PLYMCO_PILGRIM
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No it is true, its blatant hypocricy and very telling of the agenda to dishonestly portray how Republican men and women think about women in general.
Wow. You don't get it at all.
This was a classic Tar Baby ploy. You know the Tar Baby story from Uncle Remus, how Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear made a baby out of tar and left it in the middle of the road? Br'er Rabbit came along, tried to strike up a conversation, the Tar Baby appeared to snub him, and Rabbit hauled off and slugged it, getting his fist stuck in the tar.
That's what this was. My own reaction, when I first heard what Rosen said, was a very mild and not very interested, "Hmm, I don't really agree with that, but whatever." And that's going to be the reaction, generally, from anyone with any chance of voting for Obama anyway: I don't agree, but big deal.
What Obama was looking for here was an intemperate reaction from Romney supporters and others on the right, that would demonstrate certain attitudes common on the right but very unpopular with the population as a whole. He wanted a confirmation that Republicans have an attitude towards women that they should stay in the kitchen and make babies. And that's exactly what he got.
Then, because he had gotten an underling to make the statement rather than making it himself, he could go into an interview and say, "I don't agree with that," and make himself look presidential, compassionate, and above the fray. Since hardly anyone DOES agree with what Rosen said, he could do this without pissing off his own side.
He's gotten exactly what he wanted here. Your side fell for it hook, line and sinker.
He didn't get that at all. What he got was republicans defending women who make their own personal choices. He also got the general public to see that some dems despise stay at home moms. He also got a new thing called http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/218155-the-hillary-rosen-standard.html#post5119016
He didn't get that at all. What he got was republicans defending women who make their own personal choices.
You don't see it for the same reason a fish doesn't see the water. It's perfectly clear that those who were outraged by this statement from Rosen believe that staying home with the children is, not just A personal choice, but a SUPERIOR personal choice, or even (at the extreme) the ONLY VALID personal choice. You can't see these overtones, apparently, but I can, and others who might vote for Obama can, too. And he isn't concerned with the opinions of those who won't vote for him anyway.
He also got the general public to see that some dems despise stay at home moms.
You are projecting your own attitudes onto the general public. You are mistaken. The general public, or that portion of it that Obama is trying to woo, will feel about Rosen's statement much as I do: "I disagree, but big deal."
Keep slugging that tar baby, and you will be doing exactly what Obama wants you to do.
Dragon resorting to racial epithets to try and silence me
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