Kerry says he alone hasn't 'played games' on abortion

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/26/04 | MIKE GLOVER

[madprof98]

Presidential hopeful John Kerry on Monday called himself the only Democrat in the race who hasn't "played games" on the abortion issue.

Kerry, campaigning for votes in New Hampshire's leadoff primary Tuesday, repeated his pledge to appoint to the Supreme Court only those who would support abortion rights.

[madprof98]

Meanwhile, so I read in another thread, Kerry's bishop continues to welcome him to the communion table--if he bothers to show up for the photo op at church.

[Salvation]

Kerry is a Catholic in name only and is not endorsed by the Church or his bishop as far as I know.

[Salvation]

Some additional information about Kerry and other Catholic politicians:

The Deadly Dozen

Canadian Prime Minister Taunts Church: "I Am A Catholic And For Abortion"
Catholic Church asks Tom Daschle to stop calling himself a Catholic
On Catholic Politicians and Faith
Vatican Urges Catholic Politicians to Vote Along Church Lines
Senator Santorum on Being Catholic and a Politician
William E. Simon, Sr. and Jr. Devout Catholics, Philanthropists and Politicians
Deadly Dozen senator taken to task over claims of Catholicism
THE BISHOP AND THE SENATOR [author links to FR thread regarding Daschle in her online column]
Blood On Their Hands: Exposing Pro-abortion Catholic Politicians
MI Gov Granholm Proclaims June "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month"
Colorado Governor To Media:'WE LOVE OUR CHURCH' [Gov. Bill Owens
U.S. Senator Brownback and Commentator Dick Morris Join Catholic Church
PRIEST REFUSES COMMUNION TO KNEELING PRO-LIFE POLITICIAN [Richard Black, Virginia]
Kerry [Catholic} says he'll filibuster Supreme Court nominees who do not support abortion rights
Pope to MPs: Stop gay marriage
Vatican - Considerations regarding ... homosexual persons
CONFUSIONS ABOUT POLITICAL JUDGMENT AND THE MORAL LAW
Prelate says politicians who back abortion shouldn't go to Communion
Bishop draws fire for targeting Chrétien
Kennedy likens Vatican stance on gay unions to 'bigotry' (oh, go get a job, you little creep)
Ignorance or Malicious Intent? "No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to..."
George Weigel on Authentic Catholic Citizenship, and the Duty of Catholic Politicians to Behave as Catholics
Conservative Catholics urge Church to challenge "dissenters"
[Robert F., Jr.] Kennedy to speak at Festival of Faiths (Environmentalism as religion)
Faithful Catholic Politicians
Catholic Bishops Eye Possible Crackdown of Pro-Abortion Pols
PETITION TO EX-COMMUNICATE PRO-ABORTION CATHOLIC ELECTED OFFICIALS
It is Time to Excommunicate the Politicians
Church vows to fight gay marriage: Catholics pressure pols
Should politicians toe their church line?
Church May Penalize Politicans
Catholic politicians facing dogmatic threat
Bishop appeals to Catholic lawmakers [Wisconsin]
New St. Louis Catholic Archbishop Warns Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians of Excommunication.
Bishop Objected to AIDS Walk
Wisconsin Catholic Lawmakers Seek Victim Status In Feud With Bishop
Bishop Burke discusses the letters he sent to Catholic politicians
Congressman Places Internal Pro-Abortion Docs in Congressional Record
Flynn: Dems ignore Catholics
Granholm gay rights order "a slap in the face"
Calif. Bishop To Gov. Davis: Pick Abortion Or Communion [formal excommunication?]
California Bishop to Gov: Oppose Abortion or No Communion (New Title)
Sacramento Bishop Challenges Governor on Abortion; Tells Davis to Stop Receiving Communion
Granholm's Bible-thumping Sure to Rile GOP
Bishop: No Communion for Abortion Backers
Legislators can't have Eucharist, bishop says: Don't serve supporters of abortion rights, euthanasia
Wisc. Bishop Tells Pro-Abort. Catholic Pols: Change Your Stripes or Stay Away from Holy Communion
Diocese targets Granholm on abortion
NJ Governor McGreevey a devout Catholic, yet diplomatic {Barf Alert}
Communion ban on lawmakers who back abortion starts furor
Bishop's ban ignites church-state debate
(MI) Governor's effort is first step to give gays special benefits, weapon against religion [Granholm]
(Louisiana) LA Archbishop aims call at some Catholic politicians [Hughes]
Hughes exhorts Catholic pols to toe line
The end of Catholic politicians
Maher's Moment: A look back at Bishop Maher's Denial of Communion to a Pro-Abortion Politician [Lucy Killea]
Bishops rekindle anti-Catholic bias
TREND? "Pro-Abort Politicians "Shouldn't Dare Come to Communion", Madison Bishop Backs Burke
Dolan lauds result of bishop's actions against lawmakers
Catholics Kerry and Kennedy have a 100% Pro-homosexual Record with the Human Rights Campaign! Page 10,11
Bishop Burke: Just Doing His Job

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[DeFault User]

And as usual, Edwards is right straight around to the left.

[Sister_T]

Whoa! The resemblance is uncanny!!

[DeFault User]

Laurel is much funnier.

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[sirchtruth]

"For seven and half years we destroyed weapons of mass destruction," Kerry said, and officials had assured him they would be found. "I voted for a process promised by the president."

So the jackass who not only voted for authorizing force and also stated several times he believed Iraq had WMD is being so hypocritical...Oh I forgot, he's a dem!

Calling Bush a liar who is F*ing things up Iraq ONLY serves to win his LOONEY parties nomination, he's not even going to be a blip on the radar when it comes to the election with that kinda of Stupid rhetoric.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Since the dems are falling all over one another to see who is best-equipped to kill the most babies, I think they should have a contest. They could retro-fit one of those arcade whack-a-mole games

using infants as the targets. Each candidate gets a sledgehammer and thirty seconds to whack as many babies as he can. Whoever kills the most will get to be the democrat candidate. In case of a tie, they could use vacuums to suck up the gray matter. First one to fill a quart cannister wins.

[MegaSilver]

"If you believe that choice is a constitutional right, and I do..."

... then you clearly have read neither the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence.

Meanwhile, so I read in another thread, Kerry's bishop continues to welcome him to the communion table--if he bothers to show up for the photo op at church.

Pro-choice politicians sick me out.

[Cautor]

I see Kerry's wife, Teresa, was born in Mozambique, the daughter of a Portuguese doctor. She later went to college in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mozambique was from 1569-1975, ruled by the Portuguese as a colony. I wonder how all the African-Amerians will take to a former white African colonial as the first lady?

[LADY J]

"I will not appoint a justice to the Supreme Court of the United States who will undo that right."

What a disgusting thing to brag about!

He doesn't have much of anything decent to offer in most of the decisions he supports.

[AD from SpringBay]

Sounds like a litmus test to me. Aren't those supposed to be bad? What's that? Only when a Republican says he'll support non-activist judges - then it's bad, but when a democrat says he'll support judges to uphold the right to an abortion that's ok?

[sgtbono2002]

Kerry has just placed into words what the entire Senate has been doing since GWB was elected, They havent appointed any judge who wasnt pro-abortion. Vote Democrat the party of baby killers.

[mombonn]

In response, Dean noted that he once sat on the board of Planned Parenthood in northern New England.

How pathetic, arguing about which one has been responsible for the death of more babies.

May God forgive our nation, and bring us back to our senses.

[cpforlife.org]

Kerry says he alone hasn't 'played games' on abortion

This is the demon of death that will be the DEMONcrat nominee come November--IMO.

Time to prepare!

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[Ronaldus Magnus Reagan]

President Bush, however, supports abortion only in cases of rape or incest or when a woman's life is endangered.

I agree completely with his position. And "when a woman's life is endangered" does not mean that she has chronic stress or headaches or any other minor malady.

I've never understood liberals position on abortion. A woman wants to go for a romp between the sheets and if she should get pregnant, she says.."Ah, let's just kill it"? How disgusting and cruel. How could anyone possibly think that is OK?

[ex-snook]

Sad that Kerry thinks that life is a 'game' maybe he should consider it a hunt. That said, the Catholic Church has to examine itself and figure out why they lost the faithful on this issue. When a politican feels there is more votes in supporting abortion choice, then it is hard to completely blame the politicans for reading the tea leaves.

Down South, the Baptists seem to have done a better job in getting acceptance to the pro-life message. However, Bush also has his problems in changing 'hearts and minds'. As far as I know, Laura seems to be outside the fold.