You got another gal named "Jeanine Pirro" hiding out in NY somewhere? I hate to break it to you, but the one running for the U.S. Senate is beloved by NARAL and Hillary's twin on abortion.
NARAL's Gal!
"Mrs. Pirro, though a Republican, disagrees with President Bush on abortion and hate-crimes legislation, which she supports. She won a '100 percent pro-choice' rating from Kelli Conlin, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice New York."(Washington Times, June 23, 2005)
"Kelli Conlin, NARAL's executive director, said the group endorsed Pirro because, when all else is equal, it goes with incumbents with records of supporting abortion rights. NARAL sat out Pirro's first race for district attorney in 1993 because both candidates were abortion-rights advocates, and skipped her last race in 1997 because it didn't see it as competitive, Conlin said.
"'Jeanine Pirro is 100 percent pro-choice and has a tremendous record to run on. Jeanine's success as Westchester D.A. gives her the experience to be a great Attorney General,'" said Kelli Conlin, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice New York, in an e-mailed statement. (New York Observer, June 6, 2005)
Westchester Co. DA Jeanine Pirro (R) and NY Gov. George Pataki (R) are among a "handful" of NY GOPers featured by an abortion-rights group in an ad bashing Bush.
N.B. The ad by NARAL Pro-Choice NY shows pictures of four NY GOPers -- including Pataki and Pirro -- and "credits them" for supporting legalized abortion. It also shows a picture of Bush with the words "anti-choice" stamped across it.
NARAL spokesperson Robert Jaffe: "It is intended to send the message that we in New York are blessed to have pro-choice leaders who are Republicans, and George Bush is out of the mainstream." Jaffe said the ad was "timed to coincide" with the convention and is "already up in selected subway stations" near Madison Square Garden and other key points of the city. It is also being run in the New York Observer.
Copies of the ad, which also feature NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) and Giuliani, will be distributed by NARAL volunteers near convention-related events next week (Blain, Westchester Journal News, 8/27). -- The Hotline, August 27, 2004 "Pirro's office did not respond to multiple calls seeking comment about the advertisement this week. She was the only elected official from outside the city or state government featured in the ad." (Westchester Journal News, 8/27/04)
Jeanine is against partial birth abortion and supported the passage of Laci and Conor's bill, both of which Hillary opposed.
NARAL cannot give Jeanine a rating because she has no voting record. She has been elected as a judge and as DA
The talk there was to make him a more centrist candidate for 2008 (in vetoing the morning after pill).