So....Sandra Fluke may run for congress

[HTFOff]

Sandra Fluke files in California for congressional bid

Women's rights activist Sandra Fluke appears to be moving forward with a run for Congress.


Fluke has filed with the California state Democratic Party to seek its endorsement in the race for retiring Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-Calif.) seat, according to the state party Web site. A state party delegate confirmed to Post Politics that Fluke has filed and paid the fee to appear on the ballot this weekend. Fluke hasn't officially announced her campaign or filed with the Federal Election Commission, and she didn't immediately return a request for comment. But filing for the state party's endorsement means she's now officially part of the process.


Update 9:41 a.m.: An adviser says Fluke had to file for the state party's endorsement because of a looming deadline and that she's keeping her options open. "It is not the same as her announcing her candidacy," the adviser said.


The state party begins its endorsement process on Sunday afternoon at its local pre-endorsement conference, with the process culminating at the state party convention next month.


Other candidates for the seat are former Los Angeles mayoral finalist Wendy Greuel (D) and state Sen. Ted Lieu (D), the other two candidates who have also filed and paid the fee, but the field is expected to be very crowded for a seat Waxman has monopolized for decades. Fluke presents something of an x-factor. She's not as well-known locally as Greuel and Lieu, but has a national profile thanks to her advocacy on contraception coverage under Obamacare, which in 2012 led conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to call her a "slut" and later apologize.

Fluke told the Post's Ed O'Keefe at the 2012 Democratic National Convention that her party needed "more young women in office."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ke-files-in-california-for-congressional-bid/


Yeah, not much to say here.

 

[Moonbeam]

Good

 

[theeedude]

Aside from enduring some Republican verbal abuse, what are her qualifications?

 

[RampantAndroid]

Aside from enduring some Republican verbal abuse, what are her qualifications?

She's not as bad or as ugly as waxman?

Beyond that, I don't see any qualifications. But that hasn't stopped people before.

Go look up "goodspaceguy" in Washington for some laughs.

 

[IGBT]

she'll have all the birth control and dope she wants.

 

[glenn1]

Nm

 

[UglyCasanova]

Aside from enduring some Republican verbal abuse, what are her qualifications?

I'm not sure of the qualifications of hardly any of our political leaders. Not sure what those qualifications should even be.

 

[Lithium381]

I'm not sure of the qualifications of hardly any of our political leaders. Not sure what those qualifications should even be.

honesty
humility
no ego
the understanding that not everyone thinks like you
the ability to not force your own viewpoints on other people using jack booted thugs.

 

[row]

she can't afford condoms, but she's got enough to run for congress.

 

[thraashman]

You know she's young, inexperienced, has limited qualifications, but has some name recognition. So at first I think, maybe she should start smaller. And then some idiot posts something like this:

she can't afford condoms, but she's got enough to run for congress.

and I proceed to look up where I can donate to her because at least she's more sensible and intelligent than half the nation. (Note, I'm referring to the Republican half)

 

[row]

....and I proceed to look up where I can donate to her because at least she's more sensible and intelligent than half the nation. (Note, I'm referring to the Republican half)

"donate?" try the sperm bank, pretty sure you two could prove that evolution can go in reverse

 

[loganone]

and I proceed to look up where I can donate to her because at least she's more sensible and intelligent than half the nation. (Note, I'm referring to the Republican half)

So you'll be donating to the Christie campaign every time someone makes a fat joke about him?

 

[Matt1970]

Well she did manage to get up in front of a whole bunch of people and lie about how much birth control costs and demanded free crap so she already has a few qualifications under her belt to be a politician.

 

[row]

sandra flake attempted to convince that Georgetown, a Catholic institution, had an obligation towards supplying female students with birth control. she stated that 40% of women attending GLS suffered a financial hardship as a result of the schools policy.

this "skull filled with mush" (delawarepolitics) stated that the cost of birth control over a three year period was $3000? birth control actually costs about $9 a month (at walmart), over 36 months this equals $324. if she were referring to condoms when coming up with that $3000 figure, she'd be having sex 2.7 times a day.

if she actually runs, think i'll buy stock in Trojan

 

[IGBT]

Well she did manage to get up in front of a whole bunch of people and lie about how much birth control costs and demanded free crap so she already has a few qualifications under her belt to be a politician.

the documented fact that she's a liar makes her qualified from a liberal point of view since it takes endless lies and grievance mongering to support the mythology of the liberal agenda.

 

[LunarRay]

She's not as bad or as ugly as waxman?

Beyond that, I don't see any qualifications. But that hasn't stopped people before.

Go look up "goodspaceguy" in Washington for some laughs.

Well... You've to be 25 years old... and I'd not expect too much at that point in one's life...
Beside that, being a representative of the people hopefully implies that the folks being represented have some notion of their desires and can transmit that to their Congress person. If I recall correctly, Davy Crockett was a two term Congress critter.

 

[Drako]

She's got very little chance, but who knows. I'm surprised that anyone is taking this seriously. Is this a Rush Limbaugh reaction thing?

 

[CitizenKain]

This will be fun seeing what republicans will in say in public about her, and then wonder why women aren't going to vote for them.

 

[Jaskalas]

She'll want the taxpayers to pay for her campaign, and if you don't it's gender discrimination with yet mounting evidence of the Republican War Against Women (tm).

 

[WackyDan]

She just wants to take the fastest proven route to a net worth north of a million dollars.

 

[michal1980]

This will be fun seeing what republicans will in say in public about her, and then wonder why women aren't going to vote for them.

Because to court women voters you have to give them free birth control?

 

[Newell Steamer]

Slut Gate 2016.

 

[glenn1]

Well she did manage to get up in front of a whole bunch of people and lie about how much birth control costs and demanded free crap so she already has a few qualifications under her belt to be a politician.

She obviously has experience in fucking people, so she seem perfect for Congress.

 

[nehalem256]

This will be fun seeing what republicans will in say in public about her, and then wonder why women aren't going to vote for them.

Probably the truth :awe:

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

Man, between this and the coke commerical thread, the entire bigot subset of P&N is out in force. Good to know who are the bigots around here.