Tony Perkins on Michael Steele’s statement in an interview in GQ about abortion that it is an individual choice.
“I expressed my concerns to the chairman earlier this week about previous statements that were very similar in nature. He assured me as chairman his views did not matter and that he would be upholding and promoting the Party platform, which is very clear on these issues,” Perkins said. “It is very difficult to reconcile the GQ interview with the chairman’s pledge.”
Apperently, according to the article, Perkins, who paid former KKK Wizard and self-proclaimed head of the “European American” movement, David Duke, $82K for his mailing list in 1996, is going to speak to “Playa” Steele directly and take him to the fundie woodshed.
Steele (or as Jesse calls him, Junkman Smooth the Blackbortionist) is backing off:
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele — already under fire from some in the GOP over his turbulent first month at the helm of the party — looked to ease conservative concerns Thursday over his comments suggesting abortion is an “individual choice.”
“I am pro-life, always have been, always will be,” Steele said in a statement. “I tried to present why I am pro life while recognizing that my mother had a ‘choice’ before deciding to put me up for adoption. I thank her every day for supporting life. The strength of the pro life movement lies in choosing life and sharing the wisdom of that choice with those who face difficult circumstances.”
...“The Republican Party is and will continue to be the party of life,” Steele also said in the statement. “I support our platform and its call for a Human Life Amendment. It is important that we stand up for the defenseless and that we continue to work to change the hearts and minds of our fellow countrymen so that we can welcome all children and protect them under the law.”
Wait, how is it a choice to be left to the states if you make a fetus a citizen?
Juicy Republican reactions are below the fold.