Mike Huckabee: "Women don't need to depend on government for birth control. All they have to do is learn to control their burning desires." He further said, "Wives Also should 'graciously submit' to their husbands."
GOP Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said that a pregnancy resulting from rape is God's intention. Rush Limbaugh insulted women when he stated: "Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society."
Now we know the true meaning of the word "control freak."
We have seen that Republicans are perfectly willing to water down or eliminate successful government programs that people really need but they neither have the inclination nor the capacity to replace them with something more effective. They don't seem to understand that one of the primary responsibilities of this government is to provide for the "safety and security" of the American people; and that includes appropriate government programs.
In the past the Democratic Party has had difficulty getting out the vote and they have lost the control of Congress as a result. What it must do now is to organize a great effort to motivate and energize a massive number of their supporters to vote in November. If they do just that then the Democratic candidate will win handily.
But if far too many supporters of the Democratic agenda stay home and don't vote and the majority of actual voters decide to cast their ballots for a candidate whose positions on critical issues match those outlined above, then the grim, nightmarish scenario presented above will become reality.
Talk about the American people arriving at a critical crossroads. So when we decide whether to vote or not, and for whom we will cast that ballot, we better think very deeply about the America in which we want to live going in the future.
Michael Payne
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