Colorado congressional candidate and sitting State Rep. Richard Holtorf ® received a tough grilling this week at the hands of local 9News anchor Kyle Clark over his apparent hypocrisy when it comes to abortion rights.

Holtorf made headlines back in January when he defended paying for his girlfriend’s abortion, despite being an adamant pro-life lawmaker and abortion critic. “Anti-abortion GOP lawmaker praises the impact of the abortion he paid for,” read the headline of a local report by Clark from the beginning of the year.

To his credit, Holtorf sat down with Clark to discuss the issue.

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    To his credit, Holtorf sat down with Clark to discuss the issue.

    Why credit him for that? Trying to defend something so outrageous and hypocritic is no what I would think grands credit. Apologising and changing his opinion on abortion could though

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      5 months ago

      Because usually these people choose to scamper away screaming incoherent obscenities and slurs. Progress is progress.

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        5 months ago

        Yeah, there’s a gap between “basic integrity and human decency” and, far below it, “average Republican behavior.” He went in between.