Mr. Selweski's other example is Lesia Liss, Democratic candidate for State Representative (District 28).  She cried "victim" when robo-calls were used to taint her candidacy.  The interesting thing is that after the first set of calls went out, it was followed by another robo-call about 40 minutes later apologizing for the first robo-call.  It was then followed by a third robo-call by Mark Liss, her husband and Warren City Councilman offering a $1,000 reward for knowledge on the first robo-call.

Mr. Selweski correctly states that is near impossible to arrange one robo-call, get negative feedback from the public, and then issue an apology in just 40 minutes.

That leads me to start asking that in the age where women deserve and ought to be treated as equals in society why do Democratic women feel the need to have to still be a victim to get ahead.  With organizations like National Organization of Women, the Progressive Women's Alliance and EMILY's List wanting to support women for office who are strong and will fight for their positions, do they still advance their cause by supporting women who are okay with just being "victims"?

The first statewide campaign that I volunteered on was for Ronna Romney's US Senate race in 1994.  She was the underdog and she campaigned like it.  But, during all that period of time, despite all the attacks from Democrats and Republicans that were thrown at her, I don't recall her ever playing the "victim".  If she got hit, she just hit right back.  To me, that is role model that woman politicians need to be following.  True victims are women who have to live in shelters to avoid their abusers or women who have been violated in any physical way.

But, for these woman politicians to try to advance their cause by playing the "victim card" is pretty disgraceful in my mind.  If you are woman, would you vote for someone who just wanted to just be a "victim"?  That brings to mind the Michelle Pheiffer line from "Dangerous Minds" when she said "There are no victims in my classroom."  I believe there should be no "victims" in the legislature either.