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Would Donald Trump Be a Pro-Abortion President?
The Weekly Standard ^ | January 17, 2016 | John McCormack

Posted on 01/20/2016 3:38:22 PM PST by JSDude1

When Ben Carson was rising in the polls, Donald Trump was quick to attack the former neurosurgeon for being "pro-abortion not so long ago."

The attack was more than a bit hypocritical because Trump himself was "very" pro-abortion not so long ago. In 1999, Tim Russert asked Trump if he would support a ban on "abortion in the third-trimester" or "partial-birth abortion."

"No," Trump replied. "I am pro-choice in every respect." Trump explained his views may be the result of his "New York background." Now that Ted Cruz has attacked Trump's "New York values," Trump's views on abortion will be getting a second look by many Republican voters.

During the first Republican presidential debate, Trump explained that he "evolved" on the issue at some unknown point in the last 16 years. "Friends of mine years ago were going to have a child, and it was going to be aborted. And it wasn't aborted. And that child today is a total superstar, a great, great child. And I saw that. And I saw other instances," Trump said. "I am very, very proud to say that I am pro-life."

When the Daily Caller's Jamie Weinstein asked Trump if he would have become pro-life if that child had been a loser instead of a "total superstar," Trump replied: "Probably not, but I've never thought of it. I would say no, but in this case it was an easy one because he's such an outstanding person."

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TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; abortion; bobdole; deathpanels; election2016; iowa; judiciary; newyork; obamacare; supremecourt; trump; trumpgasm; zerocare
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21 posted on 01/20/2016 4:04:30 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: JSDude1

If Trump finds posing as pro-life to benefit him, he’ll morph into a clone of Franklin Graham if he can.


22 posted on 01/20/2016 4:05:28 PM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: chae

His 79 year old sister?


23 posted on 01/20/2016 4:08:58 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: JSDude1

We were told we “had to voter for GW Bush” because of the courts. What did that get Conservatives?

The old lies and slogans of the Conservative Establishment Media no longer work.

Conservatives are starting to wake up to the fact that we are the Blacks on the GOP plantation.

For decades we have shook our heads wondering why blacks line up to vote for the Dims decade after decade despite the utter destruction the Dims have brought to their community.

Trump has made many of them realize Conservatives are the Blacks of the GOP plantation. We line up year after year, sacrifice our time and money, and what do we get? A GOP political machine this is virtually identical to the Dims who comes around every 2 years saying “If you just give us this, everything will be awesome.”

Ask yourself this. Despite giving the entire Government to the GOP under Bush, was any item on the Conservative agenda advanced? Looking at the 3 Presidencies honestly, how are the 2 Bush’s Presidency any different then the Clinton’s in terms of spending, growth of government or regulatory over reach?

Sadly the answer is NO. And what many of us are realizing is the tools of the Conservative establishment i.e. Town-hall, Heritage Foundation, Club for Growth, NRO, etc are the GOP equivalents of the “Civil Rights Leaders” that keep blacks on the Democrat’s plantation


24 posted on 01/20/2016 4:09:27 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: traderrob6
You might be a little careful about calling someone a liar.

If you read my comment you will see that truth is not one of your strong points either.

25 posted on 01/20/2016 4:12:50 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( (The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: chris37

I don’t know her age.


26 posted on 01/20/2016 4:17:06 PM PST by chae (The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
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To: MeanWestTexan
Every projection shows Trump getting crushed by Hillary so it’s a moot issue.

I can see the Hillary commercials now - perhaps just a montage of Trump's facial expressions and at the end - do you want THAT to be President?

27 posted on 01/20/2016 4:18:06 PM PST by plain talk
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To: MeanWestTexan

Exactly.

However, if for some bizarre reason he doesn’t, and I win Powerball ... yes he would.


28 posted on 01/20/2016 4:18:38 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: JSDude1

“Would Donald Trump Be a Pro-Abortion President?”

Hard to tell, but we do know for sure that both the democrats and the GOPe are pro-abortion.


29 posted on 01/20/2016 4:20:35 PM PST by sergeantdave ( If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Example?


30 posted on 01/20/2016 4:23:42 PM PST by traderrob6
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To: JSDude1

Big question: Who do you Trust more on the Courts?


Thats the same question used every election cycle to scare people into voting for gope after the fraud primary season is over.

We keep trying to elect those that have been pro-life forever, but somehow, we are still funding PP and cannot manage to get rid of abortion after 20 weeks. Even Europe has that exclusion.

I now can’t help believe this is more an issue to keep folks on the plantation. It seems to be working again I see.


31 posted on 01/20/2016 4:26:43 PM PST by magglepuss (Don't tread on me)
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To: P-Marlowe

Well, we know with 100% certainty that the current cabal of democrats and RINO GOPe will continue the abortion holocaust forever. The Nazi pig Ryan just passed a big legislation package to fund the Mengele Planned Parenthood.

So do you want to continue the abortion status quo or roll the dice on Trump?


32 posted on 01/20/2016 4:32:54 PM PST by sergeantdave ( If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: P-Marlowe

“He never defined “pro-life”. Nobody asked him when life begins or whether he was anti abortion. He’s about as pro life as some of the politicians he has donated to. Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid.”

You nor I know what’s in the Donald’s heart... And BTW, the tide is turning on abortion. The younger generation is more and more seeing it for what it is.

Keep in mind that we have in this country 100 million mothers and dads that murdered their kids. And they vote and don’t want to face the fact that they are murderers. That’s why it is going to be a slow battle.


33 posted on 01/20/2016 4:34:22 PM PST by babygene (Make America Great Again)
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To: chae

79.

Doesn’t seem like a likely SCOTUS nominee.


34 posted on 01/20/2016 4:34:36 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: chris37

Donald Trump told Mark Halperin yesterday that his sister, a federal judge, would be a “phenomenal” Supreme Court justice.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/423196/trump-praises-his-sister-pro-abortion-extremist-judge-ramesh-ponnuru

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/423196/trump-praises-his-sister-pro-abortion-extremist-judge-ramesh-ponnuru


35 posted on 01/20/2016 4:37:08 PM PST by chae (The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
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To: chris37

Our recourse is electing a President that will nominate conservatives to the supreme court. Be honest, you have no idea what sort of person Trump would nominate. He thought his sister would do a wonderful job... It’s damned important who’s chosen as well evidenced from the past.


36 posted on 01/20/2016 4:37:58 PM PST by DB
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To: chris37

I don’t believe he’d nominate his sister for a variety of reasons. But the point is, he said she would have been wonderful for the job.


37 posted on 01/20/2016 4:39:33 PM PST by DB
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To: babygene

So lets vote for someone that none of know what’s in his heart... Let’s play chicken with our future... Taking it on faith has worked so well in the past for us...

We have a pretty good idea what’s in Cruz’s heart.


38 posted on 01/20/2016 4:42:19 PM PST by DB
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To: DB

I would have expected him to say who, my sister, no she’d be awful, she’s really, really terrible. Terrible, terrible person, that I can tell you.

That seems like a much more reasonable thing for someone to say about his sister as opposed to she would have been wonderful for the job, doesn’t it?


39 posted on 01/20/2016 4:47:39 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: DB

“Our recourse is electing a President that will nominate conservatives to the supreme court.”

This nominating conservatives to the USSC is such a load of crap. Courts issue OPINIONS, not legally binding diktates. A court OPINION can only become law if a legislature agrees with that OPINION and passes legislation that agrees with that OPINION.

It’s way past time to tell judges that they issue OPINIONS, nothing more.

Conservatives have fallen hook, line and sinker for leftist fallacies.

Stand your ground and tell leftists to go to hell.


40 posted on 01/20/2016 4:48:27 PM PST by sergeantdave ( If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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