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Posted by Robyn66 in General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009)
Tue Jun 03rd 2008, 09:29 AM
I have been giving this a lot of thought over the last couple of weeks because I cannot wrap my head around Democratic women being willing to throw hard won rights away, voting for someone only because she is a woman or demonstrating a terrible stereotype about women being so self absorbed we cannot see past our own vanity that we put our personal preference for a candidate before what is best for our country. I am sure there are some women like that, but the number is very small.

I think what has come in to play is Operation Chaos. It’s funny to me that we haven't seen any organized group of women from the Limbaugh crowd (that I have heard of anyway) protesting that Hillary belongs home baking cookies or any other "typical" conservative nonsense. It all ads up when you have someone like Anne (gag) Coulter who has said previously women should not have the right to even vote. You would think she would be lead pitch fork bearer on a woman running for President! But instead she is a Hillary supporter (interesting). Couple that with big Hillary fan Pat Buchanan and then Limbaugh promoting Operation Chaos and I think it’s really all there. Especially when for years this same group of people has been saying that Hillary is their DREAM candidate because she will unite the Republican Party.

Operation Chaos would be enough people to skew polls of Hillary supporters saying they won’t support Obama in November, and provide enough cross over votes for some of the closer primary races. Plus they got the added bonus of being able to express and hide their racism in the Democratic Party as rabid Hillary supporters who scream something like Barak is an "inadequate black man" (not sure if that is the exact wording).

Let’s face it; Hillary does not want women to lose the right to choose, or any of the other terrible things that will happen if McCain gets in. And anyone who really supports Hillary or knows her record would feel the same way. True Hillary supporters are going to work like hell to get a Democrat in the Whitehouse because they are intelligent people just like most Democrats are.

Do I think there are some bitter and disappointed Hillary supporters right now, yes I do. It is very disappointing for someone you believe in strongly to lose. I was heartbroken when John Edwards dropped out. But do I think the true Hillary supporters will unite with the party in November? Absolutely I do.

I think we need to recognize what we are seeing. I think most people have a gut feeling about who the real Democrats are. If you are going to vote for McCain then you aren’t a Democrat. There is nothing anyone on a message board can do to stop you.

I suggest that we recognize the Operation Chaos Agents for what they are and refuse to respond to the blatantly inflammatory posts. The people who personally attack Barak and his family are only doing it for a reaction. You aren’t going to make them mad by responding but they are getting a lot of entertainment from reading your responses.

Just my opinion, take it for what its worth.

I am glad this is almost over!
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