Let's Compare and Contrast

I have received this from several people via email, most recently from my wonderful brother in law, David, who is a real life (Christian!) Minister. :) LT

If you hadn't seen this yet, I thought you might enjoy it. I've always said that while conservatives seem bent on demonizing Democrats, the Republicans will always be the party of the Pharisees. Feel free to pass this along to your conservative friends. --dpt


If you are in a minority and you're selected for a job over morequalified candidates you're a 'token hire.'
If you're a conservative and you're selected for a job over morequalified candidates you're
a 'game changer.'

Black teen pregnancies? A 'crisis' in black America.
White teen pregnancies? A 'blessed event.'

If you grow up in Hawaii you're 'exotic.'
Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, you're the quintessential'American story.'

Similarly, if you name you kid Barack you're 'unpatriotic.'
Name your kid Track, you're 'colorful.'

If you're a Democrat and you make a VP pick without fully vetting theindividual you're 'reckless.'
A Republican who doesn't fully vet is a 'maverick.'

If you spend 3 years as a community organizer growing your organizationfrom a staff of 1 to 13 and your budget from $70,000 to $400,000, thenbecome the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create avoter registration drive that registers 150,000 new African-Americanvoters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, then spendnearly 8 more years as a State Senator representing a district with over750,000 people, becoming chairman of the state Senate's Health andHuman Services committee, then spend nearly 4 years in the United StatesSenate representing a state of nearly 13 million people, sponsoring 131bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Worksand Veteran's Affairs committees, you are woefully inexperienced.
If you spend 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of atown with less
than 7,000 people, then spend 20 months as the governorof a state with 650,000 people,
then you've got the most executiveexperience of anyone on either ticket, are the Commander
in Chief of theAlaska military and are well qualified to lead the nation should you be called
upon to do so because your state is the closest state to Russia.


If you are a Democratic male candidate who is popular with millions ofpeople you are an 'arrogant celebrity'.
If you are a popular Republican female candidate you are 'energizingthe base'.

If you are a younger male candidate who thinks for himself and makeshis own decisions you are 'presumptuous'.
If you are an older male candidate who makes last minute decisions yourefuse to explain, you
are a 'shoot from the hip' maverick.

If you are a candidate with a Harvard law degree you are 'an elitist-out of touch' with the real America.
If you are a legacy (dad and granddad were admirals) graduate ofAnnapolis, with multiple
disciplinary infractions you are a hero.

If you manage a multi-million dollar nationwide campaign, you are an 'empty suit'.
If you are a part time mayor of a town of 7000 people, you are an'experienced executive'.

If you go to a south side Chicago church, your beliefs are'extremist'.
If you believe in creationism and don't believe global warming is manmade, you are 'strongly
principled'.

If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left yourdisfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.
If you have been married to the same woman with whom you've been wed tofor 19 years and
raising 2 beautiful daughters with, you're 'risky'.

If you're a black single mother of 4 who waits for 22 hours after herwater breaks to seek medical attention, you're an irresponsible parent,endangering the life of your unborn child.
But if you're a white married mother who waits 22 hours, you'respunky.

If you're a 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton, the right-wing press calls you 'First dog.'
If you're a 17-year old pregnant unwed daughter of a Republican, theright-wing press calls
you 'beautiful' and 'courageous.'

If you kill an endangered species, you're an excellent hunter.
If you have an abortion you are not a Christian, you're a murderer (forget about if it happen
while being raped or by incest)

If you teach abstinence only in sex education, you get teen parents.
If you teach responsible age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth
control, you are eroding the fiber of society.