I saw where bush* called into the anti-choice rally

[Lone_Star_Dem]

He was commending then for their "noble cause" or some such drivel.
http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4398241&nav=HMO6HMaW

I guess when your approval rating spirals down to 36% http://americanresearchgroup.com/ and you've been caught ILLEGALLY spying on American citizens you're willing to pander to anyone who will listen.


He's hoping to get us all worked up over his obvious support of the anti-choice crowd and distract us from his current f-ups.

Well, I'm not that easily played. I know that more than half of the American population is pro-choice and that a mere 9 states fall into the actual category of anti-choice.

This means there are a lot of pro-choice people who vote republican that they don't want to drive from their party. I know some of them personally and this isn't a negotiable issue for them. The majority of the people don't care if they talk about getting rid of abortion just so long as you don't actually do it. They're used to the republicans pandering and most (like myself) have seen it all their lives, but it's all political BS and little more. It's something the republicans whip out when they're in trouble with their base or in need of rallying their radical fundies to form a distraction.

I just wanted to let Karl know that he didn't play me, I saw right through his little game today and I'm not distracted. Bush* broke the law and that's still the issue here.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. With some states enacting laws banning abortions,

I'm wondering if some of those pro-choice Republicans might change their votes this year, especially if they see that some of these laws don't even let a doctor perform the procedure in case of rape, incest, or death of the mother.

[mzteris]

4. THEY DON"T CARE!

It's not THEIR wives, children, girlfriends - they have enough money to get a "good abortion".

[FreedomAngel82]

2. Yep

When in doubt always use the fundie votes. Just like with Ann Richards, John McCain, Al Gore, John Kerry. Everytime. This is a Rove thing for sure. I remember they did this last year. They had some rally thing and he called in there too. Of course they won't actually do a thing because they know that 60-70% of the population, including republicans, are for keeping Roe v Wade where it is. Doesn't mean they are for abortion or anything but they are for keeping the law that protects women. This is also a way for them to always have voters come out if they use one/two issues such as abortion and gay marriage just like 2004.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. This is a real vote-getter for them. They pretend to be against

something that will really stir up their base, but they have no intention of ever doing anything about it. Then they would have to find something else to use to "rally the troops". I believe that is called hypocrisy.

[bunkerbuster1]

8. phoning it in--just like Poppy!

what is the deal with that? Why do the Bushes only phone in their support?

If they're so very much committed to that "culture a' LAFF" they're always whining about, why don't they show up for the R v. W wankfests in person?

We all know the answer--it's because this cowardly jerk doesn't really believe in anything, save for keeping his ass in power.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. That's one of the nice things about the fundy crowd

They're cheap votes. You toss a 15 second phone call to them here and there and they're yours. Sad, isn't it?

[underpants]

10. It's the PERFECT issue

Not only is W able to keep them strung along with a phone call (no photos please) but the whole thing is its own perfect little industry.

First-the money. All the pro-life and pro-choice (let's be fair about this) keep raking it in everytime there is a SC nomination or anything to do with abortion. Hell the made complete fools of themselves over Terri Schiavo but I guarantee you they were just wearing out their adding machines that whole time.

Second and more important. This issue alone puts feet on the ground for Republican campaigns. It also gets people who have absolutely no reason to be Republicans to be Republicans. It even gets people who usually wouldn't get out of their chair for politics to actually work on campaigns.

What a perfect issue. I can't imagine that it is going anywhere.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. Exactly

Why would they lose an issue that provides returns like that with such a minimal investment?

[WI_DEM]

3. and we should trust him to appoint members to the SC who will

support abortion rights.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. No, we shouldn't trust the lying criminal

But that doesn't make that call any less a stunt, does it?

[papau]

7. Forced gestation is the GOP mantra.

:-)

[elehhhhna]

11. I hear Osama's gonna call-in to the ProChoice rally.

lol

[Emit]

12. LOL! n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. Good one!

:thumbsup:

[Emit]

15. yes, he's definitely pandering to this crowd...

...playing the masses against each other. I agree. Let's not be played.

"(T)his is a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens, and is rooted in America's deepest principles -- and history tells us that with such a cause, we will prevail," he said.

"You believe, as I do, that every human life has value, that the strong have a duty to protect the weak, and that the self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence apply to everyone, not just to those considered healthy or wanted or convenient," the president said.

President Bush discussed the numerous pieces of pro-life legislation he's signed into law. He talked about one of his fist acts as president, which was reinstating the Mexico City Policy prohibiting the taxpayer funding of groups that perform or promote abortions in other nations. He mentioned the partial-birth abortion ban, a bill helping babies born after botched abortions, and Laci and Conner's Law, designed to help protect pregnant women and their unborn children from violence.

~snip~

"We're vigorously promoting parental notification laws, adoption, teen abstinence, crisis pregnancy programs, and the vital work of our faith-based groups," he said. "We're sending a clear message to any woman facing a crisis pregnancy: We love you, we love your child, and we're here to help you."

~snip~

He called on the Senate to approve a House-passed measure that would make it a crime to transport a teenager to another state for a secret abortion that violates the parental involvement laws of the girl's home state. Bush also touted his signing of a bill that promotes adult stem cell research and he renewed his call for Congress to pass a ban on all forms of human cloning.

"Because human life is a gift from our Creator and should never be used as a means to an end, we will not sanction the creation of life only to destroy it," he said.

~snip~

"By changing laws we can change our culture," the president concluded, asking pro-life people to "persuade more of our fellow Americans of the rightness of our cause."

http://www.lifenews.com/nat2024.html