By Ruben Obregon
In response to a question about animal rights during a recent town hall meeting, Presidential Candidate and Senator Barack Obama said "How we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other."
Senator Obama, a co-sponsor of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act in the US Senate, calls said cruelty to animals is "unacceptable on its own stead." He says that as president, he would "continue to make sure that we treat animal cruelty like the serious crime it is." Yet Obama doesn't find unacceptable the cruel treatment of infants born alive and left to die via live birth abortions.
Now one might justify these statements by citing the fact that animal cruelty is in fact a crime, and thus Obama is right in declaring it as being unacceptable. Yet his voting record as Illinois State Senator demonstrates that he found the legal slaughter of horses in Illinois to be equally unacceptable, on its own stead, as well.
As State Senator, Obama had a record of supporting animal rights and opposing human rights for unborn children. While Obama sponsored a bill to prevent the slaughter of horses for human consumption, he also opposed the passage of the Illinois Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which would have prevented the barbaric practice of callously leaving the victims of live birth abortions to die, without any attempt at life-saving medical intervention. And as a U.S. Senator, Obama voted against banning the horrific partial birth abortion procedure.
Ironically, in his announcement for support of Universal Healthcare, Obama described the denial of medical care as "morally offensive," yet he doesn't find the denial of medical care to these infants persons equally offensive.
The abominable practice of live birth abortions stands unopposed by Senator Obama, despite the fact that these infants are, abortion notwithstanding, U.S. citizens at birth.
The fact that Obama views the life and rights of a newly born citizen lower than that of a horse shows a grave flaw in his character, and should disqualify him from any leadership position. If he won't respect the youngest citizens among us, who will he respect?
What Senator Obama fails to grasp is that how we
treat our children, born and unborn, reflects how we treat each other.
Any candidate, regardless of party
affiliation, who is willing to offer greater protection for horses than for
infants born alive - legal United States citizens - is not fit to be
President.
I am afraid you have a problem. McCain is also a cosponsor of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, as is Hillary. Romney's wife has been helped by equine therapy and we believe he will also support the bill. There is no linkage between the issue of horse slaughter and that of abortion and trying to hit Obama over the head with it is nonsense.
Comparing animal cruelty to abortion is like comparing apples to oranges. They aren't even in the same category for discussion. Both are serious, thought provoking issues, but one has nothing to do with the other. It's no use to keep superimposing abortion onto other issues. There can be no comparison made.
Trying to tie these two issues together is rediculous. The only thing they have in common is both are inhumane.
I once saw a car with two bumper stickers, one said "pro choice" the other said "go vegan". So, it's ok to kill your babies but not to eat a cheese sandwich? When we have more mercy for a cheese sandwich than we do for our own kind we are a sick, sick people. And to those of you who don't like the comparison between defenseless horses and defenseless babies--it is the same, it's called hypocrisy.
Please Animals have NO one to stop the butal attacks or neglect on them. I thank the lord every day to have been blessed to have horses. Any one can have babies its the responsibility these people lack and the Intelligents to do the right thing. Horse slaughter has been going on for years secretly while our Taxes pay for there Inspectors. Promoting the jobs to illegals Aliens that milk our society. They have lied killing many horses for profits and ignoring Texas laws to operate. Once exposed Senator Bloody Betty tried to make them legal and lost. It was the voice of the American People that the elected offical listen too. For more info on sellouts visit www.SaveDaHorses.com
Obama's comments ring hollow. He opposes the slaughter of horses, but ignores the slaughter of cows, ducks, chickens, pigs, AND preborn children. Yet another example of hollow rhetoric from him.