Huckabee exposes hypocrisy of GOP leaders on abortion
Mike Huckabee, perhaps the most prominent leader of the GOP’s evangelical wing, has come out strongly in defense of U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, the party’s nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Here’s a portion of the email that Huckabee sent out to his followers:
The Party’s leaders have for reasons that aren’t rational, left (Akin) behind on the political battlefield, wounded and bleeding, a casualty of his self-inflicted, but not intentional wound. In a Party that supposedly stands for life, it was tragic to see the carefully orchestrated and systematic attack on a fellow Republican. Not for a moral failure or corruption or a criminal act, but for a misstatement which he contritely and utterly repudiated.
I was shocked by GOP leaders and elected officials who rushed so quickly to end the political life of a candidate over a mistaken comment in an interview. This was a serious mistake, but it was blown out of proportion not by the left, but by Akin’s own Republican Party. Is this what the party really thinks of principled pro-life advocates? Do we forgive and forget the verbal gaffes of Republicans who are “conveniently pro-life” for political advantage, but crucify one who truly believes that every life is sacred?
Who ordered this “Code Red” on Akin? There were talking point memos sent from the National Republican Senatorial Committee suggesting language to urge Akin to drop out. Political consultants were ordered to stay away from Akin or lose future business with GOP committees. Operatives were recruited to set up a network of pastors to call Akin to urge him to get out. Money has changed hands to push him off the plank. It is disgraceful.
From the spotlights of political offices and media perches, it may appear that the demand for Akin’s head is universal in the party. I assure you it is not. There is a vast, but mostly quiet army of people who have an innate sense of fairness and don’t like to see a fellow political pilgrim bullied. If Todd Akin loses the Senate seat, I will not blame Todd Akin. He made his mistake, but was man enough to admit it and apologize. I’m waiting for the apology from whoever the genius was on the high pedestals of our party who thought it wise to not only shoot our wounded, but run over him with tanks and trucks and then feed his body to the liberal wolves. It wasn’t just Todd Akin that was treated with contempt by the thinly veiled attack on Todd Akin. It was all the people who have faithfully knocked doors, made calls, and made sacrificial contributions to elect Republicans because we thought we were welcome in the party. Todd Akin owned his mistake. Who will step up and admit the effort being made to discredit Akin and apologize for the sleazy way it’s been handled?
Without in any way minimizing Akin’s rhetoric, there’s a lot of truth in Huckabee’s screed. The congressman’s position on rape and abortion is not by any means out of line with that of the Republican Party mainstream. The 2012 party platform calls for a ban on abortion, with no provision for exceptions in cases of rape and incest. It also calls for recognition in law that human life begins at the moment of conception, a position that precludes the right to choose for rape and incest victims.
As Huckabee understands, Akin is being ostracized by his party not for what he believes, but for stating what he believes too bluntly, and for calling attention to things that party elders want to keep hidden. It is telling, for instance, that Mitt Romney’s campaign is refusing to allow reporters to interview him unless they agree beforehand not to ask questions about abortion.
The GOP establishment wants the loyalty of the pro-life movement without the political baggage that comes with it among the general public. And it is bitterly angry with Akin because he has made it difficult to achieve those contradictory goals.
– Jay Bookman
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joe
August 24th, 2012
11:51 am
To take a talking point from Dumb Dem Debbie (Was-a-man Shultz), “It doesn’t matter.”
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
11:51 am
To hell with the abortion subject. People want JOBS. Can’t you pick a better subject Jay ?
It’s Jay’s attempt to vector away from the real issues…Obama cannot win on the economy or unemployment and has already contradicted himself on tax increases during a recession….he keeps trying to sling mud and hoping something will stick…no luck thus far
Steve Shamrock
August 24th, 2012
11:52 am
Adam…Ryan asked Akin to leave the race and disappear. The classless Joe Biden will be at the RNC.
ty webb
August 24th, 2012
11:52 am
“that they are inflicting that BELIEF on me, my friends, my neices, etc”
and they would argue that a another “belief” is being inflicted on helpless “lifes”…just saying.
Brosephus™
August 24th, 2012
11:52 am
dB @ 11:46
That’s different though…
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
11:52 am
Not quite EVERY life is “sacred” to Huck, apparently.
snap
getalife
August 24th, 2012
11:53 am
steve,
He is not going to the convention silly.
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
August 24th, 2012
11:53 am
Madge,
In reference to your Adam’s rib post. I have always found it ironic in a cult that made Mary Magdalene a prostitute and, as in 1 Timothy 2:11, laid out how a woman should behave, would use a rib. A rib would seem to say that God wanted Eve to stand beside Adam as a equal. If not, then why didn’t God use that last little insignificant bone of the spine to make Eve? Then there would have been no doubt as to Gods intentions? But when you are dealing with a cult that is male dominated…go figure.
Simple Truths
August 24th, 2012
11:53 am
“But Al Dore invented that series of tubes. Are the Republicans now taking credit for that?”
Who cares. The series of tubes is some funny stuff!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
11:53 am
T. Webb — “and the “pro life” side probably hates the term “pro choice’ because the life being aborted has no “choice”…”
As a matter of common law, unemancipated minor children don’t have any say in *any* medical evaluation, treatment or procedure they might undergo unless their parent or guardian chooses to take their views into account.
So I’m not sure where you’re expecting feti to have a say in what a doctor does to them when even high school kids don’t.
getalife
August 24th, 2012
11:55 am
Listen up self defeatist cons.
You are middle class so instead of continuing destroying yourselves, stay home this cycle to help the middle class.
Adam
August 24th, 2012
11:55 am
Steve: Adam…Ryan asked Akin to leave the race and disappear.
Yeah, the Republicans all jumped on the chance to make it seem like the policy positions between Akin and Ryan are different. AND THEN they put no-exceptions-abortion-is-illegal in their party platform days later.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
11:57 am
Joe Hussein Mama
Give the abortion issue a rest, I know that Jay started it but I trust your vote will not be driven by stances on abortion…
Madge From Accounting
August 24th, 2012
11:57 am
What does the bible have to do with this? Anyhow, the good news is, as I learned on Colbert (oddly), the women are now primary providers in more families than not….they should make the decision on abortion with men having no say whatsoever..
The bible, my good man, states that a woman is nothing more than a VESSEL of her husband/owner’s goodness and faith. So, that money she making?…..well, that money is only a VESSEL of her husband’s wallet.
Gotta love it!
===============
Lunch!
F. Sinkwich
August 24th, 2012
11:57 am
“To hell with the abortion subject. People want JOBS. Can’t you pick a better subject Jay ?”
ken, the DNC avoids that topic. Abortion is the lead today and will continue into next week, with a few references to the war on women thrown in for good measure.
Any references to the economy, according to the DNC handbook, is to be couched in the terms of “tax breaks for the rich” and the sort.
We can also look forward to the anti-Mormon screeds probably around the middle of September.
Aquagirl
August 24th, 2012
11:58 am
To hell with the abortion subject. People want JOBS. Can’t you pick a better subject Jay ?
Translation: *I* don’t have a uterus, so why are we talking about them?
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
11:58 am
“and they would argue that a another “belief” is being inflicted on helpless “lifes”…just saying.”
of course, the fact that that “life” is completely dependent on the host life is just a minor detail
Li'l Aynie
August 24th, 2012
11:58 am
Akin spilled the beans! His fellow loonies are trying to clean up the mess.
Making abortion illegal would open a can of worms on enforcement: purported rapes and miscarriages would have to be investigated and authenticated; the abortion pill would have to be banned; contraceptive drugs would have to be rationed to prevent abortion-inducing overdose, a whole new war on drugs and a blackmarket would be introduced; child-bearing age women would be restricted from international travel, etc.
And what will we do with the millions of unwanted children produced if the ban were enforced?Anyone who favors a ban on abortion hasn’t thought it through.
Brosephus™
August 24th, 2012
11:58 am
Paul
I want to enter my comments here instead. Is that ok with you?
fair and balanced
August 24th, 2012
11:58 am
Jay- You apparently are unaware that yesterday the true leader of the GOP, Rush, gave strict orders that no one in the party is to discuss with the media any further their views on abortion and rape and also the GOP platform on abortion because of the damage it was causing the party.. As always, Mitt followed Rush’s orders. At least we know who will be calling the shots if Romney is elected.
getalife
August 24th, 2012
11:59 am
akin is staying with the gop platform on abortion.
robme and ryan caved because they are weak.
Too weak to run this country.
Another Voice
August 24th, 2012
11:59 am
Thrown under the bus for being an idiot and having no rational basis for his claim about “bodies shut that down” and “no one gets pregnant from rape.” He’s not getting ostrasized by the party apparatus for being against abortion, just for being a complete moron. The whole concept of thinking before you speak would have served Akin well – because even a moment of hesitation on that statement would have helped him focus on the 50% of the electorate that he was about to piss off …
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
11:59 am
Get Real — “Joe Hussein Mama Give the abortion issue a rest”
If you don’t care to read what I post, you can always scroll right on past.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:00 pm
Aquagirl
August 24th, 2012
11:58 am
To hell with the abortion subject. People want JOBS. Can’t you pick a better subject Jay ?
Translation: *I* don’t have a uterus, so why are we talking about them?
Further translation: that is all Obama and the DNC have to discuss, no jobs and the economy sux, let’s go with abortion
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:00 pm
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
11:57 am
Joe Hussein Mama
Give the abortion issue a rest, I know that Jay started it but I trust your vote will not be driven by stances on abortion…
I can’t speak for JHM’s vote but MY vote will be driven by the non-stop republican WAR ON WOMEN which isn’t just about choice. My many sisters will join me and reelect President Obama.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:01 pm
“Give the abortion issue a rest, I know that Jay started it”
gee.
ya think?
what gave you your first clue … was it maybe the blog title???
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:01 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
Ditto…
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:01 pm
cons don’t want to talk about abortion.
Hilarious
East Cobb RINO, Inc. (LLC)
August 24th, 2012
12:02 pm
fairandbalanced, you have a point. Rush is in charge. I will modify my 11:42…….
A Few Good Republicans
Rush: You want answers
Huckabee: I want the truth
Rush: You want the truth, you can’t handle the truth
Rush: We live in a world ….. yada yada yada
Huckabee: Did you order the code red
Rush: You’re damn straight I did
ty webb
August 24th, 2012
12:02 pm
“So I’m not sure where you’re expecting feti to have a say in what a doctor does to them when even high school kids don’t.”
this argument…well the “pro-life”(which I’m not a member of, I remind you) argument would probably be that abortion is not simply a normal medical evaluation, treatment, or procedure. They would also probably argue that “aborting”(killing) a “high school kid” should also be illegal…but I couldn’t say for sure.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:03 pm
USinUK – pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
Profound response from a woman of your ilk
Brosephus™
August 24th, 2012
12:05 pm
Off topic but sad indeed…
http://www.ajc.com/news/student-shoots-self-at-1505333.html
Banks County High School in northeast Georgia was on lockdown following a Friday morning shooting incident.
According to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office, a student shot himself at the school.
The student was airlifted to a hospital, said a school spokesperson, who earlier had called the incident a suicide. There were no reports of other injuries.
independent thinker
August 24th, 2012
12:06 pm
Get Real- your boy Ryan refused to sign on to Simpson Bowles compromise on the deficit reduction,and refused to sign on any jobs bill proposed by the Dems. But he and Todd Aiken sponsored 38 anti- abortion bills. Does that tell you anything about who is holding up job creation? I assume those 38 bills had jobs in them for men to probe women’s uterus’ with ultrasounds and men to interrogate rape victims to determine if it was forcible rape since he is now trying to be a job creator.Maybe that makes him a job creator.
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:06 pm
G. Real — “Joe Hussein Mama Ditto…”
Punkin, I’m not telling you what to post. You just tried to tell me. And as far as that goes, you go right ahead and post as you please.
If anyone but our blog host tells me to pipe down, they can go take an effing hike. And that includes you.
So going forward, the only posts of yours I won’t read will be the ones that tell me not to post or that tell me to change the subject. How about that?
Aquagirl
August 24th, 2012
12:06 pm
abortion is not simply a normal medical evaluation, treatment, or procedure.
Because…well, the uterus is magical, that’s why.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:07 pm
I can’t speak for JHM’s vote but MY vote will be driven by the non-stop republican WAR ON WOMEN which isn’t just about choice. My many sisters will join me and reelect President Obama.
Oh pleezz spare me that “war on women” total BS, you have been sucked into the ridiculous void of DNC talking points. Clealry the RNC has their own but try to be at least somewhat level headed about it…
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:07 pm
Very sad.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:07 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
We be kool puddin cup
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:08 pm
T. Webb — “abortion is not simply a normal medical evaluation, treatment, or procedure”
The sun goes around the earth!
Man coexisted with the dinosaurs!
The cow jumped over the moon!
(laughing)
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:09 pm
For Get Real-used by permission:
The WAR on WOMEN-own it.
Forcing women to get transvaginal ultrasounds: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell wanted to force every woman seeking an abortion to go through the extremely uncomfortable and medically unnecessary procedure of a transvaginal ultrasound — sticking a medical wand far into a woman’s vagina to get a clearer ultrasound image.
Ordering women to cremate and bury their miscarried fetus: A huge abortion omnibus bill in Michigan could force women who miscarry to cremate the miscarried fetuses. This comes at no small expense to the woman: cremation of a fetus costs hundreds of dollars, and interment can be additional thousands. The bill has been passed by the Michigan House, and is awaiting a vote by the Michigan Senate.
Requiring doctors to lie to female patients: In Kansas, Republicans tried to force doctors to tell women that they faced risk of cancer from having an abortion. That is patently untrue, and making doctors say that it was true would be, in effect, requiring them to lie to their patients.
Making a dying woman consult two doctors before she can get a life-saving abortion: The New Hampshire legislature just overrode a veto by the Governor, forcing through a law that bans “partial birth” abortions. The law only reinforces federal law, but has the additional requirement that any woman who is exempt from the abortion ban because her life is at risk must visit not one but two doctors before she can get the procedure to save her life. For many rural women, especially those facing life-threatening conditions, this is near impossible.
Mandating people pay extra to give medical device companies a tax break: Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) worked so hard to protect medical device companies from having to pay, that he has instead passed their costs onto the consumer — regular Americans — by increasing the cost of health coverage.
ty webb
August 24th, 2012
12:09 pm
clarification: they would argue that the “aborting”(killing”) of a “high school kid” by a doctor as part of “any medical evaluation, treatment, or procedure” should also be illegal.
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:09 pm
G. Real — “Oh pleezz spare me that “war on women” total BS, you have been sucked into the ridiculous void of DNC talking points. Clealry the RNC has their own but try to be at least somewhat level headed about it…”
I’m loving this new GOP outreach to women methodology. How many ladies’ votes do y’all figure on getting by using it?
Aquagirl
August 24th, 2012
12:09 pm
According to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office, a student shot himself at the school.
If liberals would let teachers have guns, someone could have shot that student and prevented him from tragically shooting himself.
Brad Steel
August 24th, 2012
12:10 pm
A total ban on abortion is so out of touch with the electorate and swing voters that this issue alone cause Romney the election. And that seems obvious.
Is the total abortion ban issue some sort of red herring or just knuckle-dragging stupidity?
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:10 pm
T, Cat — “sticking a medical wand far into a woman’s vagina”
I think I saw that movie once.
lynnie gal
August 24th, 2012
12:11 pm
Ditto what Madge from Accounting said. Thanks, Madge. You saved me from having to write my own screed.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:11 pm
independent thinker
While I do not agree with everything the candidates I support think and say, I will take Ryan all day long over Biden the Clown
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:12 pm
Get Real-I’m curious, are you married or have female children?
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:12 pm
T. Webb — “clarification: they would argue that the “aborting”(killing”) of a “high school kid” by a doctor as part of “any medical evaluation, treatment, or procedure” should also be illegal.”
That’s beside the point, because the argument I addressed was that the *fetus* wasn’t given a say regarding abortion.
Well, when high school kids don’t legally have a say in what medical treatments they receive, why would a fetus get any control over it? In short, the ‘let the fetus have a say’ argument is specious and jejune.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:13 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
I just do not buy it mama, that is all pure and simple
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:13 pm
“Letterman: Hurricane Heading To Tampa Proof God Is A Woman”
Funny
Steve Shamrock
August 24th, 2012
12:13 pm
I am pro-life…I believe abortion is acceptable in rape and incest but should not be used as “birth control”.
I am going to vote for Romney/Ryan because:
-Unemployment is above 8% for 42 months straight and seems to be getting worse.
-Our debt is $16 Trillion ($5.2 trillion under Obama)
-Gas prices are up
-Housing prices are down
-Obama told me “I didn’t build this”
-Obama told me I could “come along for the ride but I would be in the back seat”
-Obama is cutting $716 billion from Medicare
-Obama hangs with the Hollyweirdos and takes $1 million from Bill Maher
-Joe Biden is telling African Americans they will be “put back in chains”
-Tim Geithner is a tax cheat
-Eric Holder is corrupt
These are some of my reasons.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:14 pm
the cat
I am married to a very intelligent, muti degree conservative woman. No children though…
East Cobb RINO, Inc. (LLC)
August 24th, 2012
12:16 pm
The Christian Fundamentalist Conservative views on women have much in common with Muslim Sharia law. You would think those 2 groups would get along better with each other.
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:16 pm
G. Real — “I just do not buy it mama, that is all pure and simple”
You don’t have to buy it; that’s completely your choice. But a lot of people *do* “buy” it, and you’re not going to convince them otherwise by being a jerk about it and dismissing their concerns.
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:16 pm
Get Real-so will your wife vote republican as well or at least tell you she does? My husband and I cancel each other out in the voting booth. Our children vote democratically or say they do.
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:17 pm
steve,
You got the gop lies right.
What kind of economy did you expect after a collapse?
USMC
August 24th, 2012
12:17 pm
FLASHBACK: Obama Says You Don’t Raise Taxes In A Recession
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aufAtuTwKlE
East Lake Ira
August 24th, 2012
12:17 pm
Don’t count on voting too much longer Steve. Once we get Obama’s ACA army fully activated folks like you will be shipped off to re-education camps in Kansas and Idaho.
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:17 pm
Why is Bill Maher’s donation always brought up? So what?
Fly-On-The-Wall
August 24th, 2012
12:18 pm
To hell with the abortion subject. People want JOBS. Can’t you pick a better subject Jay ?
The problem is the Republicans keep putting this into the news, not us! They own this issue and they can’t run from it.
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:19 pm
T. Cat — “Why is Bill Maher’s donation always brought up? So what?”
Cons believe that Bill Maher is somehow the antimatter equivalent of Rush Limbaugh.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:19 pm
“Profound response from a woman of your ilk”
a helluva lot more profound than your “I know Jay started it”
Fly-On-The-Wall
August 24th, 2012
12:20 pm
the cat – I agree, Bill Maher gives only $1 million while a number of Republican billionaires give hundreds of millions and these people here don’t say a peep about it.
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:20 pm
We were discussing the good Texas judge, you know the pointy hat one from yesterday calling out the national guard over drinks last night. We decided if there is an uprising and takeover it sure as hell wont’ be Texas they are going after. More like Belgium!! Who they heck would want Texas?
skydog
August 24th, 2012
12:20 pm
This had to be a swift kick in ol Hucks jewels.
When Huck was running for Pres. he said he loved the Rolling Stones and he thought Keith Richards was the best guitar ever born. He pardoned Keith for something he did 30 years prior.
The pardon came in 2006, just as Huckabee–a Rolling Stones die-hard–was about to leave office. Huckabee first broached the subject with Richards backstage before a Stones concert in Little Rock in 2006. And while a pardon from the governor–even largely honorary ones three decades after the fact–are generally viewed as a good thing, Richards says Huckabee only issued the pardon to further his “political ambitions.”
Richards even managed to sneak in one last dig at Huckabee’s own musical prowess, noting that the former Arkansas governor, “thinks of himself as a guitar player,” adding, “I think he even has a band.”
OUCH!
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:20 pm
Now mama, I am not being a jerk…if you want to believe the earth is flat then you are very much entitled to your opinion. I realize that is a bit over the top but this is an opinion blog is it not….everyone views the world differently and I disagree the there is an RNC war on women…I believe it is an exaggerated, contrived DNC talking point. But you are correct, there are a lot of women that have bought into it..
Fly-On-The-Wall
August 24th, 2012
12:22 pm
Steve Shamrock – you have swallowed the Republican lies hook, line, and sinker.
Aquagirl
August 24th, 2012
12:23 pm
Once we get Obama’s ACA army fully activated folks like you will be shipped off to re-education camps in Kansas and Idaho.
Joke’s on you Ira, Steve already has an escape plan and a guaranteed spot in the Lubbock Militia.
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:23 pm
“Why is Bill Maher’s donation always brought up? So what?”
cons fixate on stupid stuff like a teleprompter.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:23 pm
the cat
I believe she will vote republican, unless she has another personality that I have not seen, you never know as you ladies can be quite tricky and us men folk are pretty gullible
ITS ALL BUSHS FAULT
August 24th, 2012
12:24 pm
ABORT THE GOP…. OBAMA …2012
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:24 pm
But you are correct, there are a lot of women that have bought into it..
A lot of women that will be reelecting President Obama. You left that part out.
Orange12
August 24th, 2012
12:24 pm
Topic is boring.
Read the comments at the end of this headline.
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-08-23
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:25 pm
Orange,
No, I will not.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:27 pm
” -Tim Geithner is a tax cheat”
yep, vote Romney because you’re against Treasury Chairmen being tax cheats but for PRESIDENTS being tax cheats
Peter
August 24th, 2012
12:27 pm
Well he did make a thoughtless comment and attacked women in general…then was thrown under the bus as stated.
Who knows what it all means ?
East Lake Ira
August 24th, 2012
12:27 pm
Joke’s on you Ira, Steve already has an escape plan and a guaranteed spot in the Lubbock Militia.
Aquagirl, if that’s the case maybe we should just Death Panel him and be done with it.
Ellsworth Monkton Toohey
August 24th, 2012
12:27 pm
Did Barack Obama just win Huckabee’s vote?
Mr Right
August 24th, 2012
12:28 pm
I am happy to support those who support LIFE for babies,not DEATH!
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:28 pm
the cat
Gawd, I hope not…the “perceived” war on women really will not matter much if the country implodes
skydog
August 24th, 2012
12:28 pm
I did. Biden visits St Augustine?
WTF?
Get me Rex Kramer
August 24th, 2012
12:29 pm
AquaGirl, you are a typical liberal. You get all hostile when someone disagrees with you. Yes, the GOP is just so evil and out to screw everyone. If you would like to know what our country would be like if all of your liberal fantasies were to come true, then look no further than California. The most progressive state in America, and it has the highest taxes and it is on the brink of bankruptcy. How is that working out??? Not so good.
bez
August 24th, 2012
12:30 pm
The two different Republican worlds are colliding. Republicans are against women. It would be unrealistic to outlaw all abortions — people should think about what would really happen if it happened. Voting for a political party certainly implies that you agree with their beliefs.
Get Real
August 24th, 2012
12:30 pm
USinUK – pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:27 pm
” -Tim Geithner is a tax cheat”
yep, vote Romney because you’re against Treasury Chairmen being tax cheats but for PRESIDENTS being tax cheats
I’m sorry, I must have missed Romney being charged with cheating on his taxes…can you provide the link?
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:30 pm
“I am happy to support those who support LIFE for babies,not DEATH”
I am SO GLAD the men here have made their stand on an issue they will never experience firsthand
the cat
August 24th, 2012
12:31 pm
Watching CNN yesterday and the scroll was about the prostitutes would be enjoying the rainmakers coming to town. They weren’t talking about Isaac either. Explain this party of family values.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:32 pm
“I’m sorry, I must have missed Romney being charged with cheating on his taxes…can you provide the link?”
you mean how forthcoming he has been with 20+ years of tax returns that he was SO EAGER to show McCain … until McCain dumped him after reviewing them …
those tax returns???
tax
cheat.
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:35 pm
Get Real — “Now mama, I am not being a jerk…if you want to believe the earth is flat then you are very much entitled to your opinion. I realize that is a bit over the top but this is an opinion blog is it not….everyone views the world differently and I disagree the there is an RNC war on women…I believe it is an exaggerated, contrived DNC talking point.”
Y’know, you spend an awful lot of time deriding others for their opinions, telling them to stop posting, etc. Maybe if you stopped doing that — i.e. stopped being a jerk — then your complaint would have a lot more weight than it does.
Frankly, someone who craps all over other posters while demanding forebearance from criticism for their own views strikes me as more than a bit hypocritical.
weetamoe
August 24th, 2012
12:36 pm
The almost certain reelection of Obama means almost certain disaster for us all–regardless of our differing positions on social issues. And would the holdouts quit beating that *code word* horse to death. It has become pate de cheval by now. *Racist* is a worn out punch line.
East Cobb RINO, Inc. (LLC)
August 24th, 2012
12:36 pm
Isaac, son of Abraham, is being sent by God to show his wrath on the City of Tampa, Joe Redner, & the GOP. That would be consistent with the religious conservatives view on Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans in 2005.
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:36 pm
cat,
cons are filthy hypocrites.
Their moral compass was smashed to pieces by their party.
Doggone/GA
August 24th, 2012
12:37 pm
“I am pro-life…I believe abortion is acceptable in rape and incest but should not be used as “birth control”.
Here’s the bottom line “pro life” people don’t want to hear: if you allow ANY abortions then you are NOT “pro life” You just want to be able to punish women for making a choice YOU DON’T LIKE.
Joe Hussein Mama
August 24th, 2012
12:37 pm
USinUK — “I am SO GLAD the men here have made their stand on an issue they will never experience firsthand”
I’ve experienced enough of it to know that I’m not going to tell someone else what to do or how to act in a similar situation.
If it hadn’t been for an abortion almost 14 years ago, I’d be a widower today. And the GOP can kiss my shiny hiney if they don’t like it.
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:37 pm
JHM – “Y’know, you spend an awful lot of time deriding others for their opinions”
I’m USinUK and I and my ilk support this message
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:38 pm
weet,
No, his reelection will keep the gop from destroying our country again for another four years.
They BOTH suck
August 24th, 2012
12:38 pm
Get Real
I must say I agree with Tim Geithner beign a cheat and shouldn’t be in taht office
With that said, is it safe to say you didn’t vote for Bush?
After-all he also had numerous folks in his administration who did the same exact thing
Turn off talk radio and let google be your guide
USinUK - pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout
August 24th, 2012
12:38 pm
Doggone – 12:27 – WORD.
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:41 pm
Why did robme and ryan toss akin under the bus for supporting the gop platform on abortion cons?
getalife
August 24th, 2012
12:43 pm
Why is robme and ryan refusing to answer questions on abortion cons?