My republican acquaintance today said the voters hate Claire so much they'll vote for Akin anyway.

[proud2BlibKansan]

She agreed that what Akin said was really awful and offensive to women but maybe I just don't understand how deeply they despise Claire McCaskill. I said "Enough to vote for an idiot who obviously has no respect for women?" She said yes.

I then reminded her that the independent vote is what matters. Did she honestly believe independents would vote for Akin? She said "Well, republicans are NOT going to vote for Claire." So I asked her again, what about the independents.

She walked away, shaking her head.

In other news, my republican family members have asked for a truce on Facebook. "Please no political posts between now and the election". Not a one of them has said a word about the Akin nonsense. For months now, they have flooded my page with every nasty cartoon they could find about President Obama, called him a socialist, criticized the ACA, gone into great detail about how it's going to bankrupt the country, belittled the Democrats. No shame. But NOW they want a truce!

Not on your life. Let the games begin!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Why do they hate her so much? Is it just that she's a Democrat

or is there something in particular?

[maxsolomon]

3. ACA, probably.

DEATH PANEL!

[Cha]

6. Which boils down to

BRAINWASHED. They hate her 'cause they're brainwashed. Epic Sad.

[hifiguy]

58. The parallels to aspects of Germany in the 1930-32 period are

getting too obvious to ignore. Remember, folks, this is the period before the Austrian corporal with the Chaplin moustache came to power. The ugliness is increasing every day.

There is a sizable portion of the American populace that would happily march most of the people who post here to the extermination camps and not think twice about doing so. They would sleep as soundly as kittens after doing it.

Very strange and awful times could lie ahead. If the POTUS is re-elected, I foresee the reichwingers going completely off the deep end.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. She's a Democrat and a woman

And a bit outspoken. They hate that shit down there.

[Freddie]

12. Yup

Used to work with some Repugs and they hated Hillary and Nancy Pelosi with a white-hot passion. Must have been that combination of Democrat *and* uppity woman.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. They've connected her to Obama.

She also forgot to pay taxes on her airplane and they went nuts.

[RC]

19. She is in lock-step with that Socialist Obama.

She voted for Obamacare. She is not what main stream Missouri wants or needs. She is responsible for the debt not being paid off. She used her position in the Senate to help another state get some needed money for a unnamed project, instead of helping Missourians.

Never mind she has been known to vote for some of Roy Blunt's(R-MO) bullshit. Roy is another piece of work, gumming up our government.

[progressoid]

59. Same kind of thing here with Steve King.

I've heard Repubs say they think he's crazy. But they'll still vote for him because they damn sure won't check the box for a Democrat! They would rather have bat-shit-insane than allow a Democrat in office.

It' sickening.

[Bandit]

68. Republicans are brainwashed into Hating..

The Republican Party exists because of Fear and Loathing.. they offer nothing constructive and ONLY exist to tear down the "other"...

[southernyankeebelle]

2. You give them hell.

[Cha]

4. Innocent question..Why

do they hate her so much?

Interesting why your gop fam members want a truce now?

[Dawson Leery]

7. In their core, they agree with Akin.

[NNN0LHI]

13. The GOP women around here who I am acquainted with agree completely with what Akin said

But being a pretty solid blue state they don't matter electorally.

Don

[1StrongBlackMan]

8. And what about ...

I then reminded her that the independent vote is what matters. Did she honestly believe independents would vote for Akin? She said "Well, republicans are NOT going to vote for Claire." So I asked her again, what about the independents.

Any half-way sane, self-interested, Vaginal-American gopers?

[freshwest]

28. I suspect 'independents' is the name for GOP who are ashamed of the GOP.

But they can vote for every nasty GOP thing in the voting booth when no one's looking.

Then when they walk out of the booth, they're 'Independents' again.

[Coyotl]

9. The independents will decide this race. In Missouri, the center swings the election, but

remember, Obama is on the ticket and that means a lot of Dem turnout.

[CJCRANE]

11. She's probably just putting on a brave face

and trying to demoralize you. Don't believe a word of it.

[Aerows]

14. Those who vote Republican

will vote Republican even if they are told to their face that they would be slaughtered the day after the election.

You can't reason with them. A Democratic candidate could tell them that they would keep them alive, on Medicare and Social Security or give them gainful employment. That's slavery. A Republican comes along and tells them that they will be slaughtered at a glue factory, while their belongings will be taken by the wealthy. That's greeted with joy and seen as freedom.

You can't reason with people that would give their lives to be "free" and dead, when "freedom" means that they have to actually live among people that don't share their ideology, or are, :shudder:, different than they are.

You cannot reason with people that watch Fox News and take it as their meat and drink, and with people that believe that Rush Limbaugh tells them the "truth". If they witness their friends and neighbors going to the glue factory, and their own possessions taken away, they will convince themselves that somehow, they are different.

[Raine]

15. I don't like McCaskill either but if I lived in that state I would vote for her

over that woman hating neanderthal!

[Ian David]

16. Tell them you will accept only their unconditional surrender.

[grantcart]

33. yeah Gen Grant!!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. I may borrow that picture.

LOL

[coalition_unwilling]

61. Thread-winner! - n/t

[mnhtnbb]

17. Why shouldn't you discuss politics on your fb page? They can block you, if they want.

Don't let them limit you. You might influence some FRIENDS--not family--to vote Obama.

[NV Whino]

18. It's hard to understand why they hate her so much

She's a Blue Dog and tends to vote with the Republicans more than the dems.

[RC]

20. The simple fact she has a (D) by her name. No other reason.

They don't need anything else.

[Care Acutely]

44. The vagina is very helpful also. Only thing worse than a (D)

is a she-D.

[RC]

53. Yeah, you're right!

I don't normally think that way, but you're absolutely correct! Good point. A vagina... How can a person man up, if they have a vagina? And how can they be a good Republican without a penis?
How dare Claire (D) put on her shoes and leave the kitchen to take away a job belonging to a real man(R)? ::::cough-gag:::

[kimbutgar]

21. Please keep posting and keep up the fight.

Your republican family members have the Obama derangement syndrome they have become so brainwashed they are no longer are able to be reasoned with and don't know why they hate him but they have had it imprinted in their brain. Make sure you post some some really nasty anti republican rmoney stuff and tell them too bad.

[RBInMaine]

22. A Republican would literally vote for Satan himself if he had an R next to his name on the ballot.

[nanabugg]

24. Only if Satan were red and not black.

[Dawson Leery]

25. There are alot of towns in Connecticut who vote for ANYONE with an (R)

in front of their name. I grew up in one of them.

[proud2BlibKansan]

40. Hey. You're talking to a Kansan here.

That's the reason this state is so red.

[Dawson Leery]

57. We are all aware of this.

What I am saying is that there are pockets of dark red in dark blue states and the reverse holds true too.

[coalition_unwilling]

62. Have you ever noticed that you never see Satan and Paul Ryan at the

same time????



(stolen from a tweet by Cher yesterday, but too good to pass up

[avebury]

23. K&R nt

[xmas74]

26. That's not what I'm hearing

and I'm outside of the KC Metro area, where we tend to get a bit more conservative. I've heard a whole lot of people who are very upset with his comments and talking about either voting for Claire or completely skipping that section when they vote.

You know the military bases tend to be a bit more conservative, as do the farmers. They're pretty angry, to the point that I can't find a single Akin sign left in town. I noticed a few Romney signs were taken down over the past few days too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

41. In all fairness, it was only one person.

On the local news last night, they interviewed a republican woman who had been raped.

(Side note, did they put out an all call - 'please contact us if you are a female, republican and rape victim - and want to be on TV')

Anyhow, she was really upset and said if Akin didn't withdraw, she wouldn't vote in that race. And maybe she'll just stay home.

[xmas74]

48. In our neck of the woods,

I could see them putting out an all call of that nature. Then again, it probably wasn't all that hard to find one.

Did you watch the channel 4 coverage at 6 about Akin? I had to see what kind of spin they were putting on it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

50. No but I watched channel 4 Sunday night

They were the first to talk about Akin needing to step down.

[xmas74]

52. Oh, you missed so much!

Fun times, let me tell you.

It's been decided by the "brilliant" analysts working for Fox 4 (remember, they are working for us!) that with the conventions, there will be absolutely no campaigning by the Dems. (I believe the word "moratorium" was actually used on the air, along with an explanation of said word.) The next few weeks of "no campaigning" by the Dems would allow for enough time to have this all die down and Akin will come out that much stronger.

I guess they've already forgotten that Claire will not be attending the convention. She decided over a month ago that she would stay at home and campaign during that time, both on her behalf and on the behalf of her fellow Dems in the area.

I forgot how dumb they are on Fox 4!

[proud2BlibKansan]

54. And the sad thing is they are the best local news station

[xmas74]

55. Yes, they are.

I read up online and might catch a station for the news-not much else. Or I'll turn on a station if I see one of their trucks in town.

[AlinPA]

27. GOP voters in Missouri would vote for Akin if they saw him raping a 12 year old girl in a church.

Same goes for Romney.

[wilsonbooks]

30. There is a lot of division in the party because of the primary,

Akin was polling third before the election and would not have won if not for Democrats crossing over to vote for him because we knew that he would be the only one of the three that Claire could beat.

[AlinPA]

31. I didn't know that, but hatred of Obama and other Democrats by GOP voters is like fire.

[Zoeisright]

29. What a bunch of fucking morons.

There really is no other excuse.

[Curmudgeoness]

32. It is the same with the "base" for Romney as well.

They vote "against" a Democrat instead of "for" their Republican candidate. But you are right to figure the independents into the mix. These die-hards will not budge, and it isn't worth it to even try to reason with them. You will not reason with the insane.

And as to FB, you go for it!!! I am hitting emails and FB with all the political information that I think people should hear. I don't give a shit if they don't WANT to hear it. So, unfriend me!

[Bluenorthwest]

34. She does not really think it is awful or even incorrect. All Republicans are ignorant and hateful

I think it is wrong to let them off so easily. These ignorant people cause suffering to real, innocent people. What about independents? What about decency, what about ethics and morality?
That woman is depraved, corrupt and flat out stupid.

[Doctor_J]

37. Yup

anyone who says there are good Republicans around is an appeaser, basically a "good german". It is time to stop associating with Dems who think there is something redeemable about Repukes. If and when we have our day, the appeasers will go to the gallows along with the fascists themselves.

[n2doc]

35. Ask them- what does electing Akin give them ?

What does Rmoney give them? He is going to raise their taxes, cut any benefits they get and start another expensive war. It isn't enough to dislike the incumbent, change has to mean something other than making things worse.

[Doctor_J]

36. the entire "heartland" is completely ruled by hate radio

this country, and the red states in particular, are no better than Nazi germany for letting this go on. I am flabbergasted that what was world's beacon of freedom has plummeted into fascism in the course of a generation.

[proud2BlibKansan]

43. Very true.

[hatrack]

38. Give them a kick in the ass for me, Proud!

[proud2BlibKansan]

42. You know I will!

Are you still in town? There's a big women's rights rally on Sat morning at the fountain on The Plaza. Looking forward to it!

[zentrum]

45. Tell them

...that 32,000 pregnancies from rape occur every year. And those are only the ones reported as such.

Tell them that your liberal friends want to know how they came to be so unspeakably cruel. To women, children, old people, poor people, sick people, students and finally---middle class people!

[bupkus]

46. A little ammo for your republican family members' facebook walls:

?1345563065

http://cdn.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1.3917419.1345559004!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/display_600/image.jpg

http://www.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1.3916142.1345494223!/httpImage/image.jpg







?8443493c621efce55b7800c653aab6e865575d89

[coalition_unwilling]

63. Awesome collection. My fav was the 'Dr. Akin's Guide

to the Female Body,' duly published on my FB wall 5 minutes ago.

To your collection, I would add only:

[B Calm]

47. The magic R carries a lot of clout

with dumb uninformed voters!

[Egalitarian Thug]

49. Apparently Las Vegans are a little more sane. I've yet to meet a single person not directly

connected to the local Democratic party that doesn't despise Harry Reid for the shit he's done, or hasn't done, but the republicans insist on nominating completely insane morons, so we gave Harry his last term.

[coalition_unwilling]

65. I'll bet even that anti-Reid sentiment has started to change now, what with

Reid's deft stiletto wielding re Mitt's missing tax returns. I gained a whole new appreciation for Harry Reid as a result. I think he may deserve a partial credit for Obama's re-election this year.

[Egalitarian Thug]

66. Hard to say, he's not up for re-election so he's kind of off the radar, and most people don't know

about anything that doesn't come out of the TV. Judging from random conversations, bumper stickers, and yard signs, Ron Paul would win in southern Nevada, so I think we will go with the President. Conventional wisdom says that Harry will not run again, he'll be 75 in 2014.

[coalition_unwilling]

67. Now that he has slain the Mitt-Dragon, I think Harry is entitled to his

retirement I shall be slow to speak ill of him ever again.

[CoffeeCat]

51. Games indeed!

I love your fighting spirit!

Thanks for the local report! It's good to hear what Missourians are thinking.

[LiberalFighter]

56. Tell them that Akin will be buying all the men transvaginal ultrasounds

They will be modified for rectal use.

[99Forever]

60. A side question.

Why in the world would anyone allow others to For months now, they have flooded my page with every nasty cartoon they could find about President Obama, called him a socialist, criticized the ACA, gone into great detail about how it's going to bankrupt the country, belittled the Democrats. No shame."

Someone does that shit on my turf, they get one warning to stop. That's it. Second offenses get the boot, end of story.

[cbdo2007]

64. Just the base but not the independents.

We have a Dem governor and McCaskill so it's ridiculous for people to act like we would never vote in a Dem in a million years. Now that Akin is staying in the race, this will be an easy win for McCaskill and may actually help Missouri go Obama for President if enough Repubes are disgusted enough that they just stay home (which is the impression I'M getting from my Repube acquaintances here in MO).

[MadHound]

69. Yeah, that's why Akin's support dropped ten points overnight

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0821/Poll-Akin-s-lead-narrows-against-Democrat-McCaskill-video

Sorry, but this is the state that voted for a dead man over Ashcroft. Sure, the die hard yahoos will vote for Akin, but independents are running away in droves. Not to mention that Akin's comments energized the Democrats and the left to come out and vote for Claire in a way that nothing McCaskill could have achieved.

By next week, if not sooner, Claire will take the lead in the race for good. The only question left now is whether Akin's comments will cost Romney Missouri.