Response To a Reader Who Complains Conservatives are Racists

Lisa,
Thanks for logging on to my site. And reading our articles. I hope you continue to. Lisa after reading your ridiculous comment I have a question for you.

When one of these right wing bigot followers tries to kill our President, will you be happy? Because I am going to tell you this. With racist like Sean Hannity, Lura Ingraham, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and many others filling your heads with hatred against OUR President, someone is going to try to kill him.

Fox News and conservative right wing radio hosts are going over the line against OUR President. Fox refuses to cover 95% of President Obama’s events. THIS IS THE PRESIDENT!!! Did they do this to the WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA….GEORGE W. BUSH?? Hell no.!!!!!

Please get your head out of the right wing clouds Lisa and smell the coffee.

President Obama was left with a huge mess after eight failed years of the previous so called President and Vic Preident.

Support OUR President. The first African American President in our history. And his beautiful wife Michelle who is not “trash” like the bigot host said she is. She is a great mom, intelligent and will be one of our best First Ladies ever!!!

Again thanks for reading our articles and feel free to send your comments to us Lisa. You have your opinions. After all, this is America and everyone cannot agree on everything.

Gordon Curvey

Gordon,

I would like to address several themes in your message.

1. While it is true that there are conservatives that are racists they are by far in the minority. You will find conservatives as a whole have a great belief in the individual and do not care where they came from, what color their skin is or who their parents are. In fact it is conservatives that judge President Obama by the content of his character and not the color of his skin. Conservatives pray for and support the president as a human being, but most definitely do not agree that his policies will lead us in the path of freedom or prosperity. They have not worked in the past and are unlikely to work in the future. On the other hand there are a vast number of liberals who voted for the president primarily of his skin color. It was not because of his policies because he did not campaign on policies. It was not on his promises because he campaigned as a moderate to get moderate votes, but is already turning out to be our most liberal president ever.

2. Some people on both sides are over the line regarding the president. There are plenty of liberals who refuse to look at what Obama is doing and spend time talking about the first family’s clothes and their physical appearance. Many liberals swoon instead of question. No president is due undying acceptance of every word He says, especially when it does not line up with his actions. It is our duty to question him and hold him accountable. It is our duty to cajole and prod the president into doing our what is right for the nation. We are responsible for our future and leaving it solely in the president’s hand abdicates our roll. We the people have the power to make a difference. Of course there are times when tempers flair. Is that right? No. Is it human, especially in times of great stress? Yes. Hopefully as we grow and mature we can all have more right and less human responses.

3. It is NOT all Bush’s fault. We can spend the rest of our days pointing fingers and assessing blame. The truth is it is all of our faults. Everyone participated in the mess and we are doing a great disservice pointing fingers to save ourselves. How much time and money and energy will be lost trying to blame someone else? The simple thing I learned as a child is that when you are pointing one finger there are three pointing back at you. So let’s move on. There is enough blame to go around, including to our current president. But none of that solves our problems. Let’s get out and take back our nation! Let’s make a difference! Let’s do something! Let’s do something great!

Unfortunately Gordon did not include the link to his blog in his email.

Obama Proposes Recission of Conscience Clause

On January 20, 2009 President Bush administration enacted rules that would plug holes in the federal Conscience Clause. The Conscience Clause permits doctors to refuse to provide abortions if they are morally opposed to them. The full text of the present federal law can be found at the end of this post.

President Bush extended the conscience clause to all workers in health-care settings — from doctors to janitors — who can now refuse to provide services, information or advice to patients on subjects such as contraception, family planning, blood transfusions and even vaccine counseling if they are morally against it. Health and Human Service (HHS) says they want to rescind the rule primarily to require providers to give information on family planning and contraception.

HHS rescission would apply only to the portions of the rule put in place by President Bush as he was leaving office. The main conscience clause rule can only be overturned by Congress.

Right now President Obama’s decision is up for its required public comment period. This happens with changes in administrative rules and provides a period where concerned citizens can officially tell the government their opinion. You can make your official comment here Click on the bubble beside add comments.

Please remember to be respectful as your comments become an official part of the legislative history of our nation. Here are some ideas of what you can say:

1. The government should not be interfering in the doctor patient relationship by regulating what doctors must say.

2. No person should be required to choose between their profession and their conscience or religious beleifs.

3. Patients can get a second opinion if they do not like what their doctor tells them. There are plenty of places to get this advice and plenty of doctors to provide it. It is even publicly available through libraries and the internet.

4. Patients should have the right to go to and have their family go to health providers that align with their moral and religious beliefs and should not have to listen to advice they do not want. There is presently no opt-out provision so a doctor would be required to speak with your 14 year old daughter about family planning options.

Please comment with other thoughts you have or with your full comment.

CONSCIENCE CLAUSE
TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 6A > SUBCHAPTER VIII > § 300a–7Prev | Next § 300a–7. Sterilization or abortion
How Current is This? (a) Omitted
(b) Prohibition of public officials and public authorities from imposition of certain requirements contrary to religious beliefs or moral convictions
The receipt of any grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee under the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], the Community Mental Health Centers Act [42 U.S.C. 2689 et seq.], or the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act [42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.] by any individual or entity does not authorize any court or any public official or other public authority to require—
(1) such individual to perform or assist in the performance of any sterilization procedure or abortion if his performance or assistance in the performance of such procedure or abortion would be contrary to his religious beliefs or moral convictions; or
(2) such entity to—
(A) make its facilities available for the performance of any sterilization procedure or abortion if the performance of such procedure or abortion in such facilities is prohibited by the entity on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions, or
(B) provide any personnel for the performance or assistance in the performance of any sterilization procedure or abortion if the performance or assistance in the performance of such procedures or abortion by such personnel would be contrary to the religious beliefs or moral convictions of such personnel.
(c) Discrimination prohibition
(1) No entity which receives a grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee under the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], the Community Mental Health Centers Act [42 U.S.C. 2689 et seq.], or the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act [42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.] after June 18, 1973, may—
(A) discriminate in the employment, promotion, or termination of employment of any physician or other health care personnel, or
(B) discriminate in the extension of staff or other privileges to any physician or other health care personnel,
because he performed or assisted in the performance of a lawful sterilization procedure or abortion, because he refused to perform or assist in the performance of such a procedure or abortion on the grounds that his performance or assistance in the performance of the procedure or abortion would be contrary to his religious beliefs or moral convictions, or because of his religious beliefs or moral convictions respecting sterilization procedures or abortions.
(2) No entity which receives after July 12, 1974, a grant or contract for biomedical or behavioral research under any program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services may—
(A) discriminate in the employment, promotion, or termination of employment of any physician or other health care personnel, or
(B) discriminate in the extension of staff or other privileges to any physician or other health care personnel,
because he performed or assisted in the performance of any lawful health service or research activity, because he refused to perform or assist in the performance of any such service or activity on the grounds that his performance or assistance in the performance of such service or activity would be contrary to his religious beliefs or moral convictions, or because of his religious beliefs or moral convictions respecting any such service or activity.
(d) Individual rights respecting certain requirements contrary to religious beliefs or moral convictions
No individual shall be required to perform or assist in the performance of any part of a health service program or research activity funded in whole or in part under a program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services if his performance or assistance in the performance of such part of such program or activity would be contrary to his religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(e) Prohibition on entities receiving Federal grant, etc., from discriminating against applicants for training or study because of refusal of applicant to participate on religious or moral grounds
No entity which receives, after September 29, 1979, any grant, contract, loan, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy under the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], the Community Mental Health Centers Act [42 U.S.C. 2689 et seq.], or the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.] may deny admission or otherwise discriminate against any applicant (including applicants for internships and residencies) for training or study because of the applicant’s reluctance, or willingness, to counsel, suggest, recommend, assist, or in any way participate in the performance of abortions or sterilizations contrary to or consistent with the applicant’s religious beliefs or moral convictions.