Florida Democrats Fundraising around Rush Comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few days, you’ve probably heard that Rush Limbaugh messed up and he messed up good.

If you’ve just renewed the lease on your rock, I’ll bring you up to speed quickly. When Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke testified before Congress to advocating insurance companies paying for contraception, Limbaugh called her a slut, prostitute, something about producing a sex tape, along with other nasty things you don’t say about a women.

There are plenty of examples other media personalities (from both sides) doing the same thing but, it’s always wrong. Rush threw Democrats a softball right down the middle and took everyone’s eyes off of rising gas prices.

Eric Cantor, John Boehner, and others are having to clean up Rush’s mess. They’ve had to denounce his remarks during television appearances. Democrats have turned this into a fundraising campaign, saying that Republicans are waging a “War on Women”. They’re also bringing the Presidential race into the fray, calling out frontrunner Mitt Romney.

I know there’s not a War on Women, you know there is not a War on Women. But, Florida Democrats are taking Rush’s words and trying to paint all Republicans with the same brush.

At the center of the offensive is Weston Congresswoman and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wassermann-Schultz (who else) who, made this topic the centerpiece of her “Meet the Press” appearance yesterday morning. This is nothing new for Wasserman-Schultz who’s job is throw everything at the Republican party and see what sticks.

The controversy has finally made it to Central Florida Politics. This morning former Orlando Police Chief and current Congressional Candidate Val Demings sent out a release and fundraising letter slamming the Limbaugh remarks and asking for donations.

There was no mention of Deming’s opponent, current Congressman Daniel Webster in her message and that makes sense. Webster’s last opponent, Alan Grayson launched an anti-woman attack on the Winter Garden Republican with the maliciously edited “Taliban Dan” ad. It backfired, turned off moderates, and Webster cruised to victory.

Expect the DNC to instruct all of their candidates to push fundraising around this recent controversy.

Rush Limbaugh's comments about Sandra Fluke have Democrats on the offensive with a fundraising push.

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  1. [...] Orlando Police Chief Val Demings, who's running for Congress in Florida, sent a message to supporters condemning Limbaugh's remarks and asking for [...]

  2. [...] doesn’t look good on Val Demings (the Limbaugh fundraising push was odd). This ad has political operative fingerprints all over it. She needs to stick to the [...]

  3. Will K says:

    Listen to what women, who know him, are saying about Mitt Romney:

    Jane Edmonds
    http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/3871707

    Susana Martinez, governor of New Mexico
    http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Susana-Martinez-at-the-2012-Republican-Convention/C3731659/

    Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State
    http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Condoleezza-Rice-at-the-2012-Republican-Convention/C3731661/

    Mia Love, Congressional Candidate from Utah
    http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/3839875

    Bev Gray, business owner
    http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/3839860

    Kate Obenshain, former chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia
    http://www.booktv.org/Watch/13912/quotDividerinChief+The+Fraud+of+Hope+and+Changequot.aspx

    Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina
    http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/3847756

    Deb Fischer, candidate for US Senate
    http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/3873413

    Kerry Healey, former Massachusetts Lt. Governor
    http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Kerry-Healey-at-the-2012-Republican-National-Convention/C3830822/

    Does this sound like a “war on women” to you?

    Are these women victims?

    Or, is truth the victim?

    Compare Romney’s administration to the Obama Administration’s treatment of women:

    “The White House Boys’ Club: President Obama Has a Woman Problem”
    http://swampland.time.com/2011/09/21/the-white-house-boys-club-president-obama-has-a-woman-problem/#ixzz2BApoAkUS

    Don’t be fooled by Obama’s beautiful, lofty oratory.

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