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I want to take a moment and make some clarifications.
1. My post about abortion and Sarah Palin’s daughter being pregnant had absolutely nothing to do with Anna’s post on aflux.net about Sarah Palin. I don’t go to Anna’s site, ever. It is on my links page, but I visit very few personal blogs anymore because I simply don’t have enough time to go around and check up on everyone and what they are saying. The only reason I knew she dissected my post is because I saw the referral in my tracker.
2. Do I know that Obama would encourage his daughter to get an abortion? No, of course I don’t know what he would do for sure. My point was that it would be safe to say it would be a highly considered option. I realize in the video clip I posted that he wasn’t even talking about abortion. I used the clip to demonstrate his opinion that an unwanted baby is punishment.
3. Do I think that all liberals are “baby killers”? No. Absolutely not. I’m sure plenty of liberals would not choose themselves to have an abortion. However, it makes no sense to me to SUPPORT the “baby killers” and say “well I wouldn’t do it personally, but if someone else wants to that’s okay with me”. That teaches people that killing unborn babies is okay and acceptable. No one has yet to answer me when life beings by the way…
4. Do I think all liberals are stupid? No. I don’t think all liberals are stupid and it wasn’t my intention to portray that. I’m truly sorry if anyone here assumed I was calling them stupid, and thus, got offended.
5. I realize that my post about abortion was on the extreme side. I am known by those who actually know me in “real life” to be fairly extreme when I’m frustrated with something that I feel is completely ridiculous. A lot of times, I don’t see the point in typing out a nicely sugar coated blog post about something when in the end, it doesn’t really make a difference anyway. I could have said the same things but more “nice” and it would have been taken the same way.
6. Don’t you think it’s funny how democrats say republicans do this and that, and republicans say democrats do this and that, and actually we just all do it? We all try to make the other party look bad. If you are into politics, you cannot deny this. Both sides are guilty of trying to make the other side look worse. Both parties are guilty of getting the “facts” wrong often. That’s just how it is.
Now, really, unfortunately I’m living in a small space right now so my computer desk and my “bow making” desk are the same desk. My computer is right here where I work. So, it’s pretty tempting to stray from my work and approve and respond to comments. But seriously, I have several things that need to get done while the girls are napping so I’m officially done talking about this for now. Feel free to comment, but I’m not going to respond. Not because you have “defeated” me with your amazingly awesome points, but because I seriously just have work to do. 
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Sarah, I’ve been reading your blog for quite some time, have never really commented until now… but I feel like it is really important to do so.
I love everything liberal from taxes to gun control to ending the war in Iraq. I am hugely pro-choice. However, personally would never choose to have an abortion. This really has nothing to do with what I have to say other than I don’t want other pro-choicers to go ahead and attack me as well.
I just wish your other fellow readers would respect you! This is your blog and you have the utmost right to speak your mind! While I absolutely do not agree with you on about oh, 98% of what you write on the political front, I always get a kick out of reading others point of views in particular yours. Why others feel the need to personally attack you for your beliefs blows my mind. We were all raised differently in entirely different situations which have led us to having differing platforms. And honestly, no one is right and no one is wrong. That’s why there are multiple (as in more than just two) political parties. And religions. And ways to tie your shoe.
So since this comment got kinda lengthy and most likely should have been… I don’t know…composed to you in an email I guess I would just like to implore your other readers that if they want to have their opinions heard, they can have their own blogs and write whatever the heck they’d like. Without personal attacks, because that is entirely undignified.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I have read many different things saying that scientifically, life begins around the 21st day, and as late as during the fifth week.
I know I have told you already that I had a medicinal abortion in my senior year of high school - where you take a pill to end the hormone causing your baby to grow, then inserting four pills into your vagina the next day to force a miscarriage and flush all matter out of your uterus - , not entirely by my choice, but by the choice of my parents who had threatened to kick me out of their home and lives if I chose to go through with having a baby. I regret the choice everyday, as they kicked me out of their lives anyway. Planned Parenthood, for the record, employed a nurse at the time that flat out lied to my face by telling me that I was 8 weeks pregnant, and there was NO CHANCE of a heartbeat, my biggest stipulation of the abortion. If I had known there could have been a heart beat I would have bucked up and told my family to Eff off because there was a heartbeat, and that it was murder, that there was indeed a heartbeat.
Since you were so eager to know, I thought I would tell you, 21 days - five weeks, is how long it generally takes for a babies heart to develop and beat.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Jacklyn, I feel for you. I think you know more than most the pain that comes from and after an abortion. This that happened to you is part of the problem. First of all Planned Parenthood makes alot of money off the abortion market. They don’t want the truth to hurt that. I have been to a planned parenthood on several occassions. The information out there that is passed out to young girls that need guidance unfortunately is mostly in the form of Abortion pamphlets. Where the Democrats want people to think they actually care about personal choice, they care about THEIR popularity, and not that of a girl that is confused and doesn’t know where to go with a surprise pregnancy. Personal choice makes for a popular notion, even if it violates morals and values that would apply to anyone that is human and has conviction to protect the sanctity of life, whether it be their own or that of an innocent baby. Where you and I can fight for our own life, a baby cannot, and as a baby is dependent on a mothers body for a time to grow and develop, it also depends on the very nature that is in us, to provide support for life. Too many people have been pushed and urged to make a drastic choice in ending the life of an innocent unborn child, and God will not protect nor bless a country that funds Infanticide. Just because someone doesn’t believe in God doesn’t mean that He isn’t there. The truth will always stand and cannot be changed, regardless of how many people agree with the lie.
September 4th, 2008 at 4:34 am
Preston, though I appreciate your opening of your reply, I really lost track of what you were saying once you mentioned politics. I understand that Sarah was making a political statement with her talking about Palin and Obama, I was simply answering her question with a bit of personal experience that was relevent to my findings, as well as the topic at hand. I have never cared about politics, and doubt I will ever even register to vote, so I guess I find it a bit hard to appreciate your attempt at sympathy when I don’t care about Democrats, Republicans, or other parties, when I carefully kept all of that business out of my reply to Sarah’s request for an answer.
I am not saying that I do not appreciate how others feel, I have my own set of beliefs also, as does everyone, I just choose not to categorize my beliefs with that of a political party - as I am equally pro-choice, and pro-life, even if no one else can understand why.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:56 am
I just wanted to say that agree or disagree with your opinions I think you have made an intelligent and well-thought out argument. I do happen to agree with your stance on abortion but even if I didn’t I would respect your blog and your right to your opinion.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:08 am
sarah there is no need to explain yourself. we all understand that this is your blog. and you are right about people overreacting and people, like i did. sorry for that.
only thing is you seem to provoke it, most of the times. sorry to say.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:21 am
i’m sure you already know, but this is your blog and therefore your place to express any opinions you may have. you shouldn’t have to defend them to anybody!
and jacklyn - i really feel for you. that situation must have been awful.
xoxo
September 4th, 2008 at 10:41 am
i’m the same way when i talk about opinions, i just let it all hang out & face the crowd… i’m learning to stop caring when people disagree w/ me & feel entitled to tell me off on my blog - it’s odd… preach on, sister!
September 4th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Like I said in the previous post, I’m not American I’m Canadian so none of this really applies to me ( in a sesne it does, but again not really) anywho….I think everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and I love being able to read your blog Sarah and read your views, and the views of commenters (the not so rude ones) its neat to see from outside the US…
I’m extremely pro-life, and I am pro-gay marriage… so I’m not sure if I were American where I would fall
September 4th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
i’m also Canadian, but extremely liberal. luckily for me (and you) i know when to keep my mouth shut, we’re all entitled to our opinions! no one person is perfect in any way! as much as i disagree with some of your views on things, i still love your website and will continue to come here as i have throughout the many years!!
September 4th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Jacklyn, I’m not sure why you felt that you didn’t understand why I brought up politics. First of all I didn’t know you didn’t care about politics, and even if I had known, I wouldn’t have avoided talking about the fact that it is what it is… what happened to you is common and its because of the efforts, even when they are politically motivated. I’m sorry for saying something that makes you feel like I was less than compassionate. And I respect you for not affiliating yourself with either side… I respect you and all the other people that associate themselves with unassociations….