Sunday, October 14, 2012

Brutal truth: Telling it like it is 'bout Romney


Saw this Huffington Post Op-Ed and had to pass it on, with some pithy quotes:


Romney, Abortion, Evangelicals, Sex and Lies 

1. " Notwithstanding the facts of Romney's actual past political activity, the guaranteed results of his economic policies would be to undermine what he called "The 47 percent... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing," evangelicals are working for this flip-flopping opportunistic Mormon tax-avoiding "heretic" (their word not mine).  "

2. " So when it comes to abortion politics what would you expect from folks who have ignored the fact that the only way to reduce the number of abortions is to first help the women who fall below the poverty line and account for half of all abortions and second, to embrace the efficacy of comprehensive sex education?"

3. "  Similarly the Republicans have also been hypocrites while talking big, for instance about their "pro-life" ethic. But what have they achieved? First, through their puritanical war on sex education they've hindered our country from actually preventing unwanted pregnancy. Second, through the Republican Party's marriage to the greediest and most polluting earth-destroying corporations they've created a climate (both moral and physical) that has scorched the earth for-profit, with no regard to future generations whatsoever."

Makes my stomach turn.  But is there anything about it that isn't true?

Sadly, no.


No comments: