Abortion Issue Heats Up... For The GOP

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

 

On the same day a Virginia court struck down a state anti-abortion law as unconstitutional, a GOP primary in the most competitive Congressional district in Oregon saw a stunning upset...

CQ Politics reported this morning that

Businessman Mike Erickson won his party’s nomination for a second time in two years Tuesday, but an ongoing scandal casts a pall over his victory and could hamper one of the GOP’s best shots at picking up a Democratic House seat in the fall.

What was this shocking scandal that nearly doomed the Republican stalwart? We'll give you a hint: it has to do with abortion...

Mannix sent out an e-mail claiming Erickson had once driven a girlfriend to an abortion clinic and paid for her to terminate a pregnancy. Erickson has admitted to having a relationship with the woman, giving her a ride and giving her money, but claims he didn’t know the money was for an abortion. Both Mannix and Erickson ran as anti-abortion candidates. [CQ Politics]

Sorry, bub, not buyin' that one. We'll gladly meet you at the polls in November, when your ass is grass... 


Comments

LydiaSarah said:

Hey, baseball cap protester guy! Pulling out is not an effective form of birth control! If you're going to to protest others' right to have an abortion, at least know how to actually avoid getting pregnant. Sheesh...

May 21, 2008 7:49 PM

GeeBee said:

Hey humorless LydiaSarah! The dude was making a JOKE, and thereby making the point that birth control is a better idea than abortion. I'm sure he doesn't really think pulling out is very effective, unless he's illiterate. Sheesh...

May 23, 2008 8:12 PM

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Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Nerve, is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn or New Orleans, depending on the season. He is a heavily-armed advocate of gun control.

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