Sam: I didn't say that, and anyway I didn't know what I was talking about
Sam wants people to think he was always anti-abortion. But moderate Republicans and people who favor abortion rights remember when he was pro-choice.
In fact, even pro-lifers remember that. David Gittrich, Kansans for Life: "He changed his position."
No I didn't, Sam says, in effect. I was misunderstood. And I misspoke myself. And lately I'm consistent.
Or something like that. Look it up and read it for yourself.
Then he says, "I'm pro-life. This has been my position from day one," contradicting his earlier explanation.
More contradictions:
- October 1993 - Tim Golba, Kansans for Life: "Sam had made a statement to me that his position wasn't much different than Nancy Kassebaum's. It was a big red flag." (Kassebaum is pro-choice.)
- July '96, Kansas City Star interview with Brownback --
Q: "Do you favor a human-life amendment that would prohibit abortion except in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother?"
A: "I support the Oberstar... amendment and oppose abortion with the above exceptions." (The Oberstar amendment would outlaw abortion except to save the mother's life. Endorsed by National Right to Life.)
- Late September '96 - "I never have supported the human-life amendment." - interview with the Kansas City Star.
- Early October '96 - Sam says he supports "something like Oberstar."
All this stuff is on the record. You can look it up.
Source: the Kansas City Star, "Position on abortion misunderstood, Brownback says / His thoughts on issue weren't fully formed in the past, he says," Mike Hendricks, 10/08/96
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