Michigan Republicans send mailer telling voters to call Democratic candidate's dying mother

[eridani]

This is who Republicans are. Even Turd Way never gets this shitty, so to speak.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/03/1334051/-Michigan-Republicans-send-mailer-telling-voters-to-call-Democratic-candidate-s-dying-mother

Eclectablog first brought us the story of the lows to which Republicans will go to this election season: sending out a mailer telling voters to call a Democratic candidate's dying mother to complain about Obamacare. Michigan's traditional media has picked up the story.


More on the Michigan Republican Party's harassment of elderly woman under hospice care


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/03/1334046/-Some-thoughts-on-the-Michigan-Republican-Party-s-harassment-of-elderly-woman-under-hospice-car

My reporting on the Michigan Republican Party's odious mailer encouraging people to call the phone of the ailing mother of Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 61st House district John Fisher has gotten LOTS of attention. It's had thousands and thousands of views and the cross-posted version at Daily Kos has given it national exposure. It's been picked up by other sites, as well, including Raw Story, Wonkette, and others.

Fisher's opponent, Republican Kalamazoo County Commissioner Brandt Iden, issued a statement that stops very short of repudiating or condemning the mailer, saying, "Obviously, as you know, it was not sent out by our campaign. I don't condone negative campaign tactics and it's not something my campaign has done or anticipates doing. I hope Mr. Fisher would do the same."

Why he would suggest that Mr. Fisher, a pastor, "would do the same" is perplexing. There's been nothing like this coming from the Michigan Democratic Party or Fisher's campaign.

At first blush, it seems unlikely that the MRP would have intentionally blown their own political foot off with this offensive move. But then, when you look at the flyer again, you can't help but notice the very blatant use of the word "bedridden" in the text:

[Control-Z]

1. K&R to the Greatest page. (nt)

[merrily]

2. No words.

[MerryBlooms]

3. Despicable and the denial is bs.

[theHandpuppet]

4. Scum.

There seems to be no slime pit so deep that a Republican won't wallow in it.

[krispos42]

5. "Family values" Republicans at work again.

This is beyond disgusting.

The core of this is that a career Republican, a person for whom Republican politics are like Yankees baseball to Derek Jeter, a person that is smart enough, dedicated enough, and has worked long and hard enough to get into a official position to both approve the mailer AND spend other people's money on printing and mailing it, thinks this is appropriate.

The person who approved this, whatever manager of whatever PAC or activist group or 501(c)3, is soulless. This person has no morals, no ethics, no values, and no sense of right or wrong.

[nc4bo]

6. !

My mom was under hospice care in my home for 4 months before she passed and I remember exactly how my emotions ran during that time. I remember her dying process like it were yesterday.

All I can say, without getting a TOS warning is, I'd be looking for this person responsible. I would not stop until I found them and no excuse would I find acceptable.

This is one if the most disgusting behaviors I've read about.

[krispos42]

7. It would be tragic indeed if the person that approved this mailer was to be badly beaten.

it would be even more tragic if the assailants eluded law enforcement.

[johnnyreb]

8. Keep this visible.