Amazing how fast the right wing turned on the 'runaway bride'

[Jesus Saves]

At first she was a white damsel in distress. A poster girl for their fear-mongering about crime, about how there's a kidnapper or murderer lurking behind every tree, every bush. She was easy to use then, she fit right in to their agenda. And then of course her fiancee was on the TV talking about God and heaven with that preacher. Just good white Southern god fearin' rethugs victimized by our out of control society. Oh boo hoo!!!!

They turned on her quick though. A woman is never, ever supposed to go against the wishes of her rich, fat, well-fed, southern, god fearing husband to be. How dare she! That evil wench! Charge her!

I guarantee you if it was the man who got the cold feet they'd all be trying to make a joke about it.

Another thing: her family seems very 'cultish' to me. There's something not right with them. That's my intuition. I don't blame her for trying to get as far away from them as possible.

I know, I know, there's more important stories. But I just think it's fascinating to watch how quickly the right wing can turn on their 'allies'. They're users, pure and simple.

[WildEyedLiberal]

1. She's interfered with their latest fearmongering

Thank God CNN has all the details.

[lady lib]

I've been ignoring this story, but it sounds like

she wasn't following their script - so of course she must be punished.

[cookiebird]

2. an ole' southern story

about brer rabbit and the tar baby...the RW didn't want to get stuck to this really weird tale...no lil white princesses to be rescued or mourned. Just condemned.

[CottonBear]

3. The fiance's father is a former mayor of Duluth & a former judge.

Very interesting.

[Clark2008]

4. The couple says that, even though they lived together, they

were still "chaste" and planned to wait until marriage.

So, in ever-loving snarky fashion, Keith Olbermann asked the marriage counselor guest if the fact that there was no sex could have been the problem! I howled with laughter! :rofl:

[Jesus Saves]

5. Oh man

The family is definetaly one of those 'holier than thou' families. Quite frankly, it was kinda cool to see them get a come-uppance on a national level.

[Fescue4u]

8. haha

Thats pretty funny.

[applegrove]

6. Anything but the real news from the world - eh? n/t

[Fescue4u]

7. I didnt realize that it was a partisian issue

I felt sorry for her and her family myself until I learned what she did.

I have no ideal what her politics are, but shes a nitwit who should be criminally punished.

[Lex]

9. The husband-to-be sets off my gaydar bigtime. n/t