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Rand Casts a Paul Over Life Debate
Patriot Post ^ | 04/25/2014 | Tony Perkins

Posted on 04/25/2014 11:48:21 AM PDT by GIdget2004

Republicans are still months away from kicking off the presidential race – and that's a good thing for front-runners like Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who could use the extra time to hone their messaging. In four years, the Kentucky leader has won over plenty of fans for his solid record on a whole range of issues, including life. But today, it isn't his record that's concerning people – it's his rhetoric.

Wednesday, in a sit-down with former Obama insider David Axelrod, Sen. Paul surprised a lot of conservatives with his nonchalant attitude on abortion and his role in ending it. As president, Axelrod wanted to know, how hard would his White House push to overturn Roe v. Wade? The Senator's answer: not much. With the country so evenly divided on the issue, he thinks an incremental approach is best. “I think the debate is about when life begins,” said the lead sponsor of the Senate's Life at Conception Act. “Is it okay for an eight-pound baby to be aborted one week before delivery?”

Asked what his personal opinion on life at conception is, Sen. Paul said, “My personal religious belief is that life begins at the very beginning.” But, he explained, America is evenly divided between “all life and no abortion, or all abortion and no life… I think the law will come down in between.” Later, he said, “The country is in the middle, [and] we're not changing any of the laws until the country is persuaded otherwise.”

Maybe it was inarticulate, or maybe these are the Senator's real feelings, but that last comment certainly set off alarm bells for social conservatives.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; libertarian; libtardian; randpaul
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To: ansel12

I have only asked for facts. You have stated a position on a candidate that you cannot support with any factual evidence. If you could you would already have provided it.

The fact of the matter is that no other candidate for the GOP nomination that I am aware of has or is pushing a stronger position on abortion than Rand Paul. In fact most of them are concentrating on the economy and foreign policy. Other than stating that they are pro life they are all fairly quiet about abortion as far as I can ascertain.

Again if you have evidence to the contrary please provide it for all of us freepers to read.


41 posted on 04/25/2014 5:15:48 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Are you reading this thread at all?, Why would you start slipping into that girlish silliness, rather than actually say something meaningful.

Are you going to just try to kill every Paul thread, while refusing to engage in discussing him and the thread topic?

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Rand Casts a Paul Over Life Debate
Patriot Post ^ | 04/25/2014 | Tony Perkins
Posted on 4/25/2014 11:48:21 AM by GIdget2004

Republicans are still months away from kicking off the presidential race – and that’s a good thing for front-runners like Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who could use the extra time to hone their messaging. In four years, the Kentucky leader has won over plenty of fans for his solid record on a whole range of issues, including life. But today, it isn’t his record that’s concerning people – it’s his rhetoric.

Wednesday, in a sit-down with former Obama insider David Axelrod, Sen. Paul surprised a lot of conservatives with his nonchalant attitude on abortion and his role in ending it. As president, Axelrod wanted to know, how hard would his White House push to overturn Roe v. Wade? The Senator’s answer: not much. With the country so evenly divided on the issue, he thinks an incremental approach is best. “I think the debate is about when life begins,” said the lead sponsor of the Senate’s Life at Conception Act. “Is it okay for an eight-pound baby to be aborted one week before delivery?”

Asked what his personal opinion on life at conception is, Sen. Paul said, “My personal religious belief is that life begins at the very beginning.” But, he explained, America is evenly divided between “all life and no abortion, or all abortion and no life… I think the law will come down in between.” Later, he said, “The country is in the middle, [and] we’re not changing any of the laws until the country is persuaded otherwise.”

Maybe it was inarticulate, or maybe these are the Senator’s real feelings, but that last comment certainly set off alarm bells for social conservatives.

(Excerpt) Read more at patriotpost.us ...


42 posted on 04/25/2014 5:27:42 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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