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To: American Spirit who wrote (363)	11/1/2004 8:40:16 PM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1449

President Bush Better on Stem Cell Research Than John Kerry Email this article Printer friendly page by Steven Ertelt November 1, 2004 LifeNews.com Note: The following editorial was written by Steven Ertelt, Editor and CEO of LifeNews.com. STEM CELL RESEARCH has quickly become the abortion debate of this election cycle and it's likely here to stay for many more. Unfortunately, the truth has gotten lost somewhere in the debate about whose policy would better help those suffering from diseases and various ailments that could possibly be treated by stem cells. John Kerry has made it clear that he thinks he has a better policy on the controversial issue than the president. Every chance he gets, Kerry has made the claim that President Bush has put in place a "ban" on federal funding for stem cell research. It's just not true. "President Bush has not 'banned' this form of research, as Sen. John Kerry has claimed," the Washington Post wrote in a recent editorial. President Bush only limited taxpayer funding of any new embryonic stem cell research that involves the destruction of human life. That decision set in motion federal funds for research involving adult stem cells -- the only kind of stem cell research that has cured a patient. In fact, the Bush administration has spent nearly $191 million on adult stem cell research. This is an ethical alternative because the stem cells can be found in umbilical cord blood, fat tissue, bone marrow, from cadavers and other places that don't require the destruction of human life. Adult stem cells are also more effective. They have already produce more than 140 treatments for patients suffering from spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, stroke, cardiac damage, multiple sclerosis, and so on. Despite two decades of research, embryonic stem cell research has yet to produce one treatment or cure one patient. In fact, a New York Times editorial last Thursday said, "Senator John Kerry exaggerates the potential gains from embryonic stem cell research." "Scientists say embryonic stem cell research is a promising avenue that could lead to the treatment and possibly cure of dread diseases," David Rosenbaum of the Times wrote. "But it is unlikely that anyone with these diseases today will be helped. So far, there has not even been successful treatment in mice, and no specific help for humans is on the horizon." Leading researchers agree. "There is too much hype about embryonic stems and at this point there is no data that cures are imminent," said Prof. Micheline Mathews-Roth, a researcher at Harvard said in a letter to Kerry last week. Senator Kerry has proposed spending $100 million on embryonic stem cell research. Why does he propose spending less money than President Bush and on a type of research that has yet to benefit patients? Moreover, Senator Kerry proposes using human cloning to produce embryonic stem cells -- something most Americans oppose. Sadly, a Kerry aide attempted to cover up this little known fact months ago. Kerry campaign staffer Sarah Bianchi misstated Kerry's position when she told the Associated Press in August that Kerry is "absolutely not'' suggesting creating embryos for the sole purpose of research. However, in July, Kerry attached his name to a bill, S. 303, that specifically allows scientists to create human embryos so their embryonic stem cells can be extracted. The process kills the days-old developing unborn child. Kerry's campaign refused to respond to questions about Bianchi's statement. That could be because polls show most Americans oppose Kerry's position. An August poll conducted by Wilson Research Strategies, shows 53 percent of respondents opposed "using tax dollars to pay for the kind of stem cell research that requires the killing of human embryos," while only 38 percent support it. Meanwhile, another August survey, conducted by International Communications Research, shows that Americans overwhelmingly (80 to 13 percent) oppose Kerry's position that human embryos should be cloned and killed for research. President Bush is the first president to authorize federal funding for stem cell research and his policy promotes the kind of research that has already yielded benefits. That's another reason why he deserves to be re-elected.

To: American Spirit who wrote (363)	11/1/2004 8:42:44 PM
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think you missed part of that press release: Misleading Calls Made to Michigan Voters Monday November 1, 2004 11:01 PM By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN Associated Press Writer LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Some Michigan voters have received phone calls falsely claiming that Sen. John Kerry would make gay marriage legal. In New Jersey, some voters have heard a man claiming to be former Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf backing the Democrat. Republicans and Democrats were furious Monday about the blatantly false, 11th-hour political calls to voters and demanded an end to the messages. Schwarzkopf has endorsed Bush, but in a recording of a phone call played for The Associated Press, a man identifying himself as the Persian Gulf War general says, ``In 2000, I voted for George W. Bush, but this year I'm voting for John Kerry. ... John Kerry has a real plan to make our military stronger and to go after terrorists wherever they hide. We need a vote for change, vote for John Kerry.'' A voice says the message was paid for by the Democratic National Committee. In a statement from the Bush campaign, Schwarzkopf said the DNC was making fraudulent phone calls claiming that he had endorsed Kerry, and ``nothing could be further from the truth, and I demand that they stop immediately. The DNC had no immediate reaction. In Michigan, in a recording of a call played for the AP, a young woman says: ``When you vote this Tuesday remember to legalize gay marriage by supporting John Kerry. We need John Kerry in order to make gay marriage legal for our city. Gay marriage is a right we all want. It's a basic Democrat principle. It's time to move forward and be progressive. Without John Kerry, George Bush will stop gay marriage. That's why we need Kerry. So Tuesday, stand up for gay marriage by supporting John Kerry.'' Both Kerry and his running mate, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, oppose gay marriage and say marriage should be limited to a man and a woman. Kerry has said he supports civil unions. The calls began Sunday afternoon, according to Rodell Mollineau, spokesman for Kerry's Michigan campaign. The campaign said voters in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and Pontiac received calls. ``We're shocked and pretty much appalled that Republicans would sink to this in the last 48 hours of the campaign,'' Mollineau said. Michigan Republican Party executive director Greg McNeilly said recorded phone calls have been made by former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler and by President Bush to Michigan voters, but he didn't know anything about the calls described by the Kerry campaign. GOP officials, meanwhile, have been getting reports of phone calls being made by a person who says he's representing the Bush campaign, and then unlooses a string of swear words. Another phone call is said to tell voters they've been drafted for military service because Bush needs them for the war in Iraq. ``There are so many reports of phone calls going on right now that appear to be untoward,'' McNeilly said. ^--- Associated Press Writer Donna De La Cruz in Trenton, N.J., contributed to this report. ^--- On the Net: Kerry-Edwards: johnkerry.com Bush-Cheney: georgewbush.com Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004