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question everything

(47,498 posts)
Mon Oct 24, 2022, 10:28 PM Oct 2022

When all else fails, go misogynistic

There are attack ads against a member of Congress that... she has voted 100% with Nancy Pelosi. "Raising taxes..'

Even a supposedly respectable reporter asked her whether this was true. What is so terrible about that? Oh, "raising taxes." I am not aware of any voters whose taxed were raised.

I also think, when I see the failed coup from Jan 6, when they were seeking Pelosi, some wanted to kill her: would they, had the Speaker been a man?

Yes, I know the answer.

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When all else fails, go misogynistic (Original Post) question everything Oct 2022 OP
In all the races, they are running against Biden and Pelosi tulipsandroses Oct 2022 #1
Regardless, the 1/6 insurrectionists were trying to kill the VP and Speaker of the House... Hekate Oct 2022 #2

tulipsandroses

(5,124 posts)
1. In all the races, they are running against Biden and Pelosi
Mon Oct 24, 2022, 11:46 PM
Oct 2022

Same here in GA. Warnock votes with Biden. Well Duh🙄, would you expect the Republicans to vote with Democrats? But, it’s all they have. Demonize the opponent.

Hekate

(90,737 posts)
2. Regardless, the 1/6 insurrectionists were trying to kill the VP and Speaker of the House...
Tue Oct 25, 2022, 01:01 AM
Oct 2022

Consider that for a moment. In one stroke they would have decapitated the first ranks of the line of succession to the presidency. Who was next in line that day? Chuck Grassley? I guess that would explain why he was hustled out of the chambers by several tall strong men — while Speaker Pelosi was kind of on her own there.

So, what I think is that stoking the fires of misogyny serves a useful purpose for the RW masters — keep telling them to hate the little woman and the dark powers will never have to explain the rest of it.

As Trump himself said: “I love low information voters.”

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