Posted at the end of this article/commentary is a video made by the grassroots organization, 'Women for Todd Akin.'
Please take the time to view it, and listen carefully to each woman's testimony about her first encounter with Akin, who is facing off against incumbent Claire McCaskill for U.S. Senate.
Claire McCaskill
McCaskill voted for ObamaCare, which 7 out of 9 Missourians were against; She has voted with Obama 95 percent of the time, regardless of the message sent by her constituents.
Earlier this year, I protested ObamaCare's HHS mandate with fellow Christians in front of McCaskill's office in St. Louis' Midtown neighborhood. Although it was a friendly protest, McCaskill kept her blinds closed the entire time.
Her staff threatened to have cars impounded and even called the police -- as if we were breaking the law for protesting. It was truly disturbing. (The police officers, however, were very accommodating and treated everyone with respect. They could see that we meant no harm.)
Todd Akin
Akin recently underwent intense media scrutiny for his comments on abortion. Akin is pro-life and believes life begins at conception. As for his comments, they were a little off par, but none of us are perfect when it comes to articulating our views, especially if they run counter to the "cultural mainstream."
In the video below, there is one woman in particular who caught my attention. Kelly is a 33-year-old single mother of one. She attends college full-time and volunteers in prison ministry.
Having had an abortion, Kelly described it as a temporary fix to current emotions and stress she was feeling at the time. "It was a temporary situation and a permanent solution I can't take back," she said, while holding back tears, "Now I suffer every year with grief."
"The biggest value I hold today is life," added Kelly. "My previous mistakes, I discredited life. Having had abortion, I realize he’s [Akin] advocating for women."
Due to media bias, Kelly had a preconceived idea of who Akin was as a person. "In layman's terms, I thought he'd be a stuffed suit who wouldn't understand women like me," she explained. "But that didn’t turn out to be the case at all."
Then you have Zoya (sp), who was adopted from Russia seven years ago. She said it is a blessing to have been given the opportunity to live in America. Her biggest concern is that America is becoming socialist like her native country. In Russia, Zoya said, they ordered groceries through a big window. "We would tell them what we wanted, pay, and then they would hand us our groceries through the window," she explained.“I’ve seen what it's like to not be able to make our own choices, and for gov’t do everything for you. I don’t want the same thing to happen to America that happened to Russia."
A simple aspect of American life that Zoya enjoys so much is that everyone smiles. "In Russia, people smile, but most of the time they are very serious because it's such an unhappy place to live," she said.
Please view the "Women for Todd Akin" video below:
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