Funny how this works: As Long As Donald Trump Is Running, Conservatives Oppose Misogyny

[Novara]

As Long As Donald Trump Is Running, Conservatives Oppose Misogyny

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But it doesn't matter! Whatever Donald Trump meant by the comment, the opportunity is ripe for various Republicans to strike offended poses about the evils of misogyny.

Those poses have been awkward, to say the least. Take, for instance, Scott Walker, who tweeted on Saturday that "there's no excuse for Trump's comments." Walker also explained during Thursday's debate that women should be denied abortions even at the risk of the woman losing her life. Trump has a nasty mouth, but hey, at least he doesn't think pregnancy should carry a potential death sentence.

Or take Jeb Bush, who fumed, “Give me a break. Do we want to win? Do we want to insult 53 percent of all voters? What Donald Trump said is wrong." Bush arguably insulted 53 percent of all voters when, as Florida governor, he muscled in on two cases to prevent a mentally disabled rape victim and a 13-year-old ward of the state from obtaining abortions, because one of the tenets of a "culture of life" is that children and the disabled be forced to give birth after being raped. But no period jokes!

Perhaps the most hilariously hypocritical posturing came to us courtesy of RedState founder and Fox News contributor Erick Erickson, whose newfound anger over the existence of misogyny is so transparent that birds are flying into it. Erickson disinvited Trump to the annual RedState conference because "there are even lines blunt talkers and unprofessional politicians should not cross." But as Max Fisher at Vox pointed out, Erickson's Twitter history shows that he loves crossing that line, especially to express anger at women he perceives as defiant. Erickson frequently derides feminists as "dateless," "too ugly to get a date," and, on one occasion, in need of a shave.

The sad news for Republicans, however, is that Trump's antics don't seem to be hurting him in preliminary post-debate polls. Is that really so surprising? For the past few weeks, Republican politicians have been crawling over each other to declare that abortions—and by implication, the nearly 1 in 3 women who will get abortions in their lifetimes—are "disgusting" and "gruesome." If you determine a woman's character on the basis of the bloody stuff that comes out of her uterus, you can't be surprised when your followers run with that logic.

Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/08/10/conservative_outrage_over_donald_trump_s_misogyny_hilariously_opportunistic.html

[Warpy]

1. Opposing misogyny? No way. Opposing a sexual slur against one of Pox's blondes?

Oh, yeah, can't dis any member of the Republican propaganda team, it just isn't done.

If they were seriously opposing misogyny, they'd get rid of their current slate of candidates who are running for Pope instead of president.

[brer cat]

2. Simply posturing.

They are all misogynists and proud of it.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Except Trump is leading the GOP

It sure look like Republicans are saying 'hell yeah' to the whole hate package

[niyad]

4. isn't there a parable about not seeing the mote in the other guy's eye because of the beam

in your own? perfect description of these woman-haters, and they think we don't notice.