Update: Dems for Life/FL absent....Democrat speaks in favor of pro life bill and is harassed by own party

Update: 4:09 PM CDT

I received a call from Dems for Life FL chapter while in the dentist's office. She said that they planned to release a statement and would do a fund raiser for Campbell "when this was all over." I asked her  to email me the press release which has not yet been received. She mentioned it would be posted on their Facebook page....I looked and it was not there. But what was posted  was a link to an article about it that was not too favorable to say the least to pro life Campbell. First thing I noticed was the unflattering pix of Campbell  and the article was stating that she was exaggerating this and the Dems had a video to prove it. But how about this line...

"With a booming voice and a strong Haitian accent, Campbell called Randolph's actions -- and Saunders refusal to publicly apologize and admonish Randolph -- sexist and bullying." Haitian accent????

Gosh I hope that was not their press release  of a fellow laborer for life!

The Tampa Bay online paper has a more balanced report. They reported that fellow Democrats called  Campbell, a pro life nurse   a "traitor" and reported that several used the "F " word against her. One fellow Democrat hissed at her when she spoke from the floor on a different subject and taunted her with questions referring to deaths that occurred at group homes she ran years ago for disabled children. She was not found to be guilty of any wrongdoing in those instances. 

ONCE AGAIN, DEMS FOR LIFE....WHERE ARE YOU???

Life News  reports that Rep. Daphne Campbell (D) committed the unforgivable sin.  A woman of color who ran on the Democratic ticket spoke in favor of a pro life bill. Hey where is Kristen Day, Democrats for Life on this one? I contacted  Democrats for Life Chapter in FL and received no comment.


The lead harasser, Scott Randolph (D) representing Orlando made sure that the paper in Orlando had a weak write up of the incident. They declined to state that Campbell spoke in favor of a bill that allowed women to see their ultra sounds before abortion. That is what caused  the dust up originally.  But  the Orlando Sentinel characterized it as Campbell "voting in favor of several measures that restrict a woman’s ability to get an abortion."

"Freshman State House of Representatives member, Daphne Campbell from Miami was in her first legislative session last week when her own party viciously turned on her after she debated for and voted in favor of the pro-life bill allowing ultrasounds before abortions.  Campbell is a wife and mother of five children who works as a nurse. "

"I was the victim of an altercation by my fellow state representative, Scott Randolph.  Several items were thrown in my face, foul language was used against me, and I was insulted and ridiculed in front of all my colleagues. I was called a ‘traitor’ and was told that I was going to be kicked out of office next year.”

If this wasn't so sad I would laugh

I have watched this man fight against pro life bills in the Senate and try to kill them in committee with his long winded stories that become more dramatic with each telling......but he hides behind pro life rhetoric and is a shrewd foil for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. The nerve to run on a pro life platform.......and get this "honor." Someone who follows this closely said it well...."I guess criteria for being a ‘Pro-Life Democrat of the Week’ includes consistently voting against the pro-life constitutional amendment each of the five times it has come before the state Senate since 2001. Actually Senator Herron has not only voted ‘no’, he has led the opposition during Senate floor debate." He will hide behind the health of the woman exception but even those marginally involved understand that this loophole opens up abortion on demand for any reason......thus his long winded dramatic stories about his twin sons and that he wanted his wife to abort rather than risk her life. He knows that twin to twin transfer had no danger to his wife but to his pre born sons. After one of his long winded dramatic retelling (AGAIN) of this story with salient facts left out...someone asked him how his sons felt now hearing that their father wanted to end their lives in the womb....he just smiled and said, they have heard the story. I talked to him after the session once and pointed out that the condition that his wife had in no way put her life in danger and the way he told the story led the listener to believe that. He just smiled and changed the subject.

Even worse he introduces bills he knows are really intended to masquerade his real position or that he knows will be struck down by his friends in the ACLU as unconstitutional and does it only to provide cover for his real agenda. I personally have more respect for Rep. Sherry Jones and Senator Beverly Marrerro who are pro choice and don't try to hide it from anyone. This man is a charlatan.....but he opposes smoking?? So Dems for Life honors him??? Go figure.

PRO-LIFE DEMOCRAT OF THE WEEK: State Senator Roy Herron
Roy Herron is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee State Senate for the 24th district, which encompasses Benton, Decatur, Henry, Henderson, Lake, Obion, Perry, Stewart, and Weakley counties. He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1986 to fill Governor Ned McWherter's seat. He served in the House in the 95th through 99th Tennessee General Assemblies and has served in the Senate since the 100th General Assembly. He is floor leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus and the chair of the Select Committee on Children and Youth. He is also a member of the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee, the Senate General Welfare, Health and Human Resources Committee, the Senate Government Operations Committee, the Joint Tenncare Oversight Committee, the Joint Select Committee on Education, and the Joint Committee on Charitable Gaming.