Posted on 11/12/2007 9:52:42 AM PST by jaybeegee
Fred Thompson will pick up the support of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) tomorrow, according to two Republicans familar with the decision.
For a candidate who came up empty-handed last week when three prominent Christian conservatives endorsed GOP hopefuls and is falling in both national and early state polls, the move comes at a critical time.
NRLC is the most prominent anti-abortion group in the country, with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters.
A spokesperson for the organization declined to comment on their endorsement decision, but Thompson was likely rewarded for his strong pro-life voting record in the Senate. As Thompson frequently touts on the stump, he rated out at 100% on the group's report card.
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“I doubt the NRA would trash their reputation by endorsing Mutt in a national race.”
I’ve been a NRA member since the early 90s and get a read there stuff every month. I doubt the NRA will endorse any candidate in the primary. It is not a winning strategy for a group that fears Clinton and Schumer, et. al.
Even though Guiliani has a definite history of being a gun grabber, the fear of Clinton is greater than the fear of Guiliani. If the NRA should support a primary candidate like Thompson, and that candidate was to lose....it creates bad blood with the one that wins. I suspect the NRA won’t commit until the general election. They may put out a voting history or publish what a candidate answers on a questionare. I don’t think they will risk endorsing anyone in the Republican primary. Plus, you must remember, that the NRA supports whoever is friendly towards their views, regardless of party. There are some gun friendly dems in Southern States that get their endorsement.
Ick. ACK. PATOOOIE!!
Fred Dalton Thompson is, without a doubt, the most honest man person we have had run for the highest office in the land for a long, long, long time.
America needs this type of leadership. Although I quite frankly am not sure America, at large, either realizes it or is capable of handling it.
We will see.
I was going to read further for the response from the one who took Fred's remarks out of context with an incomplete quote, but think I will just let it go.
It has been sad to watch FR degenerate into the mudslinging that is being done between so-called conservatives at this site.
typo - that should read “endorsed by”
Did he say, to boot, "can't we all just get along?" /snicker
“If Fred gets the NRA too, it will be a tremendous one two punch in the face for Rudy and Romney. Having both their formidable organizations would be really something. They can turn out votes especially in the primaries/caucuses.”
If that happens before the primaries its game, set, match!
“I’m going to do us both a favor and not comment any further on the steaming pile of nonsense that you posted to me.”
But you just did with this post. :-) I will give you credit for one thing. You attacked what I said and not me personally. That, at least, is a step in the right direction.
>>>>>He's pro-life. Yes. But he does not have a 100% pro-life voting record. The facts demonstrate this. Why do you persist?
Stop spreading falsehoods. Fred had a PERFECT 100% pro-life voting record in the Senate. What got him those reduced percentages from the NRTL group, were Fred`s votes favoring Campaign Finance Reform. They had nothing to do with Fred`s votes on strictly the abortion issues.
From the 105th Congress:
14 - McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reform" -- Cloture Vote
15 - McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reform"
From the 106th Congress:
4 - Shays-Meehan "campaign finance reform"
5 - McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reform"
From the 107th Congress:
1 - McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reform"
2 - Shays-Meehan (McCain-Feingold) "campaign finance reform"
Your own post makes you a liar!
How Orwellian.
Yes, gun's are our friends in the proper hands of course, and THAT needs to be dictated by Washington.
“It has been sad to watch FR degenerate into the mudslinging that is being done between so-called conservatives at this site.”
I also like to see discussion without mudslinging. Hopefully we are all trying to find out the truth about each candidate. I still hope for a Thompson/Hunter ticket!
Is the phrase 'More Catholic than the Pope', familiar to you?
Oh, thanks for reminding me! : - )
LATE-TERM ABORTION BAN. Passage of the bill to impose penalties on doctors who perform certain late-term abortions, in which the person performing the abortion partially delivers the fetus before performing the abortion. Approved 54-44, December 7, 1995. Fred supported the bill.
PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION. HR 1833 (CQ Senate Vote 301), Partial Birth Abortion Ban Veto Over-Ride. Passage, over President Clinton’s April 10 veto, of the bill banning a late-term abortion procedure, where the physician partially delivers the fetus before completing the abortion. An exception would be granted when the procedure is necessary to save the life of the mother, provided no other medical procedure can be used. Rejected 57-41 (a two-thirds majority of those present and voting – 66 in this case – is required to override a veto), Sept. 26, 1996. Fred supported the legislation.
PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN. HR1122 (roll call vote 71). Passage of the bill to impose penalties on doctors who perform certain abortion procedures, in which the person performing the abortion partially delivers the fetus before completing the abortion. An exception would be granted where the procedure was necessary to save the life of the mother. The bill was amended to allow an accused doctor a hearing before a state medical board prior to trial. Passed 64-36, May 20, 1997. Fred supported the bill.
HYDE AMENDMENT. S947, FY 1998 Budget Reconciliation (roll call vote 129). Kerrey (D-NB) amendment to strike the "Hyde Amendment" prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortions except in cases of rape or incest, or when pregnancy threatens a woman's life. Rejected 39-61, June 25, 1997. Fred opposed the Kerrey amendment.
ABORTIONS IN OVERSEAS MILITARY HOSPITALS. S2057 (roll call vote 176). Murray (D-WA) amendment to repeal current law prohibiting overseas U.S. military hospitals and medical facilities from performing privately funded abortions for U.S. service members and their dependents. Rejected 44-49, June 25, 1998. Fred opposed the amendment.
PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION. HR1122 (roll call vote 277). Passage, over President Clinton's October 10, 1997, veto, of the bill to ban a certain late-term abortion procedure, in which the physician partially delivers the fetus before completing the abortion. Rejected 64-36, September 18, 1998. A two-thirds majority of those present and voting (67 in this case) of both houses is required to override a veto. Fred supported the legislation.
TRANSPORTING MINORS FOR ABORTION. S1645 (roll call vote 282). Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the substitute amendment to the bill that would make it a federal crime for anyone other than a parent to transport a minor across state lines with the intent to obtain an abortion. Motion rejected 54-45, September 22, 1998. Three-fifths of the total Senate (60) is required to invoke cloture. Fred supported the cloture motion.
PROHIBIT DRUGS TO INDUCE ABORTION, HR 1906 (Roll Call Vote No. 173). June 8, 1999 - Coburn (R-OK) amendment to prohibit the use of any funding for the Food and Drug Administration to test, develop, or approve any drugs for the chemical inducement of abortion. Amendment adopted 217-214, 8 June 1999. Fred supported the amendment.
MILITARY ABORTIONS, S. 2549 (Roll Call Vote No. 134) The Senate voted to kill an amendment that would have provided abortions in military hospitals. The vote was 50-49, 20 June 2000. Fred opposed the amendment.
MORNING AFTER PILL, HR 4577 (Roll Call Vote No. 169) The Senate refused to kill an amendment stopping the use of federal funds to distribute the “morning after” pill on school grounds. The vote was 41-54, 30 June 2000. Fred supported the amendment.
GOVERNMENT PAYOUT FOR MILITARY ABORTIONS. S. 2514 (Roll Call 160) The amendment would allow military women and dependents of military personnel stationed overseas access to government-provided abortions. ACU opposed this taxpayer funding of abortions, but it was adopted 52-40 on 21 June 2002. The bill was passed (52-40) Fred opposed this bill
A Mittwitt was trying to introduce me to the joys of the meds that take him to his happy place: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924280/posts?page=147#147
I just say no to the Mittwitt meds and stay clean with Fred. :-)
Buck up FRiend, better times are a comin'. : - )
~snicker~
Wrong! Go to the transcript of the 2nd debate and you will find that Mutt says he still favors an assault weapons ban!
That is anti gun!
Mine are just required and don't affect my mind in any way or form. ; ) Mind are the fuddy duddy type. LOL!
Here are 31 of Fred Thompson`s pro-life votes he cast while in the Senate. IIRC, that is the complete list. Can’t remember exactly what FReeper first posted this list. Whoever it was, thanks for the effort.
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against allowing coverage of abortion under the Federal employees’ health insurance policies in cases where it is medically necessary - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00371
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe (and against almost every moderate republican in the senate) against an amendment “to express the sense of Congress in support of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade” - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00337
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against killing an amendment to prohibit the expenditure of certain appropriated funds for the distribution or provision of, or the provision of a prescription for, postcoital emergency contraception - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=2&vote=00169
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe “to provide for certain disclosures and limitations with respect to the transference of human fetal tissue” - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00338
One of only 17 senators (including Helms, Gramm and Sessions) to vote against the Schumer amendment “to ensure that debts incurred as a result of clinic violence are nondischargeable.- http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=2&vote=00002
One of only 24 senators (including Helms and Inhofe) to vote for requiring that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People’s Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=2&vote=00249
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe (and against almost every moderate republican senator) against killing an amendment to prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00197
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against Tommy Daschle’s “moderate” amendment that banned late-term abortions but affirmed Roe v. Wade - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00070
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against cloture for Henry Foster, surgeon general (and abortionist) - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00273
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against striking the limitation on the coverage of abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00129
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against a joint resolution that stated limitations of abortion coverage was negatively affecting population planning programs - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00013
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical communications between a health care provider and a patient (i.e., abortion counseling) - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00283
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against an amendment “to clarify the application of certain provisions with respect to abortions where necessary to preserve the life or health of the woman” - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00593
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to delete language concerning certification of population programs - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00035
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=2&vote=00277
Voted with Helms, Santorum and Inhofe to to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology for purposes of human cloning - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=2&vote=00010
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions covered by the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00370
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against repealing the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=2&vote=00176
Again voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial birth abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00340
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against killing an amendment expressing “the sense of Congress concerning Roe v. Wade and partial birth abortion bans” - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00334
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe (and almost all other senators) “to protect infants who are born alive” - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=1&vote=00208
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to kill a measure to repeal the restriction on use of the Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00148
Voted with Helms, Thurmon, Santorum and Inhofe for a motion to ban partial birth abortions. (motion to table the motion to reconsider) - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00333
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to express the sense of Congress regarding forced abortions in the People’s Republic of China - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=2&vote=00243
Voted with Helms, Thurmond and Santorum to kill an amendment to repeal the restriction on the use of Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=2&vote=00134
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to proceed on a bill to ban partial birth abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00332
Voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe against Specter’s amendment “to protect the reproductive rights of Federal women prisoners” - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00478
Again, voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to kill an amendment repealing the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00163
Again voted against repealing the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00167
Again, voted with Helms, Thurmond, Santorum and Inhofe to prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00190
Voted with only 37 other senators (including Helms, Santorum and Inhofe) to prohibit the use of funds for research that utilizes human fetal tissue, cells, or organs that are obtained from a living or dead embryo or fetus during or after an induced abortion - http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00215
As far as Free Republic and finding the "truth" about each candidate, I can think of better resources, not to take anything away from this great forum.
The invective between supporters from different camps is nothing about "truth". It is all about emotion and lack of honesty, IMHO.
The Republic would be much better off, if we would start "supporting - and stating our reasons", than "opposing - by pointing out the opponents flaws".
Politicians with the help of the MSM has put us all into small, demographic/racial/economic minorities, with our willing assistance, so we are all fighting each other for our small piece of the pie, rather than pulling together for the good of the Republic!
We have been pandered to long enough, that we take exception when the pandering isn't to our personal liking.
Believe one of our founding fathers said something like, "this great experiment of government of and by the people will work, only to the point that people come to believe they can VOTE themselves anything they want!" Or words to that effect.
Thanks for the exchange.
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