John Kerry Campaign Won't Respond to Destroying Woman's Abortion Sign

LifeNews.com ^ | March 18, 2004 | Steven Ertelt

[WildReeling]

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has refused to respond to requests for comment as to why a campaign staffer destroyed a woman's sign at a recent Kerry rally. Kerry saw Rebecca Porter's sign, saying "My Abortion Hurt Me," and a staffer tore it to shreds only moments after.

In an exclusive LifeNews.com story last week, Porter said Kerry was "shocked and surprised" to see her sign. She said a campaign official then took her sign and tore it to pieces. The same staff member destroy a similar sign brought by Porter's friend Cindy.

LifeNews.com has made four attempts to obtain comment from the Kerry campaign.

Kerry's Florida campaign office refused to comment on the situation saying the national headquarters in Washington fields all media calls.

Adam Abram, a press assistant at Kerry's national office, said he was unable to comment and would have to find a Florida campaign representative to respond to our request for an interview.

When the Kerry campaign failed to call back, LifeNews.com spoke with Abram two more times. On both occasions, Abram would not comment and would not provide contact information for a campaign representative who would.

Porter isn't pleased at the Kerry campaign's refusal to respond...

[WildReeling]

Original Freep thrad on this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1096610/posts

[lilylangtree]

Just another in a long line of questions that need answering by the Kerry campaign. What? Ketchupman's campaign refuses dissent. What if it were the Bush Campaign--Kerry would be on the frontlines demanding a response from the President. Kerry shouldn't be let off the hook for an answer. It's like Kerry and his campaign are on the hit-and-run without any accountability.

[pabianice]

Kerry is simply doing a slo-mo self-destruct a la Dean. I suspect the Repubs are waiting for him to become the nominee before they gut and stuff him and make him an exhibit in the Smithsonian.

[Betaille]

"Porter said Kerry was "shocked and surprised" to see her sign. She said a campaign official then took her sign and tore it to pieces."
This should be used to really galvanize traditionalists and pro-lifers. Kerry is making every mistake Clinton managed to avoid making in '92 and '96.

[TalonDJ]

Next time she should make the sign out of sheet metal and handcuff it to her wrist.

[kevkrom]

She should set a dollar value on the sign and then sue the campaign (may have to be in small-claims court) for willful destruction of her property.

[Tacis]

The Ayatollah Kerry responds only to questions from the tame media!!

[DentsRun]

Next time she should make the sign out of sheet metal and handcuff it to her wrist.

If you make the sign out of anything other than paper, they'll claim you were intending to use it as a weapon, and seize it anyway. What the Republicans ought to do is fly her to every John Kerry event. And have cameramen waiting to record the incident when Kerry storm troopers try to tear it up again.

[chiefqc]

Yea Kerry said e said he liked the sign before he said he did'nt like it.

I'm not sure if that was a flip or a flop.

[bvw]

Kerry Supporters:

   (3) Assault women

[TalonDJ]

How about some sort of indestructible (by human hands) foam. Or that untearable stuff they use to make some mailing pouches...

[savedbygrace]

Kerry's Band of Thugs

[grumple]

...before they gut and stuff him and make him an exhibit in the Smithsonian.

I thought he was stuffed and that he had escaped from the Smithsonian...or was that Gore I'm thinking of...?

Can you imagine those two as an item?? Now that would be a pretty stiff relationship...pardon the pun...

Yuk, shudder the thought...