Why are there Women, Hispanic, Black and Gay Republicans?

[Liberalynn]

119. They don't use those exact words, I was being figurative, but take the

republican law maker who said "if abortion is legal than rape should be legal" or George Will saying what he did about rape victims.

What logical woman would want to belong to a party that actually elects a man like the former, or makes excuses for the latter? Does she truly trust members of her party who welcome those kind of extremists into their tent with open arms to keep she and her daughter's rights and personal body safe? Or the Republicans who blame natural disasters in this country on pro choice women and LGBT's? Or how about the ones who say AA were happier as slaves? Or those who support voter suppression because they allege there is such a high record of voting fraud among AA and Hispanics. Or the Republicans who refer to AA and Hispanic women as welfare queens and baby mommas?" Or Rush saying all women who believe in access to birth control are the s word? My word program won't even let me type that word.


I suppose that's all secret code for " I love my women, LGBT, AA, Hispanic, and other minority fellow Americans" right?

I am not saying there are not racists, sexist, bigots and extremists in the Democratic party, of course there are but normally we don't endorse them as a national party, when they make comments that show that ugliness inside them. They are usually asked to resign from public office or from the few media outlets that still have a liberal bent, etc. We also most certainly do not write the more extremist ideas into our party's national platform. The Republican's have done all these things except in most cases ask their bigots to resign. They usually settle for their traditional non apology, apology. "I'm sorry women or minorities were offended, not " I'm actually sorry for saying it or thinking it to begin with"

I am sure their are non bigoted people in the Republican party as well but if they are standing up against any of the above mentioned things they are not doing it effectively or loud enough for anyone to notice or make a difference.

In the end I guess this is another case of we will just have to agree to disagree.