Giuliani and the pro-life vote

ProLifeBlogs ^ | 15 March 2007 | John Jakubczyk

[Spiff]

(((((STOP RUDY PING)))))

[Calpernia]

Harvesting Fetal Body Parts

[kinoxi]

What do principles have to do with anything? It's Rudy right?

[Calpernia]

ProLife Ping

[Wallace T.]

I'll give Giuliani this much: he is sticking to his pro-abortion position rather than attempting to claim a pro-life position after previously being pro-abortion, as Romney has done. At least he is consistent, though he is also obviously unacceptable to someone who values the sanctity of human life.

[MHGinTN]

I have nothing to add ... the man isn't in any way pro-life, he's merely pro-Giuliani.

[bluecollarman]

I want to be on the (((((STOP RUDY PING))))). Can I huh? Please?

[bluecollarman]

"What do principles have to do with anything? It's Rudy right?"

I refuse to vote for a man that looks better in a dress than his opposition does. It ain't natural.

[kinoxi]

I take it you disapprove of his eye shadow? I think he promised to change it to match the White House decor.
:)

[Alberta's Child]

Claiming that Giuliani has the credentials to fight the war on terror, these apologists for the former New York mayor claim that if he agrees to appoint conservative judges, pro-lifers should not demand that he adhere to a pro-life position. A recent article in the March 12, 2007 Weekly Standard by Noemie Emery makes this argument.

I believe the author of this article mischaracterizes the underlying theme of the Weekly Standard article. Noemie Emery may have presented the issue in this context, but I suspect the folks at the Weekly Standard don't view a Rudy Giuliani candidacy as a case of "accepting the good with the bad" at all. Rudy Giuliani is a liberal, big-government globalist who has never had any inclination to support legal or cultural values that would be described as "conservative" in any sense of the word.

This is exactly the brand of "conservative" politics that the Weekly Standard has been peddling for years. Ms. Emery knows damn well that Rudy Giuliani has no intention of nominating any strict constructionists to the Federal courts. This whole charade is nothing more than a desperate attempt to paint this liberal, big-government globalist as something he is not -- and never has been.

[bluecollarman]

lol

[EternalVigilance]

Respect for the right to life. Essential. Anything less. Not acceptable.

Yep.

[Pinkbell]

A respect for human life is the first and most important issue for me in deciding upon a candidate. Sorry Julie, you lose.

"He tells us prostitution is bad, but he thinks it should be legal."

I know the author was using this hypothetically, but it wouldn't surprise me if Rudy is a member of the legal prostitution crowd.

[Liz]

BTTT

[WalterSkinner]

Pro-Life Bump

[Liz]

Rudy's worship of abortion-on-demand underlines his Playboy lifestyle--- a lifestyle he threw himself into early-on----in his neverending search for perfect extra-marital sex (while he was mayor, and while he was still married to the mother of his children).

To the abortion crowd, the reality of killing innocent life is never factored in.

Abortion is a must-have for Rudy---a convenience (like a good dry cleaner)---so he won't have to deal with the "messy problems" attendant with being a Playboy.

[Calpernia]

Actually, I was wondering if he had any business affilations in the health care/Pharm industry.

A lifestyle can create an opinion for convenience; but, business interests, well, financial talkikng points.

May be why NARAL loves him so much.

[Liz]

Might surface.

[TAdams8591]

"I'll give Giuliani this much: he is sticking to his pro-abortion position rather than attempting to claim a pro-life position after previously being pro-abortion,"

That's because he's already flip-flopped on his abortion position. Did you know when Rudy first ran for mayor he was pro-life and lost. Then Guiliani changed his pro-life position to pro-choice and won the race for mayor.

The pro-choice position has served Rudy well, so I guess he's sticking with it.

At least Romney flip flops in the RIGHT direction.