Rick's DONE! May run away from Words, but NOT Video: CSPAN 1996 w/Specter “Protect a Woman’s Right to Choose”
Submitted by AnCapMercenary on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 07:28And certainly, he can't run away from a press conference!
So, the question is, WHEN is the campaign gonna do an ad based on this?
An official release directly from the RP2012 camapaign:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/03/02/santorum-with-specter-...
Santorum with Specter in 1996 to “Protect a Woman’s Right to Choose”
The campaign released this as an “In Case You Missed It” release today and just wanted to further make sure nobody missed it. Wow. Just wow. Is there no end to the chronic flip-flopping from every Republican presidential candidate except Ron Paul? From the release:
At Senator Arlen Specter’s official presidential campaign announcement in March 1996, then-Senator Rick Santorum showed his public support and encouragement of Specter by sitting directly next to him as Specter denounced the GOP’s war on abortion. It was at this event that Specter proclaimed his total opposition to social conservatism and declared he is in fact running to make the GOP pro-choice.
Here are a few key takeaways from the 25 minute C-SPAN video, with Santorum seen nodding and applauding at Specter’s side:
3’46 mark: “In 1996, I intend to win the other house — the White House — with ten commitments to America… including a woman’s right to choose…
13’22 mark: “Even though we have this historic opportunity for these achievements, there are those in our party who would lead us down a different path — and squander this unique moment in our nation’s history — by using our political capital — to pursue a radical social agenda — that would end a woman’s right to choose…
13’48 mark: “When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation between Church and State, I say he is wrong…
14’31 mark: “When Ralph Reed says a pro-choice Republican isn’t qualified to be our President, I say the Republican Party will not be intimidated or blackmailed by those kinds of threats.I, and millions of other pro-choice Republicans, will not be disenfranchised and made second class citizens.
15’33 mark: “… it is not Christian, or religious, or Judeo-Christian to bring God into politics; or to advocate intolerance and promote exclusion.
15’54 mark: “I want to take abortion out of politics. I want to keep the Republican Party focused on the vital economic and foreign policy issues — and leave moral issues such as abortion to the conscience of the individual. I believe abortion is an issue to be decided by women…
16’40 mark: “I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform…”
He isnt done cause NO ONE knows about this!
Just some paul followers. Nothing will change if we dont get to the people.
We need to inform the sleeping masses that rely solely on the mass media that blacks out Ron Paul or spins his message.
Espacially the 50+ generation, that is watching FOXCNN all day, is hurting us at the polls. We also have flyers geared for them!
Lets get these flyers out in masses! Its now on US to educate and inform!
If every Paul supporter prints some hundred and puts them in their neighbourhood then we multiply our chances to win the nomination!
These flyers are all free to print:
http://www.mediafire.com/?s4snpbpsts5b3 <- all versions that are available.
- Including flyers geared towards 50+ generation.(If you know a place or neighbourhood with retirees where they might have an impact)
http://www.dailypaul.com/218640/ron-paul-promotional-flyer-f...
please share links.
Chasing distractors is keeping from a win...
Maybe the reason there hasn't been a win is because of such postings - that is keep chasing after non-frontrunners whom you cannot get many votes.
To really help save this country, you need to knock Romney out. And yes, he is the worst of all. That is unless you believe all kinds of dirty tricks like getting under people's skin and co-opting and fraud is all fine with you.
jj
I Didn't Know That Arlen Specter Had Psychic Abilities!
This is what he said, twice:
"Neither this nation nor this party can afford a Republican candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant Right that we end up by re-electing a President of the incompetent Left.
Arlen may not have known it, but he was describing what the outcome would be of a race between his own little groupie- Ricky Santorum- and President Obama 16 years into the future.
using this video
to convert Frothy supporters to Paul supporters, it worked
Do we really want Santorum out of the race this early ......
or at all? Do we not want it to go all the way to the Convention in Tampa? Do we not want a "brokered" Convention or to be more specific, an "Open" Convention? Otherwise, how can we possibly win if not? If Santorum gets out of the race now, how does Ron Paul possibly benefit from that? Or even Newt for that matter (if he were to get out of the race now). Keep in mind, if everything remains the way things are now and we go all the way to August, Romney will never get the required 1,144 delegates to than automatically clinch the nomination. The one candidate who does concern me at this point insofar as getting out of the race sooner rather than later is Newt Gingrich. I don't think he is going to be in the race much longer. However, I do hope I'm wrong, but.....
AGREE
AGREE
hthomas
THIS IS STUPID !!!!
Guilt by association?
Hello?!?!?!?!
Can anyone say "Newsletters"?
Didn't Paul endorse a Neocon in the last cycle "to take one for the team"?
I can't tell you how stupid I think this is.
WAHOR!!
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/48994
No, Dr. Paul Did Not Endorse McCain
That's the point. He refused to endorse the party nominee because he preferred to remain true to his principles. That's the difference.
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You, obviously, are not informed.
I suggest you do a little research about who Ron Paul endorsed for congress in Texas in 2010 and actually penned a letter asking people for money to support.
God Bless.
WAHOR!!
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/48994
I agree with manniman.
Who are you talking about, and why didn't you just name the person in the first place?
How about you just say who Ron Paul
endorsed for congress in Texas in 2010 instead of playing riddles?
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom — go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, an
yes, if the race was about
yes, if the race was about who is objectively the best candidate Ron Paul would've won 4 years ago. Unless someone rubs their noses in it stories like this just don't stick with average voters.
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Who's Done?
I'm sorry to break this to you, but the average American doesn't keep up on the news. Supporters of a particular candidate will listen to that candidates explanation and take it as fact which trumps any damaging information. I'm also seeing threads where "Romney is done" too... but I don't think that's the case either.
America has been sufficiently dumbed down to make these slime balls bullet-proof. They control everything - including the counting of the votes.
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if
if this were a rational world, where people looked at facts and issues and then decided who to vote for, i might agree with ur assessment of "Rick is done", but i am sure he would come out with some justification for that and his supporters will lap it up.
sad but true.
Drudge it anyway !
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big government, big spender, social hypocrite : arlen santorum
not only was specter pro-abortion, he was very outspoken about it and made it a top priority. santorum not only endorsed specter, he even actively campaigned for him. despite specter's say anything to get elected speech, specter had always been very liberal on all issues, both the so-called social issues and was very much the big government big spender. santorum, of course knowing all this, supported specter vigorously without reservation. we already know that santorum is a total fraud as a conservative on all the other issues, but we must make people understand that santorum is a fraud even on the right to life issue which he always talks about so much when promoting himself.
i think we should refer to him as "arlen santorum, big government FDR republican". explain to people that they should NOT vote for santorum because it is IMMORAL to burden future generations with the huge and ever growing national debt.
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we just won
we just won
juan maldonado
As unpopular as these opinions may be here at the Daily Paul…
I looked up Arlen Specter's position on a number of subjects and if what I read was true, I have to say that I agreed with those that I read. I have to say that I, for one, am not at all comfortable with some of Dr. Paul's positions. And I disagree very much with the right wing positions of the republican party. I do support a woman's right to choose. Do I think that abortion is good or right? No, I absolutely do not. But some of the views held by the other side (the pro-life side) seem pretty barbaric to me. They would deny a woman the right to choose an abortion even in cases of rape, incest, or if the pregnancy poses a real threat to the woman's life. And another thing I strongly disagree with is the rights position on gay rights. Over twenty years ago, my wife and I went camping with another couple that we knew and they brought their children along. They had a five year old son, and it was obvious that this kid was gay. Both me and my wife could easily tell that their seven year old son was gay. I'm not saying that it isn't a choice for some, but I do believe that the majority of gay people are born that way. And why do we as a society feel that it is all right to deny these people equal rights? I say that it is wrong. So I guess that you could say that I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative.
Larry in North Carolina
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men and women to not support Ron Paul!
It's more the issue that the
It's more the issue that the federal government ought not to be in the business of doling out and defining what all of our rights in society are... the same all powerful government that can grant the right of gays to marry (for example), is the very same government that can strip that right away if it wants. Consider marriage is a religious institution and/or a contract between individuals... confront the idea that our rights only exist in the context of what the federal government allows. That's at the crux of the matter.
Personally I do believe gays should marry if they want, so you could say I'm socially liberal on that issue too... but I agree that it doesn't work to try and force morality on society through federal laws. So I agree it should be left as a local/state issue. Some states would accept it and others would not. But I actually think gay couples would start to become more socially accepted more quickly if it became a local matter, because some states would accept it sooner rather than later. Which means more people could start marrying sooner rather than later. People would be free to move to different states and communities that reflect their views, and over time, people in neighboring states would start to see that the world doesn't come to an end just because gay people are getting married.
If I may...
"why do we as a society feel that it is all right to deny these people equal rights"
Let me ask you; how do you define equality? I could argue that they're aren't programs that are specifically for heterosexuals, there aren't heterosexual pride parades (and don't even think about opening a hetero-only bar), discriminating against heterosexuals or merely referring to their straightness isn't a "hate crime", etc.
I don't know too many Republicans who have anything against homosexuals (though there obviously are some), just that they believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Personally, I don't care either way so long as the government stays out of it, as they should.
Also, you referenced the left/right paradigm a few times; there are plenty of people on the 'left' who take stereotypically 'right' wing positions. Being pro-war is a stereotypically right wing position, yet nobody here supports the War on Terror/Drugs/Food/Puppies/Everything. And well, we all know how the vast majority of Dems shut up about the wars and imperialism as soon as O took office.
I see it in terms of liberty/tyranny, not left/right or D/R, that's just my POV though.
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No politician is done
Until the bankers say they are. This is puppet theater. Only Ron Paul is not a politician, he is a man of principle. Mr Smith all the way. The dance has to stop. The wool must be pulled from America's eyes. The game is up. Ron Paul or quite literally bust.
if there's one thing we know in politics...
...its that a politician can always repent or change his mind about any of his prior unpopular positions.
Except Ron Paul Vis-A Vis The Newsletters
No repentance accepted in that case.
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At the end Spector tries to hold up a baby, but it cries.
This whole event and speech is manufactured. It's like a bad scene in a movie.
Now we need to edit it to focus on Santorum and key points.
Ron Paul's Convention Speech
meaningless. LOTS of people
meaningless. LOTS of people have changed their minds on the issue of when life begins. ESPECIALLY in the last 16 years as better technology allows us to see in the womb.
Changing your mind after seeing footage of a beating heart, etc. is not flip flopping. It is simply having more information to make a more informed choice.
hmmm.
this may not help us, but it isn't meaningless.
and if you could be bothered to look at the webpage, you would see that Santorum is clapping and nodding while Arlen covers several points that are damning to Santorum's supposed stances today, not just abortion.
seriously
people, are we losing our touch at spotting one?
lol
"Changing your mind after seeing footage of a beating heart, etc. is not flip flopping. It is simply having more information to make a more informed choice."
hm, sounds like RINO Frothy to me!
ANYONE who has an iota of 'people-reading' skills can tell, Frothy, Nut Grinch, and Wrongney have NO guiding moral principles, PERIOD.
it's hilarious constantly watching people whom in their normal daily lives, can spot a douchebag a mile away, yet when it comes to the single most universally despised 'profession' in the world, aka politicians, somehow their douchebag-radar goes offline.
keep making excuses like that, and Frothy may just win.
lol
Predictions in due Time...
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"Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it's realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy." - Dr. Ronald Ernest Paul
The thing is
not so much that he flipped, it's more the fact that he constantly tries to hide/spin/deny it.
Now, if his position on the issue had truly changed, then why do such a thing? If he can't manage to tell the truth on this issue, then what else about his record has he lied about? (Hint: a lot)
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Wait, Santorum said this?
at a recent debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKvrnlS_YGY&feature=youtu.be&a
and now this from the past?
Will someone please put these 3 vids together and send to RevPac please?