Posted on 11/14/2007 7:42:50 AM PST by HoosierGirl25
The swirling social conservative endorsements of Republican presidential candidates continued yesterday when the National Right to Life Committee endorsed former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson.
At a press conference yesterday morning, Executive Director David O’ Steen said the 58-member NRLC committee voted Sunday based on three critical factors: his 100% pro-life record, his commitment to the unborn and his electability.
“He is well-positioned -- best positioned to be President of the United States…for unborn children,” said O ‘Steen.
Thompson came under fire from pro-lifers recently when he recently said he would not support a human life amendment. Questioned on this point, O’ Steen said, “no one can promise a human life amendment” and that it was “highly…unlikely that would come out of the Senate in the next presidential election.”
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This is going to publicize FRed’s campaign so much more, because when I was an uninformed voter, this sort of thing would have caught my attention—we need more big endorsements like this to put FRed and his federalist policies in the spotlight even more—when will the NRA announce their endorsement of a candidate? Does FRed have a chance of winning that as well?
While abortion itself is a tragic scenario, it should not be part of politics and decisions that determine the course of the nation. It is a philosophical and personal issue, not a criteria upon which to select a President to lead a nation, especially protecting it from the hands of power-mad, anti-American Marxists.
“I fault the RNC for not coming up with and promoting a good conservative pro life consensus candidate.”
What? It’s the primaries, it is exactly what we are doing.
So far as I can tell, he’s not opposed to HLA remaining a part of the platform. He’s just not going to make it a priority of his administration. Why waste political capital on something that we would need a super-majority in Congress (I’d be surprised if we regain any majority in both houses in the next couple cycles) to pass? Focus on getting Roe v Wade overturned and stand strong against federal funding for abortion and stem-cell research. If we can get that done, it’s a HUGE gain.
Personally I’m sick of these special interest groups putting their lust for power ahead of right and wrong. They have joined the likes of Pat Robertson in looking out for his own sorry butt.
You are not reading CC correctly...
He means “the RNC should make my guy the candidate and skip all this election crap. Oh and Fred sucks...”
Yes.
You should finish the Fred-bashing statements on your homepage.
As I recall, while served as NRA Chief Potentate, Charlton Heston personally campaigned for Fred. Someone here has a picture.
F R E D! Fred Fred Fred!
are you aware that there are rudybots who think that the NRTL endorsement was their [backhanded]way of endorsing RUDY [bc Lord knows they couldn’t do it directly, or their membership would have a fit], because this splits the conservative support so many diff ways that it is playing right into Rudy’s playbook. yes, there are rudybots that are THAT delusional.
My bottom line is that any Republican is better than any Democrat. I have issues with all of the major Republican contenders, but any of them if far, far preferable to any Democrat in the race.
I'm sure you'd be saying the exact same thing if they had come out for Hunter (assuming they had ever heard of him).
File that idea under “syphilitic dementia.”
Who?
You’ve got to be kidding.
Just goes to show that moonbats come in all shapes, sizes, and canditatory preferences.
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