Reply #64: Talk about going way back? I never did that. This is not about me. [View All]

[madfloridian]

I did not defend Gore for telling the others to back off. I really did not care for that part of it. I did like the endorsement though. I love the way people ignore the issue and make it all about me. It is not about me....it is about what Schumer said. Going after me on this is just not fair.

However, this statement by Schumer makes it clear that women's issues are secondary...

"So I called up Governor...our number one target is Rick Santorum...let him go back to wherever he lives, Maryland, you know you heard about it, he is Pennsylvania but he tried to get exempt from the school tax there cause he lives in Maryland even though he is a registered citizen of Pennsylvania. In any case I called up the Governor of Pennsylvania, Governor Rendell, I said who is the best candidate to beat Santorum. He there is only one person who could beat him but A he won't run and B you wouldn't want him to run. I said why wouldn't we want him to run, he said he's pro-life. He's a deeply religious Catholic man. Bob Casey."

SCHUMER: "I said, those days are over Ed. Yes I'm pro-choice, but we need the best candidate. We can't insist that every democrat check off 18 different issues before they get (unintelligible) we could do that, we can't anymore. And so, we persuaded, Harry using his very...Harry has amazing insights into people...and we together persuaded Bob Casey to run. A poll yesterday...national...all the polls they did...Casey 51 Santorum 40. You should see Santorum nervous and walkin on the floor."

In other words, Schumer decreed it would Casey, ignoring and not caring he is anti-choice and anti-birth control in many instances.

Do not put the onus on me. That is a poor argument.