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Posted on 02.07.08 by Stephen Covington @ 4:52 am
There seems to be a great deal of misinformation spread recently concerning Arizona Senator John McCain’s voting record with regard to abortion. I didn’t realize the full extent of this until talking to several friends, who insisted that McCain’s voting record betrays his actual pro-choice stance. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth - since at least 1995, McCain has voted against bills that would advance abortion, and for bills that would hinder it. There is little to no ambiguity here - the man is solidly against abortion. Any information to the contrary is either from a parallel universe, or an outright lie. From Project Vote Smart - a description of the bill with Senator McCain’s vote. Some of the votes, from OnTheIssues.org:
Where are people getting the bizarre idea that John McCain is a “liberal” on abortion? Don’t believe anything you hear from the weird, distorted land of talk radio - it’s probably a good idea to check your facts before repeating anything. Filed under: Abortion and Campaign 2008 and John McCain and Media and Talk Radio Comments: 13 Comments |
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Posted on 01.23.08 by Austin Cassidy @ 5:25 am
On the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, Norma McCorvey (also known as ”Jane Roe”) has officially endorsed Ron Paul for President. “I support Ron Paul for president because we share the same goal, that of overturning Roe v. Wade. He has never wavered on the issue of being pro-life and has a voting record to prove it. He understands the importance of civil liberties for all, including the unborn,” she said at a morning press conference in Washington. At a book signing in 1994, McCorvey was confronted by pro-life activist Flip Benham. Within a year of that encounter, McCorvey converted to Christianity. On August 8, 1995, she was baptized by Benham in a Dallas backyard swimming pool that was filmed for national television. She then announced that she had become an advocate of the pro-life movement fighting to make abortion illegal. Congressman Paul was happy to accept the endorsement, saying that: “It is still one of the most crucial issues of our day that we deal with this. As much as I talk about economic liberties, and civil liberties, and trying to avoid the killing overseas, I think the issue of life is paramount.” Filed under: Abortion and Campaign 2008 and Endorsements and Ron Paul Comments: 2 Comments |
