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In reply to the discussion: Terry McAuliffe, on his "F" rating from the NRA [View all]Arkana
(24,347 posts)36. Well, he's not a real stellar human being:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-time-terry-mccauliffe-left-the-delivery-for-a-washington
Basically, he left his pregnant wife at the hospital to go to a fundraiser. His politics might not be overly objectionable, but he's not a good guy. He's the consummate machine politician, and he's been best pals with the Clintons for the last 20 years, which led him to fiercely oppose Barack Obama in 2008. He's also the DNC chair who was responsible for only spending money and time in districts that were safe and leaning D between 2000 and 2004, which was why we lost control of the government for so long. Had it not been for Howard Dean, we'd still be doing that.
I'm not going to say that Cooch is better, because he's not--he's a Puritanical psychopath who wants to ban blowjobs and anything but missionary-style sex for procreation. But let's not pretend that Virginia got anything more than a choice between "Horrible" and "Less Bad". McAuliffe's run a tightly controlled campaign, largely to avoid incidents like this:
...so it's safe to say that Virginia could have chosen better.
Basically, he left his pregnant wife at the hospital to go to a fundraiser. His politics might not be overly objectionable, but he's not a good guy. He's the consummate machine politician, and he's been best pals with the Clintons for the last 20 years, which led him to fiercely oppose Barack Obama in 2008. He's also the DNC chair who was responsible for only spending money and time in districts that were safe and leaning D between 2000 and 2004, which was why we lost control of the government for so long. Had it not been for Howard Dean, we'd still be doing that.
I'm not going to say that Cooch is better, because he's not--he's a Puritanical psychopath who wants to ban blowjobs and anything but missionary-style sex for procreation. But let's not pretend that Virginia got anything more than a choice between "Horrible" and "Less Bad". McAuliffe's run a tightly controlled campaign, largely to avoid incidents like this:
...so it's safe to say that Virginia could have chosen better.
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That takes guts, a lot more than strapping a gun on before venturing out. I hope he wins big.
Hoyt
Oct 2013
#6
I figure he must have done SOMETHING to earn the coveted "F" from the NRA.
Buns_of_Fire
Oct 2013
#24
Actually, that state beefed up reporting requirements that might have put Cho on the NICS no-go list
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2013
#28
Correct. We need to restrict assault rifles, and then get to the real problem -- handguns.
Hoyt
Oct 2013
#41
The NRA is running lots of ads in SW Virginia for the Cooch and whatever-his-name-is
Buns_of_Fire
Oct 2013
#26
With the NRA dumping money in for Cuccinelli is a very good reason to vote for the opposite
Thinkingabout
Oct 2013
#31