Spin vs. Record

Oct 29, 2008

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We can talk about what the big four are wearing today or about Joe the plumber, but how does that help anyone make an intelligent choice for President of the United States on November 4th? At some point what needs to be understood is how the Democrat and Republican candidates see the country heading into the future, so an educated choice can be made. Voting for John McCain simply because he was a prisoner of war is as shallow as someone voting for Barack Obama simply because he’s black. It can’t be completely about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. It can’t be completely about the mess our economy is in. We need to think deeper than that on election day!
Many extremely serious issues are on the table that must be addressed by the next administration and the direction the two candidates will lead us could not be more opposite.

Below are just 14 issues of great importance that both candidates have weighed in on to date, per the votes they’ve cast as U. S. Senators. A historical record of how each has voted cuts through all the spin and slick speeches and gives us, voters, a more truthful look into each man. (courtesy of WallBuilders.com)

Obama McCain
Traditional Marriage in Federal Law
(Supports Federal Defense of Marriage Act)
No
Yes
Opposes Gay Pride
(Refused to Support Gay Pride Celebrations)
No
Yes
Opposes Judicial Activism
(Supports Originalist Supreme Court Justices)
No
Yes
Business Freedom
(Opposes Laws Forcing Business to Favor Homosexuality)
No
Yes
Homosexual Education
(Supports Curriculum that Promotes Homosexuality)
Yes
No
Traditional Marriage in States
(Supports State Marriage Amendments in CA and FL)
No
Yes
Iraq War
(Supports Immediate Removal of Troops from Iraq)
Yes
No
Parental Rights in Education
(Supports Parental Choice of Schools in Education)
No
Yes
Gun Rights
(Opposes an Assault Weapons Ban)
No
Yes
Energy
(Supports Expanded Drilling for Oil)
No
Yes
Cloning
(Supports Human Cloning)
Yes
No
Human Life
(Supports Protecting the Lives of Children Who Are Born Alive and Survive a Botched Abortion)
No
Yes
Youth & Abortion
(Supports Transporting Minor Girls across State Lines for a Secret Abortion without Parental Knowledge)
Yes
No
Partial Birth Abortions
(Opposes Partial Birth Abortions)
No
Yes

I strongly encourage and challenge every person of voting age with two things between now and Tuesday:

1. Dig into the facts for yourself to find out who these men really are.

2. VOTE!!!!!!!!!! Not one soul can afford to stay home on election day and expect someone else to bear the responsibility of electing our next President. Why would anyone want to miss out on exercising this most precious right? These are exciting times we live in my friends. America is an awesome place to live.

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This article has a follow up article entitled: Response, Rebut, Retract: Spin vs. Record