Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
Flashback...Donna Rice Hughes: One woman's case for Donald Trump
1 view
Skip to first unread message
Leroy N. Soetoro
Nov 26, 2018, 3:38:32 PM11/26/18
to
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/donna-rice-hughes-one-womans-case-for-
donald-trump
This election has two distinctly different directions for America. My
heart is heavy! I, like so many Americans, am concerned for the future of
this land that I love.
We are at a crossroads. Every vote matters. Never, in my lifetime has
there been so much division, so much hostility, so much frustration, so
much blatant bias and so much lingering confusion.
As a college educated woman, I represent the demographic that is
supposedly the swing vote in this election. As a pro-life Christian
conservative, the choice for me is very clear but I realize the choice is
not as clear to those who remain undecided. So it is to the undecided,
particularly women and people of faith, I offer the following as
guideposts to better discern how to make a wise and thoughtful decision.
There is no perfect candidate, and the media magnifies their flaws. For
some, the choice is for the lesser of two evils, because of their
personalities instead of their vision.
Supporting Mr. Trump for president does not mean I have ignored his past
or indefensible comments, but I do accept his apologies. I completely
understand why some women would still be undecided.
Each candidate has a distinctly different philosophy of the role of
government and the issues we face. Secretary Clinton is a liberal- leaning
Democrat and a refined career politician representing the political
establishment. Mr. Trump is a successful business man, an outsider who
speaks his mind and who often wears his emotions on his sleeve.
Supporting Mr. Trump for president does not mean I have ignored his past
or indefensible comments, but I do accept his apologies. I completely
understand why some women would still be undecided.
These issues are personal to me. I survived childhood sexual abuse and a
date rape at age 22. As President of Enough Is Enough for the last 23
years, I have been on the frontlines fighting to prevent the sexual
exploitation of children and women, fighting to stop the pornification of
our culture, and fighting to curb sexual predation.
However when I met Mr. Trump two years ago at CPAC, he was a kind and
gracious gentlemen. He applauded me in front of a crowd of people for
taking the high road during the 1987 presidential scandal. He had not yet
announced his presidency, but he told me that he had to run.
I immediately saw his passion for America, the conviction in his eyes, and
a fire in his belly that was driving him to run in spite of the cost.
God is in the business of using flawed people who He humbled and molded
into great leaders.
Our country is framed by our Constitution as one nation, under God. I
believe the philosophy of Mr. Trump and Governor Pence most closely
mirrors a government for the people and by the people. President Reagan
said it best over 50 years ago, 'The issue of this election is whether we
believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the
American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-
distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them for
ourselves.” Our parties themselves represent two distinctive worldviews.
We as Christians must closely examine each party platform to discover
which position best line up with our Judeo-Christian worldview and the
Word of God.
One of the most important and unavoidable issues is the issue of life.
Abortion on demand is one of the great scourges on our nation.
I strongly believe that our Founders’ intent when writing the Declaration
of Independence that all of humankind are endowed by their Creator with
the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
meant from womb to tomb.
The Trump/Pence ticket stands strong on so many of these issues that truly
matter, from Israel to a prosperous thriving economy. I believe that they
will lead America forward, and best solve the challenges of a failed
economy, inexcusable unemployment, a broken immigration system, an unfair
tax system, corruption in politics, unfavorable trade deals, shaky foreign
policy, failed Obamacare, out of control national debt and a diminished
military which must be strengthened in order to defend against radical
Islamists terrorists and terrorist nations who have declared war on
America and our ally Israel.
As CEO of Enough Is Enough (EIE), I also view Internet safety as a key
issue since it’s the 4th ranked health concern for U.S. children. This
summer, as the “law and order” candidate, Donald Trump signed The
Children’s Internet Safety Presidential Pledge, developed by EIE. The
Pledge was sent to all Presidential Candidates, calling upon them, if
elected President to make a pledge to defend the innocence and dignity of
America’s children by enforcing the existing federal laws and advancing
public policies designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children
online and to make the Internet safer for all. In all fairness to
Secretary Clinton, she sent a letter supporting the goals of the Pledge
which is encouraging.
In addition, I am encouraged that Mr. Trump has chosen a solid group of
conservative, principled and talented leaders to serve by his side during
his campaign. He has assembled an evangelical advisory council of top
Christian leaders who are advising him on key issues; and, he is
listening. Most of these people are not part of the political elite. We
are not only voting for President and VP but we are in effect voting for
over 7000 political appointees and individuals who will serve in his
administration. In a recent article, Mariam Bell wrote: “We vote FOR the
4,000+ political appointees who will run all the agencies, departments and
programs. We vote FOR the 3,000+ appointments to boards and commissions
the next president will make. We FOR all those 300+ who will be appointed
to the judiciary, including the Supreme Court — whose rulings will impact
our country for the next fifty years, not just four. The next president
will appoint a cabinet and has already selected a vice president.”
Finally it is perhaps the most crucial of all considerations for the
voter. The President serves for only 4-8 years, a Supreme Court Justice
serves for life with the average term being 30 years. Our next President
will likely appoint at least 3 justices, who will determine the trajectory
of our Nation for generations to come. Mr. Trump has committed to appoint
pro-life constitutionalist judges like Antonin Scalia. Secretary Clinton
on the other hand said she would appoint pro-abortion judges, claiming, “I
will defend Planned Parenthood. I will defend Roe v. Wade, and I will
defend women's rights to make their own health care decisions.” Code for I
will not defend the sanctity of life for unborn Americans.
Former Attorney General Ed Meese said in a speech to the Federalist
Society that “An activist jurisprudence, one which anchors the
Constitution only in the consciences of jurists…. is a chameleon
jurisprudence, changing color and form in each era.” He also said that a
true approach “must respect the Constitution in all its parts and be
faithful to the Constitution in its entirety.” Trump and Pence agree, and
so do I.
Responsible citizens must vote. Every vote matters. It cannot be wasted.
In the famous words of John F. Kennedy, ask not, what your country can do
for you, but what you can do for your country.” Start by voting!
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
donald-trump
This election has two distinctly different directions for America. My
heart is heavy! I, like so many Americans, am concerned for the future of
this land that I love.
We are at a crossroads. Every vote matters. Never, in my lifetime has
there been so much division, so much hostility, so much frustration, so
much blatant bias and so much lingering confusion.
As a college educated woman, I represent the demographic that is
supposedly the swing vote in this election. As a pro-life Christian
conservative, the choice for me is very clear but I realize the choice is
not as clear to those who remain undecided. So it is to the undecided,
particularly women and people of faith, I offer the following as
guideposts to better discern how to make a wise and thoughtful decision.
There is no perfect candidate, and the media magnifies their flaws. For
some, the choice is for the lesser of two evils, because of their
personalities instead of their vision.
Supporting Mr. Trump for president does not mean I have ignored his past
or indefensible comments, but I do accept his apologies. I completely
understand why some women would still be undecided.
Each candidate has a distinctly different philosophy of the role of
government and the issues we face. Secretary Clinton is a liberal- leaning
Democrat and a refined career politician representing the political
establishment. Mr. Trump is a successful business man, an outsider who
speaks his mind and who often wears his emotions on his sleeve.
Supporting Mr. Trump for president does not mean I have ignored his past
or indefensible comments, but I do accept his apologies. I completely
understand why some women would still be undecided.
These issues are personal to me. I survived childhood sexual abuse and a
date rape at age 22. As President of Enough Is Enough for the last 23
years, I have been on the frontlines fighting to prevent the sexual
exploitation of children and women, fighting to stop the pornification of
our culture, and fighting to curb sexual predation.
However when I met Mr. Trump two years ago at CPAC, he was a kind and
gracious gentlemen. He applauded me in front of a crowd of people for
taking the high road during the 1987 presidential scandal. He had not yet
announced his presidency, but he told me that he had to run.
I immediately saw his passion for America, the conviction in his eyes, and
a fire in his belly that was driving him to run in spite of the cost.
God is in the business of using flawed people who He humbled and molded
into great leaders.
Our country is framed by our Constitution as one nation, under God. I
believe the philosophy of Mr. Trump and Governor Pence most closely
mirrors a government for the people and by the people. President Reagan
said it best over 50 years ago, 'The issue of this election is whether we
believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the
American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-
distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them for
ourselves.” Our parties themselves represent two distinctive worldviews.
We as Christians must closely examine each party platform to discover
which position best line up with our Judeo-Christian worldview and the
Word of God.
One of the most important and unavoidable issues is the issue of life.
Abortion on demand is one of the great scourges on our nation.
I strongly believe that our Founders’ intent when writing the Declaration
of Independence that all of humankind are endowed by their Creator with
the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
meant from womb to tomb.
The Trump/Pence ticket stands strong on so many of these issues that truly
matter, from Israel to a prosperous thriving economy. I believe that they
will lead America forward, and best solve the challenges of a failed
economy, inexcusable unemployment, a broken immigration system, an unfair
tax system, corruption in politics, unfavorable trade deals, shaky foreign
policy, failed Obamacare, out of control national debt and a diminished
military which must be strengthened in order to defend against radical
Islamists terrorists and terrorist nations who have declared war on
America and our ally Israel.
As CEO of Enough Is Enough (EIE), I also view Internet safety as a key
issue since it’s the 4th ranked health concern for U.S. children. This
summer, as the “law and order” candidate, Donald Trump signed The
Children’s Internet Safety Presidential Pledge, developed by EIE. The
Pledge was sent to all Presidential Candidates, calling upon them, if
elected President to make a pledge to defend the innocence and dignity of
America’s children by enforcing the existing federal laws and advancing
public policies designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children
online and to make the Internet safer for all. In all fairness to
Secretary Clinton, she sent a letter supporting the goals of the Pledge
which is encouraging.
In addition, I am encouraged that Mr. Trump has chosen a solid group of
conservative, principled and talented leaders to serve by his side during
his campaign. He has assembled an evangelical advisory council of top
Christian leaders who are advising him on key issues; and, he is
listening. Most of these people are not part of the political elite. We
are not only voting for President and VP but we are in effect voting for
over 7000 political appointees and individuals who will serve in his
administration. In a recent article, Mariam Bell wrote: “We vote FOR the
4,000+ political appointees who will run all the agencies, departments and
programs. We vote FOR the 3,000+ appointments to boards and commissions
the next president will make. We FOR all those 300+ who will be appointed
to the judiciary, including the Supreme Court — whose rulings will impact
our country for the next fifty years, not just four. The next president
will appoint a cabinet and has already selected a vice president.”
Finally it is perhaps the most crucial of all considerations for the
voter. The President serves for only 4-8 years, a Supreme Court Justice
serves for life with the average term being 30 years. Our next President
will likely appoint at least 3 justices, who will determine the trajectory
of our Nation for generations to come. Mr. Trump has committed to appoint
pro-life constitutionalist judges like Antonin Scalia. Secretary Clinton
on the other hand said she would appoint pro-abortion judges, claiming, “I
will defend Planned Parenthood. I will defend Roe v. Wade, and I will
defend women's rights to make their own health care decisions.” Code for I
will not defend the sanctity of life for unborn Americans.
Former Attorney General Ed Meese said in a speech to the Federalist
Society that “An activist jurisprudence, one which anchors the
Constitution only in the consciences of jurists…. is a chameleon
jurisprudence, changing color and form in each era.” He also said that a
true approach “must respect the Constitution in all its parts and be
faithful to the Constitution in its entirety.” Trump and Pence agree, and
so do I.
Responsible citizens must vote. Every vote matters. It cannot be wasted.
In the famous words of John F. Kennedy, ask not, what your country can do
for you, but what you can do for your country.” Start by voting!
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
0 new messages