There’s an interesting thread going on over @ Free Republic commenting on Ann Driscoll’s report concerning Schmidt’s answer to a question on abortion in the Chatfield debate:

Schmidt, who is the President of Cincinnati Right-To-Life, attempted to strike a moderate chord on abortion. She said that she does not support a national ban on abortion and even praised Sandra Day O’Connor, who consistently upheld reproductive rights throughout her tenure on the Supreme Court. This was a drastically different Schmidt than at the Moral Values Forum during the primary. There, Schmidt highlighted that she was 100% pro-life with no exceptions and justified her vote on tax legislation with the argument that it diverted funds from Planned Parenthood.

Hackett, seizing upon Schmidt’s hesitancy to assert the vehemence of her anti-abortion stance, reached the peak of his momentum. He propounded the need to fund preventive education and stated that, until there are no unwanted pregnancies, abortion should remain legal, safe, and rare. Hackett managed to make the pro-choice position seem manly and obvious, dominating a debate that Republicans almost always rhetorically win.(more…)


conservative_2001 asks the question in posting the quote: Jean Schmidt lied about being pro-life?

I realize this report is from a liberal, so I’m open to the possibility that it’s being misreported. I’d like to hear from any of Schmidt’s RINO primary supporters whether she actually made these comments at the debate.

It’s already bad enough that this conservative district will be represented by a woman whose record on taxes is as bad as Hillary Clinton’s, it would be tragic if she joined Mrs. Clinton on abortion too. (more…)


Tomorrow’s Whistleblower also discusses the issue:

Right-wingers are not all that happy with Her Meanness these days. They say you can’t vote for a liar who claims to be Pro Life, because if they lie to you about other things (like taxes), they’ll also lie to you about being Pro Life.

They say Schmidt, who’s president of Cincinnati Right To Life, attempted to strike a moderate chord on abortion. She said she doesn’t support a national ban on abortion and even praised Sandra Day O’Connor, who consistently upheld reproductive rights throughout her tenure on the Supreme Court.

This was a drastically different Schmidt from the one at the Moral Values Forum during the primary campaign. There she highlighted that she was 100 percent pro-life with no exceptions and justified her vote on tax legislation with the argument that it diverted funds from Planned Parenthood.


While I have written on Ms. Schmidt’s attempts to gloss over her “100% pro-life” primary stance on abortion in the past, perhaps it would help everyone to hear it from Ms. Schmidt’s own mouth [mp3].