Life of the Party

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2013-01-30T22:42:44-08:00

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Be the Life of the Party

2013-01-28T06:25:54-08:00

After a long blogging sabbatical, Life of the Party is back and is issuing a clarion call: BE the Life of the Party! The Life of the Repbublican Party.

After 40 years of legalized abortion and 50,000,000 innocent lives destroyed as a result, the battle to restore the right to life must be ramped up on every front. One of the most important fronts in this battle is the political one, because without it, abortion will remain legal for a long time. And to be effective on the political front, we need a political party, an organized force to restore the right to life within the law.

Most pro-life political activists find their home within the Republican Party. And while the Republican Party's platform (from the county level, on up to the national level) has strong pro-life policy planks, there is a battle within the Republican Party over abortion. Too often, the Republican nominees for office, especially in statewide or federal offices, do not hold the same view on abortion or are not committed to the public policy objective stated in the party's platform. There is even a movement within the party to eliminate the pro-life plank or chip away at it, bit by bit. One only need to read post-election analysis by the pundits and consultants to know this.

Many Americans are rightly concerned about the erosion of our rights to liberty and property, but as we have just marked 40 years of legalized abortion in America, we must face the truth: If we don't defend the most basic fundamental and first right - the right to life - all other rights are meaningles and we certainly can't rely on the same government failing to protect the right to life, to protect these other precious rights.

The Republican Party was founded on the principle that no human being should be considered the property of another. Protecting the Right to Life is the moral issue of our day and has much in common with the moral issue in the day of the party's founding.

If we are ever going to restore legal protections of the Right to Life from conception until natural death, we must guard ourselves against the mindset of "Republicans for Choice" and other like-minded groups who have declared a "battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party". Some pro-lifers have unfortunately bought into their rhetoric. Some just assume that as long as we vote for whoever has the R after their name, they need not get involved in decisions in the Republican Party. Don't let them win this battle, either by our absence or our acquiescence!

They say, "Focus on issues that unite us."

We say, "If we can't be trusted to protect the unalienable Right to Life, we can't be trusted to uphold any other rights."

They say, "Electoral victories are dependent upon having 'pro-choice' or 'mixed-choice' moderate candidates on the national ticket."

We say, "Watering down our principles--beginning with the Right to Life--is what has led us to minority status as a party."

We are the Life of the Party! If you are in Washington State and want to see an end to abortion in our lifetime, and not wait another 40 years while over 4,000 innocent lives are lost every day, join us! BE the Life of the Party.

We are building a team of volunteer writers and activists here and we need your help. This work need not take more than 1-2 hours a week, maximum. Contact lifeoftheparty.michelle@gmail.com if you want to help.

Michelle McIntyre for State Committeewoman, representing Snohomish Co.

2012-11-28T15:31:00-08:00

Dear Snohomish Co. Precinct Committee Officer,

My name is Michelle McIntyre and I am officially announcing that I am a candidate to represent Snohomish County as your State Committeewoman to the Washington State Republican Party.

This Saturday, December 1, we will be gathering to elect our party's leaders for the next 2 year term, and in so doing, we have the opportunity to make this a real turning point for our party, in Snohomish Cointy and in Washington State!

In the wake of Republican defeats, I have been talking to many Republicans from different groups around the county and there is widespread agreement that our party is in need of some major repair! We need leaders and representatives on the state committee who truly represent the concerns and views of grassroots Republicans. I am running to give the power back to you as PCOs, where it belongs, and build a team in Snohomish Co. that will revitalize our party from the grassroots up, and get back to our principles of smaller government, local control. fiscal restraint, and preserving our precious God-given rights to Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness!

If elected, these will be my top priorities on the state committee:

To restore governing authority of the county party to its central committee (PCOs) - from the small group of individuals on the county executive board
To restore governing authority of the state party to its central committee (elected state committee members from each of the 39 counties, represented equally) - from the state executive board which is dominated by King Co.
Elect a state party chairman and national committee members who share this vision of restoring governing authority to the central committees and being more responsive to the concerns of party members and activists
End the favoritsm for and lopsided emphasis on candidates who depart from our platform on important issues

And as a member of our county executive board, I will be a constant reminder that the important decisions of the party belong to you, the PCOs. I will insist that any rules that govern the party must be adopted by you as duly elected PCOs and members of the central committee. I will give my full support to the county chair you elect to help him/her carry out the duties you elect him/her to do. I believe doing all of the above will result in a Republican Party that is back on track to representing conservative principles. That will give great motivation and energy to grassroots Republicans to actively persuade their friends and neighbors to vote Republican.

As PCOs, you and I play a crucial role in the party. We have been elected to vote on the rules that govern our meetings, the bylaws that govern the day to day operations of the county party and the leaders who will determine the future of the Republican Party.

I would be honored and humbled to have your support. Please call or e-mail if you have any questions and let me know if I can count on your vote this Saturday.

Sincerely,

Michelle McIntyre

Who’s Pushing the “Unity Slate”?

2012-04-20T23:27:52-07:00

The Battle for the Heart and Soul of the Republican Party

The above story from Reality Check highlights the initial roll out of the so-called "Unity Slate" at the Pierce Co. Republican Convention on March 24. County conventions and district caucuses all over Washington State have seen this "Unity Slate" being promoted, designed to give Mitt Romney the lion's share of delegates to the state convention, in order to ensure he gets the most national delegates from our state. The man promoting this "Unity Slate" in the video is Alex Hays. Here's what the "Unity Slate" promoters don't want the grassroots Republicans to know about who's promoting it:

Alex Hays is the Executive Director of the Mainstream Republicans of Washington (MRW). MRW has a long history of opposing conservative movements in the Republican Party. MRW's website tells how their “movement was hatched” in 1964 in reaction to what its leaders perceived as “the hard-line ideology that permeated the ’64 National GOP Convention” which they believe “forced ruin in the General Election for Republicans throughout the country and in Washington State.” Most conservatives hold a contrary view of what the Barry Goldwater candidacy did for the conservative movement in 1964: It helped to launch what we now refer to as “the Reagan Revolution.”

Goldwater was not the only Republican campaign the MRW reacted negatively towards. In 1986, they were quite irritated that Christian conservatives "took over" at the Washington State Republican Convention. Here it would be helpful to mention that when MRW accuses a group of "taking over", this simply means that they succeeded in mobilizing a majority to the state convention. In 1988, the success of the Pat Robertson presidential campaign in Washington outraged the MRW into becoming more and more organized so that they would become a force to be reckoned with, for any conservative movement.

Additionally, MRW has become the safe haven for Republicans who don't share our Republican philosophy on a number of issues, often--but not limited to--the social issues. For instance, Republicans who have recently come out in favor of legalizing gay marriage in Washington State. MRW has been known to list their "strategic partners" on their website (though recently, it has been scrubbed of this information). These strategic partners include a handful of Republicans for Choice groups, Log Cabin Republicans and Environmentalist groups. MRW has recently sponsored a new website promoting the candidacy of Rob McKenna for Governor. The website is http://insleevsstateworkers.com/. The footer on the website proclaims MRW's sponsorship and, "Proud to be Pro-Choice...".

In recent years, the MRW has tried to "tone down" it's anti-conservative rhetoric and given their website a whole new look and removed it of embarrassing content. MRW has gone to great lengths to bring in more conservative members to give themselves legitimacy within the Republican Party. Nevertheless, when Republican politicians are opposing the platform on policy issues, you can always trace them back to the MRW. And conservative members who've joined up with MRW have become decidedly less outspoken in their conservative views.

It is no surprise that MRW's Executive Director Alex Hays, given his group's background, is supporting Mitt Romney for President. What is ironic is the claim that he and other cheerleaders of the "Unity Slate" have been spreading, designed to stir up fear throughout the grassroots of the GOP: that there is a group that wants to "take over" the party. Again, "take over" means that a group that they oppose might be successful with a majority of votes. t is also ironic that this fearful claim accuses this group of "outsiders" (implicitly and explicitly) of intent on a complete overhaul of the Republican platform. The irony is that the influence of the MRW has been for elected Republican officials to thumb their noses at the platform (written and adopted by grassroots members of the party) and reduce it to a "meaningless piece of paper" that everyone ignores. What is the point of even having a platform if our elected Republicans ignore it?

The truth is: it is the promoters of the so-called "Unity Slate" intent on handing the majority of Washington's national delegates to Mitt Romney, that are the threat to the Republican platform! Alex Hays describes himself as "adamantly pro-choice" on abortion. His Mainstream Republicans of Washington provide a safe haven and financial support for pro-abortion, gay-marriage promoting Republicans like Reagan Dunn. According to the Abortion in Washington blog: "The majority of the board members of WMR were involved in legalizing abortion in Washington and/or currently believe in continued access to legal abortion."

LOTP Endorses Ron Paul for President...AGAIN

2012-02-28T07:00:00-08:00

Congressman Ron Paul is a consistent defender of the right to life. That's why he was endorsed here in 2008 and again, today.

Ron Paul has the best and most practical plan to overturn Roe vs. Wade and restore the right to life through his Sanctity of Human Life Act, only needing a simple majority to pass. It would write into law that "life begins at conception" and restore the right and duty of the states to protect human life.

Ron Paul has the most consistent record of any presidential candidate in opposing public funding of abortion and "family planning". Some candidates talk the talk, but only Ron Paul walks the walk. (More on this later)

As an OBGYN, Ron Paul has delivered over 4,000 babies and has remarked that during his entire practice, he never once saw a need to perform an abortion to save the life of the mother. He consistently put his beliefs into practice and saved lives by helping women seek options other than abortion, including adoption. Dr. Jack Pruett, a partner in Paul's medical practice told an interviewer that upon being hired by Dr. Paul, Pruett had to agree to a no abortion policy.

As a congressman, in his practice as a physician and in his personal life, Ron Paul has a consistent record of sticking to his principles.

I call on all of my fellow pro-life advocates in Washington State to support Ron Paul for President by attending their caucuses this coming Saturday, March 3.

Planned Parenthood Spinning Out of Control

2011-02-01T14:41:21-08:00

After the release of Live Action's shocking video, uncovering Planned Parenthood's aiding and abetting of sex traficking, Planned Parenthood has been spinning. A week ago, they issued their pre-emptive statement that they had sought an FBI probe into the several visits to different PP locations by a man claiming to run a sex ring. This morning, we (along with pro-life bloggers across the nation) reported on Live Action's release of their video. The news has made national headlines and Planned Parenthood has been trying everthing they possibly can to discredit the video. The best they could do was to claim that the video was manipulated. So Live Action has released the full video, unedited.

Planned Parenthood Exposed Again! NJ, this time. Will WA be next?

2011-02-01T09:13:55-08:00

This time, for aiding and abetting a pimp's underage sex ring. Live Action--the gutsy youth led, new media movement for life--has once again done the exposing through their undercover sting operation.

A Planned Parenthood manager in New Jersey coaches a man and a woman posing as sex traffickers how to secure secret abortions, STD testing, and contraception for their female underage sex slaves, and make their whole operation “look as legit as possible” in an undercover video released this morning.

Full story here.

Live Action has previously released more than a dozen hidden camera videos from ten states and shows the alarming trend of illegal Planned Parenthood activity including cover-up of sexual abuse of minors, the skirting of parental consent laws, citing unscientific and fabricated medical information to convince women to have abortions, and Planned Parenthood’s willingness to accept donations earmarked to abort African-American babies.

It is Live Action's pattern to release like stories in a series, with delays between each story for full impact. Last week, we were alerted that this one might be coming when we received the news that Planned Parenthood was seeking a FBI Probe after realizing their corporation had been visited in at least twelve of their locations "by a man alleging to be a sex trafficker, but who may be involved in a ploy to trap clinic workers." From CBS News:

The visits were made between Jan. 11 and Jan. 15 to Planned Parenthood health centers in Virginia, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, Washington and Arizona.

The claim of an FBI Probe, which cannot be confirmed, is an attempt to discredit these stories of course. They're running scared! And of course, none of these activities come as a surprise to those of us who know what Planned Parenthood is all about!

On the Third Day of Christmas: A Journalist Restraing Order?

2010-12-27T11:08:21-08:00

UPDATE: Restraining order was denied.

In a hearing this morning before the King Co. Superior Court, a physician in WA State, Dr. Julie Komarow, MD is seeking to silence a pro-life blogger/journalist at Abortion in Wasington (AIW) who first revealed her past work as an abortionist. Terra Mork has posted the background:

In September 2009, the blog Abortion in Washington, reported on the employment history of Dr. Julie Komarow, MD. According to the AIW investigation, Komarow had moonlighted for years at Cedar River Clinics, Washington’s notorious late-term abortion chain. Cedar River provides abortions up to 26 weeks (LMP) using a the D&E procedure in which the preborn child is torn apart and removed, piece by piece, from the mother’s womb.

Fortunately, Komarow has since left Cedar River, and works out of Sound Family Medicine of Bonney Lake, providing “family medicine, with a special emphasis on obstetrics and preventive care.” Her professional bio makes no mention of her history at Cedar River or other abortion clinics.

I applaud Komarow’s decision to quit the horrifying late-term abortion industry. Many doctors and medical workers have done the same, shedding light on the abortion industry, and offering powerful testimonies of redemption. But in this case, there is no evidence that Komarow shares in this desire to walk in the light. To the contrary, she is now pursuing legal action that would not only block inquiry into her past, but would also interfere with the free speech rights of pro-life bloggers.

In a hearing before the King County Superior Court scheduled for December 27th, 2010, Komarow will seek to renew and expand a restraining order against the AIW reporter who first broke the news in 2009. Komarow first obtained the one-year restraining order against the reporter (who wishes to use the pen-name “John Hubert”), in 2009, complaining of “unlawful harassment”.

Komarow’s statement to the court reveals typical journalistic persistence from Hubert, but no verbal or physical threats of any kind. The judge awarded Komarow’s request and issued the restraining order against Hubert, barring him from asking any further questions of her via e-mail, phone, or through a third-party. These restrictions were honored by the Hubert, but in Komarow’s latest request for another restraining order, she makes a new demand that, if granted, would set a dangerous precedent threatening the free speech of any blog or media outlet.

Komarow requests that the court prohibit Hubert from even mentioning her name in any blog, article, or website. As an example to the court, Komarow attached a copy of a recent AIW article to her statement, which briefly makes mention of her name. It is interesting to note that the reporter who posted the article isn’t even Hubert, but another AIW reporter.

Terra asks, "if Komarow is prepared to take restraining orders out against all bloggers who use her name in association with the abortion industry"? If so, she'll have to add us to her list.

An Open Letter from Senator Val Stevens to the Pro-Life Community

2010-08-15T15:42:11-07:00

8/15/10

(View in PDF format: stevens.open.letter)

Recently, the Clint Didier U.S. Senate campaign released a radio commercial on several Christian radio stations throughout Washington State comparing Clint Didier’s views on abortion with that of Dino Rossi and challenging Dino’s claim that he is pro-life. This ad has created a firestorm within the Christian community, which, until now, has been mostly unaware of these facts.

The main contention in the present argument has come down to a vote Dino Rossi took in the 2002 session in favor of SB-6537. This statute now forces hospitals to promote emergency contraception to rape victims and provide it upon request within 72 hours of sexual contact.

Emergency contraception, also known as ”the morning after pill”, causes an abortion if the woman is pregnant. The bill passed and is now the law in Washington State. Physicians, nurses and healthcare workers in hospital emergency rooms are forced to act against their conscience, which is formed by their professional training as well as their moral, ethical and religious views.

For those and other reasons, groups such as the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) oppose these mandates. The Family Research Council joined AAPS in legal action to stop distribution of the “morning after” pill, in litigation lead by Phyllis Schlafly’s son, Andrew.

I would have felt no need to join the fray on this matter until an email came to my attention from Pastor Joe Fuiten of Cedar Park Assembly. I was shocked, even insulted by some of his remarks, which in many cases I know to be wrong. I was there – in the Senate Republican caucus during the debates and discussions – and I was on the floor to take the final vote. I know what happened, contrary to the picture Pastor Fuiten is trying to paint in stating that he was so involved.

Let’s take his remarks (in BLUE) point-by-point, with my notes (in RED):

Dear Friends,

I have been seeing a lot of commentary questioning, no stating, that Dino Rossi is not prolife. When I first saw it, I said, “What is this?” Looking a little closer, it seems to be coming mostly from the Clint Didier camp in order to create separation between the two candidates and to breathe life into the Didier campaign … Ya gotta love politics!!!

I particularly was amazed with the charge that Dino supported pro-abortion legislation in Olympia when he was a Senator there. I called Bob Higley to make sure my recollections were correct. Bob Higley was the first President of Washington Evangelicals for Responsible Government (WERG) when it was formed with the help of Ellen Craswell and Skeeter Ellis.

MY NOTE:

WERG was the creation of my good friend and political advisor Doug Simpson (also Clint Didier’s advisor). Doug met with Skeeter Ellis in the winter of 1993 and that meeting was responsible for the start of WERG – long before Pastor Fuiten ever got involved. Doug was also the first lobbyist for WERG. I was there encouraging this effort.

WERG paid for a lobbyist in Olympia to represent Biblical causes. Bob led it for a number of years and then became the lobbyist when I became the President of WERG. We worked together on issues like abortion for almost 20 years. We were in on every battle relating to abortion over all that time. I asked him if Dino was always with us on the pro-life issues. Bob answered quickly that Dino Rossi was always to be counted on in the pro-life concerns.

MY NOTE:

Bob Higley was there. But he was there lobbying AGAINST the bill. The remark Pastor Fuiten makes about Dino “was always to be counted on in the pro-life concerns” could not have anything to do with this particular bill. Bob Higley was in my office many times during that session as we worked together to KILL this bill.

This charge that Rossi voted to violate the conscience of medical providers and support abortion during his time in Olympia seems strange. I thought Dan Kennedy at Human Life of Washington did a good job in pointing out the actual facts in the case. (I have a high regard for Dan Kennedy who has been one of the most vigorous and outstanding pro-life forces in Washington State for a very long time). Here is some of what they said:

“This bill was specifically approved by the three Catholic bishops and their lobbyist, Sr. Sharon Park, indicating it did not promote abortion. It offered contraception options to women who were raped. Pro-life legislators were quite concerned and asked for the analysis. The WSCC signed off on the bill because they stated that conception would not occur in the time period provided in the bill. Assured by WSCC that the drugs in the legislation act as a contraceptive, not an abortifacient, and “hospitals” not ER workers are required to provide, they were further assured no separate “conscience protection” in the bill was necessary”

MY NOTE:

I don’t know what pro-life legislators Dan Kennedy is talking about. Among the pro-life legislators in my caucus, (all who were “NO” votes from the start) there was never a moment of confusion. We understood clearly that this bill was everything opposite of what Dan Kennedy says above. Pastor Fuiten has insulted the faithful pro-life legislators-who were endorsed by Human Life PAC and who stood firmly against this form of abortion.

We never believed that contraception could be given to prevent conception after a rape to prevent pregnancy. That does not even meet the straight face test. And why were so many conscientious doctors and nurses opposed to the bill?

Here’s the proof as seen in the final floor vote on the bill:

Voting Yea:  Senators Brown, Carlson, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Hale, Haugen, Hewitt, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kastama, Keiser, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Parlette, Poulsen, Prentice, Rasmussen, Regala, Rossi, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, and Winsley

Voting Nay:  Senators Benton, Hargrove, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Morton, Oke, Roach, Sheahan, Shin, Stevens, Swecker, West, and Zarelli

Please note that of those legislators voting “Nay” (against the bill) every one of them has received the pro-life endorsement from Human Life PAC and we are proud to wear that distinction with honor. The criterion for that endorsement is simple: you must agree NOT to support abortion under any circumstance.

(Also note that the charges Pastor Fuiten is referring to here were never leveled by the Didier campaign, but from some other source.)

The charge that the bill which Rossi supported is “against Catholic, Christian, and pro-life values” is refuted by the support the Catholic Bishops gave to the bill. The language of the bill is clear enough that it is not about abortion. The law says it deals with “… health care treatment approved by the food and drug administration that prevents pregnancy, including but not limited to administering two increased doses of certain oral contraceptive pills within seventy-two hours of sexual contact.” Maybe the point is too fine for some, but abortion, which terminates a pregnancy, is not the same as “preventing pregnancy”.

MY NOTE:

Once again, thirteen Senators have been insulted by someone who claims to understand the legislative process. Pastor Fuiten can’t possibly believe that conception wasn’t a strong possibility before the drug was administered. The point wasn’t “too fine” enough to cause all Human Life PAC supported legislators to vote “Nay.”

I am appreciative of the tremendous effort the Catholic Church has put into the pro-life issue. I appreciate people like Clint Didier and I think we need his activism in this state. I am not appreciative of the politically self-serving effort to misrepresent Rossi’s record in Olympia.

MY NOTE:

After interviewing Clint Didier, I know that he understands the value of life and he knows the Author of life. (Read Clint’s statement, following my letter)

> Rossi was with us in Olympia. So, did Pastor Fuiten lobby him to vote for SB 6537?

> I was there. So was I pastor – but I don’t remember seeing you there. Were you working in favor of the bill?

> Bob Higley was there. He is my faithful friend who weekly comes to support my stand against abortion, and would never ask me to support SB-6537.

> Dan Kennedy was there. He never came to my office and I never saw him. He did not ask me to vote yes to support his Catholic Bishops position. Was he supporting the bill?

Maybe I shouldn’t note, but I will, who wasn’t there.

I never saw these would-be politicians who criticize Dino there. I was there and my opposition to this pro-abortion bill is a matter of public record. It is not a criticism of anyone. My pro-life record is well documented and no one will ever need to defend it on my behalf.

Dino has apparently not been willing to make abortion the centerpiece of his campaign. I do not understand pro-lifers who criticize the man saying he is not really pro-life. I thought Paul Aker made sense when he affirmed that what we really need to do is change hearts and minds. We have been making progress, slowly but surely, in the pro-life movement. Until we achieve greater success in the general population with our message there will not be a lot of legislative success. In the meantime, we have work to do but the work is not to treat solid conservative pro-lifers like Rossi as if they were Patty Murray.

MY NOTE:

“Changing hearts and minds” is the way to end abortion. I could not agree more. However, compromising the Christian principle that killing the unborn child – under any circumstance – is always wrong.

Manipulating the facts to fit your agenda is never a path to that change. It does not matter how many bishops you find to agree with your position.

I think successful armies fire at their opponents not their friends.

Dino Rossi is a friend to us in the pro-life community. Help set the record straight. Forward to a friend!

fuitenj@msn.com

IN CLOSING:

The “pastor’s picks” this year recommends a man in the 41^st legislative district who is also NOT pro-life. In fact, he sits on the board of NARAL, (National Abortion Rights League) an organization we pro-life legislators know to be pro-abortion.

I recommend that Pastor Fuiten “set the record straight” and further I would ask that he apologize to those of us legislators that he has insulted. We take our pro-life stance against abortion very seriously because we know the Author of life.

Respectfully submitted,

Sen. Val Stevens

August 15, 2010

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8/12/10

STATEMENT FROM Clint Didier on Abortion, and His Endorsement

by Human Life PAC of WA:

“I am extremely gratified that Human Life PAC of WA has carefully followed its own rules for endorsing only 100% pro-life candidates.

And I am proud to say that I am one of those candidates.

There has been some discussion in the community about what this means.

Let me say it plainly:

You are either pro-life or you are not.

Abortion is still abortion no matter under what circumstances.

Some have asked about the radio ads my campaign is running.

Again, let me say it plainly:

The ads simply point out the difference between one of my opponents and me.

I am 100% against abortion, and he is not.

That is not an attack, but a statement of fact.

I am pro-life, from conception to natural death.

And I thank Human Life PAC of WA and the Catholic Families for America for supporting me.”

Pro-Life Comparison Chart for U.S. Senate Candidates

2010-08-09T21:14:39-07:00

The Washington Life Coalition has just issued a helpful comparison chart of the 4 major candidates for U.S. Senate in alphabetical order:
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Print and share PDF file with others: Pro-Life Senate Comparison[1]

Dino Rossi's Endorsements: Are they reliable?

2010-08-09T12:13:14-07:00

Much has been made of recent endorsements for Dino Rossi from pro-life/pro-family leaders. The Washington Life Coalition has laid out the evidence of Rossi’s lack of commitment to restoring the right to life and his voting record that denies the right to life and the right of conscience for pro-life health care professionals.  Soon, WLC will have a comparison chart for the four major contenders in the race. Presented here for now, is reason to call into question the endorsement of one of Rossi’s pro-life/pro-family endorsements: Pastor Joe Fuiten of Cedar Partk who issues his Pastor’s Picks for every election. Terra Mork reports:



Meet NARAL, Pastor’s Picks, and Steve Litzow

Meet NARAL Pro-choice Washington:

On February 27th 2010, NARAL hosted the “I HEART Choice” youth summit. High school and college students gathered in the UW conference room to listen to a Seattle-area abortionist enthusiastically describe her daily craft of child-dismemberment. “Yes, it does look like that, it looks like a human”, she described to the young women who sat in quiet fascination.

NARAL isn’t particularly concerned with individual rights–the rights of the unborn or the rights of the post-born. Not only does NARAL want taxpayer money (your money) to fund abortions, they would also like to deny conscience rights to private companies and individuals who do not wish to participate in unethical behavior.



Meet Pastor Joe Fuiten:

Pastor Fuiten is the senior pastor of a large congregation in Bothell, Washington. He has a reputation of being outspoken about his pro-family, pro-life, socially conservative political views. Every election Pastor Fuiten publishes “Pastor’s Picks”, a trusted source for many believers who are seeking guidance on which candidates reflect their values.   “In the last two years, much of his spare time has been devoted to preserving the definition of authentic marriage, protecting the unborn, among many other issues related to the family and society in general,” describes the church website. On August 6th, Pastor Fuiten released his endorsements for the August 17th primary.

“In the last two years, much of his spare time has been devoted to preserving the definition of authentic marriage, protecting the unborn, among many other issues related to the family and society in general,” describes the church website.

On August 6th, Pastor Fuiten released his endorsements for the August 17th primary.



Meet Steve Litzow

Steve Litzow is running for Senate in Washington’s 41st legislative district.

Mr. Litzow is at odds with the values expressed by The Declaration of Independence. He is at odds with his political party’s platform…he is at odds with God’s platform.

Mr. Litzow likes NARAL. He likes going to their swanky banquets, he likes hosting tables at their fundraisers, and seeing his name listed as a board member of NARAL PAC. And NARAL, in turn, is proud to endorse Mr. Litzow in the primary for State Senate.   But Mr. Litzow is not your typical NARAL-endorsee.   You see, Mr. Litzow is a Republican.

And just last week, Mr. Litzow received another endorsement--the endorsement of Pastor Joe Fuiten.

Any questions?

To be continued…

WLC's New Video: A Matter of Conscience

2010-08-05T06:00:00-07:00

The Washington Life Coalition (WLC) realeased a brand new internet video today to appeal to pro-life voters in the state of Washington who have been led to believe they should support Dino Rossi in his bid for U.S. Senate. The video chronicles some of Rossi's statements on the issue of abortion, and then reveals an egregious vote that Rossi cast as a state senator, overlooked by the pro-life movement in Washington. The news of this vote calls into question Rossi on an issue he refers to as "a matter of conscience".

In 2002, Dino Rossi voted for SB 6537 which forces hospitals to promote emergency contraception to rape victims and provide it upon request within 72 hours of sexual contact. Emergency contraception, also known as "the morning after pill", causes an abortion if the woman is pregnant. The bill passed and is now the law in WA state. Physicians, nurses and healthcare workers in hospital emergency rooms are forced to act against their conscience, which is formed by their professional training as well as their moral, ethical and religious views.

WLC is a coalition of pro-life activists who are concerned with electing representatives in government who will uphold the unalienable rights of all: the rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. WLC encourages pro-life voters to take a close look at the other candidates in the U.S. Senate race, as well as with all races for public office, to find person(s) with the will to advance the cause of restoring these unalienable rights for all.

Who's Pro-Life in the 1st CD Race?

2010-07-22T22:03:00-07:00

Terra Mork has been reporting on the 1st Congressional District race between the two Republican candidates, James Watkins and Matthew Burke.   Growing weary of the lack of commitment from Republican politicians to take the right to life seriously, she has discovered that some of the blame belongs to her fellow pro-life citizens for not acting like they take it seriously enough, so she issues a challenge:

What would happen if we decided not to shut up? What if the first question to come up at every town hall was “Do you believe the unalienable right to life ought to apply to preborn children, and once elected, what will you do to secure that right?”

Perhaps a pro-life Tea Party of sorts is in order?

But find out what Terra did about the two candidates in her latest report: Bringing Up the Embryo in the Womb. This time, she received a little more clarification than she did for her first report:  The Unfashionable Issue

One of them has the endorsement of Human Life of WA and the other does not.

Dino Rossi: Not the Pro-Life Choice

2010-07-20T22:32:00-07:00

Dino Rossi, one of the challengers to Democrat incumbent Patty Murray, is widely believed to be "pro-life" and "opposed to abortion".
It's time we examined the veracity of that rumor.

What many pro-life voters may not realize, is that Dino Rossi, in his two runs for governor, never received the endorsement of Human Life of Washington, the only pro-life organization in Washington state that surveys (in writing) all candidates for state and federal offices on the issue of abortion. The same is true this year as Dino seeks a spot on the general election ballot to challenge Patty Murray: He has not received the Human Life endorsement. In fact, Human Life of Washington issued a dual endorsement in the U.S.Senate race to: Paul Akers and Clint Didier, having both met the criteria. (Endorsements have not yet been listed on Human Life of Washington's website, but the press release went out recently).

Human Life of Washington does not endorse candidates who support legalized abortion, even in the hard cases of rape and incest. Dino Rossi believes abortion should be legal in cases of rape and incest.

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Stark Contrast in the U.S. Senate Race

2010-07-14T07:28:00-07:00

Hat tip: Washington Campaign for Liberty

Question to both candidates at the Patriot Coalition forum (State Convention weekend): "Most republicans are campaigning today calling themselves pro-life, but the definitions differ. Do you believe in the legal protection of all people from fertilization to natural death, or are there some groups against which you would discriminate and if so, why?"

Notice that Dino Rossi does not answer the actual question. Clint Didier does in absolute terms. Then he adds a little more about judges. For background: Dino Rossi says he won't make abortion a litmus test for candidates for U.S. Supreme Court.