by Hunter:
Rep. Paul Ryan, who I will always momentarily confuse with Sen. Rand Paul because inexplicably elevated, suspiciously unaccomplished faux-freedom-loving mathematically challenged lily-white conservative dunderheads of a certain age who nevertheless get all sorts of Beltway praise for their bold and courageous and fantastically unworkable ideas and who have "Paul" in their name all sort of look alike to me, gave a speech to the Susan B. Anthony List boldly proclaiming that when it comes to obsessive anti-abortion stances, Republicans have nothing that needs moderation:
Ryan, the former GOP vice presidential nominee, acknowledged that a "careless remark or an ugly sign" can damage the cause against abortion rights "in an instant."
But he challenged the view that Republicans should soften their approach in order to attract centrist or female voters, who favored President Obama by more than 10 points in November.
"Our critics say we should abandon our pro-life beliefs. But that would only demoralize our voters," Ryan said. "It’s an odd strategy, I think: the cynical ploy followed by the thumping defeat."Here's the full speech, for anyone who cares. Abraham Lincoln and slavery features prominently. Ryan is an anti-abortion hardliner, which didn't come up much in the Romney campaign because they did their level best to make him shut the effing hell up already; now he doesn't have to, so I expect we'll be seeing more of it as Ryan tests out his future career opportunities in venues like this one.
Ryan, the former GOP vice presidential nominee, acknowledged that a "careless remark or an ugly sign" can damage the cause against abortion rights "in an instant."
But he challenged the view that Republicans should soften their approach in order to attract centrist or female voters, who favored President Obama by more than 10 points in November.
"Our critics say we should abandon our pro-life beliefs. But that would only demoralize our voters," Ryan said. "It’s an odd strategy, I think: the cynical ploy followed by the thumping defeat."Here's the full speech, for anyone who cares. Abraham Lincoln and slavery features prominently. Ryan is an anti-abortion hardliner, which didn't come up much in the Romney campaign because they did their level best to make him shut the effing hell up already; now he doesn't have to, so I expect we'll be seeing more of it as Ryan tests out his future career opportunities in venues like this one.
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