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:

http://www.lucecountygop.org/healthcare/stupak-will-vote-for-obamacare-even-with-public-funded-abortion

I do not support making exceptions for cases of rape. Rape is a scourge, and it is not fair that a woman should have to bear a child that she was coerced to conceive. I do have sympathy for these women, but at the same time, I cannot allow the government to alleviate their suffering at the expense of their children’s lives.  It must be the rapist that is punished, not the child.

However, it’s important to note that outlawing abortion does not eliminate it; it creates a black market for it. Laws cannot entirely prevent all abortion. The best thing to minimize abortion is prosperity—having a country where more mothers can afford to raise children. A sound economic plan is an essential part of a complete pro-life agenda.

I oppose government funding stem cell research for the same reason I oppose government funding other sorts of research: it’s not the government’s job to dictate the scientific agenda with our tax dollars. Technology is developed much better in the private market, without government meddling. Funding aside, the legality of using embryonic tissue for research falls into the same category as abortion, and worse, it gives people an excuse: “Oh, it’s not so bad, it was donated to science.” This is a perversion of basic moral principles.

Overall, the best most important and easiest way to solve these problems is to define the beginning of life at conception. In this manner, all unborn children must be treated as living people in any circumstance.