Wisconsin GOP women's deafening silence on Don Pridemore's smear of spousal abuse victims

[niyad]

Wisconsin GOP women's deafening silence on Don Pridemore's smear of spousal abuse victims

As many of you know, last week Wisconsin state representative Don Pridemore made the unbelievable callous suggestion that abusive marriages can be fixed if the partners rediscover why they got married in the first place. As a guy who was involved in an emotionally abusive marriage for three years, this hit an extremely raw nerve with me, especially since it in essence resurrects an old and disgusting smear against abuse victims--somehow, it's the victim's fault.

You'd think that some prominent Republican woman in Wisconsin--least of all the most powerful Republican woman of all, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch--would condemn these sentiments as callous and inappropriate. Thus far, this has been their response:

If there is any doubt that the Wisconsin GOP is unfit to govern, this is it. How in the world can any woman, regardless of party, remain silent in the face of such a disgusting smear? For instance, Kleefisch once claimed that her Christian beliefs require her to oppose gay marriage. Um, Rebecca? Wouldn't you think that if you were as devoutly Christian as you claim to be, you'd speak out against Pridemore's garbage as well? Your hypocrisy has been exposed for all to see.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/23/1077288/-Wisconsin-GOP-women-s-deafening-silence-on-Don-Pridemore-s-smear-of-spousal-abuse-victims

[freshwest]

1. No scripture in the NT says this is okay. Even the submit to your husbands' verse as used, is

Always lacking and not showing the end of the verse. Because it states, 'in as much as Christ loved the Church.'

There's no verse of 'Christ the Bridegroom' beating the 'Bride.' No, it's not there.

Just more cows of Bashan standing behind their GOP men, that's what this is. They are in for the money.

[TrogL]

2. Because they'll be beaten if they speak out

[Politicalboi]

3. Oh the men folk know

What's best for women. Women need to worry about what's for dinner, clean clothes, child up bringing, and house cleaning, and minding the men folk.

[Suji to Seoul]

4. GOPers want government off your back and out of your lives, but when it comes to women

they don't mind being in a woman's uterus.

After all, it's the primary function of a woman to be a brood mare for the State. That's what Jesus told you all to do.

(on edit. . .do I really need the sarcasm icon)

[niyad]

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