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Nazis, Planned Parenthood, and A Pro-Life Double Standard

May 05
Posted by kevintracy in Abortion, Christianity, Crime, Death Penalty, Economy, Germany, International, Jobs, Judaism, Literature, Literature, Poland, Politics, Theology

Last week, Krista and I were invited to a Right-to-Life Banquet in neighboring Lake County.  As most of you know, I’m incredibly pro-life; and you’ll be happy to know that the future Mrs. KTracy feels as strongly about this issue as I do.  So before you read any further, keep those facts in mind as I question the integrity of the pro-life movement.

The keynote speaker of the Lake County Right-To-Life Banquet was Abby Johnson, the author of Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line. You can buy the book on Amazon here, I’m probably going to pick it up myself.

I don’t have a video of Mrs. Johnson’s speech (I’m a horrible and slacking blogger, I know), but the summary of her speech was likely a summary of her book.  She was on the fast track to the top of Planned Parenthood, making a killing on killing unborn children and living the good life.  Then, after several years, she saw an abortion performed while the abortionist used an ultrasound machine to ensure nothing was left in the woman’s womb for her own safety (this should be the topic of another blog post).  This eventually leads to her resignation from Planned Parenthood and her involvement in the pro-life movement.

I left out some jokes about Hillary Clinton’s hair, but you at least have a good enough idea of what this woman said for me to continue with this post.

On our way to meet with some friends after the event, Krista and I got to talking about Abby Johnson and how strange it felt as she was giving her speech.  Here this woman stands, having played a direct role in the deaths of tens of thousands of children; but because she says that she’s pro-life now, a room full of pro-lifers were applauding her speech and buying her books.

I made the comparison to a famed (at least in 1940s Germany) Nazi war criminal who was directly responsible for the hundreds of tens of thousands of Jews, Poles, Slavs, Serbs, gypsies, and gays.  Let’s say this Nazi war criminal, we’ll call him Colonel Hans Solo, were to one day throw a child in the ovens and think to himself, “Wow, maybe Jews are more human than I thought they were.”  He then eventually defected and ran to Warsaw, Poland to join the Rebellion towards the end of War in Europe. He goes on to give speeches and write a book called Final Solution: The Dramatic True Story of a former Nazi Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Aryan Line about how he was wrong to be a Nazi mass murderer.

How does Hans Solo’s story differ from Abby Johnson’s?  Well, for starters, abortion kills more children around the world every year than the Holocaust.  3 million children are killed by abortions every year in the United States alone, the entire Holocaust from 1938 to 1945 “only” killed 6 million Jews (some say it started earlier, other say it started later, Ron Paul supporters might say it didn’t happen at all; let’s not get caught up in the dates).

There are more differences. Hans Solo might say he stayed with the Nazis because if he defected, he and his family would be shot.  Abby Johnson?  Because the money was good.  As she put it, “You have to pay people a lot of money to put their morality aside.”

And then there’s this difference.  Colonel Hans Solo would have been executed for his crimes, regardless of how good his book might have been.  Abby Johnson is celebrated by pro-lifers.

Do you see where I have a problem with this?

Please don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled that Abby Johnson is no longer involved with Planned Parenthood.  I couldn’t be happier that her talent murdering unborn children can no longer be utilized by that evil organization.  (I don’t use the word “Evil” often, so you know I mean it when I say it)

If abortion came to an end the same way as the Holocaust; and the new order had the same sense of justice as the Allies in World War II, Abby Johnson would be thrown in prison for a very long time (assuming a pro-life organization that takes over wouldn’t have a death penalty).  Yet, for some reason, we treat Abby different than any other kind of former mass-murderer.

Is that because secretly, deep down, even pro-lifers don’t consider a fetus to be AS human as a person who can exist outside the womb?  Is my comparison of Abby Johnson and Nazi war criminal Hans Solo extreme because we place a higher value on life outside the womb than life inside the womb?

Am I wrong for equating the worth of an unborn child’s life to the life of a person after birth?

Is it the Christian teaching of forgiveness?  Well, that’s fine and good, but what about justice?  Even the earliest Christians recognized the need for civil authorities to proactively seek justice to maintain an orderly society.  I can forgive someone for killing a child, but that person still needs to be punished… whether it was one child or tens of thousands of children.  (And forgoing the salary you made killing the children doesn’t cut it)

If I’m missing something here, PLEASE enlighten me.

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Herman Cain’s Sexy Story

Nov 10
Posted by kevintracy in 2012 Elections, Cain, Literature, Perry, Politicians, Politics, Presidential Race, Romney
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I haven’t written about the Herman Cain sex scandal beyond saying that it’s sad that one of the only guys with a shot at beating Mitt Romney has more experience with allegations of sexual harassment than in government. Snide comments aside, let’s get down to business and decide whether or not Cain should be trusted when he denies these allegations.

The first thing that we all remember was how the Cain camp trashed Perry’s camp for putting the “false” story in Politico (who broke the news). As it turns out, however, the story wasn’t entirely false. There were allegations of sexual harassment that resulted in a settlement and the signing of non-disclosure letters by all parties involved. That last part is what actually made me suspicious of Politico. How in the world did they even get this story and, without witnesses or victims stepping forward to them because of the confidentiality agreement in the settlement, why was it even taken seriously by Politico? Well, I have to believe that’s the GOP establishment working. There ARE certain elements and groups in the GOP that don’t want Cain to be the nominee. I suspect they were more than willing to have the story printed, true or false, to discredit Cain at some level.

I think we all had some doubts about the legitimacy of the story, and I think that comes from our distrust of the media and establishment politics in Washington.

However, as I mentioned above, the story wasn’t as false as many of us guessed. So, Cain has changed gears from arguing it’s all false to arguing it’s just a handful of misunderstandings mixed with lies being manufactured by the Democrats’ political war machine.

Let’s deal with the Democrats first. Quite frankly, as I likable as Mitt Romney is, President Obama would much rather go against Cain than Romney for the simple fact that the GOP candidate would lack the funds necessary to mount a serious campaign. It also gives Barack Obama. Ore experience than the GOP candidate at all functions of government, one of his weaknesses. It could even have benefits as Democrats prepare to win congressional, state, and local elections.

Do you remember the term “October Surprise?” The October Surprise is supposed to come out in the October before the General Election, not the October before the year of the General Election. If Democrats were really worried about Cain, they would wait another year before adding fuel to the sexy firestorm.

People may try to discredit this logic by saying one of the accusers works for the Obama administration. That’s not entirely honest, though. While she does work for the executive branch of the Federal Government, she’s hardly anybody of enormous importance in the function of the branch or her department.

Besides that, one of the accusers is a TEA Party conservative who likes his politics. That hardly fits Cain’s narrative.

The Democrats aren’t responsible for Cain’s problems. Yet, despite not being a politician, Cain is doing everything a politician does when confronted with something scandalous, like sexual harassment: He denies it and blames everyone else.

So, where does that leave his claims of a misunderstanding? Well, I do believe there are “misunderstandings” that can lead to the perception of sexual harassment. For example, am I writing a blog post on your iPhone or staring at the crotch of the lady sitting across from me on the train?

I do know a couple people who have had such misunderstandings because of differences in how they use the English language. They were both resolved on the spot. Shockingly, considering all the crude humor we shared in the Air Force, there wasn’t any misunderstanding coming from a joke that touched a sensitive area for somebody. It can come from there, too, though.

Usually a person straightens up a bit after their first incident like this. Largely because employers will either fire someone or make them and the rest of their employees sit through mindless and horrible hours of harassment training.

Cain has three accusers at my last count. That’s two more than a misunderstanding. One of the accusers is alleging Cain put his hand up her skirt in a car and tried to make her “go down on” him during a job interview. It’s hard to come up with an explanation for how that may have been a misunderstanding.

My mom actually argued that it didn’t make sense that an interviewee would be in the same car as the interviewer. However, my second interview out of the Air Force put me in that exact position in 2005. I flew into Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia from Chicago O’Hare; and my to-be boss picked me up at the airport, drove me to the headquarters of the contractor he represented and then to the National Counterterrorism Center for the interview with the government client, then to lunch, and finally back to the airport. If this interviewee came in from out-of-town, it’s not unreasonable that she’d be in his car.

Now, it’s necessary to point out the fact that there’s no evidence of anything Cain is currently denying. Thus, it creates a sort of he-said, she-said situation… Or I guess it would be more of a he-said, she-said, she-said, she-said situation.

However, the fact that Cain has already back-peddled from his original statements and that he left a legal trail suggests a pattern of behavior indicates the three shes may be easier to believe.

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