I knew that MI Republicans were despicable, but this takes the cake:

[catbyte]

Mich GOP goes to the gutter, mailer asks people to call Dem candidate's mother who is in hospice

This story is beyond disgusting. The Michigan Republican Party has mailed out a hit piece on John Fisher the Democratic candidate for Michigan's 61st House district. The mailer asks the recipient to call a phone number to complain about Fisher's support of the Affordable Care Act. The number they give rings at the bedside of Fisher's mother, 91-year-old Isabel Marie Kramb, who is in hospice care with congestive heart failure.

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Fisher, as you might imagine, is outraged.

"The Republican Party has encouraged people to call me before, which worked to my advantage, because most people agree with me that policies that improve life for families and seniors are good for Michigan. But to direct people to call a suffering woman who deserves peace and comfort is beyond the pale. Their lack of ethics and contempt for personal privacy is just another reason for people to question what – or better, who – the Republican Party stands for, so that they can make a wise decision at the ballot box on Nov. 4.

I am disgusted that Republicans are recklessly bullying my mother when she needs rest and quiet the most, but she is not the only senior in Michigan whose life has been disrupted because of them. My competitor, Brandt Iden, should denounce the Michigan Republican Party for such appalling tactics in his name. Lansing Republicans showed contempt for all seniors when they forced them to pay extra in order to fund giveaways for major corporations. The men and women who worked hard all their lives so that their families could succeed deserve better than that, and I will work hard to protect the dignity and security of Michigan seniors when I am in Lansing."
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More at link w/a graphic of the disgusting mailer:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/01/1333740/-Mich-GOP-goes-to-the-gutter-mailer-asks-people-to-call-Dem-candidate-s-mother-who-is-in-hospice

We need to GOTV & send these vile, evil cretins packing in November.

[lpbk2713]

1. Sounds like grounds for a civil suit to me.

This harrassment and invasion of privacy is beyond cruel and heartless.

[BrotherIvan]

2. How sick do you have to be to pull a stunt like this?

Is there a direct phone number for the POS who did this? Because I'm ready to call him.

[wandy]

3. I know I should not be this way. These are teapublicans..............

you expect human decency?

[JNelson6563]

4. Shameless bastards.

[corkhead]

5. the ends justify the means when you are doing gawds work.

[Andy823]

6. Another example

Shows just how low teapublicans can go. This is simply another example of why they need to be voted out of office next month. No matter who may tell you that both sides are the same, things like this prove it's a lie.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. The really SAD thing is the number of Republican VOTERS that are fine with this.

[gratuitous]

13. That irreducible 27%

But I'd like to think that a few of the "independent" voters in Michigan might have second thoughts about supporting the Republican. I know, a lot of these newly-minted independents are really Republicans trying to scurry away from their party's actions. But if they have even that much of a conscience, it might be tweaked by this despicable maneuver to actually not vote Republican.

But probably not. As their advertising likes to remind us, Republicans are people. Mean, spiteful, petty little people.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. I keep thinking that whole "Independent Voter" thing is over-rated....

Republicans this year are running on the idea that a White person who votes Democrat is a traitor to their race.

[ZombieHorde]

8. Total assholes. nt

[progressoid]

9. Let's see, I'm going to say they will call this a "clerical error"

[sarge43]

12. And they're sorry that some people were upset

I am so ashamed this is going on in my native state.

[Arugula Latte]

23. However, in spite of this, the Affordable Care Act is still a deed of Satan

and we stand by this basic message.

[sarge43]

24. Of course

We can recommend harassing a dying 90 year old, so hypocritical lying is just business as usual. Foul creatures.

[FiveGoodMen]

10. The money the DNC keeps begging for should go to putting THIS (and similar things) into national ads

WE know this is beyond evil, but how many of our neighbors know?

How many would believe it if WE told them?

(And how come it's gloom, doom, and disaster when they mail us for money and then "reaching across the aisle" the rest of the time?!?)

[azurnoir]

11. seems to me that there could be a major HIPPA violation here

just how the phone number was obtained should be investigated

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. I know,....sounds like a Karl Rove Special.

[VA_Jill]

14. Bastards

[hue]

17. Outrageous callousness! Repukes have no right to govern!

[santamargarita]

18. They give despicable people a bad name. They're sub-human!

[WillyT]

19. K & R !!!

[Rex]

20. Repukes have diseased minds. Nothing is out of bounds for them.

[drm604]

21. This seems to be a pattern.

This is reminiscent of the blogger who supported Sen. Thad Cochran's Tea Party opponent in the Mississippi GOP primary. He snuck into a nursing home, took a photo of Chocran's ill wife, and posted it in his blog.

What I don't get is what they think they can gain from this kind of behavior. It's bizarre.

[catbyte]

22. What's even worse, the mailer uses the word "bedridden." Coincidence?

I think not.

[WillyT]

25. Kick !!!

[freshwest]

26. Also, we now have clarification about where the phone rings from MLive:

That's from the link:

The number is registered under Fisher's name, but is a direct line to his mother's room at Tendercare Portage, where Isabel Kramb is currently receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure, said Fisher's campaign manager David Topping.

If anyone is questioning whether or not this was an intentional act of evil, I draw your attention back to the flyer which very boldly uses the word "bedridden". Yeah, that MIGHT be a coincidence. I'm not betting on it.

If you're interested in sharing your thoughts with Michigan Republican Party Chair Bobby Schostak on this, the MRP's phone number is [phone]. I'm sure Schostak would be happy to speak with you after he gets back from hobnobbing with multi-millionaires Mitt Romney and Terri Lynn Land in southeast Michigan today.

Finally, it turns out that one of Fisher's opponents in this race is a Libertarian named Michael Stampfler, the former Emergency Manager of Pontiac who once described city charters as "interesting reading" as far as Emergency Managers were concerned and expressed his belief that removing elected officials from office was just fine. Having someone who doesn't particularly subscribe to, you know, democracy running for the State House is an interesting twist to this story...

Is this enough to GOTV now?