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.
And yet..
Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
The only problem with your angle is he never said those things.
Argue all you want but here’s the real test:
Show one, just one FDT vote in the Senate that was prochoice.
Answer: Difficult because none exist.
Show at least one FDT vote in the Senate that was prolife.
Answer: Easy as there are numerous such votes.