I think I’m kinda’ fed up with Herman Cain. Holy cow. Just days after announcing he was pro-life with “no exceptions,” his campaign is now telling CNN that he’s for abortion in cases of rape or incest.
What?!
CNN reports:
The campaign attempted to spell out his views Thursday in a statement obtained by CNN, but did not address any exceptions.
“I am pro-life, and believe in advancing the culture of life. My record as a pro-life candidate speaks for itself,” Cain said in a statement. “Anyone who says differently is simply not telling the truth. Next question.”
When pressed by CNN on his position, however, a campaign adviser said Cain follows the same policy used by the George W. Bush administration, which said abortions should be allowed in the instances of rape, incest and when the life of the mother is at stake.
“He has learned more about the issue,” including the number of women affected in those instances, the adviser told CNN, explaining Cain’s view.
Learned more about the issue?! What? When? Or do they mean he’s got a better chance of getting elected if he touts exceptions?
Anyone else worried about a candidate who’s running to be the head of the free world and is still learning the issues? He’d never thought before about abortion in light of cases of rape or incest before? Seriously? Give me a break. I’m thinking Herman Cain saw some polling.
I’m done with this guy. I’m not even going to consider him a serious candidate. It’s not just about the exceptions he’s touting now, it’s that he clearly hasn’t thought any of it through.
The guy’s a joke.
October 31, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Strange, heard Cain say just the opposite and as yet to see any Catholic knee jerk bloggers quoting that interview. And I heard Cain speak to those in such tempting situations who may make the wrong decision in those cases as "law breakers" if and when the law could be changed. He just sounded like he would be reluctant to prosecute the woman. I think that just might be a similar position to all the orthodox pro-life groups as well….esp. like Rachel's vineyard. Better start at home then with such hysterics.
Rose
October 31, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Cain said on Face The Nation yesterday he is pro life from conception onward. Check it out.
October 31, 2011 at 4:59 pm
So we've got a ton of flat-out statements, before and after the report, that a person's a person no matter how small… vs one claim from CNN bloggers that a campaign adviser implied that the personhood disappears in rape or incest.
I'm betting someone–probably either not very high up, or they'd name them– in the Cain camp said something like "our stance is just like the Bush administration's" and the CNN story came from there.
October 31, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Cain this week, called Planned Parenthood—- "Planned Genocide, Eugenics".
This is what happens to people who are courageous enough to expose the true foundations for the culture of death….they get "Borked"….and when the "professional Catholics" begin the same approach they become naive pawns, used by that culture to stop the encrouching truth from getting too far.
I prefer to be on the side of those offering the greatest exposure of that truth rather than the sweet teacher apple polishers.
Rose