Today Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, testified before Congress trying to defend her organization amid the scandalous videos coming forth showing them selling infant body parts and tissues. Richards maintained a level of decorum during her questioning, to which I would say, was almost a level of not grasping the severity of her corporations dilemma. I can even go as far as to say she has absolutely no regard for the lives of the unborn. With that said, this issue is far more than a religious issue. This is far more than a misunderstanding of women's health care needs. This is a humanity issue.
I need to know why on Earth Planned Parenthood is able to fund certain candidates campaigns. How is it possible that federal funds go for the placement of people in office who support abortions? That is why she is there after all, she is fighting for the government to not stop funding her organization. A federally funded organization that allows for the selling of baby body parts without fear of reprisal because Planned Parenthood has bought that safety net. That's what this is all about. Being free and clear of any legal and moral obligation to the nation.
I laughed when I read how people and Congressmen and Congresswomen were dismayed at Richards being asked tough questions. How some talked over her and made remarks that weren't as flattering about her and her organization. It's a hearing, this isn't afternoon tea. It's going to get nasty, just like many hearings before this one.
Planned Parenthood is not about women's health. If it was, how is it when they turn a $127 million profit within the past year, that they can still demand $530 million from the government? Richards even admitted today that something close to 89% of their revenue comes from abortions. Let's examine that statement, shall we? If this is supposed to be a place to provide healthcare, however, almost 90% of their revenue comes from abortions, that is not healthcare. That is essentially a back-up plan to not using protection.
As posted in a previous blog, I did some research in the area and found that their services were not any cheaper, but right in line with the costs of doctor's offices within the area. So tell me how they are a crucial organization to women's health care? Planned Parenthood is not the end all be all of women's healthcare options, there are hundreds of OB/GYN's in the area who can provide the same services. No, this is just another federally funded organization who are being threatened because their misdeeds were finally made public and are now on defense.
We need a more educated public in regards to pregnancy prevention. Schools in Virginia were not allowed to teach about contraception, only abstinence, because of funding issues if they were to discuss condom use. Let's throw that nonsense right out and teach people about contraception. ObamaCare has made everything within women's healthcare covered, including birth control pills, and that's costing us a pretty penny to fund.
De-fund Planned Parenthood. This archaic staple that may have been a woman's only option for healthcare services once upon a time is now in competition with other doctor's offices. Tax payers are funding ObamaCare that covers everything Planned Parenthood does, so cut out some more wasteful spending. And for the sake of our society, throw every kind of legal charge against these people within the organization selling baby body parts!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Post CNN debate.... and it's lack of a winner
After the Debate on CNN last week, I was waiting to post my opinion. That's because the whole debate completely underwhelmed me. I know that people are saying Fiorina won, and while I will admit that she had some explosive moments, I don't think anyone really came out on top. The CNN debate was by far better than Fox, however, I still do not believe we got down to the heart of anyone's campaign. It was very telling that two separate candidates had to tell the moderator that they wanted to get to issues and not eat the worm dangling from the hook to unload on one another. I think I speak for everyone here when I say I've had ENOUGH with the media trying to bait candidates into talking negatively about another candidate. Issues are what voters care about. Those people who want to see them fight each other like we've never graduated high school, are holding us back from prosperity.
Scott Walker leaves the race, proceeds to call on other candidates to leave as well, so someone can rightly eliminate Trump. Which leads me to believe that politicians and the DC elite still do not get the voters' dismay leading to us following the "UN-politician". The whole allure behind people like Trump, Carson and Fiorina is that they do not have the deep ties to Washington. The anger Republicans feel is being glossed over by the Washington elite and by the media. Some think those of us who support these candidates are having a hissy-fit and will soon return to our senses. Yet we keep electing officials into office who are promising to fix the problems Obama had brought to this nation, but they (Boehner and MCconnell) keep telling us our election efforts aren't enough. We sent Republicans to Washington in a massive landslide and we're still getting nothing accomplished. To put it simply, we're angry. We demand results. Work with what you have and keep your promise to the citizen's of this nation!
On a personal level, I admire Cruz. He is intelligent and has bold, well thought out ideas. I like Trump. His no nonsense attitude is refreshing. Carson's recent "double-downing" of not advocating for a Muslim president who doesn't renounce the faith showed me a new side of him that is thrilling! Rubio is intelligent and has a lot to offer. I need Bush to follow Walker's instructions and leave the race, he is part of the Washington elite that needs to be shut down. I cannot be alone in thinking this because of how he is polling. Fiorina rubs me the wrong way. There is too much uncertainty with her; there is something about her that I don't trust.
Keep pushing the issues, candidates. We need a miracle to rebuild the damage caused by Obama.
Scott Walker leaves the race, proceeds to call on other candidates to leave as well, so someone can rightly eliminate Trump. Which leads me to believe that politicians and the DC elite still do not get the voters' dismay leading to us following the "UN-politician". The whole allure behind people like Trump, Carson and Fiorina is that they do not have the deep ties to Washington. The anger Republicans feel is being glossed over by the Washington elite and by the media. Some think those of us who support these candidates are having a hissy-fit and will soon return to our senses. Yet we keep electing officials into office who are promising to fix the problems Obama had brought to this nation, but they (Boehner and MCconnell) keep telling us our election efforts aren't enough. We sent Republicans to Washington in a massive landslide and we're still getting nothing accomplished. To put it simply, we're angry. We demand results. Work with what you have and keep your promise to the citizen's of this nation!
On a personal level, I admire Cruz. He is intelligent and has bold, well thought out ideas. I like Trump. His no nonsense attitude is refreshing. Carson's recent "double-downing" of not advocating for a Muslim president who doesn't renounce the faith showed me a new side of him that is thrilling! Rubio is intelligent and has a lot to offer. I need Bush to follow Walker's instructions and leave the race, he is part of the Washington elite that needs to be shut down. I cannot be alone in thinking this because of how he is polling. Fiorina rubs me the wrong way. There is too much uncertainty with her; there is something about her that I don't trust.
Keep pushing the issues, candidates. We need a miracle to rebuild the damage caused by Obama.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
My Interview with Delegate Scott Taylor
This week I had an amazing opportunity to interview Delegate Scott Taylor. For those who may not know who he is as I do locally, he just had a new book published this year Trust Betrayed, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and the Selling Out Of America's National Security, he is also the founder of OPSEC.
This interview is full of so much information, I'm sure you'll be amazed!
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/224813272-redblueandwitham-va-delegate-scott-taylor-interview.mp3
This interview is full of so much information, I'm sure you'll be amazed!
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/224813272-redblueandwitham-va-delegate-scott-taylor-interview.mp3
Friday, September 11, 2015
In Memoriam & Introspection
Each and every anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 it is becoming more and more difficult to not return to that morning. I cannot say that I personally knew anyone at Ground Zero, in that desolate field in Pennsylvania, nor at the Pentagon. What I can say is that I saw faces covered in soot, and some people's final moments as they jumped from the burning towers. It's never easy losing a loved one, but I cannot imagine how the surviving loved ones make it through this day. All of the videos, recordings, photos; it's enough to make anyone question humanity.
No one can deny the American spirit was strong that day, and for many months after. We all had flags on our front step. We all had a real committed goal to punish those who attacked our people. We were a united people. What's very apparent now, 14 years later, is that instead of being united we're more divided now than we were before the terror attacks. We are a group of people who are igniting a race war. We are a people who are being taught that taking pride in our nation is next to a sin. We are a people who are being lead by an administration that wants to unfreeze billions of dollars to a group of people who daily chant "Death to America!" How could this have happened?
The Iran nuclear "Deal" is a far cry away from keeping control of a terrorist organization. Self lead inspections and no American hostages later, America is a loser with our national security. Why is this "deal" the best our leadership could have done? All this has done is to pass off a real threat to the next generation, but by that time, it could be too late. On top of this terrible Iran Deal, we are now going to take in Syrian refugees. Why haven't we done anything to stop this civil war to eliminate the need for people to flee? More importantly, why aren't other Muslim nations taking them in? The Southern border not being secure is one security threat, no one knows where these illegals are and yet we're going to add onto our plate with more? Especially from an area where American sentiment isn't all rainbows and butterflies, it's very scary to think of what may happen.
All the hope that I could ever ask for is that anyone for the Iran Deal to look on any of the photos from 9-11-01. Look at the tragedy that happened on our soil that day. Can you imagine those same jihadists having a nuclear bomb? That's a very clear reality we may have to face soon.
I want my America back. I want that national pride and fierce devotion to our national security that we had following 9-11-01. I want those that we lost that day to be the catalyst to remind us that we have to pull together, be strong together. Stop allowing this ridiculous nonsense pull us apart at the seams because if that happens the terrorists win and our great nation will be for not.
Never forget, America. Never forget.
No one can deny the American spirit was strong that day, and for many months after. We all had flags on our front step. We all had a real committed goal to punish those who attacked our people. We were a united people. What's very apparent now, 14 years later, is that instead of being united we're more divided now than we were before the terror attacks. We are a group of people who are igniting a race war. We are a people who are being taught that taking pride in our nation is next to a sin. We are a people who are being lead by an administration that wants to unfreeze billions of dollars to a group of people who daily chant "Death to America!" How could this have happened?
The Iran nuclear "Deal" is a far cry away from keeping control of a terrorist organization. Self lead inspections and no American hostages later, America is a loser with our national security. Why is this "deal" the best our leadership could have done? All this has done is to pass off a real threat to the next generation, but by that time, it could be too late. On top of this terrible Iran Deal, we are now going to take in Syrian refugees. Why haven't we done anything to stop this civil war to eliminate the need for people to flee? More importantly, why aren't other Muslim nations taking them in? The Southern border not being secure is one security threat, no one knows where these illegals are and yet we're going to add onto our plate with more? Especially from an area where American sentiment isn't all rainbows and butterflies, it's very scary to think of what may happen.
All the hope that I could ever ask for is that anyone for the Iran Deal to look on any of the photos from 9-11-01. Look at the tragedy that happened on our soil that day. Can you imagine those same jihadists having a nuclear bomb? That's a very clear reality we may have to face soon.
I want my America back. I want that national pride and fierce devotion to our national security that we had following 9-11-01. I want those that we lost that day to be the catalyst to remind us that we have to pull together, be strong together. Stop allowing this ridiculous nonsense pull us apart at the seams because if that happens the terrorists win and our great nation will be for not.
Never forget, America. Never forget.
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