Thompson Lobbied For Abortion Group After All

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The sad thing is that even with this revelation, he's still the most conservative of the viable candidates.
 
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It's not really a big deal..he spent 20 hours 15 some years ago talking with a group.

"“The firm consulted with Fred Thompson,” he said. “It is not unusual for a lawyer to give counsel at the request of colleagues, even when they personally disagree with the issue.”"

I doubt there was very much done in 20 hours that changed his Conservative views.
 
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Billing records show that former Senator Fred Thompson spent nearly 20 hours working as a lobbyist on behalf of a group seeking to ease restrictive federal rules on abortion counseling in the 1990s, even though he recently said he did not recall doing any work for the organization.
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I wonder if the excuses "I was too high to remember" or "I only did it to meet chicks that put out" would work. I guess not.
 
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So it's OK to get paid to do something or help out with something you're inherently against and vote to counter?
 
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He has never said he changed his mind. He's said he's always been 'pro-life'. The odd thing about this is that his specific position does not translate to a 'pro-life' position. He says he does not think it should be a decision at the federal level but at the state level. In other words, abortion may be permissible but let the states decide this. Pro-life groups will not be thrilled when looking at the finer print.
 
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CSpindizzy said:
He has never said he changed his mind. He's said he's always been 'pro-life'. The odd thing about this is that his specific position does not translate to a 'pro-life' position. He says he does not think it should be a decision at the federal level but at the state level. In other words, abortion may be permissible but let the states decide this. Pro-life groups will not be thrilled when looking at the finer print.
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He also said that it should be up to the mother but if she does have one then its her business and the government should butt out. He also doesn't believe in the government funding of abortion.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Really?? I didn't know someone else's personal decision makes me liable for their actions. My own positions on the issues are not dictated on a decision that isn't mine to make.
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Yet pro life mouthbreathers try to legislate their decision onto everyone else.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
He also said that it should be up to the mother but if she does have one then its her business and the government should butt out. He also doesn't believe in the government funding of abortion.
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hatvol96 said:
Which most certainly eliminates him from the pro life crowd.
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Really?? I didn't know someone else's personal decision makes me liable for their actions. My own positions on the issues are not dictated on a decision that isn't mine to make.
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You realize the other side is called pro-choice, right? The position you describe sounds very much like a pro-choice stance.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Yet pro life mouthbreathers try to legislate their decision onto everyone else.
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I am pro-life, but you don't see me beating up people based on a decision they make. Also I don't believe in legislating this to people. Its a personal choice and a Republican or Democrat should not be telling people what they can do or what they can't do. I know this issue offends alot of people, but not everyone is going to agree on this as well as ALL other issues.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
I am pro-life, but you don't see me beating up people based on a decision they make. Also I don't believe in legislating this to people. Its a personal choice and a Republican or Democrat should not be telling people what they can do or what they can't do. I know this issue offends alot of people, but not everyone is going to agree on this as well as ALL other issues.
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Maybe I am missing something, but that sounds very pro-choice to me.
 
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vader said:
You realize the other side is called pro-choice, right? The position you describe sounds very much like a pro-choice stance.
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I don't know if I would use "choice" here, its more of a pro-abortion thing. Everyone makes choices in life, so everyone is pro-choice.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
I don't know if I would use "choice" here, its more of a pro-abortion thing. Everyone makes choices in life, so everyone is pro-choice.
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I am pro-choice in that I want the government to keep their noses out of it (just like you said), but I would never coin myself "pro-abortion".
 
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That's sort of what my stance is. I am against legislating the issue, so I'm pro-choice in that regard . . . but I think you should always choose life except in rare circumstances.
 
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vader said:
Maybe I am missing something, but that sounds very pro-choice to me.
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Ok explain what you mean here because I am under the impression that there are 3 stances life, choice, and abortion. Life means that you don't believe in abortion at all for any reasons and believe the government should ban it. Choice means that people should be able to make the decision but doesn't mean you have to agree with it. Abortion mean that you believe in abortion all the way up to right before the baby comes out. Is that a correct assessment??
 
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GAVol said:
That's sort of what my stance is. I am against legislating the issue, so I'm pro-choice in that regard . . . but I think you should always choose life except in rare circumstances.
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:thumbsup:
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Ok explain what you mean here because I am under the impression that there are 3 stances life, choice, and abortion. Life means that you don't believe in abortion at all for any reasons and believe the government should ban it. Choice means that people should be able to make the decision but doesn't mean you have to agree with it. Abortion mean that you believe in abortion all the way up to right before the baby comes out. Is that a correct assessment??
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That sounds pretty reasonable to me. Based on what you said in post 17, doesn't that put you in the choice crowd? I am truly not trying to argue. It sounds like our views on this maybe closer than you think. :peace2:
 
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