Political Attack Ads

I HATE HATE HATE the ads where politicians try to smear their opponents and this latest one from Andy Barr has me stewing right now.

I have supported Barr in the past and his office was helpful in getting my passport expedited when I was on a deadline to leave the country and the post office mishandled my application/renewal. His office also helped me with an issue dealing with my health insurance. So when I say that I supported him, I felt like I was supported in return.... Lifelong Democrat who voted for a Republican and felt just fine about it. I have been on his email list for several years and I read it but it rarely interests me.

So today I decided to unsubscribe from Mr. Barr's newsletter. Why? Because of the nasty campaign ads he is running against Amy McGrath.  Amy was a Marine fighter pilot. She has led a life of service, just like Andy. She has ties to our community, just like Andy. She has a nice family, just like Andy...and now her family gets to hear these ugly insinuations thanks to his campaign ads. 
Shameful.

Even more shameful? He infers that she was off nefariously campaigning in other states. The horror!  And according to Andy, she was with other women we should be wary of. "Massachusetts, ELIZABETH WARREN LIVES THERE. San Francisco, NANCY PELOSI IS THERE, COINCIDENCE? Why Amy is even hanging out with Hollywood ELITES LIKE CHELSEA HANDLER".

So am I  missing something here or did Andy Barr just fucking blame all that is wrong in this state, and by association--the country..... on WOMEN? He suggests from the East Coast to the West Coast, and apparently everywhere in between that we evil women are not to be trusted. And please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure the percentage of women in politics is a lot lower than the percentage of men that make up our government, which leads me to believe that maybe there should have been a man or two tossed in for Andy to hate on by sheer volume..... but not ONE SINGLE MALE POLITICIAN was mentioned in this ad.....other than Andy's endorsement of his ugly ad. So today when I emailed him and unsubscribed, I told him his ads were disgraceful, he was not a nice person and a sexist pig who would not be getting my vote ever again.

So ladies, why don't we teach the politicians that women votes matter? Get out and speak up or roll over and let old, rich white men make decisions about our bodies and livelihood. I am not rolling over.