Posted on 10/13/2012 8:35:37 AM PDT by bray
This is an incredible ad the Catholic Church is running for values. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=D9vQt6IXXaM&hd
Some very well done ads by 3rd party groups this year. With all of their millions and high powered Madison Ave ad firms, why are the GOP and Romney ads so pathetic?
A great commercial, and as a Catholic I will gladly vote to uphold those values.
But I have to wonder if the church recognizes where that leads you given that both candidates support abortion in varying degrees? If you want to vote consistently pro-life, only the second parties are offering candidates that meet that standard.
Aw c’mon guys . . . give him a break!
Intelligence briefings are boring, golf games are exciting! It’s just a case of preferred priorities.
the fact is your vote is a trivial civic matter. Has little to do with eternity.
Some people do nothing regarding politics and then claim that their vote fulfills their civic duties for the year. Your vote ain’t worth a bucket of warm spit.
Thanks .................................... FRegards
What is really great about this video is where it came from.
A guy and his wife. And they uploaded it to youtube and had a million hits.
I love the internet.
Not sure. Part of what makes this one work is that it deals with core values/principles vs. a person.....much easier to promote these simple truths vs. a person with a complex personality Also, the spot is quite lengthy compared to a normal ad. I didn’t realize how long it was until I looked at the time; it was that well done.
I wish we could see more quality spots like this.
You have to vote for the one who is more pro-life but who also has a chance to win.
We can’t win everything today but, we can start giving our babies a chance at life.
God knows what we are going through and I am sure that a merciful God wants us to try.
I like your tagline.
“You have to vote for the one who is more pro-life but who also has a chance to win.”
That’s the nut of the argument right there: at what point do you compromise your longterm beliefs for the short term win? I personally don’t think that willard is a win for either conservatism or life. He’s at best a squish on both. He’s a vote for the status quo.
Roe v Wade will be 40 years old next year, and with some minor exceptions, abortion is just as legal as it was on that dark day in 1973. The gop for most of that 40 years has been identified the “pro-life party.” At a certain point results matter. And the results of trusting the gop on this have been failure.
“God knows what we are going through and I am sure that a merciful God wants us to try.”
Absolutely! And God also trusts us to acknowledge the truth that is standing before our noses. Willard and the gop will do nothing to change the status quo. We can acknowledge that truth and try to do better, or we can continue to do the same thing over and over and over and hope that somehow, contrary to all logic and common sense, that the results this time will be different.
VERY powerful! Thanks for the ping!
Thank you!!!
Thank you for that beautiful Scripture and your testimony, dear Jim!
Of course you know this means Civil War? It took its time coming.
The left must be destroyed.They have gone too far to even be called civilized, and now have become liberal fascists.
Good Read:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html
A great deal of the damage the left has caused to America has been through their using the Supreme Court. The next 4 years will bring 2 or possibly even 3 new Supremes. If Obama stays in office, they will be more Sotomayers and Kagans and we can just throw in the towel with an enormously “progressive” Supreme Court for decades.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, age 79 (and fighting pancreatic cancer)
Antonin Scalia, age 76
Anthony Kennedy, age 75
Stephen Breyer, age 74
Clarence Thomas, age 64
Samuel Alito, age 62
Sonia Sotomayor, age 58
John Roberts, age 57
Elena Kagan, age 52
Romney named Robert Bork the head of his Judicial Advisory Comittee. Jay Sekulow is also a Romney advisor.
“Mitt Romney deeply understands that the rule of law and the integrity of our courts are essential components of our nation’s strength and must be preserved. He will nominate judges who faithfully adhere to the Constitution’s text, structure, and history and he will carry out the duties of President as a zealous defender of the Constitution. We fully support Mitt Romney’s campaign and look forward to working with other members of the committee as we advise him on today’s pressing legal issues.” (Judge Robert Bork in joint statement)
http://aboutmittromney.com/conservatives.htm
Unfortunately, the gop has a less than stellar record when it comes to scotus appointments. Burger, oconnor, souter, and roberts to name a few. That the demonstrably liberal willard might appoint some scotus justices that are less horrible than what hussein would appoint is hardly a ringing endorsement. And it also avoids asking the harder question. Specifically, why is a country 300 plus million being effectively ruled by the dictats of 9 unelected bureaucrats?
thanks for the ping, and post.
No, that is an ENORMOUS endorsement.
Especially as you said yourself, we are "effectively ruled by the dictats of 9 unelected bureaucrats". You can't first complain that the differences in the SCOTUS judges aren't an endorsement, then also complain that they have way too much power.
“You can’t first complain that the differences in the SCOTUS judges aren’t an endorsement, then also complain that they have way too much power.”
Sure I can. The underlying problem is the excess power of the judiciary; neither candidate has any interest in reining that in. They also don’t fundamentally disagree on the political perspective of those who should be appointed. So why is having one picking tweedle-dee all that different from the other picking tweedle-dum particularly when neither questions whether tweedle-dee or tweedle-dum should have the power that they do?
Right arm!!! ;-)
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