by Douglas Gibbs — published on May 13th, 2008
Abortion is hardly a cut and dry issue. Pro-Life advocates are motivated by the belief that human personhood begins at conception, thus, an abortion murders a baby. Some Pro-lifers accept termination of a pregnancy in special cases, others do not. Pro-Abortion activists more often than not believe that human life becomes a “person” some time after conception, though few agree on the exact moment. Some supporters of abortion will tell you that life begins when the embryo’s heart begins beating, or when the fetus begins to look human, or when the child becomes sentient, or it has half emerged from the mother’s body, or is born, or is severed from its mother and is able to function independently. Therefore, those who support legalized abortion believe a woman should have the choice to abort the pregnancy prior to that time the fetus becomes a person. There is no single pro-life position and no single pro-abortion position. In fact, the only thing the two groups may have in common is the desire to see a reduction in the number of abortions performed.
To achieve a reduction in the number of abortions, many pro-lifers promote supporting services for women in crisis pregnancies. In addition to this, many pro-lifers also seek legal restrictions on abortion access. The group that calls themselves pro-choice most often states that a reduction of abortions performed can be achieved by promoting better comprehensive birth control education in schools, to women who are sexually active, and greater access to contraceptives.
Lost in the debate between the “Right To Life” and the “Right To Choose” is “The Right To Know.” After all, both groups agree that better education and learning as much knowledge as is available regarding abortion can assist a woman in better determining what she wants to do when faced with this very significant decision.
Chris Slattery, founder of Expectant Mother Care (also known as EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers), has provided a new opportunity for knowledge in this debate. He believes a woman must be armed with all of the knowledge available before choosing to abort a pregnancy, including seeing an ultrasound of their unborn babies.
Chris Slattery joins Political Pistachio Radio tonight to discuss this seldom talked about opportunity that most abortion clinics refuse to discuss. Abortion clinics would prefer not to show ultrasounds to expectant mothers who have decided to put their unborn child through the physically painful procedure of abortion, and themselves through the emotionally painful procedure. But why would abortion clinics wish not to give women this additional opportunity for knowledge? The reason is simple, because seeing the ultrasounds changes the minds of previously abortion-minded women. What loving mother could possibly look her baby in the eyes and go through with the procedure of abortion that will affect her for a lifetime?
Join us tonight at 10:00 Eastern, or catch the archive later. Listeners are urged to call in and participate! Visit Political Pistachio Radio tonight for this powerful guest.
by MD Conservative — published on May 13th, 2008
[Little late getting this up]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 13, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates saluted North American Aerospace Defense Command’s role as the guardian of North American skies at the organization’s 50th anniversary observance here last night.
NORAD, a U.S.-Canadian military organization, was established May 12, 1958, to defend North America from air and space threats.
“Both of our nations are dedicated to protecting North Americans from air attacks, and this institution remains a vital part of the defense of the continent,” Gates said during his address at NORAD’s Golden Jubilee Ball. (Continue reading…)
by Andrea Shea-King — published on May 13th, 2008
“With each painful mile of nonstop marching, the blazing sun’s heat, former battle injuries, malaria, dysentery, and constant whippings began to take their toll on the weakest marchers. Slowing down or stopping brought on savage beatings and worse — a bayonet.”
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One of the most God-awful events of World War II was the Bataan Death March which took place in the Philippines in 1942. 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were captured by the Japanese and forcibly transferred to prison camps.
Our men and the other prisoners suffered brutal physical abuse. Beheadings, cut throats and shootings were the more common and merciful actions — compared to bayonet stabbings, rapes, guttings (disembowelments), rifle butt beatings and no food or water while kept continually marching for nearly a week in tropical heat.
Japanese trucks drove over anyone who fell. Riders in vehicles would casually stick out a rifle bayonet and cut a string of throats in the lines of men marching alongside the road.
No one knows for sure how many men died on that road to hell. Some historians estimate between six and eleven thousand men died at the hands of their Japanese captors.
Master Sgt. Frank Lovato, 87, was one of the lucky ones who survived. His son, 60-year-old Francisco Lovato, wrote a book about his father’s ordeal. It’s titled, appropriately – “Survivor: An American Soldier’s heartfelt story of intense fighting, surrender and survival from Bataan to Nagasaki”.
Tonight Francisco joins us to talk about his father’s ordeal and the 4-day trek he himself made last week to commemorate his father’s death march.
We get underway TONIGHT at 9p ET on my nightly radio program. Get to it here.
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by Frank — published on May 13th, 2008
Tonight’s show is going to be awesome! We’ve got nationally syndicated columnist and radio talk show host Armstrong Williams coming on in the first hour to talk politics and culture. He’s not shy about speaking his mind, and with Frank and Shane egging him on, expect to get a dose of pure passion!
In the second hour we’re interviewing Ellen R. Sheeley, author of the book ‘Reclaiming Honor in Jordan.’ She has spent years studying the curse of honor killings in Jordan, and tonight she’s going to talk about what inspires such depravity. Can it be stopped? What does it say about a culture that sees no shame in murder? Would democracy mean an end to honor killings, or increase them? Listen tonight to find answers!
Show starts at 6pm Pacific time, the call in number to join the conversation is (646) 652-4598
by fausta — published on May 13th, 2008
Black & White On the Grey Matters
Richard of Hip Hop Republican, and Alfonzo, the guy in the Black and White on the Grey Matters join us at 11AM today.
Chat’s open at 10:45AM and the call-in number is 646 652-2639. Join us!
