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Maybe they’re only opposed unless it’s to their benefit not to be.i thought that the Republicans were strongly opposed to government sponsored enterprises such as Freddie Mac?
Maybe they’re only opposed unless it’s to their benefit not to be.i thought that the Republicans were strongly opposed to government sponsored enterprises such as Freddie Mac?
I notice there’s a question mark after you say Newt was a lobbyist.Now it appears that Gingrich was well paid by Freddie Mac or whatever - a lobbyist? Sorry, but Newt is only motivated by his own interests and advancement. Any principles? I have to doubt it. A financial scandal while in Congress. Left two wives and married a third. A huge credit at Tiffany’s. His key staff people quit, Etc. Probably more dirty laundry to come out.
Code:What an atrocity for America (and Catholicism) if he becomes our president. He seems to have lived a shameless life, conniving quite cleverly (he is smart) to get ahead, trying desperately to cover his sordid past, now doing his best to proclaim himself a new and redeemed man who had learned his lesson! Just possibly he could fool enough well-intentioned and uninformed people to get elected. I pray not. No, I'm not being charitable. We're talking about professional politicians here, and as patriots we need to speak the truth to help save our nation from them.
How do you explain what Michelle Bachmann had to say about this?I notice there’s a question mark after you say Newt was a lobbyist.
Well, he wasn’t a lobbyist. And, it turns out that he didn’t even individually advise Freddie Mac. The $1.6 million went to an organization that Newt started called the Gingrich Group. Freddie Mac was only one client of dozens that the Gingrich Group advised. Simply, Newt was spending some of his efforts trying to make the bureaucracy in Washington more efficient.
The fact that part of that work was for Freddie Mac is no different than talking about “Cash for Clunkers” in the Auto Bailout. Cash for Clunkers was $4 billion of the $787 billion stimulus package. 4/787 = .5% Yet, what garnered a substantial part of the debate/ discussion about the Bill? This miniscule program.
That is like talking about the Gingrich Group advising Freddie Mac. The media spins it in a way which seems like Gingrich himself went there for years and was personally lobbying for them.
Well, it involved a fraction of the time of his Gingrich Group. How much of his personal time did he spend? Probably very little.
This is how I explain it:How do you explain what Michelle Bachmann had to say about this?
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/16/bachmann-gingrich-was-paid-to-influence-republicans-for-freddie-mac/
No, what an atrocity for America, Catholicism and the poor if Obama is re elected and forces Catholic institutions to offer abortificants and contraception under ObamaCare, which the Catholic Church will not do, which means thousands of people will be without health care coverage.Now it appears that Gingrich was well paid by Freddie Mac or whatever - a lobbyist? Sorry, but Newt is only motivated by his own interests and advancement. Any principles? I have to doubt it. A financial scandal while in Congress. Left two wives and married a third. A huge credit at Tiffany’s. His key staff people quit, Etc. Probably more dirty laundry to come out.
Code:What an atrocity for America (and Catholicism) if he becomes our president. He seems to have lived a shameless life, conniving quite cleverly (he is smart) to get ahead, trying desperately to cover his sordid past, now doing his best to proclaim himself a new and redeemed man who had learned his lesson! Just possibly he could fool enough well-intentioned and uninformed people to get elected. I pray not. No, I'm not being charitable. We're talking about professional politicians here, and as patriots we need to speak the truth to help save our nation from them.
You won’t find a candidate with a substantive campaign who has a chance of winning outside of Gingrich and Romney. Period.Code:My question is, where do you go? Despite Cain's sex allegations and Perry's debate gaffes, they also shared something else in common: inability to express a clear platform. Cain just repeated 9-9-9, and Perry didn't even have any plans for the first month or so.
I realize that the received wisdom of most who post on CA Forums think that anyone who votes for a Democrat, particularly Obama, is ignorant of Church teaching and pro-choice. That’s not true. I am pro-life but when I look at the full range of issues, I find that Democratic candidates better represent my views. I do not vote on the basis of a single issue, and even if I did believe that pro-life issues should determine who I vote for, I would look to the full range of pro-life issues. There are those who argue here that no Catholic can vote for a Democrat, especially Obama. They’re wrong.I don’t understand how any Catholic can look at the teachings of the Catholic Church and square them with Obama’s beliefs and policies.
The Catholic Church’s teaching and Obama administration clash on many issues; abortion, embryonic stem cell research, conscience rights, marriage. It seems party politics comes first before Church teaching for some Catholics.
You are pro-life but vote to empower those who have vowed not only to keep abortion leagl but also force taxpayers to pay for it???I realize that the received wisdom of most who post on CA Forums think that anyone who votes for a Democrat, particularly Obama, is ignorant of Church teaching and pro-choice. That’s not true. I am pro-life but when I look at the full range of issues, I find that Democratic candidates better represent my views. I do not vote on the basis of a single issue, and even if I did believe that pro-life issues should determine who I vote for, I would look to the full range of pro-life issues. There are those who argue here that no Catholic can vote for a Democrat, especially Obama. They’re wrong.
Do you understand that Pope Benedict, Pope Jon Paul and various Catholic Bishops have said a Catholic should not vote for supports who supports abortion, embryonic stem cell research, same sex ‘marriage?’ By voting for any candidate that supports one of those three things I listed you are going against the teachings of your faith.I realize that the received wisdom of most who post on CA Forums think that anyone who votes for a Democrat, particularly Obama, is ignorant of Church teaching and pro-choice. That’s not true. I am pro-life but when I look at the full range of issues, I find that Democratic candidates better represent my views. I do not vote on the basis of a single issue, and even if I did believe that pro-life issues should determine who I vote for, I would look to the full range of pro-life issues. There are those who argue here that no Catholic can vote for a Democrat, especially Obama. They’re wrong.
So, stealing money from one group and giving it to another group that has no claim to it is just as important as killing the unborn? Or is it giving gays the right to marry? Or killing the unborn embryos to conduct unproven science experiments on them? Which are the “wide range of issues” that are more important than protecting the defenseless?I realize that the received wisdom of most who post on CA Forums think that anyone who votes for a Democrat, particularly Obama, is ignorant of Church teaching and pro-choice. That’s not true. I am pro-life but when I look at the full range of issues, I find that Democratic candidates better represent my views. I do not vote on the basis of a single issue, and even if I did believe that pro-life issues should determine who I vote for, I would look to the full range of pro-life issues. There are those who argue here that no Catholic can vote for a Democrat, especially Obama. They’re wrong.
I personally do not go by one particular picture of a candidate and make my decision on that one picture. I look at the honesty of the candidate: Has he been indicted for ethics violations, is he a solid family man (or woman) in actual real life, is he honest enough to refuse to accept huge million dollar compensation from a company who he has been criticising?
- That picture of Michele Bachmann certainly gave me a start before I scrolled down to the actual article. Yet another proof of how she just looks crazy…
When was the last time you refused your paycheck?I personally do not go by one particular picture of a candidate and make my decision on that one picture. I look at the honesty of the candidate: Has he been indicted for ethics violations, is he a solid family man (or woman) in actual real life, is he honest enough to refuse to accept huge million dollar compensation from a company who he has been criticising?
Unfortunately, the Bishop of Rome disagrees with you on your individual analysis of “the hierarchy of truths”.Guys, thanks for the comments. I am well aware of Church teaching on this subject. If you want to bully every Catholic into voting for Republicans, you are welcome to try, but I don’t buy that line of bull. I’ve heard it said in these Forums that any Catholic who votes for Obama commits a mortal sin. That’s not true. It isn’t a sin at all. it is, in my view, a responsible decision, in fact, the right moral choice.
One of my problems is that the Catholic faith is being reduced to a concern for issues surrounding procreation and sexuality. Republicans, starting with Nixon, have used abortion as a wedge issue to appeal to Catholic voters, and have been aided and abetted by politically conservative bishops. Such a narrow focus on procreation and sexuality bears very little relationhship to the gospel of Jesus Christ, which should be the focus of Catholic teaching and practice.
The Church in the U.S. has gone astray. I’ll believe that the Catholic Church is truly a Christian church when abortion takes its subsidiary place in the hierarchy of truths, which is way down the list as compared to entering into and developing a relationship with Jesus Christ, the Creed, the preferential option for the poor, etc. This poisonous abortion debate has warped our values, making us less Catholic, less Christian. We’re turning into an angry, frightened little cult that is increasingly irrelevant in this country and for good reasons.
So keep up the rants on abortion, on how Obama and those who vote for him have the blood of innocent children on their hands, etc., etc. I don’t buy it. I’ll vote for Obama and I’ll fight for true Catholic Christianity.
No one is trying to bully you into voting Republican. Merely pointing out as a Catholic you can not vote for a pro-abortion canidate. The Church hasn’t gone astray- pro- choice Catholics haveGuys, thanks for the comments. I am well aware of Church teaching on this subject. If you want to bully every Catholic into voting for Republicans, you are welcome to try, but I don’t buy that line of bull. I’ve heard it said in these Forums that any Catholic who votes for Obama commits a mortal sin. That’s not true. It isn’t a sin at all. it is, in my view, a responsible decision, in fact, the right moral choice.
One of my problems is that the Catholic faith is being reduced to a concern for issues surrounding procreation and sexuality. Republicans, starting with Nixon, have used abortion as a wedge issue to appeal to Catholic voters, and have been aided and abetted by politically conservative bishops. Such a narrow focus on procreation and sexuality bears very little relationhship to the gospel of Jesus Christ, which should be the focus of Catholic teaching and practice.
The Church in the U.S. has gone astray. I’ll believe that the Catholic Church is truly a Christian church when abortion takes its subsidiary place in the hierarchy of truths, which is way down the list as compared to entering into and developing a relationship with Jesus Christ, the Creed, the preferential option for the poor, etc. This poisonous abortion debate has warped our values, making us less Catholic, less Christian. We’re turning into an angry, frightened little cult that is increasingly irrelevant in this country and for good reasons.
So keep up the rants on abortion, on how Obama and those who vote for him have the blood of innocent children on their hands, etc., etc. I don’t buy it. I’ll vote for Obama and I’ll fight for true Catholic Christianity.
Nobody is trying to bully you, we’re trying to make you aware of a direct conflict between what the Church’s teachings are and what Pope Benedict and Bishops have said and between the Democrat party and Obama.Guys, thanks for the comments. I am well aware of Church teaching on this subject. If you want to bully every Catholic into voting for Republicans, you are welcome to try, but I don’t buy that line of bull. I’ve heard it said in these Forums that any Catholic who votes for Obama commits a mortal sin. That’s not true. It isn’t a sin at all. it is, in my view, a responsible decision, in fact, the right moral choice.
One of my problems is that the Catholic faith is being reduced to a concern for issues surrounding procreation and sexuality. Republicans, starting with Nixon, have used abortion as a wedge issue to appeal to Catholic voters, and have been aided and abetted by politically conservative bishops. Such a narrow focus on procreation and sexuality bears very little relationhship to the gospel of Jesus Christ, which should be the focus of Catholic teaching and practice.
The Church in the U.S. has gone astray. I’ll believe that the Catholic Church is truly a Christian church when abortion takes its subsidiary place in the hierarchy of truths, which is way down the list as compared to entering into and developing a relationship with Jesus Christ, the Creed, the preferential option for the poor, etc. This poisonous abortion debate has warped our values, making us less Catholic, less Christian. We’re turning into an angry, frightened little cult that is increasingly irrelevant in this country and for good reasons.
So keep up the rants on abortion, on how Obama and those who vote for him have the blood of innocent children on their hands, etc., etc. I don’t buy it. I’ll vote for Obama and I’ll fight for true Catholic Christianity.