As Long As Donald Trump Is Running, Conservatives Oppose Misogyny

[Novara]

As Long As Donald Trump Is Running, Conservatives Oppose Misogyny

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But it doesn't matter! Whatever Donald Trump meant by the comment, the opportunity is ripe for various Republicans to strike offended poses about the evils of misogyny.

Those poses have been awkward, to say the least. Take, for instance, Scott Walker, who tweeted on Saturday that "there's no excuse for Trump's comments." Walker also explained during Thursday's debate that women should be denied abortions even at the risk of the woman losing her life. Trump has a nasty mouth, but hey, at least he doesn't think pregnancy should carry a potential death sentence.

Or take Jeb Bush, who fumed, “Give me a break. Do we want to win? Do we want to insult 53 percent of all voters? What Donald Trump said is wrong." Bush arguably insulted 53 percent of all voters when, as Florida governor, he muscled in on two cases to prevent a mentally disabled rape victim and a 13-year-old ward of the state from obtaining abortions, because one of the tenets of a "culture of life" is that children and the disabled be forced to give birth after being raped. But no period jokes!

Perhaps the most hilariously hypocritical posturing came to us courtesy of RedState founder and Fox News contributor Erick Erickson, whose newfound anger over the existence of misogyny is so transparent that birds are flying into it. Erickson disinvited Trump to the annual RedState conference because "there are even lines blunt talkers and unprofessional politicians should not cross." But as Max Fisher at Vox pointed out, Erickson's Twitter history shows that he loves crossing that line, especially to express anger at women he perceives as defiant. Erickson frequently derides feminists as "dateless," "too ugly to get a date," and, on one occasion, in need of a shave.

The sad news for Republicans, however, is that Trump's antics don't seem to be hurting him in preliminary post-debate polls. Is that really so surprising? For the past few weeks, Republican politicians have been crawling over each other to declare that abortions—and by implication, the nearly 1 in 3 women who will get abortions in their lifetimes—are "disgusting" and "gruesome." If you determine a woman's character on the basis of the bloody stuff that comes out of her uterus, you can't be surprised when your followers run with that logic.


Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/08/10/conservative_outrage_over_donald_trump_s_misogyny_hilariously_opportunistic.html

[merrily]

1. They do not so much oppose misogny as they oppose saying the wrong thing the wrong way

during a political campaign.

When in power, they legislate and adjudicate in a way that says,

"Women should not have the power to control their bodies, even to save their own lives or sanity, 'cause we're (snort) 'pro-life,' doncha know."

and

"While everyone's insurers can be made to pay for boners, regardless of whether said boners shall be used for adultery or pre marital sex, we cannot make everyone's insurer pay for birth control because abstinence is the only religiously acceptable method of birth control in some denominations."

So, they are really, really cool with misogny. Just not with making that really, really obvious during campaign season.

[Novara]

3. Their biggest problem with Trump is that he doesn't know how to dog whistle

He is essentially saying all the things they support but he's not hiding it in dog whistles.

[merrily]

4. You said it better than I did. Thanks.

[Gothmog]

2. The GOP is embracing its war on women

[merrily]

5. They'll never admit it.

[Fred Sanders]

6. Serial mysogynist Eric Ericsson being held up as the voice of reason on misogyny in the GOP is so ludicrous the whole nation is waking

up, startled, to the GOP and RW media insanity and evil.

[Hubert Flottz]

7. Guys like Trump and the Trumpett Clowns

Think that the signs in every town that say "Women's Club" has nothing to do with a women's organization, but is a sporting goods place that sells guns, bows and arrows, tomahawks and war clubs.

Trump don't need to worry about a rock star bitching about him playing their tunes at his staged wingdings. The ragtime bands had better watch him though.

[Qutzupalotl]

8. This is a funny and well-written piece.

"so transparent birds are flying into it," LOL.

[sarge43]

9. That is a keeper

Republicans believe The Handmaid's Tale is an owner's manual.