Are "'Catholic' Democrats" suggesting Glendon is a racist?

Insight Scoop ^ | April 30, 2009 | Carl Olson

[NYer]

The group "Catholic" Democrats has issued a statement, "Catholic Democrats Deplores Ambassador Glendon's Undiplomatic Withdrawal from Notre Dame Commencement." It's an amazing little piece of disingenuous character assassination, especially this:

"It is unfortunate that Professor Glendon would repeat the Republican talking points to justify her decision," said Dr. Patrick Whelan, president of Catholic Democrats.  "Like many conservative critics, she conveniently sidesteps any acknowledgement of President Obama's pledge to reduce the number of abortions.  Ambassador Glendon's statement knowingly ignores the President's leadership in moving the nation past the deep wounds of racial prejudice and advancing a spectrum of social and economic justice issues at the heart of our faith - including a new focus on strategies to reduce abortion."

I don't know of any "conservative critics", including Glendon, who "conveniently sidesteps acknowledgement of President Obama's pledge to reduce the number of abortions." On the contrary, there is the obvious disparity between Obama's pledges and his actual actions. I suppose that is a key difference between real Catholics and "Catholic Democrats": paying attention to actions instead falling for empty pledges.

But, even worse, what is being insinuated in saying, "Ambassador Glendon's statement knowingly ignores the President's leadership in moving the nation past the deep wounds of racial prejudice ..."? What, exactly, does race and racial prejudice have to do with this issue? Is this meant to suggest that anyone, including Glendon, who does not meekly toe the line when it comes to what Pres. Obama and his "Catholic" patsies say or do is somehow racist?

Read the entire statement and draw your own conclusions.

[mom4melody]

That is the instructed response to ANY form of diagreement with “the One”.....you’re racist!

[Twinkie]

Dr. Whelan is shooting the messenger.

[A_Former_Democrat]

It always come down to race when the left loses the debate

I wonder where “Dr.” Whelan got HIS talking points?

[AbeKrieger]

"she conveniently sidesteps any acknowledgement of President Obama's pledge to reduce the number of abortions."

if the sentence concluded with ... "to zero by outlawing the practice by executive order" then he can have his Catholic kudos. Anything less is still a crime against humanity.

[NYer]

From the "Catholic Democrats" web site:

About Catholic Democrats
Catholic Democrats is an association of state based groups representing a Catholic voice within the Democratic Party, and advancing a public understanding of the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching and its potential to help solve the broad range of problems confronting all Americans. For more information about Catholic Democrats please go to www.catholicdemocrats.org

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Like bubbling magma, you can feel the increasing rumblings between 'cultural' catholics and those who practice their faith.

[philly-d-kidder]

Catholic democrats is why the vatican is investigating women religious in the USA they Place Social Justice issues above The Right to life... a homelss person has more rights in their Eyes than an Innocent Unborn!!

[CedarDave]

"While we are disappointed in Ambassador Glendon's decision, we know that the majority of Catholics in the United States support the President because they feel he represents Catholic values across the spectrum of moral issues," said Steve Krueger, national director of Catholic Democrats. "The Catholic Right is caught in a web of the political Right and is out of step with Church teaching on matters of political culture.

Yeah, right -- the President's overall leadership on moral issues (e.g. can't harshly interrogate terrorists who would kill us) overshadows the little matter of killing innocent human life, even as the child is about to be born (/sar).

[jaydubya2]

March 28, 2001: Voted “No” to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee.

March 6, 2002: Voted “No” to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee.

April 4, 2002: Voted “No” to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act on the Illinois Senate floor.

March 13-14, 2003: Voted “No” to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in the Illinois Senate after voting for an amendment that made it identical to the federal law of the same name.

2005-2008: 100% pro-abortion record in U.S. Senate.

July 17, 2007: Tells Planned Parenthood, “Well, the first thing I’d do, as president, is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act,” which would wipe out all state laws regulating abortion.

Sept. 2, 2008: Obama campaign releases an ad putting abortion in the center of its effort.

Nov. 24, 2008: Names Melody Barnes domestic policy advisor; she previously served on the boards of both Emily’s List and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Dec. 1, 2008: Nominates Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of State. Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards praises the pick on abortion grounds, saying: “Sen. Clinton understands that women’s quality of life directly affects the major issues confronting the globe: national security, environmental sustainability and global poverty.”

Dec. 11, 2008: Nominates Sen. Tom Daschle as Health and Human Services head. Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) Pro-Choice America, says: “We appreciate his recent efforts to help defeat two abortion bans in South Dakota. We had a good working relationship with him.”

Dec. 12, 2008: Appoints Jeanne Lambrew to become the deputy director of the White House Office of Health Reform. A Planned Parenthood statement quoted by LifeNews.com says: “She is one of the leading health-policy experts in the country, and someone who is an advocate for” abortion.

Jan. 5, 2009: Appointed David Ogden deputy attorney general; he’s a pornography lawyer who opposed the Children’s Internet Protection Act and has also fought for Planned Parenthood.

Jan. 5, 2009: Appointed Dawn Johnsen assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel; she’s a former legal director for NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Jan 5, 2009: Appointed Thomas Perrelli associate attorney general. He was counsel to Michael Schiavo, who sought and received permission to starve and dehydrate his wife to death during Holy Week 2005.

Jan 23, 2009: Reversed the Mexico City Policy, allowing taxpayer dollars to go to organizations that perform and promote abortions overseas. In a Gallup Poll, just 35% approved of the action, making it his least popular move as president so far.

Jan 23, 2009: Released a statement pledging to work with Congress to restore funding to the U.N. Population Fund. In 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell requested that Congress halt the funding, tying it to China’s “program of coercive abortion.”

Feb. 17, 2009: Signs stimulus package into law. The new law will fundamentally change the standard that Medicare follows in paying for medical care and, in so doing, may place seniors at risk of not receiving necessary, life-sustaining care.

Feb. 28, 2009: Nominates Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a pro-abortion extremist who has been publicly rebuked by her bishop and who has ties to Kansas abortionist George Tiller, to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

Feb. 4, 2009: Signs into law the SCHIP reauthorization. The Senate rejected an amendment extending health benefits to the unborn. (As senator, Obama voted against that amendment.) Under SCHIP, states are granted the authority to decide which health plans and services can be offered to children. “It’s alarming that this has happened with virtually no public debate,” said Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute. “Many people do not understand the implications of SCHIP as it is written.”

March 5, 2009: Holds a health-care summit; invites Planned Parenthood and Human Rights Campaign but no pro-life groups.

March 6, 2009: Creates a new position and appoints pro-abortion activist Melanne Verveer ambassador-at-large for Women’s Issues. Pro-lifers worry that the position was created to “promote abortion and overturn pro-life laws in nations across the world,” the Catholic News Agency reports.

March 9, 2009: Obama overturned President Bush’s restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research. Now, money from taxpayers can go to scientists who do fatal research on human beings created for the purpose. Obama stopped the Bush preference for proven, moral adult stem-cell therapies.

March 10, 2009: The Obama administration’s Health and Human Services department opens a 30-day review period with an eye to challenging freedom-of-conscience rights that help Catholic doctors opt out of practices they deem immoral.

March 17, 2009: Nominates David Hamilton U.S. circuit judge for the 7th Circuit; he’s a former ACLU leader who blocked pro-life legislation as a Clinton-appointed federal judge.

Additional Appointments:

Nov. 7, 2008: Rahm Emanuel, chief of staff; he earned a 100% pro-abortion voting record as a U.S. representative.

Nov. 22, 2008: Ellen Moran, White House communications director; she was executive director of the pro-abortion political committee Emily’s List.

Dec. 17, 2008: Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, Interior secretary; he scored only 28% with the National Right to Life Committee.

Dec. 17, 2008: Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, Agriculture secretary; Iowa Right to Life Committee Executive Director Kim Lehman, citing his record, said: “We definitely consider him anti-life.”

Feb. 12, 2009: Leon Panetta, CIA director; as a U.S. representative in 1990 he co-sponsored the Freedom of Choice Act.

[trisham]

I'm appalled and disgusted.

[Northern Yankee]

Yep... Obambi said as much during the primaries. I know and remember that specifically.

He basically said that if someone didn't vote for him it was because that person was probably racist.

That was the final straw for me.

Amazing that these so called "democratic catholics" can't even acknowledge their own faults about not following the faith by casting stones at others.

Like the Pharisees of old.

[anoldafvet]

“Catholic Democrats”. Talk about an oxymoron (emphasis on the “moron”).

[freespirited]

she conveniently sidesteps any acknowledgement of President Obama's pledge to reduce the number of abortions.

Just as these folks conveniently sidestep any acknowledgment that talk is cheap. Especially with this guy.

[NYer]

Thank you for posting that timeline!

[Salvation]

“Catholic Democrats”???

What an oxymoron.

There can be NO Catholic Democrats unless they vote WITH the teaching of the Church — and God — on all measures.

Perhaps they don’t realize that their party platform has a horrid plank which promotes, promotes, promotes abortion at all costs.

[Salvation]

Great list!

[reaganaut]

“Catholic Democrats” is an oxymoron. They are cultural Catholics.

Real Catholics do not support the killing of babies and homosexuality.

[reaganaut]

Catholic democrats is why the vatican is investigating women religious in the USA they Place Social Justice issues above The Right to life

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Have they forgotten that Social Justice (care for the poor, sick, oppressed, etc) is the duty of the Church, not the government?

[philly-d-kidder]

No the nuns forgot that there is more than Charity!

[TaxachusettsMan]

The mailing address of these pseudo-Catholics is about 5 miles from Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s cathedral and residence.

From which: NOT A PEEP!

THAT is the REAL scandal.

Quit the absurd “blog,” Your Eminence, and TEACH something!