Huckabee: Abortion Not State Issue

GOP Candidate Says It Is Moral Question That Doesn't Allow For Multiple Interpretations

(CBS/AP)  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee rejects letting states decide whether to allow abortions, claiming the right to life is a moral issue not subject to multiple interpretations.

"It's the logic of the Civil War," Huckabee said Sunday, comparing abortion rights to slavery. "If morality is the point here, and if it's right or wrong, not just a political question, then you can't have 50 different versions of what's right and what's wrong."

"For those of us for whom this is a moral question, you can't simply have 50 different versions of what's right," he said in an interview on "Fox News Sunday."

"I think that life begins at conception, that we have every reason to do everything we can to protect human life, because it's the really heart and soul of what makes us unique as a civilization," Huckabee told CBS News Saturday Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez over the weekend.

The former Arkansas governor, who has drawn within striking distance of Mitt Romney in Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses, said he was taken aback by the National Right to Life Committee's recent endorsement of Fred Thompson, the ex-Tennessee senator.

"But my surprise was nothing compared to the surprise of people across America who had been faithful supporters of right to life," said Huckabee, who is challenging Thompson's claim that he is the most reliable conservative in the GOP field.

"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right to life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980," Huckabee said.

In a separate interview aired Sunday, Thompson said Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision allowing legal abortion, should be overturned, with states allowed to decide whether to permit abortions. "We need to remember what the status was before Roe v. Wade," he said.

Thompson spokeswomen Karen Hanretty said Thompson has a very strong record on abortion. The National Right to Life Committee said when it endorsed him that Thompson "has had a strong, consistent pro-life voting record throughout his political career."

Huckabee also previewed his first television ad of the campaign on the program. The 60-second spot, which features actor Chuck Norris, was to begin running in Iowa on Monday.

"My plan to secure the border. Two words: Chuck. Norris," says Huckabee, who stares into the camera before it cuts away to show Norris standing beside him.

"Mike Huckabee is a lifelong hunter who'll protect our Second Amendment rights" on gun ownership, says the tough-guy actor, who takes turns addressing viewers.

"There's no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard, only another fist," Huckabee says.

"Mike Huckabee wants to put the IRS out of business," Norris adds.

"When Chuck Norris does a push-up, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the earth down," Huckabee says.

"Mike's a principled, authentic conservative," says Norris.

In closing, Huckabee says: "Chuck Norris doesn't endorse. He tells America how it's going to be. I'm Mike Huckabee and I approved this message. So did Chuck."

Huckabee acknowledged that the ad probably will not change many minds.

"But what it does do is exactly what it's doing this morning," he said. "Getting a lot of attention, driving people to our Web site, giving them an opportunity to find out who is this guy that would come out with Chuck Norris in a commercial."

Thompson's campaign said the ad shows Huckabee is not serious about immigration, an issue in Iowa.

"With his new campaign ad featuring Chuck Norris, Mike Huckabee has confused celebrity endorsement with serious policy. What would Huckabee do to secure America's border against millions of illegal immigrants pouring into our country? According to his ad, 'Two words: Chuck Norris,"' said Thompson campaign spokesman Todd Harris.

Thompson was interviewed by ABC's "This Week."

[briannorwood]

I love this! Real Republicans fighting phoney Republicans!

What''s a bible-thumper to do?

[mudrose-2009]

He''s right. It''s a constitutional and moral issue.

[kofiananimus]

the neo-cons are such head-in-the-clouds idealists, especially regarding abortion, illegal immigration, and drugs. Prohibition is their only answer. All stick, no carrot. How did that work out for ya in the 1920''s? Reality is down here men, care to join us?

[pepperp1]

He''''s right. It''''s a constitutional and moral issue.


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Posted by mudrose at 12:23 PM : Nov 19, 2007
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What it really is for the Right and the corrupt perverted GOP is a WEDGIE. They found the topic could divide people and inflame hate towards our fellow man so of course it has become a RNC BOT BITE.


Yes it is Constitutional, WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY just like everyone else and moral my patoot, what does that mean a vague value judgment from questionable people like dirt flower with a moral compass that other reject,



it is a sin and in Gods criminal code, the only one that should apply to abortion, he takes care of the punishment just fine you burn in hell and as far as I am concerned God Laws trumps the RNC hate Platform any day.

[bm6005]

No abortion but offering up 20-somethings to war is just hunky jake with the religious morons. Also, mudvein how many unwanted children have you adopted?

[mudrose-2009]

No abortion but offering up 20-somethings to war is just hunky jake with the religious morons. Also, mudvein how many unwanted children have you adopted?
Posted by bm6005

The unborn have no voice. Making the kind of analogy you just did is repleat with ignorance and you don''t even know it. Our troops volunteered for their mission. There''s a difference. And to those of you who regard it as a wedge issue, I got news for you. The right to life is a moral and constitutional issue. In case you haven''t read the preamble to the Constitution, it says it right there in the Declaration. Wedge issue my azz.

[bm6005]

Oh My God does that mean my sperm have no voice?! How about unfertilized chicken eggs that we eat? Oh, oh, oh, oh, waht to do. Did the troops volunteer to get killed or maimed? What a maroon you are!!

[mudrose-2009]

Oh My God does that mean my sperm have no voice?! How about unfertilized chicken eggs that we eat? Oh, oh, oh, oh, waht to do. Did the troops volunteer to get killed or maimed? What a maroon you are!!
Posted by bm6005

You obviously were hatched by a chicken. You are illogical and rather comical. I can see public education has done a world of good.

[afmca]

mudrose - you are wrong on several issues. One, if it is a personal moral issue then it should not be legislated, but enforced by one''s beliefs. If you don''t want a abortion, then don''t have one. You are forcing your moral beliefs on others where there is no consensus. The Taliban would love you. Second, the troops did not volunteer for the mission; they volunteered for the armed forces. Bush, Cheney, and the neo-cons volunteered them for their mission. I did not see where they were given a chance to opt out prior to being deployed. You could argue that the soldiers that re-upped volunteered, but that may not be the case because their economic condition.

I remember before Rowe the deaths and multilations caused by illegal and self-made abortions. That is what would return with a ban. The rich would jet off to their resorts once again leaving the poor and scared to the butchers.

[bm6005]

Look mudvein I''ll make it simple enough for even you to understand. If you don''t like abortion, don''t get one! If you don''t like what''s on TV turn it off. Why tell me and others what to do? Because that''s what you religious idiots always want to do. You are no better than fundamentalist muslims!!

[bm6005]

You obviously were hatched by a chicken. You are illogical and rather comical. I can see public education has done a world of good.
Posted by mudvein

I''m a graduate engineer and a self made millionaire, plus I went to public schools. What qualifications do you have coming from, I assume, a private school system.

[davidlar2]

Where in the Constitution does it say that the federal government has the right to make abortion illegal? I''m pro-choice, but don''t understand either the logic behind Rowe vs. Wade or behind what Huckabee says from a Consitutional perspective. It seems that the Constitution is pretty clear that this should be a state issue. Further, I want to decide moral issues myself, not have either Hillary Clinton on one side or Mike Huckabee on the other side decide them for me.

[pepperp1]

BLONEY IT is first a foremost a RNC WEDGIE, your party has no problem ignoring or violating the rest of the 10 Commandment. Look the HORSE IS OUT OF THE BATHROOM STALL, Righties as a Moral group LOL no one buys that propaganda now. God has taken care of the issue of abortion fine and he doesn%u2019t need you low life sinners throwing stones at his children and I am Positive he would never hire the morally challenged GOP to be his spokes groups, LOL the devil maybe.

And your RNC GOP definitions of morality which runs the gamut of rancid corrupting leaders as bad boys, acting out behaviors cloaked in a faux veil of righteousness that allows men like Senator Vitter, VP Cheney, Bush, Representative Allen, Senator Craig, Reverend Ted, Representative Foley, Representative Doolittle, Representative Cunningham, Senator Stevens etc let loose to prey on our communities, our treasury our children.

Apply the ethics and criminal code to these scum bags and leave girls health to them, their doctor and their god and his laws; you%u2019re not fit to stand in judgment of anyone.

[sevenveils]

"For those of us for whom this is a moral question, you can''t simply have 50 different versions of what''s right,"

Wrong, if 50 people are standing in a room, each one will have their own moral interpretation of what is right.

The real point is that people should be given the latitude to exercise their free will.

[pepperp1]

And let me be clear, I am ok with violating the Constitution to make abortion a crime as long as that law includes the mandatory requirement that man involved has his *** severed and he and the girl have matching visible 2 inch tattoos on their foreheads no bangs aloud and they both become registered as sexual offenders for life. LOL.

[mudrose-2009]

I''''m a graduate engineer and a self made millionaire, plus I went to public schools. What qualifications do you have coming from, I assume, a private school system.
Posted by bm6

Figured you came from the public school system. That I can believe.

[mudrose-2009]

Posted by pepperp1

Peepee, abortion is not in the Constitution. What you are talking about is pure nonsense.

[mudrose-2009]

IPosted by afmca

For the politically correct, the issue is forcing beliefs. The Declaration - you know the preamble to the Constitution states: ....right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.... For one. Secondly, soldiers did enlist after 9/11. Lastly, abortion was not decided by the people. It was decided by judicial fiat. No matter what you say and how you say it and how you interpret it morally, legally or otherwise. When judicial fiat usurps the will of the people, there will never be resolution. The Courts stole the rights of the unborn. The politically correct assume beliefs are being forced upon them because like Marcuse, they like to do their own thing without consequences. The number of coat hanger abortions and deaths by comparison is nothing to the toll that abortion has taken on the unborn. And it is not only the unborn that has been denigrated. The right to life issues like Schiavo are another example of what will be forthcoming. We will and have killed the disabled, the unborn and now we will clone and create body parts out of human beings. We will become Frankenstein''s worse nightmare. But you keep thinking it''s forcing beliefs.

[myidoncbs]

Huckster B. claims, "the right to life is a moral issue not subject to multiple interpretations".

WRONG! The so-called "right to life" (i.e. blind opposition to abortion) is a RELIGIOUS issue, and it is very definitely subject to many interpretations. The Huckster wants you all to believe that his belief that "human life begins at conception" is an established fact, but it is merely RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE. My religion teaches otherwise. "Human life" could begin at any point you want to pick, and for whatever point you choose, I could present a counter argument.

WE CAN NOT ALLOW the religious dogmas of any particular religious sect in this country to determine the laws that apply to everyone else. If religious fanatics don''t like abortion, then they shouldn''t have them. (But they do, anyhow!) A good first start would be to teach all the children how to prevent pregnancy. (But they are against that, too!). Another good step would be to offer to adopt any and all unwanted babies and pay for their mothers'' medical expenses. (Even the black crack-wh*re babies! I mention these, not because black people are bad, or are wh*res, or are crack users... I mention these because I know they are the very babies that these uptight whities wouldn''t touch with a ten foot pole!)

Regious fanatics: No Thanks!

[mudrose-2009]

Apply the ethics and criminal code to these scum bags and leave girls health to them, their doctor and their god and his laws; you%u2019re not fit to stand in judgment of anyone.

Posted by pepperp1

What a boring soap bucket philosophy. Seems to me you have a very guilty conscience.

[myidoncbs]

Mudrose claims, "Lastly, abortion was not decided by the people. It was decided by judicial fiat."

WRONG AGAIN! The women of this country (and every country in the world, throughout recorded history) wanted to have abortions to deal with unwanted pregnancies. The Supreme Court ruled it was OK. That is NOT something that was decided by "judicial fiat". This is NOT China, where a woman can be forced to have an abortion whether she wants one or not.

You are serviously confused, mudrose!

[glb1969]

The day they make abortion illegal, is the day we take up arms and storm DC to restore a government that is freem from religious influence. It''s getting to be time to thin their herd a bit and restore democracy and freedom.

[mudrose-2009]

Posted by MyIDonCBS

Life begins at conception. You can interrupt life at any stage, but life begins at conception.

[myidoncbs]

Mudrose, *** is a "soap bucket philosophy"?? You live in a VERY STRANGE little world, buddy! Pepperp1 gave his opinion, you gave yours. Why is HIS opinion "soap bucket philosophy". Why isn''t YOURS?

Your opinions don''t even correspond to known facts, so your opinions don''t mean much.

[susanhelit]

I''m dying here!

"Under his beard is another fist, he pushes the earth down..." have you ever heard such wimpy, wannabe, posing in your life?? He''s supposed to be a candidate for the President of the United States, but he''s running based on the fictional character image of Chuck Norris, Texas Ranger?


What a loser! Learn the difference between reality and fantasy next time!

[marcodele]

Huck said "to do everything we can to protect human life, because it''s the really heart and soul of what makes us unique as a civilization."

That''s quite ironic coming from someone who supported killing tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians.

The politicians who pander to the abortion issue simply want as many irrational votes as they can get.
Name one anti-abortion politician who has done one thing to lower the number of abortions. None. Not one.

And abortions will occur whether legal or not. The political party who defines itself, hypocritically, as ''less government interference in individual lives'' panders to the the religious voters instead of rational voters and therefore inserts the federal government into every woman''s womb.

Go ahead and vote for the "pro-life" candidate and then count how many tens of thousands of people die needlessly as a result of their policy actions.

[frankson2]

MIKE HUCKABEE, SOUTHERN BAPTIST PREACHER FROM THE STATE OF ARKANSAS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. RIGHT OUT OF HEE HAW......YA GOTTA LUV IT!

[mudrose-2009]

The day they make abortion illegal, is the day we take up arms and storm DC to restore a government that is freem from religious influence. It''''s getting to be time to thin their herd a bit and restore democracy and freedom.
Posted by glb1969

The day they make abortion illegal is the day the Constitution reigns. The founders had no problem with religion - we are a country founded on the right to practice our religiion without persecution.

[abdoul_pasha]

It should not be allowed!

[marcodele]

Abortion should not only remain legal but should be retroactive up until age 18.

[susanhelit]

Judicial fiat - what a lie. The majority, by no small amount, in every poll, wants abortion to be legal. The judges ruled properly in regards to the Constitution (the only thing they should be concerned with) - but it also agrees with the will of the people.


So long as it''s my body, my health, and sometimes my life that will be sacrficed, it''s my choice.

[pepperp1]

Dirt weed do you really need to be wrong 100 percent of the time.


BaLONEY IT is first a foremost a RNC WEDGIE another one of your States Rights hate non issues, your party has no problem ignoring the rest of Gods 10 Commandments.

Look the HORSE IS OUT OF THE BATHROOM STALL, you righties as a Moral group LOL no one buys that propaganda now.






God has taken care of this issue completely, he is the decider, and I am sure he has not requested assistance from the corrupt perverted Republican National Committee and their paid bloggers.

[mudrose-2009]

Judicial fiat - what a lie. The majority, by no small amount, in every poll, wants abortion to be legal. The judges ruled properly in regards to the Constitution (the only thing they should be concerned with) - but it also agrees with the will of the people.
So long as it''''s my body, my health, and sometimes my life that will be sacrficed, it''''s my choice.
Posted by SusanHelit

You keep telling yourself it''s a lie. But then again, you must be under 12. It was done by judicial fiat. Would that you mother aborted you. Then she could say the same thing. Obviously you don''t have any children either.

[abdoul_pasha]

I think that the abortion is a crime

[mimi611]

Mudrose: Then don''t have an abortion! I have no problem with that. Just leave the rest of us the H... alone! Remember right to privacy?

[mimi611]

I''m about to decide religion is a crime! What nut bags.

[jerr11]

Abortion is a wedge issue that the neocons are very good at exploiting to keep their hold on power.

I''m anti-abortion, but I''m also anti-sleazeballs, anti-adulterers, anti-war profiteers, anti-warmongers.

Abortion is not the only issue on the table.

And frankly, these neocons are good at saying one thing and doing another.

Look at Larry "I''m not gay" Craig and Mark Pedofoley and Ted "I''m not gay" Haggard.

[p-syrus]

In short, a baptist minister demands the privilege of legislating morality throughout the united states of america.

What part of this situation do YOU find compatible with the freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights?

[bm6005]

Figured you came from the public school system. That I can believe.Posted by mudrose

And proud of it dipstickrose! Obviously you came from a cult school, which one?

[abdoul_pasha]

The abortion is killing a child. It is a crime.

[jerr11]

Or Rudy "Family-values/3 wifer" Giuliani and Fred "Family-values/Cradle-robber" Thompson.

[jerr11]

Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Drew Petersen.

Three of a kind, the Republican Family Values kind.

LOL

[pepperp1]

Whoooooooooooo Posted by MyIDonCBS at 02:30 PM : Nov 19, 2007


It is not that it is just ok the ruling rightly determined that laws crimilizing abortion violated a constitutional right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment..


Doesn%u2019t mean it is ok or is or isn%u2019t a sin what it meant was it is a right that if chosen the People have. Look, the looney right had control for 6 years NOTHING no bill no new law to criminalize reproductory rights, WHY cause then they, the Grand Ole Party, could not then continue to divide communities and use it AS A WEDGIE. IT IS A WEDGE ISSUE, a serious personal decision a mroaldelimea for some and medical procedure or trauma, but the Right is protected.

[sleepyric]

Candidates are quick to use the word "freedom", yet seem intent on forcing a one size fits all definition on ALL the population. I don''t need another 4 years of some delusional president ramming the bible up my arse. Freedom is just that - freedom to choose and to make a personal choice that I hae to live with. In the case of abortion they claim that it''s wrong to abort, but some have no problem in gunning down or bombing kids and labeling it "collateral damage".

[abdoul_pasha]

The abortion must be banned and the young people must be careful what they do!

[micma-2009]

Just like a Republican, they''re all for States rights until the states exercise those rights.

[bks59]

I think that the abortion is a crime


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Posted by Abdoul_Pasha at 02:53 PM : Nov 19, 2007

I THINK IGNORANCE IS A CRIME, BUT I DON''T THINK THE IGNORANT OUGHT TO JAILED OR SHOT.

[oscarez]

"that we have every reason to do everything we can to protect human life"

Mike Huckabee how many on death row were executed while you were Governor of Arkansas? Huckabee, you are talking out both sides of your mouth. You also believe that God created the earth 6,000 years ago and that everything in the Bible is the truth.

[mudrose-2009]

Figured you came from the public school system. That I can believe.Posted by mudrose

And proud of it dipstickrose! Obviously you came from a cult school, which one?
Posted by bm6005

Oh you should be proud of it. Just in case you didn''t know, Abortion was granted for the purpose of keeping minority populations in check. Margaret Sanger was an avid racist a Eugenicist and believed in abortion. Check out Margaret Sanger and the kind of person she was. She loved the idea that black women would get pregnant. Instead of spending time getting an education, these woman would get pregnant and in order to no increase the population, abortion was invented. But in public schools, they don''t teach people cricital thinking. They just teach them to accept any kind of *** they toss out there telling you it''s your right and morality and religion shouldn''t interfere. What a bunch of saps.

[pepperp1]

Just like a Republican, they''''re all for States rights until the states exercise those rights.





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Posted by micma at 03:15 PM : Nov 19, 2007


When a rabid rightie uses the term State Rights it is code for anti black sentiments. Its anti Voting Rights Act anti Civil Rights Act during the mid 60''s when the southern states having enacted separate but equal laws following the civil war were forced to integrate and their State Laws voided.