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denem

(11,045 posts) Thu Mar 1, 2012, 04:04 PM Mar 2012

“Republicans being against sex is not good” - GOP Strategist.

There ought to be some proper nomenclature for 'Mittspeak doh jour' . 'Corporations are people my friend' set the standard, and off they went, chasing bunny rabbits.

“Republicans being against sex is not good,” the G.O.P. strategist Alex Castellanos told me mournfully. “Sex is popular.”

Dowd . http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/opinion/sunday/dowd-ghastly-outdated-party.html

'Sex is popular'?

Apparently it's occurred to a strategist or three, that less contraception might be deciphered as less sex.

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“Republicans being against sex is not good” - GOP Strategist. (Original Post) denem Mar 2012 OP

This is what I am saying quakerboy Mar 2012 #1

NSS!!!!! Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #2

It isn't like they have it for pleasure. Well, not without diapers or a wide stance. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #3

Well I for one am certainly against Republicans having sex XemaSab Mar 2012 #4

Not me. Maybe if they got laid more they wouldn't be so insane. LetTimmySmoke Mar 2012 #8

But since they are against contraception, I worry that they'll reproduce! Bake Mar 2012 #11

No doubt :) dbackjon Mar 2012 #12

Not many families (R or D) are going to be against birth control & especially Lex Mar 2012 #5

Yeap!! LovingA2andMI Mar 2012 #9

"...less contraception might be deciphered as less sex." Hence the reason why men are going to balk yellowcanine Mar 2012 #6

less contraception means the same amount of sex but with more pregnancies. LetTimmySmoke Mar 2012 #7

I don't think so. Lex Mar 2012 #13

War on Sex EdStaff Mar 2012 #10

quakerboy

(13,920 posts)

1. This is what I am saying

Reply to denem (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 04:28 PM

Mar 2012

In the case of santorum, I believe he has actually stated it much more explicitly.

How can you lose against that?

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)

2. NSS!!!!!

Reply to denem (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 04:51 PM

Mar 2012

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

3. It isn't like they have it for pleasure. Well, not without diapers or a wide stance.

Reply to denem (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 05:47 PM

Mar 2012

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)

4. Well I for one am certainly against Republicans having sex

Reply to denem (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:17 PM

Mar 2012

LetTimmySmoke

(1,202 posts)

8. Not me. Maybe if they got laid more they wouldn't be so insane.

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:25 AM

Mar 2012

Bake

(21,977 posts)

11. But since they are against contraception, I worry that they'll reproduce!

Reply to LetTimmySmoke (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 09:56 AM

Mar 2012

So better if their wives/partners just cut them off.

Bake

dbackjon

(6,578 posts)

12. No doubt :)

Reply to XemaSab (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 07:35 PM

Mar 2012

Lex

(34,108 posts)

5. Not many families (R or D) are going to be against birth control & especially

Reply to denem (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:56 PM

Mar 2012

not in this struggling economy. Many fundies have hang-ups about sex, but most people are for it.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)

9. Yeap!!

Reply to Lex (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 04:10 AM

Mar 2012

Especially with the costs associated with raising a child born in 2012 to 18 is over $240K.....

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

6. "...less contraception might be deciphered as less sex." Hence the reason why men are going to balk

Reply to denem (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:08 AM

Mar 2012

at this as well as women. When Mr. Johnson talks, men listen.

LetTimmySmoke

(1,202 posts)

7. less contraception means the same amount of sex but with more pregnancies.

Reply to yellowcanine (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:23 AM

Mar 2012

Lex

(34,108 posts)

13. I don't think so.

Reply to LetTimmySmoke (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 10:15 PM

Mar 2012

Sure the pregnancy rate will go up, but if women don't have access to birth control, they WILL alter their choice (somewhat anyway) about sex.

EdStaff

(7 posts)

10. War on Sex

Reply to denem (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 09:42 AM

Mar 2012

That's what I am talking about. It may be true there is a war on women from the GOP,

But we can so frame this as a War on Sex and appeal to anyone who has/likes sex, you know like everyone?

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