Here’s The Thing about Republican Family Values…
…It’s
a bullshit term that has no real meaning to the GOP.
The
concept of Republican Family Values is a great marketing term and it sounds
good to the Bible Belt crowd, but since a number of leaders in the party
are really just cheating liars, it’s hard for someone WITH A BRAIN and EYES and
EARS to take them seriously when they shout down purity judgments to us from
their high horses.
Let’s
review some of the worst offenders:
Newt Gingrich
First
up – Everybody’s favorite adulterer, Newt Gingrich! Poor Newt married young and
when he wife got CANCER, he just couldn’t be bothered with pesky things like
being a decent husband and he cheated on her and LEFT HER for another
woman.
Here’s
what Newt had to say:
“There were times when I was praying and when I felt I was doing things that were wrong. But I was still doing them. I look back on those as periods of weakness and periods that I’m not only not proud of, but I would deeply urge my children and grandchildren not to follow in my footsteps.”
But
then Newt cheated on his second wife for six years with Callista because
REPUBLICAN FAMILY VALUES!!! When he was caught, he asked his second wife if she was down with an open marriage. His excuse
for the affair? Stress from a heavy workload as Speaker of the House. Awwww poor Newt.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Years
after the Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger knocked up
the family housekeeper – who kept the child – he said that he regretted the affair and
that it was the “stupidest thing” because it “inflicted tremendous pain” on his
wife and family.
But
Schwarzenegger bragged in his book about his “hot affair” with
actress Brigitte Neilson while he was living with Maria Shriver.
To
sum it up: Mexican maid – embarrassing and stupid. Hot blond actress –
SCORE!
Dinesh D’Souza
Of
course we can’t ignore Conservative Tea Party favorite Dinesh D’Souza. He
recently admitted to violating federal campaign finance law and was sentenced
to five-years probation starting with eight months in a community confinement
center.
He faces no prison time. In a side note, D’Souza’s wife alleges that he
is an abuser and an unfaithful husband, and she urged the
judge to “impose a just sentence.”
You Aren’t Fooling Anyone
Now,
I imagine this is when conservative trolls will start complaining about
adulterous Democrats like Bill Clinton or Anthony Weiner.
But
here’s the difference trolls – Democrats are not promoting the hypocritical
message of family values while they are behaving like sniffing dogs who can’t
keep Mr. Happy behind the zipper.
Republican
cheaters – you aren’t fooling anyone, except maybe yourselves. You are full of
it. When you market yourselves as superior while you are behaving like
a-holes, you just look really pathetic and WE CAN ALL SEE YOU!
Kimberley
A. Johnson (BIO)
is the author of AMERICAN WOMAN The Poll Dance: Women and Voting & The Virgin Diaries and an activist for women’s rights. Like her on Facebook, Twitter or follow her on FB HERE.
