News Flash...I don't have a Uterus!!

I've been having a really interesting facebook conversation with a girl I was friends with back in the 7th grade...we'll call her "Melanie" for tax purposes. Anyway, I'd like to preface this post by saying that I think facebook is a really awesome application that allows people to reconnect with former classmates, family, and even current coworkers or people having similar hobbies. You can join and create groups who support/oppose different people/things, and you can post pictures. You can also let everyone on your "friends list" know what fun and exciting things you are currently taking on today. This brings me to the status check that I looked at yesterday.

When I clicked on it, I noticed that several people were glad it was Friday, somebody was proud of her child for doing some random-interesting thing, but others were talking about world issues/politics. These posts generally pique my curiosity, and grant me the opportunity to research which side of the equation they are on, what their religious views are, where they work, and what topics interest them. I enjoy these types of status updates because generally I post political updates...such as "Rocky is excited to have Palin on the GOP ticket" and the like. However, we must all get one thing straight: The moment you post something political on a basically "public" site like facebook, you open yourself up for comments/debates/criticism. That's just how it is, and if you don't like it, then you should probably keep opinions to yourself, am I wrong?? So here's the particular update that got my blood racing a little bit warmer than it had been:

"Status: Melanie wonders how people would have reacted if Obama had a 17-year-old, unwed, knocked up daughter...probably not with a standing ovation... 1:26pm"

Hmmm, I thought, you are absolutely right...but because you are absolutely wrong!! Here was my reply:

Rocky at 2:56pm September 4

"That would never happen because Obama said he would never "punish" one of his daughters by allowing them to have a baby...they would just kill it. So, instead he would receive a standing ovation from his Planned Parenthood and MOVEON supporters."

Am I wrong?? Obama has always been Pro-abortion, and he did tell America when defending his position that one of his daughters becoming pregnant would be "punish [ment]." So, in reality, unless abortion was considered Unconstitutional, neither daughter would ever have a baby out of wed-lock, unless they rebelled against their father's will and decided to keep it. And, so, if they DID have an abortion, Planned Parenthood and MOVEON.org would be in an excited uproar, and would most assuredly have given him a standing ovation. So she comes back with this:

Melanie at 7:29am September 5

"i highly doubt the reaction would be the same...instead i am sure the right wingers would be speaking out against poor family values and underage drinking...and then they would probably accuse her of having the baby to try and get free welfare"

...to which I replied...

Rocky at 9:20am September 5

"1. Poor family values is not the same as going against your family values...which every 17 year old does, except in the case that the family had or taught no said values, in which case the kids just do whatever they want with little or no consequences (hence providing condoms and abortions). 2. Who every said anything about underage drinking? I never remember that being part of any equation. 3. I already stated my case for why she wouldn't "have" the baby...Mr. and Mrs. Obama have both stated they would push for an abortion for either of their daughters, so that is a non-issue. 4. Who need welfare when you can have a terrorist help you pay for a $1.65 million house that you can't necessarily afford yet. 5. With the success of his 2 books, and his wife's almost doubled salary at the hospital, doesn't that put them in the top tax bracket, meaning they are paying for free welfare checks instead of receiving them? I would like to know why you think he would be a good president..."

Melanie at 11:30am September 5

"1.) I never said Obama would be a good president. I am just merely commenting on the fact that the Republican party would NOT have the same reaction to an unwed, African-American, underage female being pregnant. I was actually impressed with McCain's candidacy until he picked Palin because I agree with him on some issues. I actually lean toward a more Libertarian viewpoint with a more liberal social view. 2) I am definitely pro-choice, and until you have a uterus I am not even going to discuss that issue with you anymore. 3) The underage drinking refers to to the pictures of Bristol on facebook at parties consuming alcohol. Since she is 17 and not 21, she is underage. I am not saying that underage drinking doesn't happen, cause I know I definitely broke the law on that one many times, I am just saying that if it was Obama's child instead, I am sure the Republicans would have mentioned it. 4) What's wrong with condoms?"

Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it right there...that's where I kinda drew the line. News flash...I don't have a uterus?? Oh, right, I don't. So because you do, and I don't, I don't have a right to voice my opinion on a matter of Human Rights? I'm not really following the logic here...I mean, I guess I can kinda see how technically I don't have a say-so in the issue because my body cannot physically develop a baby...but I don't have a right to be heard "until [I] have a uterus"??? Hmmm...guess that means I also can't be for fighting against breast cancer. But how about this...is it ok for me to be Pro saving babies? Saving Human Lives? You are anti-war because it kills human lives, but you've probably never held a gun in your life...you've never had to see the greater good of protecting your nation and freedom while your best friend bleeds to death...you've never experienced the joy of freeing a nation who has been under the tyranny of a genocidal dictator for years and now knows what it's like to give women an education or a driver's license...yet you think you have the right to voice your opinion on the issue. By your same standards, until you enlist in the service, "I am not even going to discuss that issue with you anymore."

So I started writing...and writing...and writing...

Rocky at 3:39pm September 5

"I hope you are serious about enjoying political conversations, because I am as well...and you kind of open yourself up for debate when you publically post a comment like that, right? I really hope you don't feel that I'm attacking you, because I'm not trying to, I'm just trying to hear your side because you are right, I don't have a uterus, so obviously I don't speak for you. However, I do represent all the important women in my life (who DO happen to have a "uterus") like my wife, my mom, and my precious daughter, who, every time I stare into her eyes and see her smile, makes me wonder how or why someone would abort such a precious life...but obviously this issue is debated greatly in our society, with many different views/interpretations. I don't know what your background is...what experiences you've had in your life, but I strongly believe that every life created deserves a right to live."

Rocky at 3:49pm September 5

"I see that you are an environmentalist. I, too, care about our environment, and see pollution as a big problem, so I respect what your profile says about your job. But like I said, I also believe that every human has rights...no matter how big or small, young or old. Why is it that a mother can kill her son/daughter up to a certain age, then at a certain point it becomes illegal? I understand that some women face challenging circumstances that arise, and that sometimes it isn't their fault that they are pregnant. But I know women who have been in that situation and KEPT the baby, and have been very blessed by this most unfortunate event. I'm not exactly sure what the religion of "karma" believes in, but I'm pretty sure, from what I understand, that if one did abort a baby, that couldn't be good for her "karma"!"

Rocky at 3:54pm September 5

"The reason I brought up your job is because you state that your job is "to protect our state's human and natural resources," and in my opinion, Texas babies are both "human" and "natural" resources. So I don't understand why you don't want to protect them."


Facebook only allows a certain amount of characters for each comment, so I had to use 3 separate posts to say what I wanted to. I decided to stop there, even though I hadn't addressed her 2 or 3 other comments, but I wanted to see what she would come back with first. It is now Saturday, September 6th, 1:00PM, and she still has not replied. Usually she is much faster than that. Maybe she LITERALLY mean she wasn't going to discuss that because I DON'T HAVE A UTERUS!!! That's just sad, because I was really enjoying myself (and I thought you were, too)! Hope this blog finds you in good spirits! And remember, every life is precious in God's sight.