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DearAbby

(12,461 posts)
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:28 AM Mar 2012

THEY WENT TOO DAMNED FAR!

I can't begin to tell you how furious I am and deeply disappointed with what our politics has turned into, when you want an office sooooo much you would stand by as an young woman is slurred in such a manner. None of the GOP candidates has the character it takes to lead this country.

Romney could have earned respect from everyone, I MEAN EVERYONE if he would have stood up and defended that young lady's right to speak before congress without this vulgar filthy talk.

Santorum being a man with deep spiritual beliefs, I am shocked he would allow this without stepping up to defend this girl as Christ defended the sinner about to be stoned. He showed poor judgement.

And it is. I am Sorry, decent people don't call other people's children those names. I don't want a person who would in the office of President.

THEY WENT TOO DAMNED FAR!

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THEY WENT TOO DAMNED FAR! (Original Post) DearAbby Mar 2012 OP
They sure did. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #1
THEY WENT TOO DAMNED FAR..........n/t DearAbby Mar 2012 #2
Please kick this thread DearAbby Mar 2012 #3
Well they went to far a couple of years ago... Kalidurga Mar 2012 #4
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #5
I'll kick it. MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #6
Sadly, I think this reveals true colors. nolabear Mar 2012 #7
Yes, they did. They even have my mild mannered husband pissed off csziggy Mar 2012 #8
AMEN....good man N/T DearAbby Mar 2012 #10
Dear spiritual beliefs have no bearing on morality. nt Deep13 Mar 2012 #9
Kicking this thread DearAbby Mar 2012 #11
and again DearAbby Mar 2012 #12
I'm not glad that Fluke was slandered and attacked. toddwv Mar 2012 #13
Don't forget that fantastic thread that shows you how to fight back! calimary Mar 2012 #14
YES! Sandra Fluke is an Intelligent, Classy, Brave Young Woman...AND DianaForRussFeingold Mar 2012 #15
What George Will said!!! Tennessee Gal Mar 2012 #20
Kicking this thread DearAbby Mar 2012 #16
That's being way too generous to Santorum. The Doctor. Mar 2012 #17
Kicking this thread DearAbby Mar 2012 #18
Kicking this thread DearAbby Mar 2012 #19

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,663 posts)
1. They sure did.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:30 AM
Mar 2012

And this is just the latest in a string of missteps that shows all of the Republicans are unfit to hold any office, much less the office of President.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
4. Well they went to far a couple of years ago...
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:37 AM
Mar 2012

It all started in about 2008. I don't know what happened, but it was bad. I have because of this rabid behavior in conservatives been moving farther and farther left. It actually feels like I am being pushed, but whatever. They are batshitcrazy and any belief I have in common with them has to be examined and most likely discarded. Last week, when the attack on the pill went down, I became a feminist. Now, I am thinking I might be a full blown slut(even though I am celibate) just because it seems that this is the thing they fear the most a woman who doesn't just take the double standard and suck it up.

nolabear

(41,990 posts)
7. Sadly, I think this reveals true colors.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:42 AM
Mar 2012

Those "beliefs" seem to be a matter of convenience and what is most likely to get votes. They're so freaked out these days that they can't read public opinion so they start flinging and wait for what sticks. Fortunately, we're no longer naive and uninformed and they just can't lie like they used to.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
8. Yes, they did. They even have my mild mannered husband pissed off
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:44 AM
Mar 2012

And threatening to cut body parts off any man who is not willing to defend their daughters, wives and other women in their lives against this slander.

toddwv

(2,830 posts)
13. I'm not glad that Fluke was slandered and attacked.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 02:14 AM
Mar 2012

But I am glad that the right-wing's true agenda - their true core beliefs - have been exposed.

Hopefully, center-rights and independents will be so completely disgusted with just how far the right has regressed. They will realize just how much taking these extremist social views has completely damaged their political factions.

I hope that this will be a wake up call for everyone and see where these people want to lead this country.

In this regards, Fluke is indeed a hero as she will continue to face a vicious onslaught by the right-wing media and the right-wing brown-shirts. I'm sure their stormtroopers have already leveled a barrage of threats against her.

This is the line in the sand. We cannot bend this time or our country will break.

calimary

(81,385 posts)
14. Don't forget that fantastic thread that shows you how to fight back!
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 02:20 AM
Mar 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002374653

How to fight back at the local radio, with insights from a former radio person. As one of those, myself, I can vouch for the good ideas in it. I have personally personally witnessed how effective these strategies can be.

DianaForRussFeingold

(2,552 posts)
15. YES! Sandra Fluke is an Intelligent, Classy, Brave Young Woman...AND
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 03:25 AM
Mar 2012

President Obama showed leadership and character and called Miss Fluke!





On the other hand:
"They want to bomb Iran, but they're afraid of Rush Limbaugh."
 

The Doctor.

(17,266 posts)
17. That's being way too generous to Santorum.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 03:00 PM
Mar 2012

The vast majority of bible-bangers like him never stand up for people that don't fit their agenda.
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