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The Republican "Outreach" continues!
Please keep this up until November!
Its a well-established reality of contemporary American politics: The Republican Party is struggling to find ways to better connect with female voters. The War on Women and all that.
Well, heres some unsolicited advice to the GOP on how it could perhaps have more success convincing women that they, too, care about their freedom and autonomy tell New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce to go far, far away.
In his initially little-noticed memoir Just Fly the Plane, Stupid! Steve Pearce argues that, like the militarys chain of command, every household should be run according to a rigid hierarchy. And, wouldnt you know it, guess who Pearce imagines should be at the tippy-top of the family pyramid? Steve Pearce!
Not just Pearce, of course, but rather all men, in the Republicans opinion, should be the clear and undisputed masters of their families and homes. And best of all, its all based on the Bible. (For more on this disturbingly widespread belief within the right-wing Christian fundamentalist community, check out this report from Mother Jones.)
The wife is to voluntarily submit, just as the husband is to lovingly lead and sacrifice, Pearce writes. The husbands part is to show up during the times of deep stress, take the leadership role and be accountable for the outcome, blaming no one else.
GOP congressman: Wives should ?voluntarily submit? to their husbands - Salon.com
Please keep this up until November!