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Posted on 07/26/2006 12:49:28 PM PDT by eartotheground
WASHINGTON, July 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Executive Director of The National Pro-Life Action Center, the nation's only pro-life initiative located on Capitol Hill, has responded to the expected endorsement of Jim King for Florida State Senate by Gov. Jeb Bush. Dr. Paul Chaim Schenck, the Executive Director of the Center, which is a joint project of Catholics United for Life, Priests for Life and Faith and Action (with a combined membership of over 250,000), issued the following statement -
"Shame, shame on Jeb Bush for betraying the memory of Terri Schindler Schiavo by endorsing Jim King. As Senate president, King had the power to protect Terri, but for cynical political purposes he did not. Now Jeb Bush wants us to forget that King was largely responsible for Terri's death. Bush should know that King does not support the sanctity of life - he endorses Roe V. Wade."
"Gov. Bush cannot in clear conscience endorse a candidate who opposes the teachings of the Catholic Church, the beliefs of millions of other religious conservatives and who supports euthanasia and abortion on demand. I implore Gov. Bush not to endorse Jim King's anti-life agenda: Jeb Bush, you know better than that."
Schenck will be available for interviews throughout the night and during the day on Wednesday, July 26: contact him at 410-707-6790 or contact NPLAC Executive Vice President Kimberly Zenarolla at 202-494-4410.
More from Fla. Slimes-Union:
Bush ready to endorse King for Senate, aides say
By J. TAYLOR RUSHING, Capital Bureau Chief
TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Jeb Bush is stepping into the First Coast's state Senate race between two Republicans to endorse incumbent Jim King over challenger Randall Terry.
Bush plans to announce the endorsement today in Tallahassee, according to King and Bush staffers. The governor's move could be a serious blow to Terry, who has been attacking King's GOP credentials for more than a year. The endorsement also is a rarity for the state's top Republican, who typically refrains from picking favorites among party candidates.
The endorsement may go back to the spring when King helped Bush promote legislation to protect school vouchers and loosen the class-size constitutional amendment. Although the measures failed, King helped lead the push in the Senate and said Bush is repaying the favor.
"He just said, 'I appreciate it and you'll see how much so in your race,'" King said. "This makes a tremendous difference, and I can guarantee you it will be used."
Terry called the news "tragic."
"I thought the governor was a man of principle," he said. "This ignores the base of this party in this district. The political record of Jim King and the agenda of Jeb Bush have been at odds repeatedly, and this is why so many rank-and-file Republicans are disenchanted with the party's leadership. They forget about their base."
Bush has had friction with both men. In 2003, while King was Senate president, the two disagreed on medical malpractice lawsuits and forced a series of special legislative sessions. Since then, there has been tension between the two over Bush vetoes of King's priorities in the state budget.
This year, the two worked together on a range of legislation and Bush left intact an appropriation King helped win for $10 million in state money for the St. Johns River cleanup.
"Both of us always held each other in high regard, and we always laughed at each other no matter what the debate was," King said. "Mostly we've been on the same page."
Bush and Terry have an uneasy history because of the 2005 Terri Schiavo debate. Terry was a spokesman for the brain-damaged woman's parents while Bush was trying to maneuver around a court order to re-insert her feeding tube. Terry criticized the governor for not doing more, saying Bush lacked courage during the legal showdown and "failed" the family and supporters. Terry has kept a spotlight on the issue, campaigning recently with Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler.
Terry said he and Bush were on the same side throughout most of the episode but acknowledged he was unhappy with Bush's "unwillingness to intervene."
"I'm committed to principle first," Terry said. "That's why this is disappointing."
jt.rushing@jacksonville.com, (850) 224-7515, ext. 11
(from the News-Press)
Because Terry is an amazing man who knows God is in charge. People with Terry's qualities don't always do well in the political world, but justice will be done, sooner or later.
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From the News-Press:
Bush and King have been at odds in past years, but the outgoing governor credited him Wednesday for helping pass new lawsuit limits and education reforms, as well as originally supporting Bush’s attempts to keep brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive.
King famously broke with Bush last year when Schiavo’s feeding tube was removed, and the Florida Senate refused to have it re-inserted.
Terry, who has widespread support from Christian evangelicals, is campaigning against King in his Jacksonville district specifically for fighting that bill. But Bush said Wednesday that Terry was more of a hindrance during the Schiavo ordeal than King.
"Randall Terry during that period and afterward made no positive contribution . . . related to Terri Schiavo. None," Bush said. "He was a hindrance in our effort to save this woman’s life."
Randall Terry was throughly demonized by the MSM during Operation Rescue and I don't know if he can every recover from it. I believe that that is what is happening now. The first time I saw him on television (on Hannity & Colmes) I found him charming, engaging and very serious about the RTL cause. Once the MSM paints you a certain way, you are toxic.
I find that his true nature shines through the "toxicity." When his enemies try to paint him negatively, they look like fools.
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It's morally permissible to vote for a pro or semi-pro-abortion politician if his opponent is worse, or if there are other better candidates who have no chance of winning. But I wouldn't do it.
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Yeah, it's disgusting and vile that Gov. Bush endorsed a pro-abort.
If Floridians are ignorant enough to vote for Jim King who doesn't follow the GOP Creed Florida will get even sleazier than it already is.
I can't support Tom Lee for CFO. Jim King made an illegal junket to Toronto to pick up big money from a casino owner who is Canadian. Tom Lee fixed that offense for King and also for Frank Farkas and one other politician.
There is no govt in the Sunshine in Florida any more. I cannot vote for lawbreakers or ticket fixers.
Floridians wake up.
"Randall Terry during that period and afterward made no positive contribution . . . related to Terri Schiavo. None," Bush said. "He was a hindrance in our effort to save this woman’s life."
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