Idiot Conservative admits the goal is punishing NC voters for voting early for President Obama

[kpete]

. . . Eagle Forum's Phyllis Schlafly, a prominent leader of the religious right movement for decades, has a new defense. In a WorldNetDaily column, the right-wing activist offered an unexpected explanation of why some of North Carolina's new restrictions are worthwhile.

The reduction in the number of days allowed for early voting is particularly important because early voting plays a major role in Obama's ground game. The Democrats carried most states that allow many days of early voting, and Obama's national field director admitted, shortly before last year's election, that "early voting is giving us a solid lead in the battleground states that will decide this election."

The Obama technocrats have developed an efficient system of identifying prospective Obama voters and then nagging them (some might say harassing them) until they actually vote. It may take several days to accomplish this, so early voting is an essential component of the Democrats' get-out-the-vote campaign.

~snip~

And then there's Phyllis Schlafly, writing a piece for publication effectively saying Democrats are entirely right -- North Carolina had to dramatically cut early voting because it's not good for Republicans.

Remember, Schlafly's piece wasn't intended as criticism; this is her defense of voter suppression in North Carolina. Proponents of voting rights are arguing, "This is a blatantly partisan scheme intended to rig elections," to which Schlafly is effectively responding, "I know, isn't it great?"

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/08/26/20197189-how-not-to-defend-voter-suppression-in-north-carolina?lite
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/27/1234207/-Idiot-Conservative-admits-the-goal-is-punishing-NC-voters-for-voting-early-for-President-Obama
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/phyllis-schlafly-s-totally-coherent-defense-north-carolina-s-voter-suppression-law

[d_r]

1. they not shamed

they don't try to hide it. they're proud of it. it is street cred for them.

[BlueJazz]

2. Good grief...I didn't even know that nasty hag was still around. I thought she had died somehow.

I once wrote down her personality traits and made it my life's choice to never, ever date a woman who had even one of them

[KoKo]

9. So did I...but, this is really good to know...and can be used for good purpose!

[demwing]

11. Time, I am

the destroyer of worlds, and I have come to engage all people.

[lastlib]

13. no such luck--but now she can at least be a useful idiot.....

[EC]

3. Can't this be used in court to prove

discrimination? Or are they going to play their little games of "Oh, no we're just rigging it against Democrats, not minorities(since the voting rights act only covers minorities and not parties).

[surrealAmerican]

5. I doubt it.

It's not like she has any political power. She's just a mouthpiece for right wing ideas.

[marions ghost]

4. Punishing North Carolina

This is the agenda in general.

They have no shame.

[ladyVet]

29. Yep.

It's a sad state to live in these days. I used to be proud of NC. Now, not so much.

Oh well. When all the poor pukes get their food stamps and Medicaid cut, maybe they'll see who put the knife to their throats. Or not.

Don't cry for me, Democracy! I tried to carry your light forward.

[marions ghost]

30. I get that

It's scary to see how easily a state can be stolen and jerked backwards...

And sad to see how many people are so greedy and corrupt that they support the RethugliCon agenda. No morals, no conscience, no ethics. Just all about moi.

The rest of the country needs to see this as the wave of the future in vulnerable states...

[Botany]

6. OMG she has got us dead to rights

"The Obama technocrats have developed an efficient system of identifying prospective Obama voters and
then nagging them (some might say harassing them) until they actually vote. It may take several days
to accomplish this, so early voting is an essential component of the Democrats' get-out-the-vote campaign."


*******
Yes, I was part of that nasty campaign of GOTV for likely Obama voters. In Ohio we had millions of votes
already in the bank before election day because the republicans are VERY GOOD @ screwing with one day
of voting but if you have a month of voting they really can't do anything.

[radhika]

8. Just having Schafly still around babbling is punishment enough..lighten up on NC n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

10. “Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania: Done."

Saith PA state House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R) in 2012. THAT is their strategy and they are going to try to implement it everywhere they lost.

[The Wizard]

12. Bigotry is a sure fire

republican vote getter.

[DissidentVoice]

14. This woman is the precursor to Sarah Palin n/t

[ashling]

15. I sometimes forget that the Gadfly is still around

[rarigney]

16. Backfire?

Colin Powell believes that all these voter suppression and intimidation efforts are going to backfire on republicans. I sure hope so!

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Is that old windbag still around?

Hideous, paranoid, snooty, Yuck.

[bluestate10]

19. Thy will fail. Voting is becoming such a badge of honor among young Blacks, Hispanics,

Chinese Americans, Hindi Americans, Sheik Americans, American Indians, that any attempt to suppress voting will be met with more votes. I want the republican party to die off, so I don't relish giving that party advice. The republican party should embrace voting rights for every eligible American like there is no tomorrow. On top of embracing voting right, the republican party should cast out much of it's base. The changes that the republican party could make will cost it the reddest states, but those states account for a minuscule number of electoral votes. The change would make the party competitive again in many electoral vote rich blue states. But, being the party it has become, the republican party will die instead of making wise changes.

[TBF]

20. I can't believe she's still alive -

I remember her from the 70s ... but I was a kid then. She was the woman speaking all over the country telling other women to stay home (I guess she wanted to be the only working mom).

[calimary]

31. HAH! Yeah, I noticed that, too.

She was fine with her own job outside the home, parading all over the country spreading her bile and her idiocy, getting paid for speeches and public appearances, advocating that America's women belonged at home with the kids, and dutifully popping out more every nine months.

[Scurrilous]

21. K & R

[blackspade]

22. sigh....

[marew]

23. You mean some citizens actually...

exercised their right to vote? And they did not vote for a conservative? How gauche of them! What nerve!

SARCASM OFF!

I detested this woman many decades ago when I was a teenager. She has always had a self-righteous and arrogant character. Schlafly is living proof that wisdom and a propensity for respecting everyone's right to vote does not come with age.

[cynzke]

24. What an Idiot.

It doesn't matter when you vote, it matters that you vote. Extended dates are granted as a convenience to all citizens to avoid the crowds, not to extend privileges to Democrats. GOP can vote early too, but hey lets punish them too. Then there are ballots for voting. Research suggest that GOP voters are more likely to vote by mail in ballots. Perhaps blue states should do away with ballots. Of course not. If the GOP thinks cutting back on hours will discourage Dem. voters, they are nuts.

[Blue Owl]

25. Hmmm, didn't the evil red menace also discourage voting?

What are you Phyllis Schlafly, some kind pinko commie???

[indepat]

26. It's a crying shame Holder's lads cannot take on those engineering blatant voter intimidation and

suppression.

[Thinkingabout]

27. I just wonder how much dumber the GOP will get in the voter supression. I wonder if they will start

Looking at the age group who votes Republican, they are getting older and they are going to have a hard time standing in long lines and most of them vote early to avoid the crowds. Obama's large voting group is younger and can stand in longer lines ergo the voting majority will be Democrats. The GOP does not like minority groups, alienate women voters and continues to create a platform which does not attract new voters.

[Rozlee]

28. Is she bathing in the blood of virgins or something?

She and Satan must've made a pact to keep her above ground longer 'cause she looks like something that would go around moaning for 'braaaainnnzzzzz.' Too bad. She's in the Republican Party. The pickings are slim to none.