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ProLife Arizona gives McCain a 0% rating Rates JD Hayworth 100%

Reprinted from Lighthouse Blog Of the two viable candidates running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona, only one is worthy of a vote from true pro-life voters.  That candidate is J.D Hayworth.  The other candidate, John McCain, has a spotty pro-life record and has not been an advocate for pro-life causes.  For instance, McCain supports experimenting on baby embryos, which of course kills them.  McCain also supports using federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research.  J.D. Hayworth opposes both. As far as ratings from pro-life groups, JD Hayworth has a 100% rating from ProLife Arizona, and a 100% rating from National Right to Life.   Even Arizona Right to Life said, “AZRTL PAC acknowledges that J.D. Hayworth had a perfect pro-life voting record during his service in the U.S. House of Representatives.”  It does NOT say the same about McCain. John McCain, on the other hand, received a 0% rating from ProLife Arizona for not completing its survey.  He has only a 75% rating from National Right to Life.  Though controversially endorsed by Arizona Right to Life this year, he was passed over in 2008 for his support of embryonic stem cell research, a position he still holds. Arizona Right to Life has taken a public relations thrashing for its endorsement of McCain. National Right to Life endorsed Fred Thompson in 2008 over John McCain because of McCain’s support for testing embryos, in addition to McCain’s support of McCain-Feingold, legislation which heavily restricted the 1st Amendment rights of pro-life groups. As recently as 1999, John McCain is quoted as saying about abortion, “I’d love to see a point where it is irrelevant, and could be repealed because abortion is no longer necessary. But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.”  San Francisco Chronicle & CNN, August 1999 Arizona pro-lifer voters have a clear choice on Tuesday to protect and advance the sanctity of life, and that choice is J.D. Hayworth.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: David Roney, PAC Chair
(480) 949-6020
prolifearizona@gmail.com

ProLife Arizona, the new prolife organization in Arizona, has just released the results of its candidate surveys. ProLife Arizona was started by former Arizona Right to Life PAC Chair David Roney, as a result of detrimentally misleading endorsements coming from another prolife organization regarding Arizona races.  ProLife Arizona rates candidates solely based on their actual prolife positions, and not political influence, nor contributions. “I was very disappointed when another Arizona prolife organization endorsed John McCain over JD Hayworth, as well as their choices in a few other races.  “John McCain has championed taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, which is abhorrent to the prolife community. JD Hayworth is a far better choice for the unborn, ” ProLife Arizona Chairman David Roney said.  “It was just time for an organization to provide facts to the public so voters can make their own decisions.”

ProLife Arizona is composed of mostly former leadership from Arizona Right to Life. Any candidate for office in Arizona who has not yet taken the survey can get it on the website, ProLifeArizona.com.

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Dear Candidate, Congratulations on your campaign for elective office! ProLife Arizona is a group of pro life Arizonans dedicated to fairly and honestly informing the voting public about candidates for office. We do not accept donations from candidates, as we believe that leads to tainted endorsements.  We are truly non-partisan, and thus will acknowledge truly pro life candidates in any political party.  We believe a candidate’s pro-life stances are more important than his/her incumbency. Attached is the 2010 ProLife Arizona Candidate Survey.  This survey is required of all candidates hoping to be recognized as pro life by our organization.   Even if you are not seeking an endorsement, your completion of the survey provides Arizona voters with a more complete picture of the candidates who wish to represent them. We ask that your survey be returned as soon as possible in order for your candidacy to be considered by our organization.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for your willingness to serve the citizens of Arizona, and good luck to you! Blessed with LIFE, David B. Roney Chairman ProLife Arizona Click here for the candidate questionnaire

Here is a link to the latest Caleb Report put out by Life Decisions International. Douglas Scott, another former Executive Director of Arizona Right to Life, heads LDI based in Virginia, published the latest newsletter which details much of what happened in the Arizona Right to Life endorsement. Already almost a dozen leaders of the organization have denounced the PAC decision and endorsed JD Hayworth. Here is an excerpt:

Replacing John Shadegg with Paulina Morris should make every Republican shudder.

Just consider her shocking track record of contributions to Arizona political candidates and causes.

Some already know about her financial support for Planned Parenthood, a radical pro-abortion organization.

But others may not be familiar with eye-popping contributions to Harry Mitchell and . . . Alfred Gutierrez. Yes, that far left Democrat Alfredo Gutierrez! There is no more aggressive advocate for open borders and illegal immigration than he.

So what was Vasquez Morris thinking when she gave him money?

This is just the tip of the ice berg when it comes to this RINO. As Drudge says, developing….

The recent endorsement of John McCain as the AZ Right to Life PAC pick over JD Hayworth is such an egregious affront to those of us who know the pro-life record of both candidates that we, in good conscience, cannot remain as active members of AZRTL.* We will not try to defend such a decision to those who stand aghast, and ask us how such an outcome could have happened. Our absence from AZRTL events will speak for us. To our knowledge, John McCain never attended any of the events, unlike JD and his wife, Mary. Possibly we will also attain high praise and an endorsement for not attending as well.

We do not know the true motivation that led to this endorsement. We wonder how AZRTLPAC could have endorsed non-incumbent Governor Huckabee over Senator McCain in the presidential primary, but now, despite no redeeming votes from Senator McCain, give him the endorsement citing incumbency and an electability factor. Actually, incumbency has been a detrimental factor in a number of key contests this election cycle.

We do know that John Jakubczyk has been a long-time advocate and apologist for John McCain and considers McCain a good friend. We do know that Jakubczyk has a vote and a strong voice on PAC endorsements. We do know that McCain contributes thousands of dollars to AZRTL. We do know that Jakubczk’s stance on illegal aliens is sympathetic to McCain’s position (at least before his last campaign conversion) and the position of the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Although we are Catholics, we agree with the large majority of Catholics who oppose the illegal alien position taken by the USCCB (Zogby poll, March 2010).

For the record, here are some of McCain’s positions taken against AZRTL priorities:

- Voted multiple times for taxpayer funded fetal tissue research (experimenting on aborted fetuses). www.kaisernetwork.org/reports/2000/02/kr000217.8.htm

- Voted repeatedly for taxpayer funded Embryonic Stem Cell (ESC) research (killing of human embryos). http://www.stemcellresearch.org

- Disingenuously confused the public with his advocacy of the all encompassing “stem cell research” term instead of clarifying the difference between adult stem cell research and embryonic stem cell research which, despite all the billions spent on ESC, has been a complete failure. ESC is pushed by the abortion industry to diminish the sanctity of human life. If there is one policy McCain has been consistent about, it is ESC research. He stated he was for it because Nancy Reagan favored it. Adult Stem Cell research has been immensely successful and is being used to treat over 80 diseases and afflictions.

- McCain was on the advisory board of Christine Todd Whitman’s Political Action Committee, IT’S MY PARTY TOO. This PAC advocated for the elimination of the pro-life and pro-family planks from the Republican Platform.

- Sponsored the infamous Campaign Finance Reform Bill with abortion advocate Russ Feingold. This act prevented RTL organizations from exposing the political records of federal candidates 60 days before the general election and 30 days before the primary election. It was appropriately named the incumbent protection act, and was eventually declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

- McCain’s legislation forced Wisconsin RTL into a lengthy and costly court battle eventually leading to the US Supreme Court in which RTL prevailed. McCain submitted a “friend of the court brief” to the Supreme Court against the RTL position.

- McCain never spoke on the Senate floor in favor of the sanctity of life. http://townhall.com/blog/g/ca2ed7b7-2288-48bc-bb00-0a7fb31ddfbc?trackbacks=true#commentAnchor

- He repeatedly chastised Senate Republicans for raising the subject of social issues.

- He stated he would let his teen age daughter make the ultimate decision regarding aborting his grandchild if she had an unplanned pregnancy.

- McCain’s acceptance and advocacy for the continued invasion of the U.S. by impoverished and unassimilated illegal aliens and his proviso for their eventual citizenship would insure the defeat of RTL efforts. This is because the illegal aliens do not have the discernment to recognize the redistribution of wealth, budget busting, socialist programs which are regularly advanced by the Democrat Party. The Main Stream Media would have no difficulty in convincing these new citizens to vote for Democrats who happen to also be pro-abortion. As examples, we cite the fate of RTL efforts in California and in the U.S. Congress.

We believe the above partial list shows why so many AZRTL members feel compelled to voice their disgust at this endorsement since Hayworth has not taken any positions against AZRTL priorities while McCain has. The PAC’s choice so weakens any future endorsement AZRTL PAC might give to other candidates that our members might wonder if their endorsed candidates really are the best on the life issues. It may be better for AZRTL to discontinue endorsements than to further destroy their credibility.

We leave in great sorrow, and would be even sadder if this discouragement with the PAC would be misconstrued as disappointment with current AZRTL leadership, especially Jinny and Joe Perron. They should only be applauded for standing up for the full AZRTL mission. Therefore, any comments you would like to make should be directed to the chairman of the AZRTL PAC, Walt Opaska, chairpac@arizonarighttolife.org.

Rob Haney, Past AZRTL PAC Member

Marne Haney, Past AZRTL Executive Board Member

*Earlier we had resigned from the PAC and AZRTL Executive Board when we were elected to AZGOP county and state leadership offices, to assuage any concerns regarding conflict of interests.

FRONT ROYAL, VA–Pro-life leaders with ties to Arizona have endorsed former Congressman J.D. Hayworth in the race for the U.S. Senate–a seat currently held by John S. McCain III, who is seeking a fifth term. Douglas R. Scott, Jr., president of Life Decisions International, was the first executive director for Arizona Right to Life (ARL). Jay A. Nenninger has served as president and executive director of Arizona Right to Life.

Life Decisions International (LDI) is dedicated to challenging the Culture of Death, concentrating on exposing and fighting the agenda of Planned Parenthood. LDI’s chief project is a boycott of corporations that fund the abortion-committing giant. To learn more about Planned Parenthood, please click here.

In the tradition of Democrat senators and Representatives who challenged the Washington, D.C., Tea Party attendees, walking through the crowds with cam recorders, trying to record epithets and racist comments without avail, Democrat Raul Grijalva claimed victimization from alleged threats and closed his Tuscon and Yuma offices. Yet there is not one scintilla of evidence that a threat was made.

 The one consistency among Democrats claiming victimization is the absence of evidence. Even the broken glass door at Gabrielle Giffords Tucson office is absent of evidence. Who destroyed the door? It could have been Giffords’ staffers at her behest. We’ll never know. There is no evidence. It is simply political theater.

 Now, Grijalva continues to work against the interests of Arizonans. First he called for a business boycott against Arizona, which harms even his own constituency. Now he has called for the federal government to limit cooperation with Arizona officials.

 In both instances, Grijalva has attempted to violate U.S. Constitutional rights of Arizonans by asking the federal government to treat Arizona and all Arizonans in a lesser manner than the federal government treats all other states. By urging a boycott, he is attempting to injure all Arizonans financially.

 By taking these actions Grijalva has violated his oath of office to protect and defend the United States, meaning all states including Arizona. Grijalva has engaged in a premeditated effort to harm all Arizonans. His hatred of Arizonans and Arizona is not political theater.

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Lost Arpaio’s endorsement due to her lack of conservative values She has hidden behind Arpaio for years while stabbing him in the back

It is perplexing why liberal Republican Susan Bitter Smith is running for Congress. Her record is more like a Democrat than a Republican. She has a terrible record on taxes. She voted to raise taxes while serving on the Scottsdale City Council. She voted to raise taxes while on the Water Board. She opposed repealing Arizona’s income tax. Her record on foreign security is poor. She agreed with liberal Democrats in opposing the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act which is a key tool in the war on terror. She is pro-choice and takes money from organizations that support abortion-on-demand and partial-birth abortion. Rumor has it she is going to be Rick Romley’s campaign manager for County Attorney. Rick Romley has become one of the most liberal Republicans in the state over the past few years. He is now a lobbyist for Democrat Attorney General Terry Goddard, and has taken to endorsing Democrats for office. He endorsed Democrat Chris Cummiskey for Secretary of State over Jan Brewer, Democrat Tim Nelson for County Attorney over Andrew Thomas, and Democrat Dan Saban for Sheriff over Sheriff Arpaio. Recently reappointed by the liberal Republican County Supervisors to replace Andrew Thomas as County Attorney, he doesn’t get along with Arpaio and has made it clear he refuses to. Bitter Smith supports corrupt supervisor Don Stapley over Arpaio and as a result has lost Arpaio’s endorsement this year. She is currently a trustee on the Defend Don Stapley legal defense fund, which serves to shield Supervisor Don Stapley from being investigated by Sheriff Arpaio. Arpaio has been trying to investigate and prosecute Stapley for financial misreporting and misuse of campaign funds, but thanks to friends like Bitter Smith, Stapley has been able to avoid being held accountable for his acts. Instead, he harasses the Sheriff with lawsuits and smears. According to reports, Stapley raised campaign funds for a race where he had no opponent, then he spent $6000 of these funds at Bang and Olufson electronics, along with $1300 for hair implants, $400 for candle holders and $10,000 for furniture for his home. He also spent these funds, solicited as campaign money, to buy tickets to Broadway plays and movie theatres, flowers, grocery store bills, massages, department stores and trips for his family to Sundance, Utah to ski, a trip for his son and friends to Florida and a three-week vacation in Hawaii for his entire family at a beach house costing approximately $11,000. Although Arpaio is no longer endorsing Bitter Smith due to her involvement with this alleged criminal, Bitter Smith still misleads the public into thinking he is endorsing her, prominently displaying a video clip of Arpaio at the top of her website saying she’s a nice person. Does Arpaio feel like a fool? Someone with this kind of character, these kinds of friends, and a record of voting for the Democratic platform has no business running as a Republican for Congress.

Andrew Thomas Picks Up Major Endorsement from Arizona Right to Life PAC

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Phoenix, AZ ? On the eve of the health care vote, Arizona Hispanic Republicans will make every effort to organize and fire every single Arizona Democrat that supports Health Care and their government funded abortion plans.

Approximately 70% of all Hispanics are Catholic. The Catholic religion, as well as Hispanic evangelicals in Arizona detest and abhor the abortion agenda. We are already slaughtering 1.3 million unborn per year in our own country, and Obama has already given millions of our tax paying dollars to fund more international abortions. Obama is endorsing the ?Slaughter Solution? to fund more slaughtering with innocent bloodshed using our tax paying monies.

If the Arizona Democrats such as Harry Mitchell, Ann Kirkpatrick, Gabrielle Giffords and Raul Grijalva vote ?yes? on health care, Somos Republicans will make every attempt to put these pro choice Democrats out of business. We are extremely disappointed in Raul Grijalva who claims to be Roman Catholic. Raul should know better than to support any hint or idea of government funded abortions at the tax payer?s expense.

As the Hispanic population in Arizona grows to 30%, and as the legal voters continue to sharply increase, Somos Republicans will continue to organize that political market for the purpose of driving out pro-choice politicians.

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Nikolas T. Nikas of the Bioethics Defense Fund will discuss “Should Morality Be Legislated? Human Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” Commentary by the Executive Director & Faculty Fellow, Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Innovation, Gary Marchant.

5pm-6pm: Mixer/Welcome reception: Hors d’oeuvres will be served
6pm-8pm: Presentation by Nik Nikas and Commentary by Professor Marchant

This event will qualify for up to one hour of CLE credit. There will be a $10 fee and an RSVP is required for CLE credit. Please send your RSVP to Callie Parkinson at cnparkinsonlaw@gmail.com.

Arizona Right to Life Cordially Invites you to Our 6th Annual Benefit Banquet Event Generations for Life

Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Carolyn F. Gerster and Honoring Dr. Michael Rock, M.D.

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
5:30 Registration
6:00 Cocktail Hour
7:00 Dinner

Scottsdale Chaparral Suites
5001 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ

Cocktail Attire

The Cocktail Hour will provide you with a wonderful opportunity to meet, greet and mingle with elected officials and candidates from all levels of Arizona and United States government.

The Dinner Program will inspire and encourage you with testimonials of the many life-saving victories of the previous year, and the plans for 2010. We will also celebrate the legacy of Dr. Carolyn Gerster and her many years of service to the pro-life movement. Dr. Michael Rock, M.D. will receive the Carolyn F. Gerster, M.D. Award for his faithful efforts throughout the decades to save and protect innocent life.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will greet us by video, and Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., has been invited to join us. You will also have the opportunity to continue your partnership with Arizona Right to Life in the ever-expanding, ever-intensifying battle for life.

In order to allow more of our pro-life friends to join us in this celebration, we have adjusted the registration fee from $125 per person in previous years to $75 per person this year.

However, because of the struggling economy, we need your support now, more than ever, so please plan to join us for this special evening.

Registration is easy-simply:

· Click Here to register online using Paypal

·Download this form to submit by fax or mail

·Or telephone us at (602) 285-0063.

Sponsorships from $1500-$7500 are available and provide a wonderful opportunity to promote your organization, business or campaign. Click here for complete pricing details.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience.