The Conventions Begin
We are finally on the eve of the
Republican National Convention. Looking
at the schedules of the two conventions, the contrasts could not be more
clear. Outside of speeches by the
presidential and vice-presidential nominees, the RNC will feature New Jersey Governor
Chris Christie, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Ann Romney, and others. The focus will be mostly on stimulating our
struggling economy and reinvigorating the nation.
The Democrats, unfortunately, have decided
to take a different approach. I say
unfortunately because they seem to have decided to focus significant attention
on their fictitious “war on women.”
Featured speakers will include Planned Parenthood head Cecile Richards,
NARAL President Nancy Keenan, and Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who
publicly embarrassed herself by demanding free birth control from her Catholic
college, and has sadly become one of the faces of the administration’s wicked
HHS mandate.
Highlighting
the party’s anti-life platform and hostility toward religious freedom? This is a sad state of affairs for a once
proud party that does still have legitimate things to say, albeit on a
shrinking number of topics. Will the
Democrats’ strategy work? One political commentator responded, saying, “The Democrats’ strategy will work if women
are idiots.”
I
know it’s anecdotal evidence, but I know a great many women, none of whom I
would classify as an idiot. This may
prove bad news for the President’s reelection efforts.
Note:
In order that the tone of this post not be misconstrued, please understand that
the point the commentator was making was that the DNC is greatly insulting women
by the focus they are choosing for their convention, and that is true. Neither she (I assume) nor I intend to
actually call people who support Obama idiots.
Also, the women mentioned who will be speaking at the DNC are in need of
our prayers, not our scorn, especially Ms. Fluke, who I believe is being
exploited due to what might be termed youthful ignorance.
