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How Barack Obama Created an Election-Winning Issue (Vanity)
Free Republic | Feb 15, 2012 | By Lazamataz

Posted on 02/15/2012 12:52:03 PM PST by Lazamataz

On January 7th, at the Republican debate, George Stephanopoulos embarked on a sudden, unexpected, and bizarre series of questions about contraception and birth control. Most of the political pundits who watched this, were somewhat puzzled at the virtual harangue that Stephanopoulos went on, asking candidate after candidate to pin down their views -- even though birth control issues were decidedly not in the forefront.

Then, President Obama and his brain trust picked a fight with the Catholic Church, demanding that they fund birth control and abortion services. When the Church rose up in anger, they compromised -- they only needed to accept birth control and abortion services, the funding would come later.

Angered by the arrogance and the mandate to go against their conscience, soon a bill was proposed that would stop these unConstitutional mandates. Within hours, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) assembled on Capitol Hill to denounce 'Republicans who wanted to keep women barefoot and pregnant', who wanted 'to bring us back to the medical dark ages'.

This was the plan all along. Obama picked a fight, on purpose, to be able to have these sound bites uttered. The media, complicit in every effort to bring America farther to the left, knows the lie but will not explain: This has nothing to do with contraception. This has everything to do with mandating religious behaviors and belief. Contraception is the hill they are fighting on, but the war is over forcing the Church to do something they will not -- and they CANNOT.

The media will never explain the nuances of this, and Team Obama knows that. They wish to mobilize women by making them believe -- amazingly -- that somehow, Republicans intend to poke holes in condoms and substitute Tic-Tacs for Birth Control Pills.

The fact George Stephanopoulos asked this question, during the January 7th debate -- into a political vacuum as regards this issue -- tells even the casual observer that this plan of attack was well-premeditated, and directed from the White House. The immediacy of response from the most diligently liberal also implies preparation. We have, in front of us, what the Democrats wish to make the election about: Scaring women with outright lies. Apparently, scaring the elderly in the same way isn't working as well.


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To: Lazamataz

And he’s got Moochelle in the church starting new healthy food programs inter-connected with faith. VID here. (Notice the applause.) http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/02/11/first-lady-michelle-obama-speaks-second-anniversary-lets-move While there, she also mentions NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (NCC) helping her push. NCC=Largest coalition of leftist religious denominations in the United States. http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6916


121 posted on 02/15/2012 6:07:39 PM PST by anglian
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To: Lazamataz

You are right and it works as well.We provide lots of info for the talkers.Rush especially. He uses a lot of stuff that comes from the blogosphere especially here.GReat job.


122 posted on 02/15/2012 6:09:17 PM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin 2012)
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To: dforest
How many women use birth control pills? How many view the Catholic churches stand on contraception as anti woman? How have Rick's numbers been with women lately?

This issue was picked very carefully. Newt and Rick were placed into a no win situation. Say nothing, and lose the religious vote. Stand with their faith, and lose the female vote. No matter what Rome says, most Catholic women use chemical birth control. Human nature being what it is, everyone wants something for nothing.

The Dems lobbed a grenade into the GOP Race, and it worked. Rick stood by his faith, which I congratulate him for, but he alienated most women. If you don't believe me, look at threads here on FR.

123 posted on 02/15/2012 6:14:26 PM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: muawiyah

“I’m overjoyed to find out that the Democrat “internals” tell them they don’t have a lock on the kids.” Well Santorum is working on those college kids. And getting bood off stage. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/santorum-gets-into-testy-debate-on-gay-marriage/


124 posted on 02/15/2012 6:14:51 PM PST by anglian
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To: Responsibility2nd

You are absolutely right. There is no leadership in our so=called conservative republicans. Everytime the Republicans have a majority, a bunch of “conservative” democrats switch over to republican. Now we have a non-conservative republican group in dc. RINOs who vote with the democrat party.


125 posted on 02/15/2012 6:16:21 PM PST by tillacum
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To: Lazamataz

Totally agree with you, Laz. Thanks for your great efforts at keeping us motivated to defeat the enemy.


126 posted on 02/15/2012 6:20:41 PM PST by reaganbooster (The democrat party symbol should be the grim reaper instead of the donkey.)
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion
Actually, I have concluded that the causation runs in the other direction. Journalism is about promoting the image, influence, and profitability of journalism.

Good points except these people don't care about profit. The mission is too important to be bothered with such trivial concerns. I give you all of the failing "major" print media, and I doubt ABCBSNBC make any money off of the "evening news". All of them think their work should be funded however that happens. Marxist Dems politicians think the same of their commy policies. So they are soul mates.

127 posted on 02/15/2012 6:26:06 PM PST by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: One Name
I agree with you completely on all points. We can't win unless we're unified and on message and we need to cut to the bottom line on these things. Being distracted with subset issues when our own little ox is gored is going to end up with all of our oxes gutted and quartered.

Now, how do we get conservatives unified and on message? I wish I knew.

128 posted on 02/15/2012 6:29:51 PM PST by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: redgolum
How many women use birth control pills? How many view the Catholic churches stand on contraception as anti woman? How have Rick's numbers been with women lately? This issue was picked very carefully. Newt and Rick were placed into a no win situation. Say nothing, and lose the religious vote. Stand with their faith, and lose the female vote. No matter what Rome says, most Catholic women use chemical birth control. Human nature being what it is, everyone wants something for nothing. The Dems lobbed a grenade into the GOP Race, and it worked. Rick stood by his faith, which I congratulate him for, but he alienated most women. If you don't believe me, look at threads here on FR.

There appears to be the supposition that all Catholic women adhere to the Catholic tradition.

Who knows and I could care less IF Rick Santorum and his wife practiced Catholic tradition... But Rick has what is it 7 children? Now I personally know Catholic women who do not practice Catholic tradition and they go to church more than one time a week, and some are what would be considered 'devoted' Catholics in the traditional sense. Somewhere along the way UNIVERSAL healthcare became Catholic mantra, at least out of the mouths of the priests I have heard describe their doctrine.

Just like Occupy Wall Street was put into motion to politically deal with Mitt Romney representing that 'evil' 1%.

Like it or not large numbers of the Catholic church are liberal voting democrats. And a large number of them view the Church tradition on contraception as out of date and out of touch.

I suspect the objective was to divert attention but yet to draw attention given how many in the Catholic church support and demand 'UNIVERSAL' health care.... of Teddy Kennedy's life work. So the 'church' is going to have to rethink their demand of 'UNIVERSAL' health care if they intend to maintain their contraception tradition.

129 posted on 02/15/2012 6:36:39 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: anglian
So? You are running for President and the gay crowd is going to show up and bait you. Doesn't mean a thing. And booing? We already know the Leftwingtards believe that a single "boo" is a whole mass of people "booing".

That was a NYT blog ~ not worth the pixels it's smeared on.

If he'd continued on long enough you'd had some gay guys up on the stage with him, trou down, simulating (or not) sexual behavior.

Would you want any of us to take that as the majority opinion of the audience?

Or of youth? Those kids are going to leave school to NO JOB IN SIGHT.

130 posted on 02/15/2012 6:44:33 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Just mythoughts
Universal health care has to be paid for by holding a gun to somebody's head and taking their money.

Why the Catholic church thought it had to get behind that process is a real good question.

They supported that in Europe and that's a big mess now. Children are starving in the streets in Greece, their parents having abandoned them because they have no income. There's still universal health care there ~ if you really want it ~ and how long will that last.

131 posted on 02/15/2012 6:48:25 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: TigersEye

I took a Sociology course, of all things, back in ‘76 before I dropped out of college. Took another one later on in the early 80’s because I had to but I recall a few points that come to mind now.

One is Maslow’s “ Hierarchy of Needs”, sort of a pyramid affair that started with food, shelter, etc, at the top and worked it’s way down to society and government.

The second thing I recall is the social group overlapping circle thing...

Conservatives, (and all our attendant subsets) and our Laplander Libertarian neighbors to the north, have much in common; but in times of plenty we have much to argue about.

But, when our top-of-the-pyramid needs are threatened, we can overlook those little heresies we fume over constantly otherwise.

That’s why I hang out here at FR, rather than an Evangelical site. I can’t yet give up hope for this Republic as an American.

If Conservative politicians and influencers connect these overlapping issues at the concentric navel of the United States they will discover a powerful vortex not yet ready to accept defeat.


132 posted on 02/15/2012 6:57:19 PM PST by One Name (Go to the enemy's home court and smoke his ass.)
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To: muawiyah
Universal health care has to be paid for by holding a gun to somebody's head and taking their money. Why the Catholic church thought it had to get behind that process is a real good question. They supported that in Europe and that's a big mess now. Children are starving in the streets in Greece, their parents having abandoned them because they have no income. There's still universal health care there ~ if you really want it ~ and how long will that last.

That is why this is a 'war' within the Catholic church... UNIVERSAL health care with the expectation by some to split off 'birth control' as a religious right. And the liberals have no interest in splitting the baby because UNIVERSAL means what it has always meant.

133 posted on 02/15/2012 7:01:42 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: One Name
If Conservative politicians and influencers connect these overlapping issues at the concentric navel of the United States they will discover a powerful vortex not yet ready to accept defeat.

That's the big "if" I wish I knew how we could help bring about. I haven't given up either or I wouldn't bother to post.

134 posted on 02/15/2012 7:03:23 PM PST by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: muawiyah

The “General Welfare” was a concept in the Preamble, but is certainly not an Article.

We all wish good health for are citizens, but I for one am not willing to purchase health insurance for every citizen with our collective tax confiscations. The federal government has no business, here, period- save perhaps epidemiology as a national security issue...

The 1st Amendment part is just another cut in the overstepping that happens to rile the Catholics and Evangelicals. The Social Gospel meets Goliath. The Constitutionalists and Fiscal Conservatives have already formed a larger perimeter.


135 posted on 02/15/2012 7:10:11 PM PST by One Name (Go to the enemy's home court and smoke his ass.)
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To: One Name

“our” citizens.


136 posted on 02/15/2012 7:12:31 PM PST by One Name (Go to the enemy's home court and smoke his ass.)
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To: TigersEye

It’s further complicated in my mind in that I believe we are dealing with spiritual issues as well.

You can’t fight a purely secular battle spiritually, nor can you defeat a spiritual enemy by secular tactics.

Once again, that’s why I find FR quite cutting edge.

We’re actually fighting in 3 dimensions with alot of 2-dimensional allies.


137 posted on 02/15/2012 7:21:06 PM PST by One Name (Go to the enemy's home court and smoke his ass.)
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To: TheOldLady; onyx; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...

Thanks for the pings!


138 posted on 02/15/2012 7:22:29 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this FReepathon!)
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To: muawiyah

I agree with you, it looks as though he was set up but, I do think he could have handled the situation better - by not turning the question around on the audience - “If two men can marry, What about three men?” he has done the same before by likening homosexuality to incest. If he is going to be a nominee he must have better answers. This comes off as a weakness that should be his strong suit.


139 posted on 02/15/2012 7:31:57 PM PST by anglian
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To: anglian

The 2 to 3 argument comes off better if you ask them “Why are you people all bigoted in favor of just 2 people”, and let them tell you. I’ve found most leftwingtards have a difficult time thinking outside of pair-bonding! It’s probably genetic.


140 posted on 02/15/2012 7:35:49 PM PST by muawiyah
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