GOP Senate Candidate: 'God Intended' Pregnancies From Rape

[Stumblingdrunk]

I'm worried that their voter base is being dragged to the right as well. There are more than enough people who hate the GOD DAMN LIBERALS who took all their money and are going to take away their guns n' make this a police state! The country is headed for collapse! Buy all the gold you can!

here, this might help further your despair http://www.onthemedia.org/2012/oct/12/

[Stumblingdrunk]

or this http://soundcloud.com/decodedc/mind-control

[Correction]

Did this get posted yet? A Fan Letter to Certain Conservative Politicians

[Plow]

Did this get posted yet? A Fan Letter to Certain Conservative Politicians

jeez, even as some random man that just happens to know a few women that have had to deal with rape, that shit was hard to read

[ronin sparthos]

All we need now from a Republican politician is the position that women should marry their rapists to protect their honor.

[archibaldcrane]

jeez, even as some random man that just happens to know a few women that have had to deal with rape, that shit was hard to read

As someone who is big into sexual control, I can tell you that this article fucking nails the rapist mindset.

[Ashmada]

All we need now from a Republican politician is the position that raped women should be stoned to death for their sin. After giving birth, obviously.

Fiksed.

[Esvedium]

I'm a big fan of John Scalzi's books, but this might just be the best thing he's written.

[Ashmada]

Heh. I've found it quite unsubtle, heavy-handed, anvilicious and overexplicative. Don't get me wrong, I agree with the message, but the writing style is just terrible.
(yes, I'm aware I said the same thing several times. It's for emphasis)

[Qalbert]

it's not supposed to be subtle, dumbass

[Waraji]

[Correction]

Man the GOP loves them some rape.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Republican congressional candidate says abortion should not be legal, even when it involves "the rape thing," according to audio provided Wednesday to The Associated Press.

An activist working on behalf of liberal group FUSE Washington asked questions of Republican hopeful John Koster during a fundraiser Sunday. Koster said he does not oppose abortion when the life of the mother is in danger but then explains he would oppose it when it involves rape or incest.

Koster twice uses the phrase "the rape thing" when describing his views, first saying that he knows a woman who was raped and gave up the child for adoption without any regrets.

"But on the rape thing, it's like, how does putting more violence onto a woman's body and taking the life of an innocent child that's a consequence of this crime, how does that make it better?" Koster said in the exchange.

Koster's campaign manager, Larry Stickney, says the candidate has long been a proponent of dealing strongly with sex offenders. He noted that Koster worked in the state legislature on legislation to crack down on sex offenders and has daughters of his own.

"To imply that he's cavalier about the issue is preposterous," Stickney said.

Koster is locked in a competitive House race against Democrat Suzan DelBene.

Republicans have been beleaguered this year by comments about rape that some have deemed offensive. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., who is challenging Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, said women's bodies have ways of avoiding pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape."

More recently, Indiana GOP candidate Richard Mourdock has been criticized for saying that pregnancy resulting from rape is God's will.

Collin Jergens, a spokesman at the advocacy group FUSE Washington, said one of the group's activists went to the fundraiser to ask Koster about the issue of abortion. Democrats have been trying to portray Koster as out of touch with the district, which stretches from areas east of Seattle to the border with Canada, and they have focused particularly on his stance on social issues.

Sara Kiesler, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest, said the Koster's remarks are proof that he shouldn't be involved in a woman's decision about her pregnancy.

"My gut reaction was that rape is violence, and that rape is a crime, and that his choice of words diminishes that violence," Kiesler said.

[Pirian]

Koster twice uses the phrase "the rape thing" when describing his views, first saying that he knows a woman who was raped and gave up the child for adoption without any regrets.

Hey man, it's cool, he knows plenty of rape victims.

[BaneTheBrawler]

I bet he does. I bet he's got binders full of them.

[Byrthnoth]

I'm not remotely surprised when they say things like this, but what always surprises me is:

Koster is locked in a competitive House race against Democrat Suzan DelBene.

Fucking seriously? Aren't half the voters women?

Spoiler: show

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Dude definitely keeps binders full of his vicpics

[Helm]

Sometimes I think that they just paid a bunch of Republicans to take a political dive on this topic.

[Cail]

related:

http://news.yahoo.com/calif-judge-sa...023033459.html

[Lucavi]

They voted 10-0 to basically say "your comments are absurd, and you're a fucking idiot".

Is this really how the Republicans in power think? Do their brains actually work this way, or is there some secret society they belong to that awards them whenever they shock the shit out of the world with their stupidity?

[BaneTheBrawler]

Gonna go with theory B. Everyone knows rich people love their secret societies.

[Lucavi]

Its true! The Illumaniti (or the Jews! Take your pick!) control all the world's money anyway!