From: Columbia Christians for Life
Subject: Fred Thompson is NOT Pro-Life
THOMPSON'S CHOICE
Fred Thompson came close to alarming his pro-life constituency for his prospective
Republican presidential candidacy on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" program Tuesday
when he expressed doubts about "criminalizing" abortion.
After asserting he "always thought Roe v. Wade was a wrong decision," the actor-politician
said: "I would not be and never have been for a law that says, on the state level, if I were
back in Tennessee voting on this, for example, that, if they chose to criminalize a young woman, and ." Co-host Sean Hannity then interrupted: "So, states rights for you?" Thompson replied: "Essentially, federalism. It's in the Constitution."
Although Thompson in his first Senate campaign in 1994 said the decision to have an
abortion "must be made by the woman," he built a solid pro-life voting record during eight
Senate years that has generated presidential support for him among social conservatives.
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Robert D. Novak - Inside Report
www.creators.com/opinion/robert-novak.html?columnsName=rno
McCain Without Money
WASHINGTON George W. Bush's 2004 campaign fund-raisers and contributors are being
bombarded with appeals for money by Sen. John McCain's heavy-spending, money-short
2008 campaign.
McCain is concentrating heavily on the rich target of lawyers and lobbyists in Washington, D.C.
They have been invited to multiple McCain fund-raising events held in the nation's capital,
currently a $1,000-a-ticket reception June 26 at the Capitol Hill Club with a potential
"event co-chair" asked to raise $50,000. A large percentage of the Bush fund-raising team
remains uncommitted, a signal that the Republican establishment is not satisfied with
the present field seeking the party's nomination.
McCain's money-raisers are hard put to reach the $10 million goal set for the second quarter
of 2008 by the June 30 deadline, after collecting $12 million in the first quarter. McCain raised
$2 million in April and $3 million in May, and is expected to reach $2-3 million in June falling
short of the $10 million goal and of what his opponents have raised.
BUSH COMMUNICATOR
Washington super-lobbyist Ed Gillespie is prepared to step aside as state Republican chairman
of Virginia after only six months if asked to join President Bush's senior staff as director of communications holding the Cabinet-rank of counselor.
Dan Bartlett, brought from Texas by Bush in 2001, has announced his resignation from the communications slot. There has been speculation about the difficulty of finding anyone to
enter a White House under attack.
Gillespie, Republican National chairman during the 2004 Bush re-election, took the Virginia party position last December after a succession of Democratic statewide victories. However, friends of Gillespie say he feels it would be his patriotic duty to accept the White House post if offered.
THOMPSON'S CHOICE
Fred Thompson came close to alarming his pro-life constituency for his prospective
Republican presidential candidacy on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" program Tuesday
when he expressed doubts about "criminalizing" abortion.
After asserting he "always thought Roe v. Wade was a wrong decision," the actor-politician
said: "I would not be and never have been for a law that says, on the state level, if I were
back in Tennessee voting on this, for example, that, if they chose to criminalize a young woman, and ." Co-host Sean Hannity then interrupted: "So, states rights for you?" Thompson replied: "Essentially, federalism. It's in the Constitution."
Although Thompson in his first Senate campaign in 1994 said the decision to have an
abortion "must be made by the woman," he built a solid pro-life voting record during eight
Senate years that has generated presidential support for him among social conservatives.
THOMPSON'S TEAM
Veteran California Republican political operative Ken Khachigian, a speechwriter for Presidents
Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, has signed on with Fred Thompson's prospective Republican presidential candidacy.
Khachigian supported Sen. John McCain in 2000 but has not been a part of his 2008 effort.
As a Nixon aide, Khachigian worked closely with Thompson in 1974 when he was Republican
counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee.
A footnote: Tim Griffin, an expert at opposition research who performed that function at the
Republican National Committee for the 2004 election, is being asked to join the Thompson
campaign. Griffin served briefly as U.S. attorney in Little Rock, Ark., this year but stepped down
amid controversy over President Bush's appointments of new federal prosecutors.
MURDOCH'S COMPETITOR
Billionaire supermarket investor Ron Burkle, conservative publisher Rupert Murdoch's potential competitor to purchase The Wall Street Journal and its parent Dow Jones and Co., is a close
friend of Bill Clinton and a generous contributor to Democrats.
In the first quarter this year, Burkle gave $50,000 to Democratic congressional campaign
committees $25,000 to the House and $25,000 to the Senate. Burkle has contributed
$1.5 million to politics during his lifetime, with 98 percent going to Democrats.
The main union of Dow Jones employees enlisted Burkle to block Murdoch's bid for their company.
To find out more about Robert D. Novak and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate
web page at www.creators.com.
COPYRIGHT 2007 CREATORS SYNDICATE INC.
Originally Published on Saturday June 09, 2007
Robert Novak writes Inside Report three times each week.
Subject: Fred Thompson is NOT Pro-Life
THOMPSON'S CHOICE
Fred Thompson came close to alarming his pro-life constituency for his prospective
Republican presidential candidacy on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" program Tuesday
when he expressed doubts about "criminalizing" abortion.
After asserting he "always thought Roe v. Wade was a wrong decision," the actor-politician
said: "I would not be and never have been for a law that says, on the state level, if I were
back in Tennessee voting on this, for example, that, if they chose to criminalize a young woman, and ." Co-host Sean Hannity then interrupted: "So, states rights for you?" Thompson replied: "Essentially, federalism. It's in the Constitution."
Although Thompson in his first Senate campaign in 1994 said the decision to have an
abortion "must be made by the woman," he built a solid pro-life voting record during eight
Senate years that has generated presidential support for him among social conservatives.
__________________________________________________________
Robert D. Novak - Inside Report
www.creators.com/opinion/robert-novak.html?columnsName=rno
McCain Without Money
WASHINGTON George W. Bush's 2004 campaign fund-raisers and contributors are being
bombarded with appeals for money by Sen. John McCain's heavy-spending, money-short
2008 campaign.
McCain is concentrating heavily on the rich target of lawyers and lobbyists in Washington, D.C.
They have been invited to multiple McCain fund-raising events held in the nation's capital,
currently a $1,000-a-ticket reception June 26 at the Capitol Hill Club with a potential
"event co-chair" asked to raise $50,000. A large percentage of the Bush fund-raising team
remains uncommitted, a signal that the Republican establishment is not satisfied with
the present field seeking the party's nomination.
McCain's money-raisers are hard put to reach the $10 million goal set for the second quarter
of 2008 by the June 30 deadline, after collecting $12 million in the first quarter. McCain raised
$2 million in April and $3 million in May, and is expected to reach $2-3 million in June falling
short of the $10 million goal and of what his opponents have raised.
BUSH COMMUNICATOR
Washington super-lobbyist Ed Gillespie is prepared to step aside as state Republican chairman
of Virginia after only six months if asked to join President Bush's senior staff as director of communications holding the Cabinet-rank of counselor.
Dan Bartlett, brought from Texas by Bush in 2001, has announced his resignation from the communications slot. There has been speculation about the difficulty of finding anyone to
enter a White House under attack.
Gillespie, Republican National chairman during the 2004 Bush re-election, took the Virginia party position last December after a succession of Democratic statewide victories. However, friends of Gillespie say he feels it would be his patriotic duty to accept the White House post if offered.
THOMPSON'S CHOICE
Fred Thompson came close to alarming his pro-life constituency for his prospective
Republican presidential candidacy on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" program Tuesday
when he expressed doubts about "criminalizing" abortion.
After asserting he "always thought Roe v. Wade was a wrong decision," the actor-politician
said: "I would not be and never have been for a law that says, on the state level, if I were
back in Tennessee voting on this, for example, that, if they chose to criminalize a young woman, and ." Co-host Sean Hannity then interrupted: "So, states rights for you?" Thompson replied: "Essentially, federalism. It's in the Constitution."
Although Thompson in his first Senate campaign in 1994 said the decision to have an
abortion "must be made by the woman," he built a solid pro-life voting record during eight
Senate years that has generated presidential support for him among social conservatives.
THOMPSON'S TEAM
Veteran California Republican political operative Ken Khachigian, a speechwriter for Presidents
Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, has signed on with Fred Thompson's prospective Republican presidential candidacy.
Khachigian supported Sen. John McCain in 2000 but has not been a part of his 2008 effort.
As a Nixon aide, Khachigian worked closely with Thompson in 1974 when he was Republican
counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee.
A footnote: Tim Griffin, an expert at opposition research who performed that function at the
Republican National Committee for the 2004 election, is being asked to join the Thompson
campaign. Griffin served briefly as U.S. attorney in Little Rock, Ark., this year but stepped down
amid controversy over President Bush's appointments of new federal prosecutors.
MURDOCH'S COMPETITOR
Billionaire supermarket investor Ron Burkle, conservative publisher Rupert Murdoch's potential competitor to purchase The Wall Street Journal and its parent Dow Jones and Co., is a close
friend of Bill Clinton and a generous contributor to Democrats.
In the first quarter this year, Burkle gave $50,000 to Democratic congressional campaign
committees $25,000 to the House and $25,000 to the Senate. Burkle has contributed
$1.5 million to politics during his lifetime, with 98 percent going to Democrats.
The main union of Dow Jones employees enlisted Burkle to block Murdoch's bid for their company.
To find out more about Robert D. Novak and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate
web page at www.creators.com.
COPYRIGHT 2007 CREATORS SYNDICATE INC.
Originally Published on Saturday June 09, 2007
Robert Novak writes Inside Report three times each week.
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