Interesting exchange with a Republican woman today. [View all]
It was at a Farmer's market that my wife and I regularly visit in Northern Virginia. There was a Cuccinelli for Governor table set up, and it was staffed by two men and a young woman. For those not familiar with Virginia politics, Ken Cuccinelli is a total whack job who is fervently trying to re-cast himself as a moderate, interested only in "jobs, jobs, JOBS!" Unfortunately for the Cooch, he has a long history of rabid support for such job-creating measures as de-funding Planned Parenthood, the criminalization of consensual sodomy, outlawing abortions even in the case of rape or incest, and support for a "Personhood" bill which would have made the pill and IUD devices illegal.
I respectfully (I swear!) pointed out those positions to the woman, and told her that I was genuinely curious as to why any woman would support Cuccinelli. She responded by pretty much telling me that I could safely ignore every position he has ever fought for as a Delegate and as the state Attorney General, because as Governor his sole focus would be on jobs, jobs, JOBS!
At this point I had heard enough, and I told her, "Ma'am, the only jobs Ken Cuccinelli is interested in are blow jobs, and only because he wants to make them illegal." She tried to get a little bit huffy, but her heart clearly wasn't in it (and one of the guys at the table had to turn around to hide his laughter.)
I doubt that I changed any minds, but my wife laughed all the way home.
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