[2ndDivisionVet]

Ouch! Better put some ice on that, Willard.

[big'ol_freeper]

The Romney sleaze machine was so well exposed on this..

[Bobbisox]

OH...I love it. I am very pleased to see what is beginning to happen. Romney attacking Giuliani, Giuliani attacking Romney and Huckabee. Huckabee attacking Giuliani and Romney. And the winner is:

Fred Dalton Thompson, the next President of the United States.

[HerrBlucher]

This election cycle has really brought out the worst in people I used to respect, and they seem to be falling like flies....its absolutely unbelievable. And why? What is it about Fred that drives otherwise normal people into fits of anti-Fred psychosis.

Weyerich should apologize to Fred immediately, that is the only way he can gain back any credibility.

[topher]

I believe Paul is related to David & Mary Weyrich, who are very well to do Catholics (worth hundreds of millions of dollars) that are involved in the pro-life movement.

Considering that Senator Sam Brownback was endorsed by Father Frank Pavone (a friend of the Weyrichs), and then Senator Sam Brownback endorsed John S. McCain (III), who has often voted pro-abortion, I would consider this par for the course of these pro-lifers.

I supported Senator Fred Thompson before NRLC did, and I think the motivation of the NRLC is that Fred has the best chance to beat both Rudy and Hillary (and Obama). The NRLC are trying to solidify the pro-life movement behind one candidate.

As for the Weyrichs and Father Frank Pavone, I don't think much of their work these days. One thread I posted on Freerepublic was about how Priests for Life (Father Frank's organization) has not said much on their website about the movie Bella, which has a pro-life topic.

So it seems Paul Weyrich and PFL are minor leaguerers these days. The NRLC does not make decisions without careful thought. I have great respect for that bunch, and that bunch has helped get us Supreme Court Justices like Roberts, Alito, Thomas, and, of course, Scalia. And with some prodding from Roberts, SCOTUS Justice Kennedy may come around to more and more conservative decisions...

[DB]

Wow, I thought Paul Weyrich was a decent solid conservative guy...

[Pistolshot]

[Blue Highway]

Sat goodbye to your non-existant leads in NH,IA,and SC Willard. Stick a fork in him, he's done!!!

[Lib-Lickers 2]

snort snort

[Shelayne]

Oh my! I just signed on to see this. That was an extrememly nasty attack by Weyrich.

Has the Romney team distanced themselves from this?

I love how Team Fred didn’t just defend Fred, but also the NRLC, while swatting down Team Romney like little flies.

Very nicely done.

[dynachrome]

Money quote:
“ They know he stood with them yesterday, he stands with them today, and he will stand with them tomorrow”

[topher]

Apparently Bobby Schindler is also part of this.

The following is an article from LifeSite News.

National Right to Life Endorsement of Fred Thompson Has Some Concerned -- http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/nov/07111402.html

LifeSiteNews.com

Wednesday November 14, 2007

National Right to Life Endorsement of Fred Thompson Has Some Concerned

Questions about his opposition to Human Life Amendment and poor response to Schiavo case

By John Connolly

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) -The National Right to Life Committee on Tuesday announced its endorsement of Fred Thompson in the heated Republican primary race, calling him the 'best positioned' candidate to beat the pro-abortion Rudy Guliani. In response, some pro-life leaders are repeating past concerns about particular aspects of Thompson's otherwise exemplary pro-life record.

"Our endorsement is a testament to Senator Thompson's longstanding pro-life record, his commitment to protecting unborn children and our belief in his ability to win," said Wanda Franz, president of National Right to Life.

"While there are various polls, and some are up-and-down, the overwhelming consensus has been that he is best-positioned to top pro-abortion candidate Rudy Giuliani for the Republican nomination," said the committee's executive director David N. O'Steen.

"I'm deeply appreciative for the past support by the National Right to Life Committee-PAC in my Senate campaigns, and today I am blessed and grateful to have received their endorsement for president of the United States," said Thompson in a statement following the endorsement. "In supporting me, those who have worked tirelessly to defend life are supporting a consistent conservative who has stood with them yesterday, who stands with them today, and will stand with them tomorrow."

Thompson has often called upon his voting record as testimony to his commitment to the pro-life movement. "My record is clear," he said in a previous interview. "One hundred percent pro-life voting record over eight years at the national level. The proof is in the pudding there. Go back and look at all that record. My whole career I have said Roe versus Wade was wrongfully decided. I've been pro-life all my career and always will be."

Despite Thompson's pro-life voting record, the endorsement has caused a flurry of controversy from those who fear Thompson is more committed to federalism than the pro-life movement. The fears are not entirely unfounded, as Thompson refuses to endorse a constitutional amendment protecting unborn life, and is against criminalizing abortion on the federal level. He has also been reluctant to make any statement about the government's role in the Terri Schiavo case, choosing rather to deflect questions concerning it.

Regarding the internationally publicized controversy over the slow killing of Terri Schiavo Thompson stated, "I can't pass judgment on it. I know that good people were doing what they thought was best. That's going back in history. I don't remember the details of it."

Terri Schiavo died a slow, painful and very public death as a result of forced dehydration by a court mandate in 2005. After her feeding tube was removed and hydration denied, Congress passed a bill to allow for a federal court review, which President Bush signed into law. A federal appeals court and the Supreme Court upheld the decision, condemning Schiavo to death.

Bobby Schindler, Schiavo's brother, has reservations about Thompson in light of his ambiguous stance on euthanasia.

"I'm troubled about things he's said publicly," Schindler told LifeSiteNews. "He needs to clarify his position on starving and dehydrating a disabled woman, something that has led to public confusion."

Schindler wrote a letter to all the presidential candidates, reminding them of the importance of human life and asking them to dispel the public confusion surrounding the perception of the case.

See previous LifeSiteNews coverage:

Fred Thompson Says Life Begins at Conception But Opposes Criminalizing Abortion

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/nov/07110508.html

Abortion Advocates Accuse Fred Thompson of Lobbying for Abortion http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jul/07070906.html

Fred Thompson Declares Pro-life Stance Before National Right to Life Committee

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jun/07061903.html

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[JSDude1]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I ~WILL NEVER~ VOTE FOR MR. ROMNEY!!~

[Sola Veritas]

When I saw in the news what Weyrich said, I was shocked...
(like I was when Robertson endorsed Guiliani)

I cannot believe he would level such an acquisation. It was really a cheap shot.

BTW - I’m not committed to any candidate at this time. So, I’ve got no axe to grind.

[Thoreau]

Quiz..which repulican candidate introduced the following bills in congress?

H.R.1095: To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.

H.R.777: To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.

H.R.1548: To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.

H.AMDT.1003 (A024): Amendment no. 17 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funding for abortion, family planning, or population control efforts.

H.AMDT.380 (A022): An amendment no. 9 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit funding for population control or population planning programs; family planning activities; or abortion procedures.

H.AMDT.312 (A011): An amendment, printed as amendment No. 32 in the Congressional Record of July 16, 1997, to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill for Family Planning, birth control or abortion.

H.R.4984: A bill to prohibit the use of funds for the Peace Corps to be used for travel expenses of individuals in order for abortions to be performed on those individuals.

H.R.2597: To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception.

H.R.1094: To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception.

H.R.776: To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception

H.R.392: A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life.

[donnab]

I always look at people that are the first ones to accuse another of something very carefully. More often than not they are the ones that are in violation of the accusation.
Greasing palms...kinda makes me go hmmmmmmmmm.

[topher]

Please consider praying for Paul Weyrich. There was a prayer thread on Freerepublic in 2006 because of his battles with diabeties.

I am not saying what he did was right, but he is a man that given so much to the conservative movement over the years...