Al Gore Endorses Barack Obama, Obama Release from Saturday Calls the Pro-Life Viewpoint "Anti-Choice"

In a move not surprising, pro-abortion former V.P. Al Gore has endorsed Barack Obama for president. *Yawn*

Saturday, the Obama campaign sent out a press release that called McCain's stance on abortion "anti-choice." From the release:

. . .McCain Has A Staunch Anti-Choice And Anti-Reproductive Rights Record

McCain Voted Overwhelming Against Reproductive Rights In The House And Senate. “During his four years in the House, then-Rep. McCain cast 11 votes on abortion and other reproductive-rights issues. Ten of these votes were anti-choice. In the Senate, through 2006, Sen. McCain cast 117 votes on abortion and other reproductive-rights issues, 113 of which were anti-choice.” [NARAL]

McCain Bragged About His “Zero” Ranking From NARAL. During a March 2007 interview with National Review Online, McCain highlighted his anti-choice record: “McCain: Could I also tout my pro-life voting record? Ramesh Ponnuru: Absolutely. McCain: Could I take a moment? Back 25-year now voting record of pro-life, whether it be federal funding for abortion, or whether it be, no matter what it be, I have many, many votes and it’s been consistent. And I’ve got a consistent zero from NARAL throughout all of those years. I may have had some other policy differences with some people in the pro-life community, but my record is clear. And I think the important thing is you look at people’s voting record because sometimes rhetoric can be a little. . . misleading. Ponnuru: You started out your political career as a pro-lifer. McCain: Yes, absolutely. I campaigned in the first primary for Congress in 1982 as a pro-lifer and my voting record over all of those years, and there are many, many votes that are pro-life votes that I’ve taken. Never once has there been a non-pro-life vote.” [National Review Online, 3/5/07]

McCain Wants Conservative, Anti-Choice Judges

McCain “Plans To Continue, And Perhaps Even Accelerate, George W. Bush’s Conservative Counter-Revolution At The Supreme Court” And Has “Voted For Every One Of Bush’s Judicial Appointments.” “McCain plans to continue, and perhaps even accelerate, George W. Bush’s conservative counter-revolution at the Supreme Court. … The question, as always with McCain these days, is whether he means it. Might he really be a ‘maverick’ when it comes to the Supreme Court? The answer, almost certainly, is no. The Senator has long touted his opposition to Roe, and has voted for every one of Bush’s judicial appointments; the rhetoric of his speech shows that he is getting his advice on the Court from the most extreme elements of the conservative movement.” [Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, 5/26/08]. . .

There's more but you get the picture. Team Obama has no problem using the loaded language of pro-abortion groups.