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Ann Romney: marriage, birth control mandate \u2018distract\u2019 from real voting issues<\/a><\/p>\n

Translation: \u201cMitt Romney isn\u2019t going to do a damn thing about the HHS mandate, you suckers!\u00a0 Oh, he could not care less about gay marriage either.\u00a0 Thanks for your support.\u00a0 Now buzz off.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a standard political tactic.\u00a0 The candidate makes culture war noises for the base.\u00a0 His wife (and\/or sister in Romney\u2019s case) then goes out to assure people that he\u2019s not really going to do anything.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also going to betray his prolife supporters, as sis made clear.<\/p>\n

You do not serve the State. The State serves you.\u00a0 So why do you believe the lie that you must serve the Party instead of demanding the Party serve you?\u00a0 Why put up with this abuse and contempt?\u00a0 Don\u2019t wait till the election.\u00a0 Give this rich, powerful, callous, lying, and contemptuous man\u00a0a very loud piece of your mind right now.\u00a0 Because once he\u2019s elected, he\u2019s going to dump you like yesterday\u2019 trophy wife.\u00a0 You know it.\u00a0 So why stand there and wait for it.\u00a0 Fight back.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"