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Fred Thompson: Pro-Choice Republican
Libertarian Republican ^ | April 7, 2007 | Eric Dondero

Posted on 04/11/2007 11:11:59 PM PDT by FairOpinion

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1 posted on 04/11/2007 11:12:00 PM PDT by FairOpinion
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To: FairOpinion

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Murphey:

Some conservatives got flustered by your comments on abortion and Roe vs. Wade. Would you like to explain your position on abortion?

Thompson:

Government should stay out of it. No public financing. The ultimate decision must be made by the women. Government should treat its citizens as adults capable of making moral decisions on their own.


2 posted on 04/11/2007 11:16:04 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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To: pissant; Extremely Extreme Extremist; Sturm Ruger
This is the rudy boosters new strategy to take out their biggest threat.


3 posted on 04/11/2007 11:18:52 PM PDT by flashbunny (<--- Free Anti-Rino graphics! See Rudy the Rino get exposed as a liberal with his own words!)
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To: FairOpinion

You say you want to stop hillary, yet you are promoting a candidate with almost the same views, way to go.

Clinton/Giuliani ‘08 Because we all just Love New York.


4 posted on 04/11/2007 11:25:37 PM PDT by RatsDawg
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To: flashbunny

Afraid of the truth?

This is HISTORICAL FACT:

The leader of the TN Anti-Religious Right forces at the time was Michael McCloskey.

During the same time, Fred Thompson was making noises of running for the US Senate. McCloskey was one of the ones who was influential in recruiting him to run. McCloskey saw him as a Celebrity counter-force to the Religious Right/Pro-Lifers that could win the GOP Nomination.

And the Religious Right, predictably came after Thompson. It was a bitterly fought primary. Thompson’s opponent was Religious Rightist John Bakkes. In the end, Thompson’s celebrity status carried him through, and he won with 62% to Bakkes’s 37%. Many credited McCloskey and his “Young Republican brigades” with helping Thompson’s win.


5 posted on 04/11/2007 11:26:51 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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To: FairOpinion

Not afraid of the truth. Just tired of the FUD from the rudy bots. The ones who have no standing trying to cry “he’s pro choice” considering their 100% NARAL rated candidate.

The truth:
- Fred Thompson was endorsed by a pro life group when he ran in 1994
- Fred Thompson has a solid pro life voting record in the senate
- Fred Thompson has a zero rating from NARAL
- Fred Thompson has said Roe V wade was bad law.


National Right to Life Committee on Fred Thompson:

“This morning, I cited reports being promoted by the pro-Romney blog Evangelicals for Mitt suggesting that Fred Thompson ran his two campaigns for Senate in Tennessee as a pro-choicer. Not so, National Right to Life executive co-director Darla St. Martin just told me.

St. Martin said that she went down to Tennessee in 1994 to speak with Thompson personally when he first ran for Senate, and that she determined he was against abortion.

‘I interviewed him and on all of the questions I asked him, he opposed abortion,’ St. Martin said. She told me that the group went on to support him in that election, and his record reinforced for her that their determination was correct.

‘He has a consistent voting record that is pro-life,’ she said.

On the NRLC website, they archive their congressional ratings back to 1997, so they include six of his eight years in the Senate. Thompson took the pro-life position on every vote he cast on the abortion issue…”

Source: American Spectator

“NARAL also rated nine other Republicans… Based on their abortion rights stance, the following Republicans received a grade of ‘F’: …Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee…”


6 posted on 04/11/2007 11:30:36 PM PDT by flashbunny (<--- Free Anti-Rino graphics! See Rudy the Rino get exposed as a liberal with his own words!)
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To: flashbunny; SE Mom; jellybean; onyx; Howlin; Sturm Ruger
PING !
7 posted on 04/11/2007 11:37:29 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: flashbunny

“WALLACE: Would you like to overturn Roe. ...

THOMPSON: You said lightning round, now. If you want ...”

In other words he was waffling, didn’t say a categorical “YES”.


8 posted on 04/11/2007 11:42:57 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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To: FairOpinion

This has been posted at least 3 times today that I have seen, and it’s been posted many times over the last few weeks. is there a reason you need to post it againt? Haven’t you been on Free Republic to know how things are done, or is this an orchestrated campaign?


9 posted on 04/11/2007 11:45:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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WALLACE: Do you want to overturn Roe vs. Wade?

THOMPSON: I think Roe vs. Wade was bad law and bad medical science. And the way to address that is through good judges. I don't think the court ought to wake up one day and make new social policy for the country. It's contrary to what it's been the past 200 years.

We have a process in this country to do that. Judges shouldn't be doing that. That's what happened in that case. I think it was wrong.

FOX News
10 posted on 04/11/2007 11:46:05 PM PDT by loboinok (Gun control is hitting what you aim at!)
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To: FairOpinion

Do you really think you will win over Republicans using left wing tactics?


11 posted on 04/11/2007 11:47:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: FairOpinion
You mashed some lines together when you cut this out.

The Social Cons have never fully trusted Rudy Giuliani. All it took was one small misstep by Giuliani the other day on abortion, for them to bail. Now the Blogosphere is loaded with "Run Fred, Run!" articles and posts.

If I was shilling for Rudy, I'd cut that part, too. Can't have people thinking that when people learn Rudy's real views that they bail on him now can we?

12 posted on 04/12/2007 12:01:01 AM PDT by Elyse (I refuse to feed the crocodile.)
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To: FairOpinion
Choose your poison. That said, Fred Thompson is THE most viable conservative candidate we have, other than Hunter or Paul.

If he decides to run, I personally, will be out on the streets for him. I'm tired of pushing the button for the lessor of two evils.

Rudybaby,LameCain, and Romus are all Rinos. I'm sick of them. You folks go ahead and support those who you think have a better chance. Me, I will support the most conservative candidate. Yes, I'll waste my vote - deal with it! I may even vote Constitution Party if need be.

Is this forum about supporting conservatism above party or NOT?

13 posted on 04/12/2007 12:07:52 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (In perpetuum sacramentum)
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Some that post here will only be happy when every Republican Candidate has been destroyed. Why? I don`t know all the reasons but sick puppies seems to be a place to start. These one issue idiots think it`s OK to blow up our guys yet don`t have a problem with Hillorat being President. In other words, they are loud in their views on abortion, guns and next week`s no=no, gay rights, yet they still have to know a Rat President coupled with a Rat Congress will actually pass real laws that wipe out all conservative positions. It is truely amazing.
14 posted on 04/12/2007 12:11:22 AM PDT by neverhillorat (HILLORAT WINS, WE ALL LOSE)
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To: FairOpinion
Yet another BS thread about a 13-year-old quote.




Your desperation emits an unpleasant smell.

15 posted on 04/12/2007 12:15:24 AM PDT by Petronski (FRED!)
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To: FairOpinion
The leader of the TN Anti-Religious Right forces at the time was Michael McCloskey.

At what time? Why have you redacted this important fact?

16 posted on 04/12/2007 12:16:29 AM PDT by Petronski (FRED!)
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To: FairOpinion; Howlin; carlo3b; girlangler; KoRn; Shortstop7; Lunatic Fringe; Darnright; babygene; ...
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17 posted on 04/12/2007 12:17:12 AM PDT by jellybean (FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT! Proud to be an Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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To: FairOpinion

Your candidate is pro-abortion. You should be proud of that without spreading calculated deception.


18 posted on 04/12/2007 12:17:38 AM PDT by Petronski (FRED!)
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To: nickcarraway
This has been posted at least 3 times today that I have seen...

It's the fresh talking point from the pro-abortion anti-gun Rudyphiles.

19 posted on 04/12/2007 12:18:26 AM PDT by Petronski (FRED!)
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To: A Navy Vet

One supports conservatism when one defeats Democrats.


20 posted on 04/12/2007 12:23:55 AM PDT by Chunga (Conservatives Don't Let Democrats Win Elections. They Vote Republican.)
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