Posted on 03/11/2008 6:23:10 AM PDT by NYer
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, has riled conservatives for years, and news of his self-induced downfall has produced "widespread disgust," according to one pro-family group.
Just last month, another conservative group sought prayers to stop Spitzer's pro-abortion crusade.
"More than any governor, Spitzer has tried to destroy the man-woman marriage definition and to license homosexual 'marriages,' Randy Thomasson, president of the California-based Campaign for Children and Families, said on Monday.
"As Attorney General, he harassed pro-life crisis pregnancy centers," Thomasson said, noting that as news was breaking about Spitzer's alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, Spitzer was scheduled to speak to New York's largest pro-abortion organization, Family Planning Advocates. Thomasson said the group supports unlimited tax-funded abortions, without regard to a girl's age or the number of tax-funded abortions in a calendar year.
"Spitzer has embraced anti-family public policies since day one," said Thomasson. "Is it any surprise that his so-called 'private' policies are also destructive to his own family? His immoral practices have made him unfit for public office. It's sad that his wife stood next to him, instead of distancing herself to show her real hurt and disapproval."
Thomasson said a person's character and private life do matter. "What is inside eventually shows on the outside. The reason that America is disgusted with the alleged prostituting lifestyle of Eliot Spitzer is because America's moral compass is still working. Fortunately, the United States has not forgotten how to blush."
'May God intervene...'
Last month, a conservative group made Gov. Spitzer one of its "prayer team targets."
The Family Research Council warned on Feb. 28 that Spitzer was preparing for the possible reversal of Roe v. Wade by pushing for a state law that would declare abortion to be a "fundamental right" for women.
The FRC described Gov. Spitzer as a "long-time abortion advocate who rose to power with support from NARAL and Planned Parenthood."
Moreover, in 2002, while serving as New York attorney general, Spitzer "embarked upon a failed effort to close down New York's Crisis Pregnancy Centers, planning to charge them with practicing medicine without a license." Spitzer was forced to back down under public pressure, the FRC noted.
Then came the FRC's prayer pitch: "May God intervene to stop Governor Spitzer from succeeding in this evil ambition to make abortion a "fundamental right" in New York! May pro-life New Yorkers somehow prevail, even as they did when he pursued Crisis Pregnancy Centers in 2002! May New Yorkers arise and stir their neighbors to understand the consequences of pursuing this course, and may this bill be defeated!" the FRC wrote on Feb. 28.
I only saw one still picture, but she appeared to have none of the haughty demeanor Hillary did. Instead she looked absolutely miserable, her expression was one of mixed contempt, the anger of a woman scorned, and the misery of the betrayed. Other images I have seen of her alone showed her to be attractive, yet her hair was out of place, etc. I do not think this will be a repeat of Hill and Bill.
“More than any governor, Spitzer has tried to destroy the man-woman marriage definition...”
Ironically, he accomplished that in his own house. I wonder how he feels about family values now. Pray for his wife and children they are the one who will live with this stigma more than this POS.
I wrote a letter to him when he was Attorney General about trying to shut down the pregnancy crisis centers in NY. His response to me was total arrogance and contempt. People, this mans support of the killing of unborn children borderlined on satantic. He is a very evil man.
This is my enduring memory of Herr Spitzer.
An anti-life Nazi.
I don't rejoice in his present difficulties; I 'd be much happier if he simply had a change of heart and repented. Maybe he will. Maybe he won't.
However, perhaps this scandal will result in him keeping a lower profile and he'll simply leave good people alone, which may be the most we can hope for.
Never underestimate the power of prayer. Today the NYS Catholic Conference is scheduled to lobby the legislators at the state capitol. Coincidence? Absolutely not!
Yeah, and in his place we get a Percy Sutton apparatchik, beautiful.
He hasn’t resigned yet anad what will his replacement be like, I wonder?
actually many conservatives voted for him because he was for school choice
Ain’t that the truth!
Yes, but if conservatives play the game right, they'll turn him into an oozing, suppurating, non-healing pustule on the liberal body politic.
I remember when “Progress” was the standard thing that the government would say, like when they told you your house was going to be flooded out by the big new dam project. I always thought that was a right wing capitalist sort of thing to say. Now I realize it is as red as it comes.
The school choice platform he got elected on was obviously that he would be schooling his constituency. Now that he’s been caught with his pants down, so to speak, it should be interesting to see how things play out.
When's the last time that's happened?
Oh yeah, that's a good reason to vote for a socialist.
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