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erpowers

(9,350 posts)
43. They Just Do Not Care
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 12:49 PM
Nov 2017

It is not that they cannot, or will not entertain the idea that Roy Moore mistreated young women; it is just that they do not care. They did not really care whether or not Hillary Clinton ran a child sex ring out of a pizza parlor. They did not care that Bill Clinton may have had sex with women other than his wife. They only cared about whether or not Bill and Hillary Clinton where Democrats.

The only thing that made anti-Clinton Republicans angry was that they were Democrats. This was clear during the Clinton impeachment and it has been clear ever since the impeachment. During the impeachment numerous Republican men, who had condemned Clinton, were exposed as having had one, or more affairs. In many of those cases the affairs were just brushed aside. Newt Gingrich seems to still be prominent on the right. Gingrich is a man who supposedly cheated on two of his wives, left one wife after she was diagnosed with Cancer, and supposedly failed to pay child support. David Vitter, although the allegations against him were not proven until he was elected to the Senate, went on to have an improved political career. Even though the allegation were not proven until he made it to the Senate, Vitter's sex with prostitutes was an open secret. Then you have the Republican governor who left the country to be with his mistress, left his wife, married his mistress, and then ran for Congress and won the election. Then you have Trump. A man who was married three times, cheated on at least one of his wives, tried to cheat on his third wife when she was pregnant, bragged about sexually harassing women, and supposedly walked in on a group of naked teenage girls who were competing is one of his beauty pageants. Yet, the right still voted for him.

It can be argued that Republicans never actually cared about sexual misbehavior, but just needed something to use to attack Democrats. How many times have they turned their backs on, or treated a Republican man the same way they treated Bill Clinton for misbehaving with women? They seem to be more than willing to vote for Republican men who sexually misbehave.

The irony is pathetic. madaboutharry Nov 2017 #1
Fucking Alabama world wide wally Nov 2017 #2
i live in AL I concur bonniebgood Nov 2017 #19
I'm a life-long Alabamian Stuckinthebush Nov 2017 #28
I once met such a guy: DetlefK Nov 2017 #3
Hypocritical double standards as usual treestar Nov 2017 #4
It doesn't surprise me in the least. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #5
Me either. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2017 #31
LFR!!! sheshe2 Nov 2017 #32
Working and fight the right. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2017 #36
I wish you all luck turning that seat blue! sheshe2 Nov 2017 #37
republicans have cut their ties with American morals, values and ethics Achilleaze Nov 2017 #6
+1 stage left Nov 2017 #13
Yup flying_wahini Nov 2017 #29
They're dangerous because they will support and oppose Hortensis Nov 2017 #7
If Roy blew himself up... Podkayne K Nov 2017 #8
It's Can Be Called Cultivated Ignorance dlk Nov 2017 #9
Does seem a wee bit hypocritical... though even if that pedo wins, we can hang the Rethugs with that InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #10
Thank you! Exactly right. Solly Mack Nov 2017 #11
Federal funds should be stripped from States who elect child molesters for Senators Pepsidog Nov 2017 #12
Their hypocricy aquamarina Nov 2017 #14
Their hypocrisy on this is absolutely mind boggling. And sickening. Initech Nov 2017 #15
If that was it, at least some sense could be made of it. Amimnoch Nov 2017 #16
They are saying Mary in the bible was 15. So Oppaloopa Nov 2017 #17
And just where in the Bible do they get that info? Kablooie Nov 2017 #27
I have yet True Blue American Nov 2017 #41
And now insist Moores accusers be prosecuted. BainsBane Nov 2017 #18
It's a virtue in the conservative world Politicub Nov 2017 #20
"deep down inside", I think you are absolutely right!!!!!!!! Takket Nov 2017 #21
Hey...they stand behind the most obscene excuse for a disgusting person the U.S. has known (Trump), C Moon Nov 2017 #22
It is money, but they say it is religion, to draw the ignorant Alice11111 Nov 2017 #40
Even worse: many believe he DID make advances on that young girl AND THEY'RE OK WITH IT! Still In Wisconsin Nov 2017 #23
no surprise here, either. difference is the r after HIS name. niyad Nov 2017 #24
Was Hillary helping herself to young boys? IronLionZion Nov 2017 #25
Are the same people who are disbelieving that Moore is a chld Iliyah Nov 2017 #26
Yup. ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #30
Post removed Post removed Nov 2017 #33
I hope you enjoy pizza. ehrnst Nov 2017 #34
That was fast! PatSeg Nov 2017 #35
I think it's probably the Russian trolls who pushed that story about HRC. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #38
Those who invent this BS are trapped. Turbineguy Nov 2017 #39
The same people who believe that Clinton ran a child sex ring in underground tunnels... Raster Nov 2017 #42
They Just Do Not Care erpowers Nov 2017 #43
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