Posted on 08/19/2015 8:39:42 AM PDT by wagglebee
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See ya later, Ben.
disappointed...
Drs. may have opinions on issues that they hold themselves too, but they must also practice realistic and legal medicine without imposing their political views on their patients.
Trip ‘em up, bring ‘em down. This is the Alinsky way. Get rid of the Big Threats before they hurt you.
A quote from 1992, 23 years ago, is barely relevant to the current position. Reagan signed the bill legalizing abortion in 1967. By the time he ran for President in 1980, a mere 13 years later, no one was doubting that he was pro-life and opposed to abortion.
I’m going to give Carson a pass on things from almost a quarter century ago.
That is not good.
Did it happen three years ago or twenty? Because I know many people who used to be “pro-choice” who are now pro-life.
Ben Carson is pro-life.
His stand and his statement of clarification satisfy me, and I’ve been ripped here on FR for posting pictures that are “too graphic” and offend the sensibilities of some here.
Abortion is murder. Pure and simple.
Carson is an advocate for life, and the way he handled it in a one-on-one relationship with his patients is not a problem. I do think he is trustworthy. I have little doubt his stand on abortion was known by the women he spoke to regarding their circumstances.
Dr. Carson has SAVED numerous lives—through surgery, education, and his medical career. Those who want to throw stones might stop and consider his record before letting a headline create the context in which they consider his candidacy.
Carson is still for giving abortion pill to rape victims and in cases of incest.
I think that when taken with his recent comments, it's very disturbing.
Which proves what I have thought all along. Although a great man who would be a great President, he is not ready to handle all of the trip-ups that the press would throw his way in order to make his most ardent supporters come out against him.
For the binary voters, a slip-up, a bad answer, a not well thought out response is enough to flip their binary switch from 100% acceptable to 0% acceptable.
It appears to me that members of the pro-life community are more intent upon being martyrs than winners.
EXACTLY. Many here on FR will never give anyone a pass for past failures...they are very judgmental that way and forget people can repent and change. Perhaps its that they do not fully understand God's grace.
I used to be pro-choice...and a straight party democrat. I voted for Dukakis in '88, Ann Richards in '90 and Clinton in '92. The Lord Jesus Christ changed all of that 22 years ago. By '94 I was more right-wing and pro-life than Rush Limbaugh.
And I am STILL more conservative than Rush Limbaugh.
I'm not going to automatically flush someone because of what they did 20 years ago...or even 2 years ago if they convince me they changed for the right reasons...
And neither should anyone on this forum. I would hope that people are more understanding than that. And those who give no grace should expect to receive none.
Dr. Carson is wishy-washy.
Last week he was defending his fetal tissue ideas. While he himself claimed he didn’t use the bodies of aborted babies for research, he didn’t see a need to BAN the practice.
Carson makes me as nervous as some folks get with Trump. His 2nd Amendment take is worrisome while Trump's worst take was "for certain assault weapons" before his sons started hinting - he seems to have come around nicely.
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