Defending Fred (Vanity, but please help)

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[scottdeus12]

Fellow Freepers, I just got this info from a guy I work with who (obviously) doesn't support Fred. I'm a die-hard Fred-head but am not sure what to think about this:

from: http://vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=22003

(Fred's stance if elected to Congress) Abortion:

9. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or specific proposals will you support concerning abortion? X Abortions should be legal in all circumstances as long as the procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.

Has anyone ever seen this before? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[svcw]

Hard to believe when he has been endorsed by many pro-life groups.

[PackerBronco]

Fred has been endorsed by National Right to Life and several state Right to Life Chapters. (Wisconsin, my state, is one of them.)

Does your co-worker believe that he would have received these endorsements w/out being solidly pro-life?

[TheThirdRuffian]

That’s just a complete fabrication.

Fred was endorsed by the National Right To Life Committe and a host of similiar state organizations because he is not only currently committed to life, but has been his entire political career.

[mnehring]

Yes, this was from one survey that almost from day one, Thompson has denied filling out (denied long before running for President.) There are many vague groups that send out these surveys to candidates and either the candidate or a staffer completes them usually. A while back someone posted a scanned copy and there is no signature on this to indicate who completed it.

Just remind your coworker that Thompson has a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee (and was endorsed by them) a 0% rating from NARAL, and a 100% pro-life voting record.

There is also a letter I’ll try to find from the National Right to Life Committee directly addressing this. I’ll see if I can find it and post.

[snippy_about_it]

You could just go to FRED08.com and look up his stance on issues there.

[mnehring]

Email from the National Right to Life Committee (Fred alert!)
National Right to Life Committee | July 8, 2007 | Karen Cross

Posted on 07/13/2007 12:23:28 PM CDT by Sturm Ruger

It appears that there is an attempt to create confusion regarding former Senator Fred Thompson’s pro-life position.

You can go to National Right to Life’s website to see Senator Thompson’s voting record against abortion, euthanasia, and experimentation on unborn babies’ bodies. As you can see, Senator Thompson had an excellent pro-life voting record while in the U.S. Senate.

I am concerned that someone may be misleading you about his record. Regardless, I assure you it was not from National Right to Life. National Right to Life PAC supported Senator Thompson for the U.S. Senate in 1994 and 1996, and considered him to be a very pro-life Senator.

Senator Thompson has since reaffirmed his pro-life position. I am attaching a link to the statement he made to the National Right to Life Convention:

Fred Thompson’s statement to the National Right to Life Convention

Thank you for your interest and concern on this critical issue.

Sincerely,
Karen Cross
Political Director
National Right to Life Committee
512 10th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

[fireforeffect]

Try this link.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Fred_Thompson_Abortion.htm

Not from FRED’s campaign site (just the first pick from a web search for fred thompson abortion).

A good search engine can also be used to find this info, may I suggest http://www.quintura.com/?

[Domandred]

Haven’t heard that one from Fred. Closest that I have heard is that he supports overturning Roe v Wade.

Not sure I’ve heard Fred say absolutely illegal or legal one way or another besides letting States decide.

[Domandred]

Should also note that the answers they have are from a 1994 survey and NOT a 2008 survey which by their own website Fred has not (refused to) filled out.

[scottdeus12]

Thanks for the info....so you think this survey is a fabrication?

[reagan_fanatic]

Sounds like a scurrilous attempt to undermine the Fredster to me.

[Neu Pragmatist]

Good grief . The Fred smears are coming out of the woodwork . He has someone worried ...

[mnehring]

I would bet that some staffer filled it out for him. Senators probably get dozens of things like that every day, I doubt they have time to personally fill them out.

The survey is contrary to his record, and votes are what counts.

[donnab]

Keep pointing out his 100% pro-life voting record.
That trumps any questionable survey.

[Uriah_lost]

This bit has been used a lot but nowhere is there anything to substantiate the claim. His record is 100% pro-life and his statements are 100% pro-life.
Is this one blurb from a minor site that can provide no substantiation of the claim enough to sway your friend? It seems obvious to me that your friend is just engaging in sowing pure FUD(fear/uncertainty/doubt) which doesn’t say anything positive about him or his candidate, unless you are dropping this out here for the same reasons. In that case the same could be applied to you but I’ve looked through your posting history and while you may not be very active in the pro-Fred threads, you don’t seem to be one of the provocateur types....

[Larry Lucido]

Tell your “friend” that that link doesn’t say ANYTHING that is reflected below it. It says something else entirely.

Then tell your “friend” you heard he on the internet that he is a registered sex offender, and ask if he can tell you anything to disprove it.

Then tell him to have a steaming cup of STFU.

[Yaelle]

It’s not true. Fred’s position on abortion is that he would like to see Roe v. Wade overturned by the Supremes. He saw his daughter on the ultrasound 5 years ago, and he says now that previously, his stance on abortion was an intellectual exercise. But seeing his baby in there has made it an issue in his heart and soul now.

[marlon]

You should correct your co-worker, Fred only believes in retro-abortions in cases where someone is too stupid to continue walking among us. Your co-worker definately qualifies!

[scottdeus12]

“Email from the National Right to Life Committee (Fred alert!)
National Right to Life Committee | July 8, 2007 | Karen Cross..”

Can you link me to this?

Thanks