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Is Sarah Palin pro-life? My letter
Dear Mrs. Palin:
I am a lifelong resident of Michigan’s first district. I am a twenty-year conservative activist. I am also Bart Stupak’s Republican opponent. As such, I feel it is my duty to inform you of some misunderstanding you are entertaining about Mr. Stupak’s values.
Your recent laudatory comments about Mr. Stupak’s pro-life record are inaccurate. His “pro-life” stance has won him accolades–I even saw him on the blog of the pope, himself. However, we who live within his district know differently. Within the district, Mr. Stupak does not speak according to his pro-life, prima dona script. I personally heard Mr. Stupak say (in Cheboygan) that he would vote for the health care bill EVEN if it did not contain his magic amendment. I
have a recording.
In Escanaba, Mr. Stupak was questioned about why taxpayer-funded abortion is wrong. At that opportunity, he could have said that some people feel abortion is murder. “It is wrong to make people pay for other people’s murders.” He did not. He answered, “Most of the members think it is.” Huh?
The questioner also asked about abortion in the case of an expected deformity of the baby. Mr. Stupak said he would support taxpayer funded abortion in that case. Again, huh?
He’s said all along he was supporting current law, the Hyde amendment, which permits abortion only in cases of rape, incest or anticipated death of the mother. His approval for abortion in OTHER cases demonstrates that he is not only disingenuous about his support, he also does not tell the truth about why he pretends to express it. (I have a recording of this conversation, also.) His record on embryonic stem cell research also makes interesting reading.
During the past election season, Mr. Stupak’s opponent ( I was also on the primary ballot) received a rating of 100% from Right to Life. Mr. Stupak’s score was 24 points lower. Yet, he got the endorsement. This is neither honest nor proper.
Mrs. Palin, Bart Stupak’s pro-life stance is disingenuous. When you make such untruthful comments from the podium you are now paid to occupy, it damages the cause you claim to expound. “Going Rogue” would seem to imply departure from only one party line.
Could it be you’ve taken up another?
Sincerely,
Linda Goldthorpe
Republican candidate for Michigan District 1
Great Article With Town-Hall Video footage of Stupak:
Tags: Abortion, Bart Stupak, Cheboygan County, Escanaba
Well said.
Wow, I knew Bart was a ‘yes’ man but thought he was genuine on the abortion after the performance on Fox news, but then he voted for the health care anyway. Hmm Good clarification. Did Mrs. Palin get back with you?
No.
You were not harsh at all, and I thank you for standing up and saying what needs to be said. You are to be applauded for that. I have heard of Stupak’s duplicity many times and now his actions have proved that…he did, in fact, vote in approval of ObamaCare without his amendment being attached to it. He is NOT pro-life…unless pro-life now means pro-ending innocent babies life!!