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New Hampshire State Representative Steve Vaillancourt calls U.S. Representative Ann Kuster "ugly as sin"

Republican male politicians really do need to start taking courses on how to speak to women, how to act around them, and how to respect them. Deep down, they may not feel as if their party has prompted a war against women, but often times their policy positions and mannerisms say differently. New Hampshire State Representative Steve Vaillancourt decided to continue this lovely trend, as he recently wrote a blog post comparing U.S. Representative Ann Kuster (Democrat - New Hampshire) with her Republican opponent, Marilinda Garcia, when it comes to their appearance and how it will likely affect the outcome of the election. In this post, he wrote these comments:

- "Let's be honest, does anyone not believe that Congressman Annie Kuster is as ugly as sin? And I hope I haven't offended sin. If looks really matter and if this race is at all close, give a decided edge to Marilinda Garcia."

- "Sad to say, but the drag queens are more atrractive [sic] than Annie Kuster ... not that there's anything wrong with that. I've promised myself for years not to use this anecdote, but after seeing the story about the seven to ten point boost for the attractive, this story has political relevance."

In response, Jess McIntosh of EMILY's List made the following statement:

"This is a lawmaker? Like, a person who makes laws? This person has no business anywhere near laws that affect women or other human beings."

To her credit, Kuster's opponent, Marilinda Garcia, also responded to Vaillancourt's offensive remarks with this statement:

"State Rep. Vaillancourt's recent comments about Rep. Ann Kuster are sexist and have absolutely no place in political discourse. Both Rep. Ann Kuster and I have experienced this unfortunate reality of being a woman in politics. I hope that as time moves forward and more female candidates run for political office around the country, people will focus on the content of our ideas rather than what we wear and how we look."

As far as Representative Ann Kuster's response goes, I'd like to hear her say something like this:

"Let's be honest, does anyone not believe that State Representative Steve Vaillancourt's comments were as ugly as sin? And I hope I haven't offended sin. Also, if looks really do matter when it comes to winning elections, it's a wonder how he ever got into office." Oh, snap!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/steve-vaillancourt-ann-kuster_n_5977090.html
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