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Colorado Republican Brutally Grilled By Local News Anchor: ‘Why Is Abortion Good For Your Girlfriend? Bad For Other Women?’
Mediaite ^ | June 14, 2024 | Alex Griffing

Posted on 06/14/2024 8:57:52 AM PDT by Miami Rebel

Colorado congressional candidate and sitting State Rep. Richard Holtorf (R) received a tough grilling this week at the hands of local 9News anchor Kyle Clark over his apparent hypocrisy when it comes to abortion rights.

Holtorf made headlines back in January when he defended paying for his girlfriend’s abortion, despite being an adamant pro-life lawmaker and abortion critic. “Anti-abortion GOP lawmaker praises the impact of the abortion he paid for,” read the headline of a local report by Clark from the beginning of the year.

o his credit, Holtorf sat down with Clark to discuss the issue.

“If abortion was the best choice for your girlfriend, why try to deny that choice to other women?” Clark asked the lawmaker running in the crowded GOP primary for Colorado’s 4th congressional district.

“So let me give you some context about that situation. Because I’m a pro-life Catholic and I believe everyone should choose life. Now, if you listen to my presentation on the House floor, did you listen to it?” Holtorf shot back.

“I did, in fact, I just quoted from it,” replied Clark as the two then spoke over each other.

Clark then clarified, “In fairness, your logic was a bit scattered in that speech. What I’m asking you about is the fact that you said that you respected your girlfriend’s right to an abortion, and then gave her money to help her through an important time ‘to live her best life.’”

As Holtorf protested Clark asked again, “But yet you’ve tried to deny that to other women. And I’m asking, why is abortion good for your girlfriend? Bad for other women? That’s my question. Simple, simple question.”

“She had an abortion. Was that her choice? Yes. Did she have that right? Yes. Was it my choice, Kyle? No,” replied Holtorf.

Clark pushed back, “Why do you seem deny the choice that you said was best for your girlfriend’s life?”

“Let me finish. Let me finish to explain,” Holtorf insisted.

“Why do you seek to deny it to other women?” Clark pressed.

“Let me, let me — I don’t, I don’t,” Holtorf replied.

“You have voted to restrict abortion access,” Clark shot back.

“And I have. And I’m a pro-life person. I think you should try to choose life every time. But there are exceptions. And there are times when you need abortion. Abortion is a medical procedure,” declared Holtorf.

“Is one of the exceptions when Richard Holtorf is the father?” Clark demanded.

“No, it isn’t that. It’s not about me. Don’t personalize it, make it about me,” Holtorf replied.

Clark hit back, “You told the story on the house floor, sir.”

“Okay? That doesn’t matter. That’s a story. Okay? That’s not that important. What’s more important is the policy,” Holtorf replied.

NEW: CO-4 GOP candidate Richard Holtorf has voted against abortion rights in the state legislature but said he respected his girlfriend’s right to have an abortion “so she could live her best life.” I asked him about that disconnect. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/WBB5YBmAcJ

— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) June 13, 2024


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: abortion; candidate; congress; gop
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Bingo!


41 posted on 06/14/2024 11:26:42 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Leaning Right

Well said.


42 posted on 06/14/2024 11:27:33 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Miami Rebel
Wilfully assisting in the procuration of an abortion is a latae sententiae (automatic, by virtue of the act) excommunication in the Catholic Church. Paying for it would certainly fall under assistance. He paid to have his son or daughter killed. Disgusting.
43 posted on 06/14/2024 11:57:06 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (Stormy Daniels is a McGuffin)
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To: Miami Rebel

He deserves it. Should have stood up for the unborn


44 posted on 06/14/2024 12:03:59 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
You are an accomplice in murder.

And of his own child.

45 posted on 06/14/2024 12:08:30 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Miami Rebel

How could he have stopped her?


46 posted on 06/14/2024 12:17:34 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

“””””How could he have stopped her?”””””

Actually he even paid for it, showing his support.

As far being persuasive, as the father of the baby, as her boyfriend, and as a retired Colonel and politician, and in a position that would normally mean her fiancé, he seems to have some room and capabilities to persuade people and especially his own lover and mother of his child.


47 posted on 06/14/2024 1:15:32 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Trailerpark Badass

He might well have been unable to stop her, but paying for it makes him complicit. Justifying it by saying it enables her to go and live her best life is absurd: he should have said he offered to marry her, to help her in any way he could, to take the baby if she didn’t want to raise him or her, but she went off and had the abortion.

I am not saying he didn’t say those things in private to her, but just what he has said publicly does not show himself to be a good pro-life Catholic, and the fact that he had sex with her is also sinful.

Basically, he is showing himself to be not pro-life, not a good Catholic, and not much of a man, more like a worm, to be honest.


48 posted on 06/14/2024 1:52:42 PM PDT by Chicory
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To: Chicory
Yes, I saw that. But still, while we judge his character, the piece-of-crap leftist author has no moral ground to stand on. My post was directed at him/her.

The "hypocrisy" charge, coming from a Democrat, is obscene.

49 posted on 06/14/2024 4:26:01 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

Dems can’t be hypocrites because they have no boundaries to behavior, but I think that making the other side live by their own rules, ie, pointing out when they miss the mark, is one of Alinski’s rules.

So we get accused of hypocrisy all the time by leftists.


50 posted on 06/14/2024 8:09:47 PM PDT by Chicory
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