At a recent town hall meeting in Williamsport, "Carney was asked if he supports tax-funded abortions either in the U.S. or overseas. 'No,' he said simply."
However, Hackett was quick to dispute that the one-word answer did not properly summarize Carney's voting history. A Hackett news release cites two specific votes:
"On June 21, 2007 Chris Carney voted for a repeal of the Mexico City policy. The
Mexico City policy prevented taxpayer dollars from going to organizations that provide abortions overseas. (Roll Call 534, 6/21/2007) Then Chris Carney voted against a bi-partisan amendment that banned public funding of Planned Parenthood, America’s largest provider of abortions. (Roll Call 684, 7/19/2007) Carney received a 100% rating from the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) in 2007."
Ironically, it appears that Chris Hackett is taking a page out of the Dan Meuser playbook. If you recall the end of the primary, Meuser made the claim that Hackett was trying to distort his record on abortion.
Carney denied that his response to the question was inconsistent with his position on abortion. Campaign manager Vincent Rongione declared, "Chris Hackett’s dishonest twisting of congressman Carney’s record shows how desperate he is to gain any traction in this race."
However, the Carney campaign did not clarify what is incorrect about Hackett's charge. On previous questionnaires, Carney had indicated that he did not personally favor abortions and that organizations who provide abortions should not receive public funding.
2 comments:
Chris Hackett told a group of Republican Business leaders in May of 2007 (when they were meeting to qualify potential candidates) that he was pro choice.. He then visited with at least 10 other Republican business leaders one on one and told them the same thing ..
In June of 2007 it became obvious to all that he was not getting any traction with the local republicans.. He hired Dave Maderia and that bought his way into the Club for Growth.. That was the day Hackett became pro life .. Later in the year he "hired " ex State Rep /Jerry Bermalin in Wayne County to bring in the religious right vote.. Bermalin put himself up for auction.. He actually told Meuser that he could buy his services for $10,000 unless Hacket was willing to up the deal , then it would cost $20,000.. Bermalin was dunmb enough to do that in front of two other people and leave a copy of his 'contract' with Meuser.. Meuser chose not to pay Maderia and Bermalin.. I respect him for that even though it cost him the race .. Hackett is a fraud with too much money to spend ,,,
This guy is a sleaze.. he will say anything to anybody.. He has driven a wedge in the party.. He needs to lose the election..
Wow, that sounds like some inside information!
I'm not the biggest fan of Carney, but I have to defend Planned Parenthood here. Contrary to popular belief, it's not all about abortions, it's about quality health care for women and I'm glad that Carney had the good sense to support them, regardless of his beliefs on abortion.
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