The GOP establishment is so hypocritical. This is why you can't blame the base for loving Trump. Megan Kelly made a big stink out of Trump's history of verbally abusive comments about women's looks.
"Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly confronted Donald Trump during the first Republican presidential debate on Thursday, accusing him of being insensitive toward women."
“You’ve called women you don’t like, ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ slobs, and disgusting animals,” Kelly began.
"Only Rosie O’Donnell,” Trump said.
“No it wasn’t. For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O’Donnell. Your Twitter account has several disparaging comments about women’s looks. You once told a contestant on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees. Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?” Kelly asked Trump.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/fox-news-moderator-confronts-trump-about-his-misogynistic-comments-in-most-contentious-moment-of-gop-debate
Ok, I agree these comments are very vile. But is what Trump said about Rosie O'Donnell as bad as what Scott Walker's position on abortion is? That to me was the shock of the night-I didn't realize he is that extreme on abortion. He opposes abortion even in the case of the life of the mother.
I think that's something I'd be far more worried about in the case of electing a president. What I find particularly alarming about his position is he doesn't even acknowledge what a tough position this is. He registers no concern about the mother in question's life.
"Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a front-runner in Thursday night’s GOP debate, said he has “always been pro-life” and would not allow for exceptions to an abortion ban for women whose lives are at risk."
“Well I’m pro-life,” the Republican candidate said. “I’ve always been pro-life. I’ve got a position that’s consistent with many Americans out there in that I believe that that is an unborn child that’s in need of protection out there. And I’ve said many times that that unborn child can be protected and there are many alternatives that would protect the life of the mother.”
"Moderator Megyn Kelly had asked Walker: “would you really let a mother die rather than have an abortion?” She added that 83 percent of voters are in favor of a “life exception” and questioned whether he is too out of the mainstream on this issue to win the general election."
"Walker did not expand on what the “many alternatives” are that would protect pregnant women seeking an abortion because of medical reasons."
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/06/3689042/scott-walker-abortion-debate/
To give you an idea the current pulse of the GOP on a woman's right to choose, the talk seems to be that Rubio may have hurt himself for supporting exceptions of rape and the life of the mother.
He certainly thought this was something to be ashamed of as he lied about his support of anti abortion bills he's supported with the exceptions.
“If you believe that life begins at conception, which you do, how do you justify ending a life just because it begins violently through no fault of the baby?” Kelly asked Rubio during the debate.
"Rubio responded by saying he’s not sure Kelly had a “correct assessment of my record.” When pressed on whether or not he favors the exceptions, he said he has never supported or advocated for them."
"But Rubio was a cosponsor on the Senate’s Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, introduced in 2013. The bill would have prohibited abortion except in certain circumstances, including if “the pregnancy is the result of rape, or the result of incest against a minor.” The legislation would have also included an exception if the woman’s life was at risk."
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/06/3689057/rubio-abortion-debate/
I've noted before that all the hand wringing the GOP establishment does over the wild-eyed stuff Trump has said is pure theater. They don't have any objections to his position on immigration or that he insulted McCain-remember that's how George W. Bush won in 2000, by character extreme assassination of McCain-or the fact that Trump has made some very derogatory comments about women's physical appearance
If that were true Rush Limbaigh wouldn't be so popular.
https://www.facebook.com/RushLimbaugh
No, Trump's sin was to embarrass the GOP by parodying its positions and beliefs-while in reality not even really being one of them. At the end of the day if he's a bad guy he isn't the worst guy in America, he wasn't even the worst guy up there last night.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122494/pro-wrestling-can-teach-you-everything-you-need- know-about-gop
"Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly confronted Donald Trump during the first Republican presidential debate on Thursday, accusing him of being insensitive toward women."
“You’ve called women you don’t like, ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ slobs, and disgusting animals,” Kelly began.
"Only Rosie O’Donnell,” Trump said.
“No it wasn’t. For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O’Donnell. Your Twitter account has several disparaging comments about women’s looks. You once told a contestant on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees. Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?” Kelly asked Trump.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/fox-news-moderator-confronts-trump-about-his-misogynistic-comments-in-most-contentious-moment-of-gop-debate
Ok, I agree these comments are very vile. But is what Trump said about Rosie O'Donnell as bad as what Scott Walker's position on abortion is? That to me was the shock of the night-I didn't realize he is that extreme on abortion. He opposes abortion even in the case of the life of the mother.
I think that's something I'd be far more worried about in the case of electing a president. What I find particularly alarming about his position is he doesn't even acknowledge what a tough position this is. He registers no concern about the mother in question's life.
"Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a front-runner in Thursday night’s GOP debate, said he has “always been pro-life” and would not allow for exceptions to an abortion ban for women whose lives are at risk."
“Well I’m pro-life,” the Republican candidate said. “I’ve always been pro-life. I’ve got a position that’s consistent with many Americans out there in that I believe that that is an unborn child that’s in need of protection out there. And I’ve said many times that that unborn child can be protected and there are many alternatives that would protect the life of the mother.”
"Moderator Megyn Kelly had asked Walker: “would you really let a mother die rather than have an abortion?” She added that 83 percent of voters are in favor of a “life exception” and questioned whether he is too out of the mainstream on this issue to win the general election."
"Walker did not expand on what the “many alternatives” are that would protect pregnant women seeking an abortion because of medical reasons."
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/06/3689042/scott-walker-abortion-debate/
To give you an idea the current pulse of the GOP on a woman's right to choose, the talk seems to be that Rubio may have hurt himself for supporting exceptions of rape and the life of the mother.
He certainly thought this was something to be ashamed of as he lied about his support of anti abortion bills he's supported with the exceptions.
“If you believe that life begins at conception, which you do, how do you justify ending a life just because it begins violently through no fault of the baby?” Kelly asked Rubio during the debate.
"Rubio responded by saying he’s not sure Kelly had a “correct assessment of my record.” When pressed on whether or not he favors the exceptions, he said he has never supported or advocated for them."
"But Rubio was a cosponsor on the Senate’s Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, introduced in 2013. The bill would have prohibited abortion except in certain circumstances, including if “the pregnancy is the result of rape, or the result of incest against a minor.” The legislation would have also included an exception if the woman’s life was at risk."
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/06/3689057/rubio-abortion-debate/
I've noted before that all the hand wringing the GOP establishment does over the wild-eyed stuff Trump has said is pure theater. They don't have any objections to his position on immigration or that he insulted McCain-remember that's how George W. Bush won in 2000, by character extreme assassination of McCain-or the fact that Trump has made some very derogatory comments about women's physical appearance
If that were true Rush Limbaigh wouldn't be so popular.
https://www.facebook.com/RushLimbaugh
No, Trump's sin was to embarrass the GOP by parodying its positions and beliefs-while in reality not even really being one of them. At the end of the day if he's a bad guy he isn't the worst guy in America, he wasn't even the worst guy up there last night.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122494/pro-wrestling-can-teach-you-everything-you-need- know-about-gop
If we extrapolate the GOP position out 8 or 12 years, perhaps the moderator will be asking "Raise your hand if you DON'T support a constitutional amendment banning contraception and sex education."
ReplyDelete... and in 28 to 32 years, "Raise your hand if you DON'T support replacing the constitution with the Leviticus, INCLUDING the parts about stoning as an appropriate punishment for blasphemy."
Yes, that's the trajectory
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