Why Are the Right’s Supposedly “Pro-Women” Groups Ignoring the Vitter Scandal?

[MountainLaurel]

In a nutshell, because they think that domestic violence is just a man asserting his God-given domination over women?

It’s tempting to think the biggest scandal facing Sen. David Vitter (R), the scandal-plagued Louisianan seeking re-election this year, would be the prostitutes he hired after running on a conservative “family values” platform. But the Brent Furer controversy is proving to be every bit as interesting.

To briefly recap, Furer is the aide Vitter kept on his taxpayer-financed payroll, despite Furer having held his ex-girlfriend hostage, threatening to kill her, and attacking her with a knife. The right-wing senator knew about this, and not only kept Furer on his staff, but tasked him with helping oversee women’s issues for the office. Making matters worse, Vitter seemed to lie about this last week.

Women’s groups and anti-domestic violence activists aren’t pleased with the developments.

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But what about conservative women’s groups? As organizations committed to gender equality grew in strength and influence years ago, conservatives pushed back with right-wing groups and leaders like Concerned Women for America and Phyllis Schlafly.

http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/07/12/why-are-the-rights-supposedly-pro-women-groups-ignoring-the-vitter-scandal

[stray cat]

1. Because its one person and they are interested in the large issue

because they can actually see the forest and not just a single tree branch that just needs cut off?

[Warpy]

2. Conservative "women's" groups are largely run by males

behind the scenes and stay on partisan message just as much as any other right wing front group does. The only thing that makes them "women's" groups is the intended target of the propaganda, issued by a few females they push out to front the group.

They're for women's rights the way Hitler was, pushing women back into their "natural" sphere of kinder, kuche, kirche.

Don't look to them for any leadership for anything but pushing the right wing agenda, in other words. The only real thing they have to do with women is the name they stole.

[xxqqqzme]

3. Because IOCWDDI

It Only Counts When Democrats Do It.

I'm certain you got the memo.

And what Warpy said.

[rocktivity]

4. Yeah! Where are those "mama grizzlies" Sarah Palin has been nattering about?

:evilgrin:
rocktivity