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“In this same spirit, as defenders of the culture of life, John McCain and I believe in the goodness and potential of every innocent life. I believe the truest measure of any society is how it treats those who are least able to defend and speak for themselves. And who is more vulnerable, or more innocent, than a child? When I learned that my son Trig would have special needs, I had to prepare my heart for the challenges to come. At first I was scared, and Todd and I had to ask for strength and understanding. But I can...

CBN's David Brody is on the phone with CNN right now getting himself drummed out of the conservative movement. Why? Well, he's on peddling what happened at a private meeting at the Council For National Policy with regards to Palin. This is a huge no-no, guests are invited under the condition that meetings remain private to keep conversations candid and open. I've attended CNP and I know darn well to never talk about what went on. Brody has just breached the biggest rule of CNP and burned a number of bridges along the way. He's putting his own self-promotion and...

Wow. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is John McCain's pick for Vice-President. Folks, this is s close to a game changer as you can get. Let me give you some instant reaction. I can tell you that The Brody File has been talking to multiple sources in the conservative Evangelical community and the reaction has been EXTREMELY POSITIVE. As a matter of fact, I am told that when conservative leaders heard the news this morning at a meeting at the Council for National Policy, one attendee told me that there is "nothing but elation. People are giddy. They are energized and...

In 2001, Senator Barack Obama was the only member of the Illinois senate to speak against a bill that would have recognized premature abortion survivors as “persons.” The bill was in response to a Chicago-area hospital that was leaving such babies to die. Obama voted “present” on the bill after denouncing it. It passed the state Senate but died in a state house committee. In 2003, a similar bill came before Obama’s health committee. He voted against it. But this time, the legislation was slightly different. This latter version was identical to the federal Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which by...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is harshly accusing a pro-life group of "lying" about his record on abortion as a Illinois state senator, despite compelling evidence on the pro-lifers' side. Obama made the aggressive attack when Christian Broadcasting Network Senior National Correspondent David Brody asked Obama about documentation the National Right to Life Committee recently obtained of a 2003 committee vote on “born alive” legislation that would have required medical officials to give life-saving care to babies who survived abortion. Obama has said again and again he voted against versions of that bill as an Illinois state senator because it...

Milling around the media room after the Saddleback Forum, I learned that while John McCain was onstage talking with Rick Warren, Barack Obama was sitting down backstage to an interview with David Brody of CBN News. Brody took the opportunity to press Obama on the issue of his record of opposition to legally protecting babies who are born alive after an abortion. Obama became visibly irritated and replied to Brody: “I hate to say that people are lying, but here’s a situation where folks are lying.” Interesting choice of words. A little projection maybe? Perhaps Obama had lying about abortion...

Spokesman: Obama doesn't think McCain tried to cast him as antichrist [UPDATED] In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody last night, Obama didn't dispute the theory that McCain is portraying him as the antichrist -- though an aide said he didn't intend to respond directly to that part of the question, and that he disagrees with Democrats who think McCain's advertising campaign has sought to cast Obama as the antichrist. From the interview:

In the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama voted against the “Born-Alive Infants Protection Act” (BAIPA) bill twice in committee and once on the Senate floor. The measure was very similar to the federal BAIPA, which President Bush signed into law in 2002. New documents just obtained by NRLC, prove that Senator Obama has for the past four years blatantly misrepresented his actions on the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection bill. These facts should give pause to those who have unskeptically accepted Obama's claim that the Illinois BAIPA bills that he opposed in 2001 and 2002, which were modeled on the original...

It seems like Barack Obama’s heated answer about The Born Alive Infant Protection Act is making some headlines out there. The Brody File has decided to break out this clip of video by itself rather than having you sit through the whole 5 minute interview. The transcription is below. Clearly, the conversation over this bill has gotten Obama riled up. He truly believes The National Life to Right Committee is lying about this controversial infanticide bill which he opposed. He is adamant in saying that the bill he opposed in the Illinois State Senate was NOT the same as...

Attention Brody File readers. I was just granted an exclusive one on one interview with Barack Obama here at the Saddleback Civil Forum. CBN News was the only media outlet to go behind the scenes and conduct an interview. It happened literally two minutes after Obama walked off the stage. Video of the interview is now posted above. Read the transcript below. I had five minutes and I asked him about the McCain handshake, his toughest question during the forum and whether the McCain campaign is purposely using imaginary to scare people about him. He got pretty heated when I...

Speaking with CBN’s David Brody after Saturday’s forum, the Senator responds forcefully when asked about the “Born Alive Infant Protection Act.” Click above to watch. Says his opponents are “out and out misrepresenting my position repeatedly.” “I hate to say that people are lying, but here’s a situation where folks are lying.” Also says the McCain camp is intentionally pigeonholing him as “a celebrity” in its advertisements: “They’re not spending a whole bunch of money to make me out as a good guy.”

Speaking with CBN’s David Brody [immediately] after Saturday’s forum, the Senator responds forcefully when asked about the “Born Alive Infant Protection Act.� Link to video: http://thepage.time.com/cbns-brody-speaks-with-obama/ Transcript by midnight ---------------------------------------- Note from David Brody: Attention Brody File readers. I was just granted an exclusive one on one interview with Barack Obama here at the Saddleback Civil Forum. CBN News was the only media outlet to go behind the scenes and conduct an interview. It happened literally two minutes after Obama walked off the stage. Video of the interview is now posted above. The transcription will be posted by midnight eastern...

QOM, Iran -- Iran's president believes Allah has chosen him to prepare the world for the coming of an Islamic 'savior' called the Mahdi. But before the Mahdi's return, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes there must be global chaos - even if he has to create it himself. Whether it's his belief that Israel should be wiped off the map, denials of the Holocaust, obsession with going nuclear, or support for radical Islamic terrorist groups, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a man on a divine mission. To understand him, and that mission, you have travel to the small dusty village of Jamkaran tucked in...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has promised he would not make his GOP rival John McCain’s wife a political issue, but at least one of his television surrogates is trying to make her personal wealth a major campaign issue. “I would never consider making Cindy McCain a campaign issue and if I saw people doing that---I would speak out against it,” Obama said in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network on June 18. Now, less than a month later, an Obama loyalist deployed by the Democratic National Committee to various television shows for the purpose of promoting Obama’s candidacy...

Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr tells the Brody File that when it comes to judges John McCain cannot be trusted. Basically what he is saying is that voters shouldn’t just accept the line that McCain will nominate judges like Roberts and Alito. Watch above [link in post #2]. Read below. Bob Barr: “I know that many conservatives for example say well we have to vote for McCain even though we don’t like him because he’ll give us better judges. Well, ask people to think a little bit about what they’re saying. John McCain gave us McCain/Feingold which is the most...

CBNNews.com - John McCain is making a new effort to rally Christian conservatives. Political analysts believe McCain will need their strong support to win the White House in November. The presumptive Republican Presidential nominee met with conservative Christian leaders Thursday in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the hour-long meeting, the leaders urged McCain to talk more about social issues. "If he doesn't start talking about the social issues, I don't see how he can possibly win Ohio," said Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values. The Arizona senator asked the leaders how he could win more conservative support. "We made it...

CBNNews.com - The primary race is officially over but neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton are taking a break. Today the two spoke at a Washington conference sponsored by American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential pro-Israel lobby. Both candidates affirmed a strong defense of Israel against terrorists and rogue nations. "We know that we cannot relent, we cannot yield. And as president I will never compromise when it comes to israel's security," Obama said. "We stand with Israel because Israel demonstrates that democracy can flourish in the most difficult conditions. Because it's very existence is a stinging rebuke to...

The Brody File’s good friend, Dan Gilgoff over at Beliefnet.com has a great interview with Evangelical Public Relations Executive Mark DeMoss. DeMoss has a good read on the climate among Evangelicals. He’s well respected. He believes Barack Obama could get up to 40 percent of the Evangelical vote this November. Read below and then get my take. Gilgoff: Barack Obama is trying hard to win evangelical voters. Does that effort stand a chance? DeMoss: If one third of white evangelicals voted for Bill Clinton the second time, at the height of Monica Lewinsky mess—that’s a statistic I didn’t believe at...

He's considered to be America's biggest gay donor. And his out-of-the-box political strategies are reshaping public policy in the areas of marriage, family and gay rights. Gay Activism Goes UndercoverYou probably haven't heard the name Tim Gill. And that's just the way he wants it.Carrie Earll, Senior Director of Issues Analysis for Focus on the Family explains, "Tim Gill is stealth. He's under the radar. When he goes after a candidate he doesn't make homosexuality the issue. He picks something else because he knows the issue of homosexuality is still risky among the electorate."A Colorado native, Gill still calls Denver...

The gay magazine “The Advocate” sat down with Barack Obama to explore his views on a number of issues. Read the interview here. Below is an interesting segment where he talks about what he’ll try to get done as President: Question: If you were elected, what do you plan to do for the LGBT community -- what can you reasonably get done? Obama: I reasonably can see “don’t ask, don’t tell” eliminated. I think that I can help usher through an Employment Non-Discrimination Act and sign it into law. Question: You think it’s transgender-inclusive? Obama: I think that’s going to...

Rush Limbaugh, who has been critical of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), embraced him Thursday now that they have a common enemy: The New York Times. Limbaugh and other conservative commentators rushed to defend McCain on Thursday against a potentially damaging article in The New York Times, embracing a maverick they have often attacked. "You're surprised that Page Six-type gossip is on the front page of The New York Times?" Limbaugh asked as he began his radio show. "Where have you been? How in the world can anybody be surprised?" Limbaugh said earlier in an e-mail to Politico that the Times...

Few American icons are as universally loved as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His struggle for civil rights remains fresh in the minds of many, and today of all days, we're reminded of his work to promote racial equality. In addition to having his own federal holiday, King will soon have his own monument in Washington, DC, joining the elite ranks of Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, World War II Veterans, and other honored Americans. But King's monument won't be designed by an African American, or even an American sculptor, and it won't be carved from American granite. The new Martin Luther...

Karin Quade, a terrific German who is a stalwart supporter of the United States and the U.S. military personnel serving in Germany, has been threatened with death in an online video. As of this writing, the video was still online. It refers to her as "The Bush activist" and shows the route to her home. It features a song with the lyrics, “I used to love her, but I had to kill her.” Karin writes about it in her blog anti-anti-americanism.com. She appeared in my piece on anti-Americanism in the European media. Karin believes she has been targeted for her...

In a state where the economy and cars rule the day, it was all business in Michigan and the businessman won.With his win in Michigan Tuesday night, Romney proved that not only is he not going anywhere, but he's a force to be reckoned with. The last time I checked, he now has two gold and two silver medals.  That is not only a great olympic performance but it shows that Team Romney has always been built for a 50-state haul and winning the most delegates.Let's remember something here. It was Mitt Romney who was campaigning in Michigan when...

One problem. He doesn't have the degree.From World Net Daily (Dec. 14, 2007): Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told the Christian Broadcasting Network he had a theology degree, he told voters in Iowa he had a theology degree, he repeated the claim in last month's CNN YouTube debate ... but, his campaign now says, it was not true.

Mike Huckabee, the Presidential candidate and ordained Baptist Minister may be leading in the polls down in crucial South Carolina, but Fred Thompson plans to have a say about that. He went down there before New Hampshire was finished and started his bus tour through the state. South Carolina is a make or break state for Thompson. He must either win or do very well to stay in contention. I don't think you can look at it any other way. Thompson received a key endorsement last month from Judge Paul Pressler. If you're a Southern Baptist, you know who he...

David Brody: You don't believe he's a conservative? Fred Thompson: You're talking about Huckabee? No. He's pro life and of course I received the endorsement of the national pro life group and several of the state groups we share that strong conviction. But in terms of social policies taxes and illegal immigration and in terms of his view as how the world works, as best as I can determine it, we don't share those views at all. I think we have a different vantage point on that.

Waterloo, IA - When Fred Thompson burst on the scene in September many were hoping he'd save the Republican Party. But those hopes quickly faded. He was accused of being "lazy," and not wanting the presidency "bad enough." Has that changed? Watch a portion of David Brody's recent interview with Fred Thompson. Click the play button above. "All the pundits can have their opinion," he said addressing his critics at a rally in Waterloo, Iowa Tuesday night. "We've had endorsements almost every day… we feel good about what we're doing." Thompson is on a bus tour of Iowa, a place...

Is it possible that Thompson could be the comeback kid? … I think it’s pretty clear by now that Thompson is running his campaign the way he said he would. He’s not worried about the media, pundits or the traditional political game as we know it. He’s going to do things his way and talk about substantive issues. Look, he’s a serious guy and these are serious times. Thompson seems to be hitting his stride pretty well now. The question is, “Is it too late?” Who knows? The Huckabee craze could wear off with the increased scrutiny. Romney’s national numbers...

Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney tout their pro-life credentials. But Fred Thompson keeps getting key endorsements. Check this out below from the Christian News Wire: Today, at a press conference in Columbia, South Carolina, Fred Thompson received the endorsement of South Carolina Citizens for Life. "South Carolina Citizens for Life is pleased to join in National Right to Life's endorsement of Fred Thompson for President of the United States," said Holly Gatling, executive director. "We believe Fred Thompson is the pro-life candidate in the strongest position to defeat pro-abortion Rudy Giuliani and then to defeat the pro-abortion Democrat...

The Rev. Pat Robertson said Monday that his son, Gordon, has succeeded him as chief executive of the Christian Broadcasting Network, the most recent shift to a younger generation of leaders within major conservative Christian groups. Robertson, 77, announced the transition on "The 700 Club," the Virginia-based network's flagship show, with Gordon, 49, on air with him. "I thought that some of this day-to-day operation was important to pass down the line, especially to somebody a little more adept at figuring out the new technologies coming at such a bewildering speed to all of us," the elder Robertson said. The...

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...

California Congressman Duncan Hunter took a break from his GOP presidential campaign trail Friday by taking some time to remember the veterans of America. "Veterans Day provides our nation the opportunity to reflect thankfully on the sacrifices of those who have served the cause of freedom," Duncan stated in a press release. "In the last century, more than 619,000 Americans in uniform were killed on battlefields around the world protecting our nation and our way of life." After Hunter is done commending the valorous acts of this nation's past and present soldiers, he will continue to focus on other kinds...

Protest at CBN: Reproving Pat Robertson for Backing Rudy Giuliani; Randall Terry, Founder of Operation Rescue, to Lead Protest at CBN VIRGINIA BEACH, Virg., Nov. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Mr. Roberson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani is betrayal of the unborn children Pat Robertson is sworn to protect, and treachery of the highest order against Gospel Mr. Robertson professes to believe." "If Rudy Giuliani was a Democrat, Pat Robertson might denounce him as Satan Himself – or at least Mayor Beelzebronx - Lord of the N.Y. Flies. Rudy would be the poster boy of CBN attack ads and fundraising appeals." Protest...

On Wednesday, Christian Broadcasting Network founder, Pat Robertson (photo), gave Rudy Giuliani his endorsement in the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination. Robertson's announcement came as a surprise to many political observers who believe the TV evangelist's position on social issues were not compatible with those of the former New York Mayor. Giuliani graciously accepted Robertson's endorsement. Robertson said the most important issues facing America were terrorism and the defeat of Democrats. Robertson's backing of Giuliani also came as a shock to the other men seeking the GOP's presidential nomination. However, under further scrutiny, Robertson's announcement made perfect sense--for...

This is a big one folks. In a Brody File exclusive, we've found out that Paul Weyrich, the former co-founder of The Moral Majority has endorsed Mitt Romney for President. The Brody File has the press release. Read below: Today, Paul Weyrich, Chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation, announced his support for Governor Mitt Romney and his campaign to be our country's next President. Paul Weyrich is one of the premier leaders in the conservative movement, having founded the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council. "As he travels across the country, Governor Romney...

Fred Thompson told Tim Russert on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that he DOES NOT support a Human Life amendment. That position is part of the GOP platform. Here’s what the 2004 GOP platform says: "We must keep our pledge to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence. That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make it clear that the 14th Amendment's protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative...

Ohio No Stranger to Radical Islam http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/252977.aspx CBNNews.com - COLUMBUS, Ohio - One traditional Middle Eastern grocery is painted to match the distinctive red, white, black and green of the Palestinian flag. Over the meat counter hangs a flag often flown at rallies for the terrorist group Hamas.But this grocery store isn't located in Gaza or the West Bank. It's in Hilliard, Ohio: a sleepy suburb of Columbus. It seems an unlikely battleground in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but support for the Palestinian cause runs deep."We are critical of our government policy in the Middle East, and its blind support of...

Maybe you missed this but the Desert News in Salt Lake City didn't. Harry Reid had some harsh words for Evangelicals calling millions of them "anti-Christian". Read portions of the article below: (the key qote is bolded)Some past prominent LDS Church leaders wrongly pressed conservatism on church members, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday during a press conference at Brigham Young University. The Nevada senator attacked President Bush and evangelical Christians while saying members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints need to worry less about abortion and gay marriage and more about health care, global...

Fred Thompson may have been the buzz candidate coming in and he held up well but Mitt Romney was as sharp as he’s ever been tonight. It was Mitt Romney's night.I’ll have more on Romney in a moment. First, let’s talk about Thompson. Thompson’s performance was measured and pretty strong. He spoke faster which helped him appear more in control and presidential. He didn’t offer up a whole lot of specifics but he did answer questions directly and forcefully. And he displayed a keen sense of humor too when asked about his entry into the race. What people wanted to...

NEW YORK – Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani says God is a very important part of his life. "I believe in God. I pray to God, and I pray to Jesus for guidance, help,” Giuliani said in an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network. “I have very, very strong views on religion that come about from having wanted to be a priest when I was younger, having studied theology for four years in college.” The former New York mayor said he feels God’s help when “in crisis and under pressure like Sept. 11, when I was dealing with prostate cancer, or...

THIS IS HUGE NEWS!!!!! CBN's David Brody is reporting tonight that a key leader among the nation's largest Protestant denomination - The Southern Baptist Convention (16 million members) -- is coming to the defense of Fred Thompson. In fact, Brody goes so far as to say, "In the end though, Land is still a Thompson supporter." Here is what Brody has to say: "Richard Land, the President of the influential Southern Baptist Convention, tells The Brody File that the criticism leveled at Fred Thompson by James Dobson and others is a tad bit over the top. Recently, Dr. Dobson, Founder...

I believe that marriage is a between a man and a woman... I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act... It's a judge-made problem. It's activists liberal judges who have decided someone elected them to make social policy for this country and overturn things that have been accepted for 200 years. That's the heart of the problem. I have an amendment proposal that will fix the problem and it'll do two things: it'll prevent that one state moving from another and someone having to recognize it, but it will also say to judges - federal and state alike - that...

[Pat] Robertson Predicts 'Mass Killing' [in Sept 2007] Jan 2 07:29 PM US/Eastern VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - In what has become an annual tradition of prognostications, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson predicted Tuesday that a terrorist attack on the United States would result in "mass killing" late in 2007. "I'm not necessarily saying it's going to be nuclear," he said during his news-and-talk television show "The 700 Club" on the Christian Broadcasting Network. "The Lord didn't say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that." Robertson said God told him during a recent prayer retreat that major...

The Democrats have been receiving the headlines when it comes to talking about their faith. The top tier Republican candidates haven’t really engaged in the “God talk” thing. But wait a minute. Look what The Brody File discovered. This comes from covenentnews.com. Can you guess which Republican candidate said the following? I have never been one who is comfortable talking about my faith in the political arena. In fact, the pandering that typically occurs in the election season I find to be distasteful. But for those who have asked, I freely confess that Jesus Christ is my personal Savior, and...

Ever since 9/11, Americans have been bombarded with the message that Islam is a religion of peace. The "Islam is Peace" campaign began in earnest the day after 9/11, when President Bush visited a mosque in Washington, D.C. "The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam," President Bush said. "That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace." Click play to hear Gordon Robertson and Robert Spencer speak about the apparent differences between Christianity and Islam. The leading Muslim advocacy group, the Council of American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, has continued to spread the "Islam is...

Have you heard Fred Thompson’s position on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage? The story is a little confusing. On Friday, he was asked the following question by CNN’s John King: King: “Would a President Fred Thompson actively push a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage? Thompson: “Yes” Watch the entire question and answer here because once you do, that yes is not really a yes. As a matter of fact, here’s what the Thompson “unofficial campaign” put out after the CNN interview: In an interview with CNN today, former Senator Fred Thompson’s position on constitutional amendments concerning gay marriage was...

Earlier I posted Senator Barack Obama's answers to my questions. If you missed it, click here. Now let me take a few moments to analyze what he said. Let's discuss this line: "I've just always been clear that my Christian faith has motivated me for 20 years, and I'm not ashamed to talk about it, or the role that faith should play in our American life." There's no doubt that faith is important to the majority of Americans. They want a candidate who believes in God. The winning ticket for Obama is to talk about your faith and how it...

This may be the political version of Evolution. The New York Times is out this morning with a story about billing records that show Fred Thompson did indeed charge for his time while helping a pro-choice group. Details from the article below: Billing records show that former Senator Fred Thompson spent nearly 20 hours working as a lobbyist on behalf of a group seeking to ease restrictive federal rules on abortion counseling in the 1990s, even though he recently said he did not recall doing any work for the organization. According to records from Arent Fox, the law firm based...

CBNNews.com - WASHINGTON - Warnings about the threat of terrorism here in the homeland keep coming in. The latest warning comes from the Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell. "The most serious threat is that the plotters that are being observed will be successful in penetrating our defenses and conducting attacks that will result in mass casualties." McConnell says he believes al-Qaeda, in some cases, already has people positioned in the U.S., where small numbers of operatives are raising funds for attacks on American soil.