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Telling the truth about Gordon Smith's position on a woman's right to choose
BlueOregon —
According to the most recent SurveyUSA poll, Gordon Smith is supported by 25% of pro-choice Oregon voters. That's because he's managed to confuse and confound them. But make no mistake, Gordon Smith is 100% pro-life -- as he plainly admits in this shocking video from Oregon Right to Life. (Interestingly, not available online from ORTL -- this was YouTube'd by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon.)
Remember: When Oregon Right to Life's Gayle Atteberry was asked about Gordon Smith's election-season weaseling -- including pretending to be BFF's with Barack Obama, she said this to ...
Did Gordon Smith violate Senate ethics rules?
BlueOregon —
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon has filed a complaint with the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee alleging a serious breach of Senate ethics rules by Senator Gordon Smith. They allege that Senator Smith used federal government resources to tape a political message for Oregon Right to Life.
Obviously, this is an explosive story - and BlueOregon's post a week ago featuring the video is part of the story. As a result, we're bringing you their press release in full (with relevant hyperlinks added) - along with the accompanying materials:
Gordon Smith Violates Senate Ethics Rules; NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Files ...
OR-Sen: Another Oops Moment for Smith
Daily Kos —
Life just keeps on getting more and more difficult for Gordo, Oregon's incumbent Republican Senator. For the last month or so challenger Jeff Merkley has led in the majority of polls. Smith's family business has some really, really disturbing problems with worker safety and, well, let's call it effluent. Now he's got an ethics problem, one that exposes the lie behind his "moderate" facade. Last week, Blue Oregon posted a video Smith recorded for Oregon Right to Life back in 2004, demonstrating that despite Smith's mewlings about being a moderate, when it comes to a woman's right to choose, he's anything ...
