Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Politics




Hello brave and courageous Soldier!

I hope this letter finds you safe and secure and all you love safe and secure. Don't forget to call or write your mom!

I promised myself that if I wrote I would not burden you with politics but already I am going to break that promise. I usually zip my lips when it comes to political ramblings but I cannot keep silent because this affects all of us in the United States of America and especially YOUR generation.

If you don't know there is a lot of commotion about the proposed Health Care Reform Plan. I call myself neither conservative or liberal but fall somewhere in between. What I don't like to be considered is stupid and our politicians in Washington are pulling some sneaky tricks on us.

I just read an article written by Chuck Norris and what he comments on is troubling. Some of his commentary is below:
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Dirty secret No. 1 in Obamacare is about the government's coming into homes and usurping parental rights over child care and development.

It's outlined in sections 440 and 1904 of the House bill (Page 838), under the heading "home visitation programs for families with young children and families expecting children." The programs (provided via grants to states) would educate parents on child behavior and parenting skills.

The bill says that the government agents, "well-trained and competent staff," would "provide parents with knowledge of age-appropriate child development in cognitive, language, social, emotional, and motor domains ... modeling, consulting, and coaching on parenting practices," and "skills to interact with their child to enhance age-appropriate development."

Are you kidding me?! With whose parental principles and values? Their own? Certain experts'? From what field and theory of childhood development? As if there are one-size-fits-all parenting techniques! Do we really believe they would contextualize and personalize every form of parenting in their education, or would they merely universally indoctrinate with their own?

Are we to assume the state's mediators would understand every parent's social or religious core values on parenting? Or would they teach some secular-progressive and religiously neutered version of parental values and wisdom? And if they were to consult and coach those who expect babies, would they ever decide circumstances to be not beneficial for the children and encourage abortions?

One government rebuttal is that this program would be "voluntary." Is that right? Does that imply that this agency would just sit back passively until some parent needing parenting skills said, "I don't think I'll call my parents, priest or friends or read a plethora of books, but I'll go down to the local government offices"? To the contrary, the bill points to specific targeted groups and problems, on Page 840: The state "shall identify and prioritize serving communities that are in high need of such services, especially communities with a high proportion of low-income families."

Are we further to conclude by those words that low-income families know less about parenting? Are middle- and upper-class parents really better parents? Less neglectful of their children? Less needful of parental help and training? Is this "prioritized" training not a biased, discriminatory and even prejudicial stereotype and generalization that has no place in federal government, law or practice?

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As my child is grown, I won't be having government representatives coming into my home advising me on how to 'parent' my child, but if this bill passes, it will affect you and your generation; my son's generation. You should know about the crap the government is trying to pull. If you are a parent of a child under 18, you should be outraged.

In addition, I read this article about the town meetings going on about the same heathcare reform plan. It is disturbing to see the heated arguments but it is necessary. What I am upset about is the trick of using a child in these town meetings. And worse yet, it was all staged and planned. Do they really think that we are THAT Stupid!
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As we always like to point out: There are no coincidences in Obama world.

Via the Boston Globe: Surprise!

A girl from Malden asked President Obama a question at Tuesday’s town hall meeting in New Hampshire about the signs outside “saying mean things” about his health care proposal.

Eleven-year-old Julia Hall asked: “How do kids know what is true, and why do people want a new system that can — that help more of us?”

The question opened the door for the president to respond to what he called an “underlying fear” among the public “that people somehow won’t get the care they need.”

The girl later told the Globe that picking the president’s brain was “incredible.”

“It was like a once in a lifetime experience,” she said.

Julia’s mother was an early Obama supporter in Massachusetts during the presidential election, so she had previously met First Lady Michelle Obama, the Obama daughters Sasha and Malia, and Vice President Joe Biden.

“This was my first time meeting Barack Obama, and he’s a very nice man,” Julia said. “I’m glad I voted for him.”

She said Obama won a mock presidential election at the Cheverus School in 2008. And on Tuesday, he approached her after the town meeting.

“He said ‘great question,’” Julia said. “I shook his hand and got his picture.”

Kathleen Manning Hall, Julia’s mother, was shocked when her daughter said she wanted to ask a question. They wrote it down beforehand, and Julia didn’t miss a beat when Obama called on her.

“It was surreal,” said Manning Hall, a coordinator of Massachusetts Women for Obama during the election.

Tons of readers point to this AR15.com post track

ing Hall’s political footprint, including this Facebook page and photo:

Manning Hall has donated thousands of dollars to Obama, as has her law firm.

But, you know, um, like Obama said: “I don’t want people saying I just have a bunch of plants in here.”

Oh, goodness. Of course not.

http://michellemalkin.com/

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How stupid do they think we are? Really!

Alright, I must stop my rantings.

Let me move to more important things. How are you? Is there anything that you need or that your fellow soldiers need? Of course you know that I pray for you continually. I think of you every time my son walks by me. Because of your bravery, we are safe from evil. Thank you for your committment to our freedom.

I want to leave you with a scripture from the bible:

"But I will deliver you in that day," says the Lor, and you shall be not be given into the hands of the men of whom you are afraid. For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in ME," says the Lord.

Jeremiah 39:17-18


Trust in God, he will get you through all. He will never forsake you or leave you. God Bless You.

Humbly,

Susan

PS. Sorry about the ranting.



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