Presidential Candidates Brownback, Hunter Discuss Abortion at March

LifeSite News ^ | 1/23/07 | Editor

[Antoninus]

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Two of the Republican presidential candidates with strong pro-life views spoke to tens of thousands of people at a rally preceding the annual March for Life. Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and California Rep. Duncan Hunter both said they favor overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing states to prohibit abortions. "We recognize a tragedy of life in Roe v. Wade, but that tragedy will not always stand," Brownback told the cheering crowd.

During his speech, the pro-life senator, who formally declared his candidacy for the 2008 Republican nomination on Saturday, spoke about adopting his daughter Jenna from an orphanage in China. "I mention her because some woman in China, who I probably will never meet, fought for her life," Brownback said. "Somebody fought for her life. You are fighting for somebody's life."

Meanwhile, Rep. Hunter promised pro-life advocates that he would have a pro-life litmus test when it comes to the appointment of federal judges.

"If we have a judicial applicant, a judicial nominee who can look at a sonogram of an unborn child and not see the value of human life ... if I should become president of the United States, he will not receive a judicial appointment," Hunter said.

“I tell you what you he will receive, he will get an appointment with an optometrist so he can get a pair of eye glasses," Hunter added.

The two candidates also attended a meeting of pro-life bloggers and offered similar comments.

According to a Washington Post report, Hunter talked for a few minutes to a relatively subdued crowd and then left to joining the pro-life people at the March for Life.

Brownback came in afterwards and "entered the same room to noisy applause, a standing-room-only crowd and camera flashes. He fielded enthusiastic questions, then left after half an hour to a standing ovation."

The senator said he has a good shot at climbing in the polls if the pro-life community rallies around him.

"Over 40 percent will not vote for anybody who is not pro-life -- period," he said, according to the Post. "You know, if I can do 40 percent in this field, I'd probably win."

During the meeting, Brownback also announced the reintroduction of the Unborn Pain Awareness Act and introduced a 4-year old girl with Down syndrome saying that too many disabled babies are targeted by abortions.

Both Brownback and Hunter have strong pro-life voting records and have opposed both abortion and forcing taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research which involves the destruction of human life.

[Antoninus]

Too bad Sam Brownback gets an "F" for his position on illegal immigration or else he'd be a formidable candidate.

Funny quote from Duncan Hunter, though...

[Antoninus]

Forgive me if this has already been posted. I searched for it and couldn't find it.

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[blackie]

Duncan Hunter is the man!!

[GulfBreeze]

Yea, I like Brownback but he is just too soft on immigration and Iraq to be the candidate Conservatives coalesce around.

Duncan Hunter supporters should make sure that the campaign has access to them once they are ready for efforts in that supporter's area.

Go here:
http://peacethroughstrengthpac.com/Contact.aspx
and make sure that you leave your Name, Address, Email and Phone Number.
Make it clear you are looking to support Congressman Hunter's presidential campaign.

Every week or so serious supporters should drop a little jingle in the campaign at
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$10 or $20 bucks a week will add up in a serious way with just a few thousand people helping.


Now here is a big one. Google bomb this site:
http://www.gohunter08.com
Every day at least once a day!
Google bombing works like this:
1) go to google.com
2) type in "President" and hit enter
3) scroll to the bottom and hit the link that says "Dissatisfied? Help us improve"
4) type or paste "http://www.gohunter08.com " into both boxes and hit enter
5) repeat steps 1 - 4 as often as possible, changing step 2 each time by using words like "GOP", "Presidential Candidate", "US President", "Bush", "Hillary", "McCain", "Guilliani", "Romney", "Bill Richardson", "Newt", etc. (Anything that anyone ELSE researching the presidential race might put in.)


Google bombing will mean tremendous increase in exposure for Duncan Hunter.

Make sure you hit some other blogs several times a week and drop a note that you are leaning favorably towards Duncan Hunter and that you have been to his site at "http://www.gohunter08.com " as well as his PAC site at "http://peacethroughstrengthpac.com " . This helps create a tremendous level of cross exposure and target ID for the search engines.

If folks can't do the FREE stuff, what can they do?

[GulfBreeze]

FREEP MAIL ME IF INTERESTED!!!

Anyone in the Houston Area interested in hosting or attending a "Go Hunter 08" Party next week ?

Anyone else in Texas or US interested in hosting parallel events?

[WatchingInAmazement]

Some of Brownbacks more troubling votes.


Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)

# Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)

# Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
# Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
# Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
# Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
# Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
# Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
# Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
# Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
# Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)

# Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)


# Voted NO on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)

Sam Brownback on Immigration
Click here for 6 full quotes on Immigration OR background on Immigration.

* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
* Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
* Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Sam_Brownback.htm

[OBXWanderer]

Duncan Hunter is the man!!

Yeh??? I like what he has to say, and the way he says it, BUT, he sure needs to distance himself from Brokeback.

[Antoninus]

Good post. Despite his good record on Life, Brownback would be a deeply flawed candidate.

[nina0113]

I'm seriously ticked at Brownback for turning the March into a campaign op - his people were handing out "Brownback for President" signs all over the place. I still haven't decided between him & Hunter, but that lost him some points with me.

[Antoninus]

I'm seriously ticked at Brownback for turning the March into a campaign op - his people were handing out "Brownback for President" signs all over the place. I still haven't decided between him & Hunter, but that lost him some points with me.

I don't mind that so much. A march on Washington is, by its very nature, a political activity. One shouldn't be surprised that politicians try to take advantage of it. It would be foolish of them not too.

That said, I wish Brownback would recognize his own probably fatal weaknesses as candidate and bow-out so as not to soak up conservative dollars that could be better spent somewhere else.

[blackie]

You are talking to the wrong guy ~ I'm not his campaign manager. >:-}

[ElPatriota]

Hi Antoninus, (or anyone) any to the "boxes" we can fill in for Duncan (and remove the question marks), or anyone else?

:)

[LtdGovt]

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