A transcript of the session reveals the following exchange between Clark and Joseph W. McQuaid, publisher of The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News.I would say that Clarks words speak for themselves. At the time of this interview, he did indeed support abortion of babies up until the moment of birth. In fact, he even went so far as to support abortion up to the moment the head [is] coming out of the womb. Clarks press secretary has also come out with a non-denial denial, claiming that Republicans are somehow making the debate about timing, without denying that his candidate has announced an extreme position on abortion not shared by any candidate of either party. Amazingly, the newspaper editor even gave Clark several chances to qualify his answer rather than just let him hurt himself accidentally. The questions sound almost incredulous that a major party candidate for national office could really stand behind such an astoundingly ignorant and arrogant position, and Clark was given more than a few opportunities to qualify his remarks.
McQuaid: Lets take an issue. Abortion. Are there any limits on it in your mind?
Clark: I dont think you should get the law involved in abortion
McQuaid: At all?
Clark: Nope.
McQuaid: At all?
Clark: Its between a woman, her doctor, her friends and her family.
McQuaid: Late term abortion? No limits?
Clark: Nope.
McQuaid: Anything up to delivery?
Clark: Nope, nope.
McQuaid: Anything up to the head coming out of the womb?
Clark: I say that its up to the woman and her doctor, her conscience, and law not the law. You dont put the law in there. Yesterday, Simmons [Clarks press secretary] said Republicans and conservatives want to pin you down in debates about timing, but this isnt about timing, its about whether we trust a woman and her doctor to make medical decisions that are in the best interest about her and her life.
The issue here is whether or not were going to try to inject politics and government into a medical decision by a woman and her doctor and his answer is No, were not going to do that.
Im not going to be appointing judges who are pro-life.
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At the pancake breakfast, Clark seemed to be generating the same level of excitement exhibited at the rallies of Republican Sen. John McCain...
Who also went down in flames and failed to win the nomination.