Obama, Youth, Promise? Promise WHAT?

• I received this from Michael Demma, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and thought it is really good to pass along in it's entirety. I will make some additions and comments along the way.

It is hard to take a strong position given the other candidate is so weak. I will vote for McCain but only because I am compelled through my belief in God to stop Obama. It is a shame we as citizen of the greatest country on earth are subjected to choose from this pool. I, like many, wonder where have all the leaders gone.

Today I read a headline that thoroughly concerns me.

“POLL OF YOUNG TEENS IN HIGH SCHOOL SHOW
OBAMA IN THE LEAD” “TEENS RALLY FOR OBAMA”.

It made me wonder, are we as parents failing to discuss the real issues and letting our children be influenced by the media?

So I took my own straw poll. I began asking teens starting with my own grandchildren and teens around our church. I found that it is true. Our teens seem to be enthralled with the youth and rhetoric of Obama.

• We as a nation, have always been enamoured by youth, look at Kennedy and, more rcently, Clinton. We have only to persieve youth to be excited at the prospect.

When asked if they understood the real issues they defined the issue as “the US needs change”.

While that is certainly true, the question is what change and how will the change occur?

• More importantly, one has to use the word "Change" to bring a measure of excitement. No matter what the "change" is, it is exciting. Our youth, and population in general, do not really look at real issues, just the promises. At this point, we are facing a promise of change that is close to what Lenin promised and Mao promise. No matter that is is not healthy, it is "Change".

We need fair judges to interpret the constitution not write law. The youth did not know of the issue of appointing Supreme Court Judges and the impact that would have on the future.

We need leaders who will protect our right to Democracy not socialism. By the way the teens could not tell me what socialism is. They thought the plan for national health care was a good thing to give all people medical services. When asked who is not receiving services and how many they could not tell me. When asked of the success of national health care in other countries they could not answer. If you know people in Canada ask them they will tell you it is expensive and it is dismal. We have done such a great job with Social security now is the time to screw up our medical system.

• Isn't that the way that Satan works? What sounds good on the surface? It doesn't sound good to say that people are denied health care because they can't afford it. It does not sound good that children are not getting proper health care. It sounds so good, in fact, that those that oppose such a socialized system sound evil! We are in the same boat with our "Green quasi-religion". It sounds almost evil if you don't prescribe to the green stuff that is being preached but one has to scratch below the surface. What will it cost? What will it cost our environment? Our nation?

We need leaders who are going to restore pride in America not try to convince us that during the most prosperous years of this country we should all be crying gloom and doom.

• Are we in a situation in this country where, if you say a lie often enough, loud enough, that it becomes perseived as the truth?

When asked what the candidate’s position is on abortion the youth did not know did not know. Some said he is pro family but did not know what that meant. When told he was not only a firm supporter of abortion but an activist for it, they were amazed. How could they support a candidate for abortion? One asked me “If that is true how can my mother support him?” A good question for all Christians.

What are our social studies teachers doing?

But then again, the pointing finger has three more pointing back. What are we doing with our children and grandchildren? Are we having frank discussions with them? Do we discuss what the media and unfortunately the teachers and professors fill their minds with?

• It always falls back to the parents but also our society. Our teachers have hands tied. We cannot speak for the majority anymore, even if that is Christian in name. We cannot upset the minority, which may espouse values contrary to the majority. By using false views of history, by using such things as comparing the majority rule to abuse of majority rule, we cannot teach that majority view. We are confronted with a false example such as white abuse of the black minority, which is not the same.

Have a conversation with a teen or college student today. Ask them what is going on in their world and help them understand the truth.

We are the change agent not the media or the candidate. We cannot allow Obama to kill 1/3 of our next generation through abortion.

Thanks for listening