Posted on 02/18/2008 1:56:31 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
Leading Pro-Life Congressman Chris Smith Says John McCain Opposes Abortion
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
February 18, 2008
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- New Jersey congressman Chris Smith has led the pro-life charge in Congress for decades on abortion and bioethics issues. In a Monday interview, Representative Smith said likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain is pro-life on abortion and believes in protecting unborn children.
"He is pro-life in his heart of hearts, in my opinion," Smith told the Washington Times.
He said McCain's position on opposing abortion dates back decades and that his voting record on abortion matches his speeches on the campaign trail.
Smith also told the newspaper that there is little reason not to side with McCain when compared with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton -- two Democrats with decidedly pro-abortion views.
"The extreme positions taken by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been almost completely obscured, as it often is, by the focus on the Republican candidate," Smith said. "Some people like to be known as the education president. They will be known as the abortion president."
The praise for McCain's pro-life view on abortion also comes from those Arizona elected officials who know him best.
Jan Brewer, Arizona's secretary of state, and former Congressman Matt Salmon both are pro-life and both say McCain's record opposing abortion is crystal clear.
"I have been on the campaign trail, I have been at meetings with him, I have been at organization and party gatherings, the issue with him is very clear that he's pro-life," Brewer told the Times.
Salmon added that McCain endorsed him in a Congressional primary in part because of his pro-life views.
John Jakubczyk, president of the hometown Arizona Right to Life, told the Times McCain can be trusted to oppose abortion.
"From my perspective, I see him as someone we can enthusiastically support, and I look forward to his getting elected," he said.
Son, you need to give it up.
Don’t get me wrong - I’m all for fighting for life until the last breath, but you’re just a masochistic fool that keeps crying “hit me again” when you’re running out of blood.
I know who Ann Stone is.
Do you know who Cris Smith is?
BTW, if McCain is the problem, Alan Keyes is not the answer.
Keyes would not get the majority of votes even on this forum.
If you are too embarassed to tell people who you are going to support, don’t even post to me.
If you think that, why do you act like Alan Keyes is such a threat?
lol
Keyes is no threat. 99 percent of Republicans don’t even know he is running. 99 percent of the rest would never vote for him.
In a head to head with John McCain?
I'd truly love to see that theory put to the test.
I dare ya, Jim. Here's my suggested question:
If your vote would decide who sat in the Oval Office between January '09 and January '13, and your two choices were John McCain and Alan Keyes, who would you vote for?
The only reason folks don’t know he’s running, is because the self-serving hacks who now run the party stupidly gave control over to the Democrat Media.
I know. You missed the < /s>
Hillary lover, LOL?
I just want to know what McCain plans to do. That’s what voters are supposed to ask.
He's told you. Start paying attention.
Did you ever tell us what YOUR candidate plans to do?
s’okay. I understand.
I see you’re still here.
Are you ignoring my question concerning Saint John taxing and regulating you on something that doesn’t exist?
>>> Keyes would not get the majority of votes even on this forum.
In a head to head with John McCain?
I’d truly love to see that theory put to the test. <<<
Feel free to test that theory. Let me know if you do.
Click here to start.
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post_article?forum=chat
Have a nice evening.
"I would restore moral sovereignty. It’s something I think I can do very simply as President by declaring that no action taken by the executive branch would support, aid, or abet anyone who is destroying the constitutional rights of those who are in the womb. I would sign an executive order to that effect on day one and we would reestablish this government’s commitment to the constitutional rights of our posterity.
"Folks talk about our posterity, but you can’t really respect them if you’re killing them in the womb."
- Alan Keyes
I was talking to donna, but I guess I’ll answer you.
It’s kind of hard for Alan Keyes to do that if he is not elected president... or never wins even ONE state... or ONE delegate.
Let me know if you start the McCain vs Keyes poll.
Let me know when you stop ignoring the multiple examples of John McCain selling the entire Republican Party out to the Left.
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