I want an honest anwser to this. Has the following been explained to everyone’s satisfaction?
“Thompson filled out a survey for Project Vote Smart back in 1994, when he was running for Senate...Under abortion: He checked the box for: “Abortions should be legal in all circumstances as long as the procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.”
Yes.
He told those of us who attended the Value Voters event in Washington, DC, that he has always been opposed to abortion. He explained that his views were sharpened when he saw his daughter’s ultrasound - his head and his heart got together.
Here’s the statement from his website:
http://www.fred08.com/Virtual/AmericanValues.aspx
Only about seventy gajillion times.
It was a file form most likely filled out by a low level staffer or intern. Fred’s voting record has never reflected anything like the statement in that form and the National Right to Life had an article/letter about this very subject released when they endorsed Fred.
It’s an unsigned doc. Anybody could have filled that out.
“I want an honest anwser to this. Has the following been explained to everyone’s satisfaction?”
I read all the responses to you. I would have to say NO.
Questionnaires or surveys such as this are very common and numerous. They go across the desk of elected officials constantly.
The bottom line is that he denies that this was his position then and it is not his position now. As far as I know, there is no other document or record from that that time period or since which would call his denial into question. When The National Right to Life investigated this, they were satisfied with his explanation and gave him their endorsement.