact is that he is personally against abortion so that somehow makes it ok ...they totally gloss over the fact the he is not personally against anything liberal... How they can justify his personal comment vs. his actual record on pro life issues as well as many other important issues...is so astounding to me. It is clearly deranged thinking.
I’ve read your post twice made me think of all the lives lost all the great Possibilities lost.Thank you for opening my eyes a little wider.
Thanks for the post and the ping, respectively.
I got halfway through your article and started wracking my brain trying to remember previous posts of yours, since you've been here a while. I couldn't place you.
Finally, I got to the end of your piece, and saw "writer, photographer, and a radio commentator". That explained the quality of the post.
I thought that your "Let the little children suffer" metric was very effective.
When you started discussing abortion, I wondered if you were going to get into the Sanger stuff. You did, and I actually learned a couple of things.
Thanks for the good read.
A striking quote. This is good writing - and I know good writing.
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