Posted on 01/19/2008 10:06:00 AM PST by NormsRevenge
ABC's Christine Byun reports: Republican candidate Fred Thompson’s campaign is accusing rival Mike Huckabee’s campaign of more "dirty tricks" in South Carolina.
They say fliers with misleading information about the former Tennessee senator’s abortion record were placed on parked cars at their event venue last night (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/thompson-lets-g.html). The fliers insinuate Thompson voted for funding for abortions through a bill that supported Planned Parenthood. Thompson –- who has received the endorsement of national anti-abortion organization National Right to Life –- did vote for the bill in question, H.R. 3061. However, the bill specifically states that it does not include federal funding for abortions and does not mention Planned Parenthood. The flier quotes Scripture –- Proverbs 31:8 –- and includes a picture of the former Senator.
"Sen. Thompson worked in the Senate to ensure that federal funds did not go to abortion," a Thompson campaign spokesman, who provided a copy of a flier, said.
Earlier this week, the Thompson campaign accused Huckabee supporters of push-polling calls.
“These deceptive tactics are yet another sad sign that Gov. Huckabee cannot engage in a substantive discussion of the important public policy issues facing our country,” Dean Rice, the South Carolina campaign manager, said in a written statement.
I think you are mistaken.
You may recall Romney put his ads back up in South Carolina after Michigan. If Fred wasn’t nice it’s because of that.
Romney went and pulled his campaign out again in the end though, so it looks like it’s back on.
But a deal will be reached between Romney and Thompson one way or another... out of necessity for both.
Go away, a stupid post.
He would not have declared if he wanted to support McCain. Fred Thompson disagrees with McCain.
And if they refer to Title-X federal funding of Planned Parenthood, to say it does not go toward abortions is a big fat lie.
From the NRTL web site:
In making its endorsement, National Right to Life considered the position of candidates on the life issues, their records on the life issues and their ability to win.... Since announcing his candidacy in September, Fred Thompson has run second only to pro-abortion candidate Rudy Giuliani for the Republican nomination in the overwhelming majority of national polls.
That may give you an idea. Things have changed since September. I think it is interesting that Michigan Right to Life did not endorse any of the Republican candidates prior to the Mich. primary.
Welcome to FR.
This link explains everything clearly.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/01/19/politics/fromtheroad/entry3731640.shtml
Welcome to FR, do you have something against conservatives?
As is McCain. Only McCain doesn't try to hide it. (Which then makes him a non-mole)
Thompson was McCain's campaign co-chair last time McCain went for it. I would not be surprised if Thompson's strategy right now is that he is just running for vice-president...don't be shocked if it all ends with a McCain/Thompson ticket. McCain would pull in the middle-of-the-road types and Thompson wold help shore up the conservative base.
I think this also explains why Fred has been a pit bull on Huckabee but a kitty cat with McCain. It all fits.
Any funding of Planned Parenthood means money into their big coffers. If they get more in one area, that means they can move more of their death funds into their abortuaries and their sales and marketing of murder.
Your tax dollars at work.
Please post reference material to support your claim.
You misread the meaning of the post.
Well, I don’t like them either, but the point is, that Fred knew he was NOT voting for abortions...
Evidently, the write of the smear sheets was counting on Americans being too stupid to know that it is illegal to provide abortions with Federal Money.
So.
I hate Planned Parenthood (the name is ridiculous) too.
I wonder how much of Fred’s past record on abortion has hurt him, Christian talk radio has been all over it...
Oh I got the ‘don’t dare question a man of the cloth!’ one the other day. Uh huh...
No I didn’t, your post was a one line statement. Produce the evidence of what you claim, or STFU.
Now, where is it?
am sure this is the work of another group that “huckabee ‘condemns’ but has no control over” **rolls eyes**
Everytime I think huckster can’t get any crepier or slimier something like this happens.
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Huckabee is autographing Bibles now!
am sure this is the work of another group that “huckabee ‘condemns’ but has no control over” **rolls eyes**
Everytime I think huckster can’t get any crepier or slimier something like this happens.
At the Republican debate on January 10th, Thompson said about Huckabee: "He believes we have an arrogant foreign policy and the tradition of blame America first."
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Fred_Thompson,_Huckabee/2008/01/11/63638.html
The TRADITION of blame America first? Sorry, but to me, to put Mike Huckabee in the "blame America first" crowd is the kind of hysterical, emotion-loaded tactic that the Clintons would use.
WHAT!?!?!
You don’t write anything in a bible except dedications to the recipient or delineate family trees!
Heretic!
At the Republican debate on January 10th, Thompson said about Huckabee: "He believes we have an arrogant foreign policy and the tradition of blame America first."
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Fred_Thompson,_Huckabee/2008/01/11/63638.html
I have heard Thompson use this in interviews with Sean Hannity as well.
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