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Fox's Pro-Choice Poison Pill?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
Fox News, citing RNC sources, now reports that John McCain will not pick a pro-choice running mate: As speculation grows around who John McCain will select as his vice presidential running mate next week, Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge. Several sources at the RNC told FOX News that in the last 36 hours, senior McCain advisers and aides have told RNC officials that McCain “got the message” last week that choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would not ...
Matt Lewis: Tom Ridge is Out?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... Posted by: Matt Lewis at 4:30 PM According to Fox News: "As speculation grows around who John McCain will select as his vice presidential running mate next week, Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge."
No More Mister Nice Blog — IS McCAIN JUST A WUSSY, WELL-TRAINED GOP LAPDOG? OR IS HE MERELY PRETENDING TO BE ONE? Yeah, it really makes you look like a fiercely independent tough guy to have your party cut you off at the knees in public this way: RNC: McCAIN WON'T CHOOSE ABORTION-SUPPORTING RUNNING MATE As speculation grows around who John McCain will select as his vice presidential running mate next week, Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge. Several sources at the RNC told FOX ...
“RNC: McCain Won’t Choose Abortion-Supporting Running Mate”
Southern Appeal —
August 19, 2008 “RNC: McCain Won’t Choose Abortion-Supporting Running Mate” Filed under: Abortion , Election 2008 , McCain By Feddie ( Email ) @ 7:04 pm And all the people said . . . “ Amen !” ( LvDonald ) PermaLink | | Trackback/Pingback (0) Nobody Has Trackbacked Yet The trackback URL for this post: http://www.southernappeal.org/index.php/archives/3495/trackback Leave a Reply Name Mail (will not be published) Website XHTML: You can use these tags: ...
VP Rumor Roundup
Stop The ACLU —
... around the idea of a pro-choice VP , and this fueled some talk of Tom Ridge. Some whisper it could be Lieberman. This wouldn’t surprise me. That would definitely turn off the base , lose him the election , and make Lieberman even more hated than he already is by his own party. All this talk also reignited the rumor it could be Rudy. That would be a nightmare! Others say the whole pro-choice polling is a head fake. FOX says he got the message that a pro-choice VP wouldn’t be so bright. If so, Tim ...
McCain to right wingers: I'm anti-choice, (but my VP might not be)
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... is trying to pop the Lieberman bubble. And, the Republican National Committee had to run to GOP TV to get the word out that them that a pro-choice v.p. was not going to happen: ...
Veepstakes: Lovin' Lieberman?
The Reaction —
... Indeed, according to Fox News, "senior McCain advisers and aides have told RNC officials that McCain 'got the message' last week that choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would not be helpful." Which is to say, the extremist pro-life christianist theocrats who make up so much of the Republican base -- and, indeed, so much of the party itself -- wouldn't like it one bit. ...
You Don't Have To Guess What Sort Of Judges McSame Would Burden Us With If He Had The Chance
DownWithTyranny! —
... If you wonder what kinds of judges McCain would pick were he to be elected president, you can do more than just check his Senate voting record on judicial confirmations. You can also take a look at his kowtowing to extreme right elements in his own Party who have ...
Matt Lewis: Thank God for Rush Limbaugh!
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... days later, I appeared on Fox News' The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum , and made essentially the same point -- adding that I would be much more comfortable with a Mitt Romney selection. While I am happy to have been at the forefront of this effort, it is once again clear that, when it comes to making things happen, blogs are important, but Rush Limbaugh is still the king. Within hours of Rush putting the "kibosh" on Ridge or Lieberman , the RNC announced that McCain will not choose a pro-abortion running mate . Coincidence? I don't think so...
Matt Lewis: McCain Camp Shuts Down VP Questions
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... prospects of a pro-choice VP. Giuliani said McCain would have to " weigh the pros and the cons ," and that the Republican Party is not " a one issue party ." He said he believed the Republican Party would support McCain's choice, regardless. And he said McCain's main criteria would be selecting someone who could take over the job of president of the United States at a moment's notice. I was the next questioner, and based on Giuliani's answer to Kelly's question, I noted yesterday's Fox story which said reported the RNC had announced McCain would no longer consider a ...
Matt Lewis: McCain Still Open to Pro-Choice Veep?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
RNC Chairman Frank Donatelli seems to be disputing this much talked about Fox News story from last week, which claimed: "... Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge. During a blogger conference call earlier today, when asked about the Fox story, Mr. Donatelli strongly disputed the notion that the RNC has a voice in deciding who McCain will select He stated pointedly that the decision is McCain's to make -- not the RNC's. This, of course, does not completely disprove or discount the ...
