The phony outrage over DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is so over the top, surprisingly promoted by the press, that I can't sit back and just shake my head. This is what the conservative tea party "stand with Walker" base needed to get out to vote and donate money; phony livid outrage.
Thanks to the media, like jsonline, picking up on the WISGOP mindless talking point:
"Wasserman Schultz used domestic violence language to critque Walker's record."
She did? Domestic violence...really? I immediately thought of a Flintstones metaphor, where cavemen dragged women by their hair. But leave it to the right wing losers who have nothing else run on but a created pile of phony outrage. Here's Schultz's quote:
"Scott Walker has given women the back of his hand. I know that is stark. I know that is direct. But that is reality. What Republican tea party extremists like Scott Walker are doing is they are grabbing us by the hair and pulling us back. And that's unacceptable. It is not going to happen on our watch."
True. Oh, I forgot, I'm outraged. Don't take my word for it, check out this ridiculous response by our would be governor (if Walker becomes president), Lt Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch:
Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who said she was "shocked" that domestic violence language was used to discuss political disagreements. "I think the remarks were absolutely hideous and the motive behind them was despicable," Kleefisch said.
Dumb? Of course. A reference to domestic violence? Thank you WISGOP/Scott Walker Campaign for saying it was.
ALEC exec and State Rep. Leah Vukmir even asked Mary Burke to denounce Schulz's statement, who, oops, came out with a very clear comment a few minutes after the the phony outrage surfaced on Wednesday:
Maybe the Republicans will ask Rep. Ron Kind, Mark Pocan and President Obama to also denounce. Oh, that's coming? See if you've heard this before:Burke campaign: "That's not the type of language that Mary Burke would use, or has used, to point out the clear differences in this contest. There is plenty that she and Governor Walker disagree on — but those disagreements can and should be pointed out respectfully."
Walker campaign spokeswoman Alleigh Marre told reporters that Burke's statement didn't go far enough and that she should be asked why she stopped short of denouncing the comments and asking the Congresswoman to apologize.God this pathetic. Look at the national coverage over nothing, this trumped up piece of WISGOP lunacy:
Thankfully, Schultz didn't backtrack to badly:
"I shouldn't have used the words I used. But that shouldn't detract from the broader point that I was making that Scott Walker's policies have been bad for Wisconsin women, whether it's mandating ultrasounds, repealing an equal pay law, or rejecting federal funding for preventative health care, Walker's record speaks for itself."
As on person commented:
In other News............
1) Right-wing republicans are "outraged?" Big deal - For them it is a way of life!
2) Scott Walker is raising money? Scott Walker is ALWAYS RAISING MONEY! Slow news day?
There's a word for people in WisGOP that love to dish it out, but whine and complain when someone gives it back. Starts with a P and ends with a Y. Civility in this state's politics went out the door when "the bawmb" was dropped in 2011 and our governor called everyday people making $40K a year "haves"
ReplyDeleteAnd especially true when the complaints are coming from the dingbat Lt. Gov, who put gay people on the same level as dogs and clocks when it came to marriage equality.
Best part about this fauxtrage? It'll turn eyes to Walker's truly horrible record on women's issues, and the fact that less than 10% of the Assembly GOP caucus is women.