Liberal Media Setting a Gender Gap Trap for Republicans

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Liberal Media Setting a Gender Gap Trap for Republicans

By Richard A. Viguerie | 2/17/12

The Obama campaign and the liberal media (but I repeat myself) are setting a trap for the Republican presidential candidates in hopes of building a substantial “gender gap” in favor Obama and the Democrats. The question is, will the Republicans -- and especially Rick Santorum -- fall in or turn it to their advantage?

That question will be decided by whether or not Republicans can stay on message and keep the discussion focused on religious freedom, the Constitution and respect for the traditional family, instead of getting sucked into an argument over liberal feminist grievances with males in general.

The liberal gambit began January 7, when ABC's George Stephanopoulos hounded Mitt Romney on the issue of contraception as decided in the 1965 Supreme Court case, Griswold v. Connecticut. Romney managed to blunder through the Inquisition without taking the bait.

Rush Limbaugh later noted that, “The design was they hoped Romney would say, 'Well, if the states want to,' they could then allude to the Republican front-runner suggesting that contraception be banned. Then they went out and they found an interview with Santorum where they can take him out of context and say that this is what he intends to do when he has not and did not say that.”

The line of questioning began by Stephanopoulos hasn’t been limited to contraception. Santorum has also been hit for opposing women in combat -- again, with his comments taken out of context in an attempt to spark feminist outrage and demonstrate that the rising conservative candidate is hostile to women reaching their full professional potential.

Typical Stand and Flop On Us Tactic

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What the dumb ass Repubs should state is that I want to talk about more important issues like jobs, unemployment, debt, the economy. When George S. stated his question again, Rick or Mitt should ask this left wing jerk " how does abortion/the pill affect you personally".

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