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Herman Cain clarifies, sort of: “I am 100% pro-life. End of story.”
Hot Air ^ | October 20, 2011

Posted on 10/20/2011 6:40:19 PM PDT by wmfights

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To: normy
Normy, PIERS changed the subject. He's got OCD or something ~ sure, it started out about abortion but in the middle he switched the question to "bringing up" ~ and you do not in your wildest dreams "bring up" a dead fetus.

I hope you understand that part because your discussion of who said what about which suggests you have not quite got down how it happens that you were conceived, developed, were born then grew up.

The process is quite elemental with mammals!

81 posted on 10/20/2011 7:29:01 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Jedidah

Understand now, thanks.


82 posted on 10/20/2011 7:29:37 PM PDT by independent in tx
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To: normy

normy, quote the flippin’ words. As many as it takes to make your case. Give us all a link so we can quote more if you’re excerptin’ a little too much.


83 posted on 10/20/2011 7:33:33 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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To: Jedidah

Cain’s last line is not pro-life...it’s pro-choice...


84 posted on 10/20/2011 7:35:30 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: magritte
All I can say is, wow. We clearly are on two different sites....

I'm all about analytics so let's take a look-
Keyword search "Rick Perry"

On the first page (as of when I searched) out of the results, there are:

38 Overtly positive Perry articles

16 are overtly negative Perry articles

The rest are either neutral such as polling numbers, or not directly about him.

85 posted on 10/20/2011 7:35:38 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: MNJohnnie
African American Businessman Spends 1M to Urge Blacks to Vote Pro-Life (Herman Cain 2006)
Nice try Perrybots. But find another attack lie to push about Cain cause this one ain't going to hunt.

This has to be the lamest attempt yet by Perrywinkles in their futile attempt to revive Perry's poll numbers into double digits.

I continue to LOL reading Perrywinkle propaganda while their fatally flawed candidate can't utter a complete thought coherently.

86 posted on 10/20/2011 7:35:43 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Why does Ron Paul wear false eyebrows?)
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To: Sacajaweau

Cain’s last line wasn’t responding to ‘abortion’ it was responding to raising the child (versus giving it up for adoption). He had already said in no uncertain terms abortion should not be legal under any circumstance.

Look at the specific quote Cain was responding to.


87 posted on 10/20/2011 7:37:33 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Sacajaweau

YES! Pro-choice as to whether to RAISE the child, not as to whether to ABORT the child. Read the whole exchange, please.


88 posted on 10/20/2011 7:37:44 PM PDT by Jedidah
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To: Soul Seeker
Things have changed. There are NO DEMOCRATS who say they are pro-life in any regard who can get party backing so that they can run for public office ~ so you never hear from them.

This is why the whole Democrat party recently made a big switch to pushing for federal funding for killing babies. That'd died down for over a decade, but there they were back again with their ObamaKKKare.

89 posted on 10/20/2011 7:42:20 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: wmfights

That we have to do semantical gymnastics to figure out where he really stands on this issue should trouble everyone, What we need to hear is something like this:

Cain: “I will appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court. We’ve lost our moral compass with regard to human life, and I will use the power of my presidency to set us on the right course.”

That’s all he needs to say. Plain and simple.


90 posted on 10/20/2011 7:45:38 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna!)
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To: wmfights
No one on either side is arguing that the president has a constitutional power to issue executive orders barring women from having abortions

But you can nullify executive orders that were issued to do things like provide abortions on military bases and things.

91 posted on 10/20/2011 7:49:31 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: Soul Seeker
6 months from now I don't think his debate skills would be a liability if he continued on this trajectory.

Agree. Perry's trajectory is a downward campaign death spiral.

92 posted on 10/20/2011 7:50:03 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Why does Ron Paul wear false eyebrows?)
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To: wmfights
Regrettably, this is not the first time that Herman Cain has stumbled over his own feet. His excuse of misunderstanding the question is getting old as is recounted here with some of his other gaffes .

While not yet fatal, when considered in the context cited above and warned about in that vanity, these gaffes increasingly betray a weakness in the candidacy of Herman Cain which could be fatal if he carries it into the general election campaign as the nominee.


93 posted on 10/20/2011 7:50:32 PM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: wmfights

Cain answered it and to say “no one” thinks the President has such authority says to me you haven’t looked at the present President and the things the lamestream media says IS within his power! They absolutely think the President has the power to control this as long as it is a lib occupying the White House.

Ravenstar


94 posted on 10/20/2011 7:53:30 PM PDT by Ravenstar (Reinstitute the Constitution as the Ultimate Law of the Land)
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To: Rutles4Ever
That we have to do semantical gymnastics to figure out where he really stands on this issue

We don't have to, just ignore the static and look at what he actually said and his entire history of statements and actions. There is no gymnastics needed. He has always been an outspoken and praised pro-life champion. This was never questioned at all until he took the lead and threatened other candidates.. The only gymnastics going on is twisting that lifetime record to make him look pro-abortion.

Examples:

African American Businessman Spends 1M to Urge Blacks to Vote Pro-Life (Herman Cain 2006)

Herman Cain: Defund Racist Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

Herman Cain...statement after the Senate voted to ban Partial-Birth Abortion:

Herman Cain blasts Roe v. Wade (from 2004)

The only other person I've ever seen make such strong statements about abortion is Alan Keyes- but Cain doesn't play the Keyes antics games..

95 posted on 10/20/2011 7:53:30 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: wmfights
This is just embarrassing.

Cain has been more consistently, money-where-his-mouth-is, principled, pro-life than any other candidate. (Santorum isn't a candidate - it's a way of life.)

From some of the comments on this thread, an observer might surmise that social conservatives are a) illiterate - or at least incapable of parsing a simple verbal response; b) rabidly partisan followers of other candidates - to the extent that they're willing to perjure themselves; or c) racists.

I honestly can't think of any other explanations.

Just damn.

96 posted on 10/20/2011 8:08:30 PM PDT by Vide
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To: Rutles4Ever

close enough?

Herman Cain Statement:

“Yesterday in an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN, I was asked questions about abortion policy and the role of the President.

I understood the thrust of the question to ask whether that I, as president, would simply “order” people to not seek an abortion.
My answer was focused on the role of the President. The President has no constitutional authority to order any such action by anyone. That was the point I was trying to convey.

As to my political policy view on abortion, I am 100% pro-life. End of story.

I will appoint judges who understand the original intent of the Constitution. Judges who are committed to the rule of law know that the Constitution contains no right to take the life of unborn children.

I will oppose government funding of abortion. I will veto any legislation that contains funds for Planned Parenthood. I will do everything that a President can do, consistent with his constitutional role, to advance the culture of life.”


97 posted on 10/20/2011 8:17:29 PM PDT by Columbo (Just one more thing....)
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To: wmfights
THE REAL DEBATE
Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
Thursday, 20 October 2011

Snip....

My choice would be Rick Perry. From my view, he clearly won the debate Tuesday and is coming out with a solid plan to rescue the economy (e.g., a flat tax and drill-baby-drill). Romney lost it as did Cain. Gingrich continues to do well. But neither he or Cain, or Bachmann, or Paul, or Santorum have the necessary combo of money and organization to carry on for a long haul. Once again, the race will be between Perry and Romney.

98 posted on 10/20/2011 8:29:53 PM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: mnehring

“This was never questioned at all until he took the lead and threatened other candidates..”

No it was questioned after the interview last night on Piers. I never heard it mentioned at all before.


99 posted on 10/20/2011 8:31:13 PM PDT by independent in tx
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To: wmfights
My biggest problem with Cain is that he doesn't think through what he says.

I have no doubt that he is as pro life as any candidate out there but he'll say something stupid and then go have to dig himself out of it.

He's done that several times.

Perry is not the most articulate guy out there but you are never confused as to where he stands.

100 posted on 10/20/2011 8:37:25 PM PDT by Tribune7 (If you demand perfection you will wind up with leftist Democrats)
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