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To: Free ThinkerNY

Waaaay off base, IMHO. Wives and children are off limits in a civil society. If he’s having marital problems it really is none of our business, and it has no bearing on his fitness for office (he has none). If Dan Rather did a piece on the Romneys’ trial separation in 15 years ago (just to invent an example) everyone on the right would justifiably be incensed at the invasion of privacy and attempt to make political hay out of a long-forgotten problem time in the candidate’s marriage. Ronald Reagan was a divorcee when he was elected (the first, if I remember correctly)— but I don’t remember much being made of this in a partisan way. We should treat our opponents with the same respect we expect them to treat us. Even politicians are entitled to a private life, as exemplary or messy as it may be, so long as it doesn’t impact on their ability to do their jobs. Leave the gossip out of politics—we’ll win in the end on the issues, not on out National Enquiring the opposition.


30 posted on 05/15/2012 9:46:13 PM PDT by JamesPFitz (Obama, marriage)
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To: JamesPFitz; Free ThinkerNY; onyx; 2ndDivisionVet
Wives and children are off limits in a civil society.

No doubt Sarah Palin would agree.

32 posted on 05/16/2012 3:51:02 AM PDT by LucyT
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To: JamesPFitz

When dealing with the commie rats trying to take over our country, taking the moral high ground is equivalent to BOHICA because the left will take that as weakness and attack.

Families of Conservative politicians are fair game, and wives and children have been the victims of the most malicious stories, spun (LIED) in the worst light possible, and trumpeted all over the news reports and headlines for weeks.

Demwits? They will scream bloody murder in hysterical outrage if someone says Malia has a pimple.

You think that Ronald Reagan’s divorce wasn’t covered in a partisan way in the media at the time and afterward to this day? [shakes head] Sheesh!

Wake up and smell the coffee about just what we are dealing with here. “Double standard” is a gross understatement.


33 posted on 05/16/2012 5:48:25 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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