http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nrlc/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050191/posts By John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, DC, July 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - LifeSiteNews.com sat down with Brian Johnston, Western Director for the National Right to Life Committee for an interview yesterday, in which Johnston stressed that current Democratic Presidential candidate Barak Hussein Obama is even more radical on abortion than Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. “Right now at this moment in history the one thing that in the United States of America every citizen can impact is the destiny of our nation,” began Johnston. “And that is through the Presidential race. The next President is likely going to... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050191/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044532/posts This is my closing address at the annual convention of the National Right to Life Committee held last week in Arlington, Virginia. Once again this year, the National Right to Life convention is partly a reunion of veterans from battles past and partly a youth rally of those recruited for the battles to come. And that is just what it should be. The pro-life movement that began in the 20th century laid the foundation for the pro-life movement of the 21st century. We have been at this a long time, and we are just getting started. All that has been... First Things http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044532/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042610/posts Former Senator and Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, a keynote speaker at the group’s convention, said that pro-life supporters should oppose the election of Democratic Senator Obama, an ardent abortion supporter, at all cost. "If Sen. Obama is elected, he will, through Supreme Court and federal court nominations, cause [abortion] to accelerate, and that will bring about changes in this country that no one in the room, and most Americans, want to see," CNS quoted Thompson as saying. "And no one in this room will live long enough to see [the changes] rectified,” he added. Both Thompson and NRLC leaders... http://www.christianpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042610/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:01:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040881/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Former Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson served as the highlight of the opening ceremonies of the National Right to Life convention Thursday morning. He urged the more than one thousand pro-life activists attending the annual event to stick to their pro-life principles regardless of the wins or losses. Thompson said there “has been a lot of talk about the need for change in this country and this has become Senator Obama’s mantra.” He said Congress is controlled by pro-abortion politicians “so I see the need for great change in this country.” Thompson worried about a change... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040881/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 22:37:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033934/posts Long before Sen. Barack Obama secured the Democratic presidential nomination, the candidate mused about the first thing he would do as president. At a Planned Parenthood gathering in Washington, D.C., last July, Obama told supporters of America's largest abortion network: "The first thing I'd do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act." The purpose of the pro-abortion legislation—first introduced in the Senate in 1989—is clear: "To prohibit, consistent with Roe v. Wade, the interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy." The bill has never passed Congress, but... WORLD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033934/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:45:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019854/posts $10,000 Offer to National RTL From American RTL to Name 'One' Pro-Life Justice PR Newswire Article Last Updated: 05/21/2008 12:53:40 PM MDT DENVER, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "American Right To Life is offering attorney James Bopp $10,000 for National RTL," said the group's president Brian Rohrbough, "if he can name a single justice on the current U.S. Supreme Court who has ever acknowledged that the unborn child has a right to life, whether in a majority opinion or a dissent." "A quarter century after Bopp and NRTL refused President Ronald Reagan's offer to work toward federalpersonhood legislation, they have long... The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019854/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 20:13:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999922/posts The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nation’s largest and most influential pro-life organization, has announced the “unanimous” decision by its board of directors to back Republican presidential hopeful John McCain. The decision by NRLC’s board of directors to support the Arizona senator in his bid for the presidency was first made known in a report by LifeNews.com, an independent news agency that “reaches more than 250,000 pro-life advocates each week.” NRLC’s position was later confirmed in an email to The Christian Post, which also received a copy of the passed resolution. “Be it resolved that National Right to... The Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999922/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:42:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998083/posts by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor April 7, 2008 Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The National Right to Life Committee has announced it is supporting eventual Republican nominee John McCain for president. Officials from the prominent pro-life group told LifeNews.com the difference on abortion compared with the pro-abortion Democratic candidates is significant. LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998083/posts#comment Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:29:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972225/posts "He is pro-life in his heart of hearts, in my opinion," said Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican and a pro-life movement leader, who said Mr. McCain's commitment stretches back across decades of votes in the House and Senate. "When you contrast him with the alternative and you think about such things as Supreme Court appointments, McCain is a far better choice," said Barbara L. Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, an organization that took Mr. McCain all the way to the Supreme Court over his campaign-finance laws, and won. "From my perspective, I see him as... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972225/posts#comment Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:26:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1952650/posts Thompson gets National Right to Life endorsement   By Klaus Marre | Posted: 11/13/07 11:22 a.m. [ET] November 13, 2007 Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson (R) received a major boost to his campaign Tuesday with the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee. With his main rivals for the GOP nomination all receiving the endorsement of a prominent figure in Christian conservative circles, the backing of the prominent anti-abortion group is key for Thompson. “In supporting me, those who have worked tirelessly to defend life are supporting a consistent conservative who has stood with them yesterday, who stands... National Right to Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1952650/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:15:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943397/posts The Legacy of Judas: National Right to Life Contact: Donna Ballentine, 888-888-2785 MEDIA ADVISORY, Dec. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Brian Rohrbough, President, American RTL: Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him. In 1981, after president Ronald Reagan agreed he would sign federal personhood legislation for the unborn, National Right to Life and their longtime... American Right to Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943397/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:54:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940875/posts A Minnesota anti-abortion organization has endorsed former Senator and TV star Fred Thompson for president. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life says the Republican earned the endorsement with his consistent opposition to abortion. The group says he opposed using tax dollars to pay for abortion and certain kinds of stem cell research. The National Right to Life Committee announced its endorsement for Thompson about a month ago. WCCO-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940875/posts#comment Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:09:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940860/posts Today Senator Fred Thompson received the endorsement of the California ProLife Council. "There are so many pro-life candidates in the race," said Lawrence Lehr, PAC Chairman. "But Fred Thompson is clearly the one, consistently pro-life candidate with the ability to win in November. It is important that pro-life voters rally around a candidate that can make a difference." The California ProLife Council is the state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee. CPLC is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian grassroots organization dedicated to the cessation of the perceived need for abortion, euthanasia and infanticide. California ProLife Council believes this goal... Earned Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940860/posts#comment Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:45:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1939101/posts Vermont Right to Life is the latest statewide pro-life organization to back Fred Thompson's bid for the Republican nomination for president. Their endorsement follows on the heels of those from state pro-life groups in West Virginia, New York, Wyoming, and Wisconsin. In a statement sent to LifeNews.com, Sharon Toborg, treasurer of the Vermont Right to Life Political Committee, says the endorsement reflects Thompson's consistent pro-life views and his ability to win the nomination and general election. “It is great that so many candidates in the Republican Primary are pro-life and have been strong friends of the pro-life effort," she said.... Fred Thompson News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1939101/posts#comment Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:31:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936502/posts COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - The South Carolina affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee has endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson. South Carolina Citizens for Life on Wednesday praised the former Tennessee senator's voting record on abortion issues. In a news release, the group cited Thompson's vote against so-called partial-birth abortion and his stance for adult stem cell research but not embryonic stem cell research. Thompson has touted his anti-abortion voting record during his campaign. He has already been endorsed by the committee's national group. WIS-TV10 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936502/posts#comment Sat, 8 Dec 2007 03:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929008/posts This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone November 14-18, 2007, among a random sample of 400 Iowans likely to vote in the Republican caucus. The results have a five percentage point margin of sampling error. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa. *= less than 0.5 percent --snip-- 4. (FOR SCREENING PURPOSES) If the caucuses were being held today, would you attend the (Democratic Party caucus) or the (Republican Party caucus) in your precinct? Democratic caucus Republican caucus 11/18/07 0 100 7/31/07 0 100 5. If the Republican caucus were being held today, and the... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929008/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:56:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1928488/posts Here’s something for the really hardcore, political geeks. Fred’s first Iowa mailer. http://bp1.blogger.com/_5d_fpdUHmxc/R0MC_gjyK1I/AAAAAAAAAhw/ep7W574fYPc/s1600-h/dont+compromise.jpg Much talk is about campaigns’ tv commercials but in Iowa mailers are very important. Disclaimer: I work for Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc. The American Mind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1928488/posts#comment Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:01:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927790/posts Huckabee: Abortion Not States' Call Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:01 PM Article Font Size WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee rejects letting states decide whether to allow abortions, claiming the right to life is a moral issue not subject to multiple interpretations. "It's the logic of the Civil War," Huckabee said Sunday, comparing abortion rights to slavery. "If morality is the point here, and if it's right or wrong, not just a political question, then you can't have 50 different versions of what's right and what's wrong." "For those of us for whom this is a moral question, you... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927790/posts#comment Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:32:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1927726/posts FLIP FLOP ALERT! FLIP FLOP ALERT! CALLING ROMNEY OPPO TEAM! Earlier today, we linked coverage of The Huckster on Fox News, where he couldn't have been clearer that he opposes a state-by-state solution to abortion. This is to differentiate himself from Fred Thompson, who's taken that approach and thus, in effect, would permit abortion to remain legal in at least some states, regardless of how the Bush court might rule someday on Roe v. Wade. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee rejects letting states decide whether to allow abortions, claiming the right to life is a moral issue not subject to... The Arkansas Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1927726/posts#comment Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:53:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927483/posts Make no mistake about it - when the nation's largest pro-life group endorsed Fred Thompson on Tuesday its goal was to shake up the Republican contest for the presidency. The National Right to Life's endorsement is the gold standard coveted by those Republicans seeking the White House because it bestows a legitimacy and authenticity on the candidate who receives it as the standard-bearer for those who want to end abortion on demand. The Thompson endorsement not only signals how the organization representing 3,000 pro-life groups has grown up, but it shows just how close the country is to seeing Roe... Arkansas News Bureau http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927483/posts#comment Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1927216/posts Presidential candidate Fred Thompson, the former Tennessee Senator and Law & Order actor, slammed Mitt Romney for supporting and signing into law the Massachusetts Health Plan that allows for women to have an abortion with no restrictions for a $50 co-pay. Columnist David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network, whose founder Pat Robertson endorsed Rudy Giuliani, a pro-choice candidate, for president, analyzes the contradictions of Romney’s abortion stance. Brody writes that “the problem that Romney continues to have on abortion is that it’s hard for him to criticize Giuliani, Thompson or anybody else on the issue because he has his... Dallas Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1927216/posts#comment Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:53:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926761/posts Fred Thompson and the NRLC It is interesting that the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) has chosen to endorse Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, a man who once offered legal advice to a pro-choice group, voted against key pro-life issues in the Senate and now espouses convoluted reasons for rejecting constitutional protection of the unborn. ... Recently, Mr. Thompson refused to support a constitutional amendment that would protect innocent life by restricting the availability of abortions. The sanctity-of-life amendment was a core plank in the Republican Party's 2004 election platform, and yet Mr. Thompson said he could not support... The Washinton Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926761/posts#comment Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:07:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926834/posts A new Gallup poll of the national Republican race shows Rudy Giuliani's support slipping to its lowest level since before he entered the race. The survey of self-identified Republicans and Republican leaners has Giuliani leading the GOP contest with 28 percent – down from 34 percent in the Gallup survey taken two weeks ago. Fred Thompson is second with 19 percent, John McCain is third with 13 percent, Mitt Romney is fourth with 12 percent, and Mike Huckabee is fifth with ten percent. Giuliani's support reached its highest point in Gallup polls, 49 percent, in March. In the months since,... The National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926834/posts#comment Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:26:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926179/posts The Romney campaign may be disappointed because they didn’t get the endorsement from National Right to Life but maybe the organization had a look at the following videotape. If you go about three and a half minutes in, Romney is seen distancing himself from being endorsed by Massachusetts Citizens for Life during a debate while he was running for Governor in 2002. He didn’t want any part of that endorsement at the time. Watch the video here. This video has been out before but I bring it up because in it, he’s speaking directly to the endorsement issue and arguing... CBN News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926179/posts#comment Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:22:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926075/posts I've talked to several campaigns and I've talked to NRLC sources... -snip- Thompson himself, I'm told, persuaded the NRLC in writing, giving himself very little room to later go squishy. I'm told he made several points that really stood out to them. One of the NRLC guys said they really liked seeing in writing, from Thompson, one point that I have been harping on as well. Thompson apparently made the case that candidates saying they'd appoint originalist judges was not enough. Thompson said the President needed to make sure key executive appointments who could affect abortion policy did, in fact,... Redstate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926075/posts#comment Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:27:29 GMT