Posted on 10/07/2011 8:43:16 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Today, the Susan B. Anthony list and National Organization for marriage released a joint scorecard for the Republican candidates for President at the annual Values Voters Summit. Ordinarily, a release like this carries few surprises, and in this election cycle so dominated by fiscal issues, a scorecard devoted to gay marriage and abortion is unlikely to carry the same weight it would have in the past. However, what may surprise those perusing the score card this time around is the fact that one candidate – the one widely interpreted as the most conservative in the race – actually falls to the Left of most of his peers on both issues.
That candidate is Herman Cain. According to the scorecard, Cain, who many have interpreted as a Huckabee-style populist outsider, looks more like Ross Perot when social issues are discussed. On abortion, Cain is one of only two candidates who have refused to sign the Susan B. Anthony’s pro-Life pledge, a pledge which asks candidates to “commit to key pro-Life goals if elected to the Presidency in 2012.” The other candidate who has refused to sign is (unsurprisingly) former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, whose record on abortion is famously confused. However, Cain still ends up to the Right of Romney in the aggregate on the issue, given that Romney is the only candidate to refuse to make it a priority to appoint pro-Life appointees to Executive Branch offices if elected.
It is on gay marriage where Cain takes more liberties. In fact, on gay marriage, he appears indistinguishable from Libertarian Rep. Ron Paul. Cain has refused to sign the Pro-Marriage Pledge, refused to support the so-called Federal Marriage Amendment, and has “Unknown stances” on every other issue the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) scores, other than defense of the Defense of Marriage Act, which every GOP candidate is on record supporting. In contrast, candidates like Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and even Mitt Romney have openly said “Yes” to every question asked by NOM.
Given that Cain is perceived as the conservative standard bearer who has eclipsed more socially conventional candidates like Rick Perry, this raises an important question: Is Cain actually conservative enough for his support base, or are social issues actually in their twilight years?
Herman Cain Won’t Support Marriage or Civil Unions for Gays, Thinks Homosexuality is a Sin: Videos
Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/06/cainmarriagesin.html#ixzz1a70PoaXV
I do feel sorry for you.
I do feel sorry for you.
—Is Herman Cain Socially Conservative Enough?—
Whenever I see questions like this, I always follow up with the exact same question: Compared to whom?
Is Sarah qualified? Compared to whom?
And with all Romney’s flip flops, saying someone lines up with Romney really isn’t saying anything at all without further elaborating.
FRUM is one of the RINO’s that Claim to be Conservative.
As for the “Pro LIFE PLEDGE”... there are parts of it, that are not exactly Constitutional, as it blurs the line between “Separation of Powers”.
Besides... the ONLY THING a President can do about abortion, at this time, is Appoint ORIGINALIST JUDGES to the Supreme Court.
Actually, this whole thread sounds like something from a PAULBOT!@!!!!
With a LINK to Susan B. Anthony List & NOM Announce Joint Voter Guide on Presidential Candidates at Values Voter Summit.
No
If it is, it isn’t mud slinging.
Yet it isn't true as any number of documented posts on this thread prove. Yet you refuse to ask the Admin Mods to retract this dishonest smear attack. Since you are so unwilling to retract a lie, one has to wonder, what else is the Perry camp lying to us about?
Social issues and as well, race card playing, then denying ever saying the words we heard him say. All of these appear fungible if you’re “careening for Cain”.
Even Cain saying, I would accept the VP, but just not with Rick Perry. Meaning Romney, who else, nobody else is up there.
Never mind, we’re “careening for Cain”.
(PS) Zogby Interactive is notoriously unreliable.
I thought Cain wanted the 999 plan to replace the existing tax system.
You have any CURRENTLY RUNNING candidate you like better? If so, who and why?
Looks like the RINOs are keeping a stranglehold on the GOP. And we’ll all be told to hold our nose and vote GOP. And we’ll all be disappointed three months after the election and nothing has changed.
I REFUSE to vote for anyone who is not against abortion (and more than just lip ser4vice, DeathCare, illegal immigration and homosexual “marriage”. If that means 0bambi is reelected, so what. Going over a cliff at 100 MPH vs. 75 MPH has the same result. You’re still dead.
I think some folks don’t mind bearing false witness just to tear down anyone who isn’t their candidate.
Yet you continue pushing this intellectually dishonest smear job.
Since you are willfully lying to us by refusing to retract this smear, one has to wonder, what else is the Perry camp lying about?
Next question?
As of now, I am not, but if nominated, I will run. If elected, I will serve.
Yep and Cincinatus Wife just saw her allegations buried by FACTS.
Mark my words, she will be on here again and again posting these same lies unless the Admins decide to put a stop to it.
Herman Cain: ‘It’s Not Planned Parenthood — No, It’s Planned Genocide’
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/herman-cain-it-s-not-planned-parenthood-no-it-s-planned-genocide
I am already sick of the lies about Cain.
I don’t really care what that document says, it is wrong.
There are at least a dozen links here from Herman Cain’s own mouth proving it is wrong.
**I thought Cain wanted the 999 plan to replace the existing tax system.**
And as an Interim Step to the FAIR TAX...
which works for me!!
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