The fight has taken a toll on his wife, who has disconnected the phone in their home to avoid harassment.
“All the phones are unplugged at our house — tired of the obscene calls and threats. She won’t watch TV,” Stupak said during an hourlong interview with The Hill in his Rayburn office. “People saying they’re going to spit on you and all this. That’s just not fun.”....Stupak said he didn’t anticipate how big the abortion issue would become during the healthcare reform debate, nor did he figure to find himself a household name.
“I’m a little surprised,” Stupak said.
The worst part has been the pressure from groups and individuals from outside his district on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
“How’s it been? Like a living hell,” Stupak said.
Didn't anticipate? Is he this bloody dim or is he just looking for some sympathy? He knew full well what he was doing and he was loving all the attention he was getting, so to suddenly throw up your wife as a shield from criticism from people is what most conservative would find not only unacceptable but shameful.
And that's what makes Michelle Malkin's "aw, come here you poor little thing" move all the more surreal.
Stupak is complaining that calls, emails, and faxes are pouring in from outside his district and they are quite mean-spirited at times. This is not some new phenomenon taking place, as the Tea Baggers use this tactic daily. I don't condone physical threats, but you get people's emotions up about a very serious issue, there's going to be some blow-back.
