Monday, August 30, 2004

Newt Mangles His Facts Again

Via National Journal Convention E-Mail Alert (no link):
"You ought to ask the Kerry campaign why the only pro-life Democrat to speak at a national convention was Zell Miller -- and he wasn't in Boston." -- Newt Gingrich at today's Republican Main Street Partnership forum.
First, Newtie is wrong on the facts.

And second, my question back to Newtie: Why is the only pro-life featured speaker at the Republican convention (besides the candidate) a Democrat? There are a number of pro-life Democrats who have spoken at the Democratic conventions (present and past). It's the Republicans who seem to be muzzling the anti-abortion voice. As I've asked before, when will we see Alan Keyes and Tom Coburn speak at the RNC?