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Iowa conservative group Family Leader won’t endorse Cain, Paul or Romney
WP ^ | Posted at 11:43 AM ET, 11/22/2011 | By Perry Bacon Jr.

Posted on 11/22/2011 11:40:03 AM PST by marty60

A key Iowa social conservatives group announced Tuesday it will not endorse former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney or businessman Herman Cain, but is still evaluating if it would back one of the other candidates.

The Family Leader, which hosted a forum that six Republican candidates attended last Saturday, said in a statement that its board had narrowed its choices of an endorsement to Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and ex-senator Rick Santorum (Penn). The statement said the group would not consider endorsing Romney, who the group criticized for skipping its event.

The group said it opted against Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) because he does not support constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and abortion, and said they had concerns about Cain on “life, marriage, foreign policy, and presidential readiness. “ Both Cain and Paul had attended the forum

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; abortion; bobvanderplaats; cain; conservatives; elections; familyleader; gingrich; gop; ia2012; iowa; paul; perry; romney; ronpaul; statesrights; vanderplaats
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To: jessduntno

Nobody is ever ready to be President, which is why we need someone capable of rising to the challenges he will face.


21 posted on 11/22/2011 12:11:44 PM PST by greatvikingone
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To: jpsb

You’re dealing with the “na na na.....I’m not LISTENING....na na na” crowd.

Also the “Oh YEAH, well (insert name of any other candidate) is a fraud, RINO, traitor, Liberal who’s secretly Pro-Choice, hates America, and wants Socialism” crowd.

The echo chamber is air tight; you’ll get no play on your very credible concerns and points.


22 posted on 11/22/2011 12:12:04 PM PST by TitansAFC (Doug Hoffman says it's good to support Newt, so stop being mad on his behalf when he doesn't want it)
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To: TitansAFC
You might want to research for yourself the entire interview. Cain was referring to adoption not abortion.
23 posted on 11/22/2011 12:15:41 PM PST by Angry_White_Man_Syndrome
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To: Angry_White_Man_Syndrome
I can post a video, found it on CNN. If yall want I will post it but there a lot of stuff before the quote and ads too.

I was just trying to tell yall why the family group ruled out Cain so quickly. Never mind, jezz.

24 posted on 11/22/2011 12:20:13 PM PST by jpsb
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To: jessduntno

So,if Cain is deemed not ready to be president, who is ready? Who is your pick? Also, comparing Obama to Cain is like apples to a five course meal. Cain has actually had a wide variety of experiences that make him very well rounded. Obama has never held a job that did not depend on the government handouts.


25 posted on 11/22/2011 12:20:33 PM PST by Angry_White_Man_Syndrome
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To: marty60

The world has gone mad.


26 posted on 11/22/2011 12:21:59 PM PST by Apollo5600 (Cain 2012)
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To: jpsb

The family leader has very little sway when you consider thay list one of the reasons for disqualifing Cain as family and marriage, but give Newt a pass. I think there is other reasons behind their decision they don’t want to disclose.


27 posted on 11/22/2011 12:26:40 PM PST by Angry_White_Man_Syndrome
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To: jpsb

The quote you provide was in answer to a question about whether he would force her to raise the child, not carry it to term. It was edited out of the video in most cases to make him appear to answer in a way that would hurt him.


28 posted on 11/22/2011 12:27:24 PM PST by Ingtar
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To: jpsb
They might be having a problem with Cain being pro slavery. I quote Cain on selling children into slavery, Oct 2011.

"So what I’m saying is, it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family or that mother has to make. Not me as president. Not some politician. Not a bureaucrat. It gets down to that family. And whatever they decide, they decide. I shouldn’t try to tell them what decision to make for such a sensitive decision.

They might be having a problem with Cain being pro cannibalism. I quote Cain on eating people, Oct 2011.

"So what I’m saying is, it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family or that mother has to make. Not me as president. Not some politician. Not a bureaucrat. It gets down to that family. And whatever they decide, they decide. I shouldn’t try to tell them what decision to make for such a sensitive decision.

They might be having a problem with Cain being pro slut. I quote Cain on sleeping around, Oct 2011.

"So what I’m saying is, it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family or that mother has to make. Not me as president. Not some politician. Not a bureaucrat. It gets down to that family. And whatever they decide, they decide. I shouldn’t try to tell them what decision to make for such a sensitive decision.

See how that works?

29 posted on 11/22/2011 12:30:43 PM PST by tnlibertarian (Things are so bad now, Kenyans are saying Obama was born in the USA.)
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To: marty60

Ouch. Sorry Herb.


30 posted on 11/22/2011 12:34:20 PM PST by magritte
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To: jpsb

Don’t worry. He refused to sign the SBA Pro-life pledge.

But the kicker was he said NO to the Fetal Pain Legislation.

Some have questioned whether this would stop Fetal Surgeries.
The answer is NO.
l surgery (surgery performed on a pregnant mother to help her baby before it is born) can occur either during the middle of pregnancy or at the end of the pregnancy.

In all cases, anesthesiologists are involved to provide for the comfort and safety of pregnant mothers and their babies.

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/a/fetal-anesthesia/


31 posted on 11/22/2011 12:35:53 PM PST by marty60
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To: jpsb
I'm sorry but when you descend to knowingly lying about a candidate you have lost all credibility as a Freeper. You know full well that quote had NOTHING to do with Abortion.

For those interested in FACTS rather then Newtbot lies, here is Cain's record in print

http://www.lifenews.com/2006/09/13/nat-2583/

African American Businessman Spends 1M to Urge Blacks to Vote Pro-Life

32 posted on 11/22/2011 12:36:15 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: org.whodat

You sure are a stupid f*cker.

Beliefs

The FAMiLY LEADER champions the principle that God is the ultimate leader of the family. Our goal at The FAMiLY LEADER is to honor and glorify God – not a political party, not a candidate, and not a program. The FAMiLY LEADER is a Christ-centered organization that will lead with humility and service to strengthen and protect the family.


33 posted on 11/22/2011 12:37:14 PM PST by magritte
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To: tnlibertarian

Very clever, just google Cain Abortion CNN and watch the video, I am not going to post CNNs’ John King here.


34 posted on 11/22/2011 12:38:11 PM PST by jpsb
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To: marty60; magritte; TitansAFC; jessduntno

For those interested in FACTS rather then shameless lies by the Newt Cult, here is Cain’s record in print

http://www.lifenews.com/2006/09/13/nat-2583/

African American Businessman Spends 1M to Urge Blacks to Vote Pro-Life


35 posted on 11/22/2011 12:40:14 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: Angry_White_Man_Syndrome

“So,if Cain is deemed not ready to be president, who is ready?”

Newt is ready. And my choice. And the best candidate we have.

I never compared Cain to Obama - I have no idea why you think I did. Well, except for being woefully unprepared. I said if we put Cain up, in a general election, we would get Obama. America will not elect Cain. Speaking of qualified, why is Cain qualified?

I still haven’t read anything that makes him more wualifed than Santorum or Perry.


36 posted on 11/22/2011 12:43:05 PM PST by jessduntno ("They say the world has become too complex for simple answers... they are wrong." - RR)
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To: Angry_White_Man_Syndrome

“So,if Cain is deemed not ready to be president, who is ready?”

Newt is ready. And my choice. And the best candidate we have.

I never compared Cain to Obama - I have no idea why you think I did. Well, except for being woefully unprepared. I said if we put Cain up, in a general election, we would get Obama. America will not elect Cain. Speaking of qualified, why is Cain qualified?

I still haven’t read anything that makes him more qualified than Santorum or Perry.


37 posted on 11/22/2011 12:43:21 PM PST by jessduntno ("They say the world has become too complex for simple answers... they are wrong." - RR)
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To: magritte
And you are not a believer at all, so we are even. I think those people at james town claimed the same principles.
38 posted on 11/22/2011 12:45:00 PM PST by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by "AMNESTY" Perry and his fellow demorats.)
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To: magritte

And you are not a believer at all, so we are even. I think those people at Jones town claimed the same principles.


39 posted on 11/22/2011 12:45:43 PM PST by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by "AMNESTY" Perry and his fellow demorats.)
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To: jpsb
Yeah a link to a selectively edited video that edits outs part of what Cain said in the interview

Notice you selected edited out the part where Cain says to Morgan "You are confusing two issues" in order to fraudulently mislead people to believe what Cain is saying is linked to the earlier question about Abortion

Of all the Newt Cultist, I least expected this sort of sleazy lying behavior from you.

40 posted on 11/22/2011 12:46:20 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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