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CTyankee

(68,369 posts) Sat Jun 13, 2015, 05:06 PM Jun 2015

Any Republican candidates talking about their mothers? [View all]

In listening to Hillary's speech today, I was struck by the fact that I have now heard so much about her mother, just as I heard so much about Bill Clinton's mother and Obama's mother. And yet, not ONE of the current Republican candidates has (to my knowledge) said one word about their mothers...I realize that Jeb has a very good reason not to reference good ole Bar ("rhymes with rich&quot but we've heard zilch about the moms of all the other repukes.

It would seem to me that if these Republicans really, really want to win in 2016, they might consider having a few words about their inspiring mothers...(I am giving Cruz a pass as I think he was a hatchling from outer space sometimes).

What's going on here

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Any Republican candidates talking about their mothers? [View all] CTyankee Jun 2015 OP

Maybe all of them were hatchlings? leftofcool Jun 2015 #1

May be entirely possible... CTyankee Jun 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author leftofcool Jun 2015 #1

Speaking of outer space, why didn't Luke Skywalker ever seem to give a damn about HIS mother? arcane1 Jun 2015 #3

Well, they pretty much think all women are just a fetus transfer station. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #4

"I want to relate to you a heartwarming story about my fetus transfer station..." CTyankee Jun 2015 #7

Have them play a game of solitaire and see what happens... Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #6

I don't think they have the mental capacity for that... CTyankee Jun 2015 #8

Well then they can go jump in a lake. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #13

they are already pond scum... CTyankee Jun 2015 #14

Not the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human beings... ? Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #15

ok, now I get it...took a while... CTyankee Jun 2015 #18

My fault. The first post really needed a picture from the get-go. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #22

I'm not voting for anyone's mother so I hope all the candidates stick to the issues Cleita Jun 2015 #9

In all fairness, I think Dem candidates want to give credit where credit is due... CTyankee Jun 2015 #10

One mother I want to know about is Ted Cruz's kimbutgar Jun 2015 #11

good question. My rational brain tells me that something is terribly wrong with her CTyankee Jun 2015 #12

If they did it would probably be 1950s stereotypes treestar Jun 2015 #16

I hear "mother" all the time in connection with every one of them pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #17

It's quite accurate too... ellisonz Jun 2015 #19

Rand Paul mentions his mother olddots Jun 2015 #20

Jeb claimed BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #21