tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367191755035338542.post3185749411800392905..comments2024-02-10T05:02:52.478-05:00Comments on King's Right Site: Jim Renacci – Pro-life Justifications?? Give Me a Break!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367191755035338542.post-68959157501425641752010-04-26T01:26:27.203-04:002010-04-26T01:26:27.203-04:00I quit dealing with Ohio RTL many years back—so ma...I quit dealing with Ohio RTL many years back—so many I don't recall the exact issue, except they were being arrogant weasels.<br /><br />The problem here is that they choose to endorse, thereby imposing their judgments on others with more knowledge of individual circumstances. Were they instead to simply rate the candidates according to some transparent scheme it would be far more useful and less controversial. But arrogance does that for you.Dai Alanyehttp://alanye.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367191755035338542.post-71588995636098725882010-04-23T15:23:57.490-04:002010-04-23T15:23:57.490-04:00I was at this candidate night and Mr. Heck has ser...I was at this candidate night and Mr. Heck has seriously mischaracterized the events that occurred. <br /><br />First, Matt Miller was not the one to bring up the issue of the Ohio Right to Life endorsements. <em>Paul Schiffer</em> brought it up, expressing his disappointment with ORTL endorsements and defending his pro-life record but said he was in no way directing any criticism at Jim Renacci or criticizing his pro-life record. Schiffer rightly pointed out that he had spent many, many years working in the pro-life movement, to the point of being arrested and he could not comprehend how the process of endorsements at ORTL could pass by a candidate with his experience and dedication to the cause.<br /><br />When it was Matt's turn to speak, he said, several times, that he was in no way questioning Jim Renacci's pro-life commitment or credentials. He shared, from his heart, that he was disappointed with ORTL. He too had spent many years working for pro-life causes and his beliefs are completely in line with ORTL. He too had filled out their lengthy questionnaire and sent them information detailing his pro-life record and beliefs.<br /><br />He did share, without naming names, that ORTL told him that Renacci was endorsed because he has the most money. And he questioned a value system that puts so much emphasis on money. He was right to do that. <br /><br />There were many people in the room who were NOT uncomfortable with what Matt and Paul said, rather they are uncomfortable with what groups like ORTL are doing. Until recently, I thought that ORTL endorsed the candidate who was the MOST pro-life and often voted based on their endorsement list. I figured if a candidate was not endorsed, that he or she must not be truly pro-life. How many other people think that? How many people now think that Matt Miller and Paul Schiffer (and many others they've thrown under the bus across the state) are not authentically pro-life because they were not endorsed? <br /><br />I'm working on the congressional campaign for <a href="www.sharkeyforcongress.com/" rel="nofollow">Todd Sharkey</a> in the 13th district. Todd is unapologetically pro-life, yet millionaire Tom Ganley, who has not a word about the sanctity of life on his website and who hasn't bothered to show his face at a candidate forum to explain his views on the issue, won the ORTL endorsement. Again, it appears to be all about the candidate with the biggest bank account. <br /><br /><br />Heck said, <br /><br /><em>The emotional level of Matt’s allegations against the Ohio Right to Life organization, the board, the person in charge and most disturbing, his confrontational statements regarding the value base of the Ohio Right to Life organization, made most at the forum very uncomfortable</em><br /><br /><br />This completely misconstrues the tenor or Matt's comments. It was neither emotional nor confrontational. He calmly made a couple statements of fact and then went on to defend his own pro-life record in detail. End of story. <br /><br />I can't imagine what others, like Heck, were so uncomfortable with. I suppose that sometimes the truth is uncomfortable, but sometimes it's necessary before positive and constructive change can be made. Maybe Heck's time would be better spent being uncomfortable with ORTL's policy of endorsing the candidates with the most money. Transparency is needed in ORTL's endorsement process and perhaps this will be the catalyst to make that happen. Slinging mud at Matt Miller doesn't help to make Jim Renacci look good if that was Mr. Heck's intention. <br /><br />Personally, I'm glad to see a candidate who's not afraid to stand up for what he believes in, even if it makes people a little uncomfortable. <br /><br />Paula Bolyard<br />DoylestownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com