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MoonRiver

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27. They are incredibly arrogant.

Sat Mar 3, 2012, 10:30 AM

Mar 2012

They really believe we women are their possessions and THEY know what's best for us. But this arrogance will be their downfall. Maybe they will learn, but probably not.

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There must be SOME advantage the GOP hopes to gain from waging a war on women. What are they hiding? [View all] RandomKoolzip Mar 2012 OP

No advantage I can tell Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #1

You got it. randome Mar 2012 #2

Yep Gruntled Old Man Mar 2012 #25

don't worry your pretty little head about it. mucifer Mar 2012 #3

I AM a guy, but my head IS really pretty. Thanks for noticing! RandomKoolzip Mar 2012 #4

Their problem is that the economy is showing improvement and .... Tennessee Gal Mar 2012 #5

I think they are being driven by their insecurities--loosing "power" to racial minorities, to women hlthe2b Mar 2012 #6

That I think is really close cindyperry2010 Mar 2012 #16

yeah, they're reactionaries BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #62

They have been driven insane A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2012 #7

Yep! Tennessee Gal Mar 2012 #9

And now, with Obama's call to Fluke... A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2012 #15

~lol. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #58

There is really no place they can go. With abortion, they made up the term "partial birth CTyankee Mar 2012 #32

+1 This goes against their world view treestar Mar 2012 #39

there's a time I wouldn't have believed that, except for a woman that I work with magical thyme Mar 2012 #44

IMO, they miscalculated when they embraced the teabaggers. liberal N proud Mar 2012 #8

They couldnt resist the bait and their true colors are showing now. DCBob Mar 2012 #10

The economy is improving so they can't talk about the economy. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #11

I agree Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #12

maybe they think they can win if they get the vote of every white male in the country? KG Mar 2012 #13

Racism to them is a division tool. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #18

The way I see it vankuria Mar 2012 #20

And that would still make them stupid, since they know there are liberal white men treestar Mar 2012 #40

I think they're just deeply stupid Tomay Mar 2012 #14

Rove went "deeper not wider" to get W. votes Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #17

Santorum couldn't take on Mitt wrt the economy. They see Mitt losing Schema Thing Mar 2012 #19

i truly think they are caught up in the ecstasy of swinging their viagra swollen dicks around in piratefish08 Mar 2012 #21

Oh, wow, that mental image is almost Surya Gayatri Mar 2012 #35

My oft-repeated theory here.. sendero Mar 2012 #22

I think your argument has a lot of merit... Volaris Mar 2012 #37

Well said and. sendero Mar 2012 #63

It may be exhilaration that a kamikaze pilot feels SDjack Mar 2012 #23

Nicely apt metaphor, SD... Surya Gayatri Mar 2012 #31

The REAL Republicans are trying to kill off the lunatic fringe. Atman Mar 2012 #24

Romney is a moderate in the GOP. In the real world he is a reationary. Just look at his tax plan. libinnyandia Mar 2012 #29

In the late 60s the leaders of the Republican Party - DURHAM D Mar 2012 #26

They are incredibly arrogant. MoonRiver Mar 2012 #27

I've asked this same question and I've come to the following conclusion justiceischeap Mar 2012 #28

Vaginas and gas prices is all they've got. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #30

Well, they got away with "Barack the Magic Negro", so I guess they figured the sky was the limit NNN0LHI Mar 2012 #33

A prehistoric mindset that women can't/shouldn't vote? flvegan Mar 2012 #34

Yes. You are correct. I expect a slow chipping away at Blaze Diem Mar 2012 #36

Is It Me Or Have All The Wedge Issues That Repugs Used So Successfully In The Past....... global1 Mar 2012 #38

Well, the fact that they're STILL harping on that shit is puzzling to me. RandomKoolzip Mar 2012 #46

Have they? We're still arguing about abortion all these decades later. EFerrari Mar 2012 #48

I've suspected for decades that there's a reason women have to keep fighting Mist Mar 2012 #50

You make good point. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #52

Great post. RandomKoolzip Mar 2012 #55

You may find this article very interesting Oilwellian Mar 2012 #61

It's puzzling catrose Mar 2012 #41

Because they have nothing else. HappyMe Mar 2012 #42

This is a planned, engineered distraction LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #43

The REALLY insidious part is that a) Yes, it's a distraction, but RandomKoolzip Mar 2012 #54

They cater to the the angry white male vote. sufrommich Mar 2012 #45

They See the End for the Likes of Them dynasaw Mar 2012 #47

Freedom of religion. Then Rush adds the class war code words. gulliver Mar 2012 #49

I think there's a factor involved here that deserves a name. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #51

Its a diversion. SalviaBlue Mar 2012 #53

You're forgetting a fact that explains all of this. toddwv Mar 2012 #56

They are simply trying to fire up the GOP voters. Their base loves it. GOP women too. AlinPA Mar 2012 #57

Even as we speak, even as we sit here and Ship of Fools Mar 2012 #59

They're shrinking the base they are trying to kiss the ass of. n/t deacon Mar 2012 #60

Yeah, I've wondered about this too, BUT.......... socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #64

I think they know their going to lose a bunch of far right seats marlakay Mar 2012 #65