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Excellent video! We will be heard!

Interesting Gas Station Encounter

Today has been an eventful day on the political front.  First a reader comment about me published in the Winston-Salem Journal and an interesting gas station encounter.   I brought my middle son to the orthodontist this morning and we stopped for gas on our way back home.  As you can see, my suburban is a work of art and a definite conversation starter.

The gas station attendant was an elderly gentleman and he said to me, "I'm surprised your window hasn't been shot out with that sign on it."   He was friendly enough.  I had to laugh because, really, if you had a choice between the window or the back of my car, which would you say made a better target?

I think he may have been conservative because he seemed to like some of my bumper stickers.  I just thought it was an interesting encounter. The Winston-Salem Journal called to verify my sending in a letter in response, so maybe it will be published tomorrow.  I'm sure it will open me up for more attacks.  It's okay-- I'm a big conservative girl.  I can handle the heat. Heck, I do drive around in this white suburban, after all.

Refuting Obama's 99%

This past week has been exciting, crazy and fun. I had the audacity to say that the Winston-Salem Journal was a liberal rag this week.... it upset one of the reporters and he sent me a message. I replied, "Any paper who quotes Obama for statistics on Women's health issues is a liberal rag." I invited him to debate the topic in public, he declined. Why not explain why you think I am wrong in public? I am not afraid and I have a backbone. I stick to my claim that the Winston-Salem Journal is a liberal rag. Here is a nice article refuting the paper's claim and Obama's claim that 99% of women have used contraception. The CDC says Obama is wrong. Why didn't the Winston-Salem Journal do a bit of research before quoting Obama's false statistic? It seems to me that 99% would be high given the population of UNDERAGE women..... but the CDC says 13.9% have never had sex. Obama clearly doesn't know what he is talking about. A point the paper and Obama seem to miss is this: it DOESN'T matter what percentage of women do or don't use contraception! The Catholic Church has always taught that contraception is wrong, and therefore, it does not matter. The Catholic Church should never be forced to pay for something it proclaims to be morally wrong. Keep in mind that the Catholic Church allows for and covers birth control pills used to treat DISEASE. We are not afraid of this battle. We will fight to stop the HHS mandate and to repeal Obamacare. Here comes the Catholic Church.

Test of Fire: Election 2012

All Things Considered

I've never been angry with a president of the United States and his Administration. Never. There is a first time for everything. I was in the military and can say that I was really not that fond of Clinton. I remember living in California during the Carter years, the long gas lines.....and I never felt anger.

I suppose, this is really the first time I have felt religious persecution. I am Catholic and the Obama Administration is blatantly attacking the Catholic Church. They are blatantly violating our First Amendment Rights. Forcing the Catholic Church to cover birth control, something that it finds to be morally objectionable, is against the Constitution. Oh, wait, we're supposed to be happy because he is giving the Church a year to comply. Read one article here: BHO Birth Control

What is next? Will the Amish be forced to buy into the new plan and pay social security? Will the Quakers be forced to sign up for the selective service draft? The BHO administration defines a tax exempt religious organization as one whose employees and clients are 100% that religion. So, the Catholic Church helps the poor-- no matter their religion. So will they force the Catholic Church to shut down its hospitals and stop caring for the poor because they service people of all faiths, creeds, sexual orientation, race or gender?

Time will tell. All things considered, the 2012 election is a battle and this picture sums up how I feel:

Newt Blasts John King

Newt did an excellent job last night.  He defended everyone on the stage.  The media bias is sickening.  If he were a Democrat, they wouldn't be asking the questions, saying that it was his personal life. I don't condone Newts sins, but at the same time, he has confessed (he has said he has asked God for forgiveness and I assume he means in confession since he is Catholic) and says he is a changed man.  I've had many discussions with people about Newt. St. Paul was a murderer, St. Augustine had children out of wedlock..... even our founding fathers had their transgressions. I am not in the business of judging a man's conversion to God or his heart.

What Ron Paul Wants

I read a great article in the WSJ today on What Ron Paul Wants. I agree with the article. Ron Paul makes me nervous. Not only does his pro-life record match the 50% of Harry Reid's, I think he uses "states' rights" as a cop out.

What about the Mann Act that prohibits crossing state lines selling sex? Is Mr. Paul fighting to get that repealed?If Mr. Paul is pro-life, hew would support a Constitutional Amendment ban abortion.  Without Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are not possible. Our founding fathers were clear that we all had the unalienable right to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

States' rights is a valid argument, but we must realize that we live in an America where States' Rights have been watered down and where a Federal Government has often overstepped its bounds. We do need to work on giving rights back to the states, but we also need to protect the number one unalienable right, too. The right to life.  The Roe v Wade decision made abortion a federal issue and now we must work to defend life at the state AND federal level.

Work is Good

Preach it brother, Newt! 99 weeks is an associate degree...and I love his simple "no" answer to Juan!