Selective outrage: Hilary Rosen vs. Allen West

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By Jonathan Capehart

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) was asked at an event Tuesday what percentage of the American legislature he thought were card-carrying Marxists. A daffy question the equally daffy Tea Partyer gladly entertained. “I believe there is about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party that are members of the Communist Party,” he said. “It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.”

Surely, such a preposterous comment would engender unified condemnation from Republicans, especially the leadership. West’s McCarthy-esque allegation against fellow members of Congress should not go unanswered or unchallenged. Joe Scarborough did call him out on his ridiculous accusation. But I thought for sure others in the GOP, folks actually in the leadership, maybe even its candidate for president, would rain down criticism on West’s retro high-top fade.

Instead, I awoke to a deluge of criticism of Democratic Party adviser Hilary Rosen for her comments on Ann Romney.

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Rosen was not only criticized by Ann Romney, but also by three senior members of the Obama reelection campaign. They all revived the tense working mom versus stay-at-home mom divide. Even Rosen, a single working mother of two great kids, was forced to declare, “I love stay-at-home moms.” But this isn’t the argument she was making.

Let me be upfront. Rosen is a dear friend and doesn’t need me to defend her. She’s doing that just fine on her own. But I would defend her even if I didn’t know her. For she’s being hammered for something she didn’t say.

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[orwell]

1. It was a sutpid bit of messaging...

...that a pro like Rosen should be smart enough to avoid.

RMoney is painting himself every day as out of touch with women, the middle class, almost everyone except billionaires.

When your opponent is digging a hole, don't offer a ladder.

Of course the Cons are going to jump all over this...

[libinnyandia]

2. When the term "working mother" is used most people would understand it to mean someone who

works at a job outside the home. If you don't understand that term, you are probably out of touch with reality, which many Republicans are.

[monmouth]

3. I knew exactly what Hilary Rosen meant and so did everyone with half a brain. I was a working

single mom for years. Did she ever pack a lunch, check homework, check clothing going out the door, write notes, send that dozen cupcakes off with the kid that only told you at 8 pm the night before they were needed? Then come home from work, do a couple of loads of wash after you've been to the grocery store, get kids settled to do homework, preferably in the kitchen where you are when they ask questions and you're cooking dinner?????
I doubt it. This is what Hilary was talking about, and then wondering how you're going to pay for the school pictures, the new sneakers that are required etc., etc., etc....