Posted on 07/23/2018 6:13:01 AM PDT by Liberty7732
The deteriorating state of the American left and the Democratic Party was on vivid display again in a recent, ugly controversy in Florida that Democrats initiated, then tried to shrug off and finally back-tracked on after media coverage exposed it.
A Democrat running for local government office posted on Facebook about an issue facing voters in November. Joe Gruters, the chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota, a state representative and the co-chairman of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign in Florida, responded to the issue. One of the first responses to his comment was this:
“..you never did answer my question about when and where I can grab your wife by her pu**y. Get back to me on this.”
Obviously this vile piece of nastiness was a reference to Trump’s old statement from the Access Live video several years ago, which Trump apologized for and for which he rightly received considerable condemnation from Republicans at the time.
Alone, it was just a one-off from a nasty individual. But this repugnant comment was “liked” many times, including by a local Democratic candidate running for the School Board. This candidate was subsequently forced to apologize when the local ABC affiliate did a story on it — which came only after the Republican Party of Sarasota put out a statement condemning the comment, the “like” by the School Board candidate and the willingness of the original Democratic author of the post to keep it up. The statement called on the Democratic Party to disavow the statement and its candidates’ involvement in it.
The Democratic Party did neither. But after the media exposure and public fallout became clear, the vile comment was taken down the next day. Of course, that could have happened immediately. It could have happened after Gruters brought it to the attention of the initial Democrats’ posting. It could have happened when the Republican Party issued its statement. But it did not happen until it was exposed in the media and the Democratic Party measured the response in this red part of Florida.
As bad as all of that was, the really telling part is that the Sarasota County Democratic Party issued an official statement saying that while the comment was inappropriate…“make no mistake that this fake outrage by the Republican Party of Sarasota about a ‘like’ of a comment on a Facebook page is a clear attempt to distract the voters and to score political points.”
Fake outrage?
It seems pretty likely that if anyone suggested they wanted to know when they could grab the private female parts of one of the Democrats’ wives or daughters or mothers, their outrage would be most sincere. Too many Democrats have learned nothing from the lessons of the 2016 election. Instead of understanding how they disconnected from so many Americans, the lesson they took is that because Trump said something vile, they can therefor say anything with impunity. Wrong lesson — for them and the country.
It’s also clear that if Republicans had not highlighted the nastiness to the local media, the Democrats were fine with leaving the comment and its supporting approvals up. Most people recognized that the outrage over this was real and legitimate, particularly for candidates asking voters to put them in office.
Perhaps Democrats need to step back and rethink spending the past 18 months in a daily cyclone of ginned up, hate-based outrage over every act of the Trump administration. It has impaired their ability to distill genuine outrage from the fake.
And its impaired the ability of the nation to participate in any sort of issues-based, civil debate.
Interesting that they think the comment was reprehensible but they keep using it. There aren’t a lot of deep thinkers in that group.
“Too many Democrats have learned nothing from the lessons of the 2016 election. Instead of understanding how they disconnected from so many Americans, the lesson they took is that because Trump said something vile, they can therefor say anything with impunity. Wrong lesson — for them and the country.”
This is the money quote here! Let us hope that they continue with their
“disconnected notion” about how to “rectify” their loss in 2016. And when they loose further seats across the country in November, you wonder what their continuing response will be?
Democrat deep thinkers??????? I don’t believe I have ever met one.
Democrats hate women.
I doubt the Press will be interested but if a Republican candidate had done it... WOO BOY!
I just hope they keep this up for another 3 months.
I guess the dems’ #metoo virtue signaling has been proven phony.
Apology? The candidate should withdraw. That’s what Democrats would be demanding if the situation were reversed.
Obviously this vile piece of nastiness was a reference to Trump’s old statement from the Access Live video several years ago, which Trump apologized for and for which he rightly received considerable condemnation from Republicans at the time.
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Let’s not forget that it was a secret recording of a private conversation.
I’m convinced liberal left wing nuts are born without the logic circuitry necessary for civility.
Last two paragraphs from article:
“Perhaps Democrats need to step back and rethink spending the past 18 months in a daily cyclone of ginned up, hate-based outrage over every act of the Trump administration. It has impaired their ability to distill genuine outrage from the fake.
And its impaired the ability of the nation to participate in any sort of issues-based, civil debate.”
Note to Democrat scum...
Florida is a STAND YOUR GROUND State.
CCW is quite common too.
I doubt there's any.
dems: The party of communists, islamists and perverts.
The Socialist and Communist elements within the Democrat Party have now asserted themselves in leadership positions and are now the true voice of their sorry party! The Democrats tried hard to hide them, but they have now lost control of their kooks. Hey Dems you’ve always been sympathetic to the Marxist philosophy. Now you are the Communist Party of America. You own it! Now deal with it!
“And its impaired the ability of the nation to participate in any sort of issues-based, civil debate.”
The Left has been chipping away at civil debate and America as a whole for over 50 years, now. We didn’t start it, but now we at least have a chance at finishing it.
On FB ‘The White House’ and a number of other Conservative sites, as well as Twitter, leave all of the nasty comments from the Socialists up for ALL to see. Twits post naked pictures of FLOTUS on a regular basis. They are digging their own grave.
Red Tsunami ahead!
Best. Election. Ever. EVER! MAGA!
This can only end in fire and blood. History is my witness.
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