Posted on 06/14/2007 6:38:22 PM PDT by Politicalmom
CBNNews.com - Its Christmas in June here at The Brody File. Look what we found under the tree. Its a present from supporters of Fred Thompson given exclusively to The Brody File. It is a pre-recorded Fred Thompson video addressing the National Right to Life conference tonight in Kansas City.
Because of his schedule, he couldnt be there in person so instead he recorded a two and a half minute video for the pro-life crowd. We have it. It starts out with Thompson and his wife Jeri, and then we get a rare look at his children for the first time.
You can watch the EXCLUSIVE video here:
http://www.cbn.com/vod/index.aspx?s=/vod/FREDthompson&title=Fred%20Thompson%20Speech
and read the transcript below:
When I was in the Senate a lot of people would come to see me and it usually would have to do with business matters or financial matters or something pertaining to their financial welfare. When you came to see me, I always knew it was about something much more important than that, the most important thing of all in this World and that is life and I must say that those issues are even more profound to me as the years go by. Jeri and I have truly been blessed. Lets talk about some of those issues for a moment. In 1994, I made my first run for the U.S. Senate. I was proud to receive the National Right to Life endorsement. Ive been with you ever since. Youve been with me ever since. On abortion related votes Ive been 100 percent. Weve had a lot of different kind of issues come up in the Senate from federal funding to stem cell research, Roe versus Wade and the partial birth abortion debate or as former Senator Pat Moynihan of New York used to say its more like infanticide than partial birth abortion.You know one of the proudest moments Ive had as a private citizen was when the President asked me to help Judge John Roberts through the senate confirmation process to become a member of the Supreme Court. Well, now he is Chief Justice John Roberts, and Im keeping my fingers crossed, but I think hes going to go down as the best Chief Justice that this country has ever had.
On stem cell research, Im for adult stem cell research not stem cell research where embryos of unborn children are destroyed. It looks to me like there is a lot of promising developments as far as adult stem cell research is concerned anyway and we dont need to go down that other road.
Of course I am also concerned about these children after theyre born. Im concerned about the cultural environment that theyre going to grow up in. Im concerned about the fact that were bankrupting our entitlement program thats going to saddle them with unbelievably high taxes when theyre going to try to start their families and buy that first home. Im concerned most of all about their safety. We have an enemy in this World that would like nothing more than to kill thousands more innocent Americans; men, women, and children. I know you share those concerns, and I look forward to working together with you on them. Thank you so much for letting me be with you here for a few minutes today.
He sure does come across as authentic. It's downright folksy and non-threatening. It really is his first official "salvo" into the pro-life arena as a presidential candidate. Oh, that's right. I forgot. he's not a candidate...yet.
Now before I hear from the Romney and McCain supporters about this, The Brody File is all about fairness. Mitt Romney addresses the group Friday. We plan to search out video of his remarks. If we cant get video, well post his comments. As for John McCain, he is not speaking at the event. I called the McCain campaign about this.
Spokesman Danny Diaz tells The Brody File:
Unfortunately, Senator McCains schedule will not allow him to attend but certainly this is an issue that is important to him and one that he communicates with voters as he travels the country.
The Brody File has been told that Sam Brownback and Ron Paul will speak too. Mike Huckabee was invited to the event but he had a scheduling conflict because he's out raising money in Texas. As for Rudy Giuliani, umm well umm enough said. Hes probably watching past campaign ads of himself. Like this one. Nice hair. Click here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0xKoSN6BR8
Thanks very, very much for the ping, Politicalmom.
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Thanks Fred.
Thanks very, very much for the ping, Marvin.
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Thanks Fred.
Fred on life, sounds good to me.
“Has Senator Thompson ever made any statement regarding the intervention to save Terri Schiavo? It happened after he left the senate, but the position he takes will be a legitimate test between his dedication to the defense of innocent life and his federalist tendencies.”
Godd question. Please let me know if you find out.
BTTT
Back in 1996, Fred was in favor of over turning Roe, and he favored states passing reasonable restrictions such as parental notification and restrictions on late term abortions. Fred also spoke out against federal funding for abortions. Fred was against the federal government criminalizing abortions, which in reality is something that won't be on the table anytime soon. Romney supporters like to characterize this as pro-choice just as Romney was, but that simply was not the case. Romney spoke out against any restrictions and thought Roe was great law.
I think he always specified that he was against criminalizing the WOMEN. He never mentions anything else, such as going after doctors.
See #28....
“And I think he has to explain much more persuasively than Mitt Romney did why it is that he is now a pro-life. “
HORSE HOCKEY!
Let Romney explain what he said here in this clip from 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4
Hey RatsDawg...that was the opinion of Terry Jeffrey, a noted conservative that I believe a lot of people respect. If he has questions about Thompson’s abortion positions, it does send up a flag.
Well all Jeffrey has to do is watch this to know why Fred has is 100% pro-life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm2UOyzQr5E
wait till he answers about Abortion.
Can you tell me why Newt has sold out to the enviromental crowd?
Yeah, thats the only problem I have with Newt, other than that I think he would be good.
LOL! Well, it's really too early yet for me to be picking a candidate. As I mentioned, I don't think Huckabee has much of a chance to make "the final cut." And there are others that I probably could support (Thompson, Hunter, Romney).
When I said that Huckabee had stolen my heart, what I was referring to was his beautiful and deeply moving speech on the "culture of Love" that he gave at the third GOP debate (IIRC). To make his point, he contrasted America, a culture of love -- given its philosophical and theological roots, and its historical behavior towards other nations suffering from tyranny, poverty, disease -- to that of a culture of death, which is plainly what aggressive, hegemonistic Islamofascism amounts to, and Huckabee said so. It was a wonderfully clarifying moment.
That was the overarching point; but he also made it plain that a culture of love is one that honors, values, cherishes, and protects human life at all its stages, from conception to natural death. He spoke of the millions of innocents lost to abortion, as well as the elderly, alone and abandoned in nursing homes, etc. And he called upon Americans to understand how unique in the world is the culture of love that America has historically nurtured, but which it appears we are moving away from, toward a more pragmatic, utilitarian ethos.
He challenged us Americans to renew ourselves and our society by focusing once more on love and life. He was appealing to "the better angels" of our nature....
Anyhoot, some people are "issues voters." I tend to be a "values and character" voter. I looked at who was standing on the stage with Huckabee, and I thought to myself, in terms of personal character, Huckabee is the "pick of the litter."
I admire him tremendously. Plus he's a musician, and that never hurts! :^)
In the final analysis, Huckabee probably won't be the GOP candidate. But then again, you never know: A lot can happen between now and November 2008, and probably will.
The major candidate I doubt I could ever support is Giuliani. There, it's definitely a question of character.... He may be a completely competent executive; but I don't feel/think I can trust him.
So there it is.... The next 16 months will be interesting, to say the least!
Sounds good to me!!! Then just make John Bolton Secretary of State, and let the games begin! :^)
I like the Dennis Miller as Press Sec idea ... it’s about time ascerbic wit squelched the smarmy liberals rounding our the WH press corps. (or should that be corpse? Bwahahaha, words can be such fun in English)
“Press corpse” is indeed a fitting term for the gang that covers the White House. Dennis Miller would be a delightful antidote to their smarmy sanctimony and self-important arrogance.
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