The Top 5 Quotes About Rape from Republican Men
These are the best (worst) GOP rape quotes I could find - but message me if you have more. Let’s hold these people accountable.
1. Todd Akin: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways of shutting that whole thing down” - mid 2012 Senate Campaign
2. Clayton Williams: “If it’s inevitable, just relax and enjoy it” - mid 1990 Gubernatorial race in Texas
3. Chuck Winder: “I would hope that when a woman goes in to a physician with a rape issue, that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage, was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage or was it truly caused by a rape. I assume that’s part of the counseling that goes on.” - March 2012
4. Ken Buck: “A jury could very well conclude that this is a case of buyer’s remorse … It appears to me … you invited him over… the appearance is of consent.” - October 2010
5. Rick Santorum: “I think the right approach is to accept this horribly created — in the sense of rape — but nevertheless a gift in a very broken way, the gift of human life, and accept what God has given to you… rape victims should make the best of a bad situation.” - January, 2012
PEOPLE: WE SHOULD ALL BE FURIOUS. WE SHOULD ALL GET PISSED OFF AND BE VOCAL ABOUT IT. WE SHOULD ALL VOTE.
Click each name for a source: Todd Akin, Clayton Williams, Chuck Winder, Ken Buck, Rick Santorum
Female Fox Anchor Walks off Fox & Friends after Co-Host's Sexist Joke | Think Progress
Thursday morning, Steve Doocy interviewed members of the U.S. Navy Band about the band’s recent inclusion of women. Reacting to the segment, Brian Kilmeade remarked, “Women are everywhere. We’re letting them play golf and tennis now. It’s out of control.” Visibly upset, Gretchen Carlson, the only female host, walked off of the set. “You read the headlines. Since men are so great. Take them [women] away,” she said. Kilmeade responded, “All right. Finally.” Then, as she walked further off of the set, Kilmeade jeered, “Leaving an all male crew” and added “she needed a shower.”
Birth Control 101 For Idiots
This is hormonal birth control.
As you can see on the box, you take exactly one pill per day. To make sure it works, you need to take one pill every day at the same time, or it stops working. You take only one pill, and you keep taking them regardless of what you are doing that day.
Hormonal birth control can be used to treat a lot of different diseases, like anemia caused by excessive menstruation. It is a prescription medication that can cost around $15-50 a month. Because it is a prescription medication, it should be covered by insurance, as it treats legitimate health problems.
This is Viagra.
It, too, can treat legitimate health problems like altitude sickness and pulmonary hypertension, but it is usually prescribed for erectile dysfunction. Unlike the Pill, Viagra is taken every time you want to have sex. A lot of health insurance companies cover Viagra, so it costs about as much as your co-pay.
This is a condom.
It is not a prescription medication, and has no health benefits (besides the prevention of STIs and pregnancy). Like Viagra, you must use one before you have sex: indeed, before each sex act. They cost about a dollar per condom.
This is Sandra Fluke.
She testified before a small, Democrat-led hearing after she was cut out of the actual birth control/insurance discussion. Her testimony was about a friend of hers who, because her insurance did not cover birth control, lost an ovary due to an ovarian cyst.
This somehow translates into “I, myself, personally, am having so much sex I can’t afford birth control, and so I want the government to pay for it.”
This is wrong for multiple reasons.
- It was about a friend, not her. To say her testimony was about her personally is factually incorrect.
- Sex had nothing to do with the testimony - her friend lost an ovary because of medical condition that was left untreated. A medical condition that was completely treatable, but wasn’t, because her insurance wouldn’t cover it. To say that her testimony was about her being “a slut” or “a prostitute” is factually incorrect.
- Even if she was having loads of sex, she would still only have one pill a day, not one pill per sex act, so to say “I’m having so much sex I can’t afford birth control” is completely erroneous. The Pill is not Viagra or condoms. To say that she is such “a slut” that she constantly needs more pills is factually incorrect.
- The current political debate is not “should the government pay for birth control?” The debate is “should insurance companies, that people and their employers pay for, on their own, be required to cover birth control?” To say that Sandra Fluke wants the government to pay for her birth control is factually incorrect.
- Religious organizations do not want to have birth control covered by their insurance, even for employees not of their faith, even if their employees never actually use their insurance to cover birth control. By this logic, they should also not pay their employees, because they could use that money to pay for birth control out of pocket. To say that this issue is about religious freedom and not about women’s health is disingenuous, as Ms. Fluke’s testimony demonstrates.
Hopefully this makes things a little clearer.
5 Feminist Demands She Wants You to Ignore | Fox News Health
Living in the 21st century means you will encounter more than a few “independent ladies” while you’re out on the prowl.
We’re not talking about the stereotypical feminists here. The modern feminist can simply be a working woman who pays her own bills and doesn’t need a man in her life to be happy.
Enter you, the lucky guy who is thrilled at the prospect of a non-clingy girlfriend. Not so fast. While the notion of the sexy feminist isn’t completely false, you need to be aware of those pesky feminist demands that even the most independent of women is expecting you to ignore. Why don’t women just tell you what they want, you ask? Silly rabbit, then they wouldn’t be women!
Read more to find out the feminist demands you should ignore, from “modern feminist women.” Yep. Also for gems like “no matter how independent women get, there will always be that part of them that wants to be treated like an old-fashioned lady, whether that means letting her take the backseat in some decision-making or complimenting her on the hot new dress she bought. Sound contradictory to you? Well, that’s because it is. Women are a complete contradiction in terms and that’s one thing they’re likely never to evolve out of — like men and leaving the toilet seat up. We all have our crosses to bear.”
While I hate the misogyny that’s directed at female candidates, I also can’t help but find it irritating — and even a bit hypocritical — that conservative women like Bachmann and Palin are quick to denounce the sexism that’s thrown at them, but even quicker to support sexist policies and legislation that hurt other women across the country.
While governor, Palin cut funding to a home for teen mothers, and made women in Alaska pay for their own rape kits. Both Palin and Bachmann are anti-choice; Bachmann has even suggested that she opposes abortion to save a woman’s life. When asked in the GOP presidential debate earlier this month what she thought of Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s position that abortion should be permitted in cases of rape, incest or when a woman’s life is in danger, Bachmann answered, “I am 100 percent pro-life.”
It’s fair to bemoan the misogyny in the media and in our culture, but if you don’t plan to change that through your political actions — or, at the very least, refrain from supporting it — complaining seems a bit pointless.
— Opinion columnist Jessica Valenti, in “Bachmann’s right and wrong,” The Daily. (via thedailyfeed)
Color of Change Petition for Fox News to Fire Eric Bolling for His Continued, On-Air Racism
Here is the text of the petitions we’ll present to Roger Ailes, Chairman of Fox Business Network.
Dear Fox Business Chairman Roger Ailes,
I was disgusted by Eric Bolling’s assertion last week that by hosting an official meeting with President Ali Bongo of Gabon, President Obama had “a hoodlum in the hizzouse.” The segment went on to use other language and stereotypes associated with Black Americans.
This is not Bolling’s first offense. Late last month Bolling used your platform to allege that President Obama was too busy “chugging a few forties” during an official trip to Ireland to attend to Missouri’s tornado victims. The president was already en route to Europe when the tornadoes hit. But factual considerations aside, Bolling’s use of cultural stereotypes is blatant and far outside the realm of useful political commentary. Such speech only serves to play on race-based fears and divisions, and it’s damaging to our communities. I’m offended that your network would be a party to this and broadcast such obvious race-baiting.
Fox Business and Fox News have a history of hiring and promoting personalities who disparage Black history, leaders and institutions. It’s time for this pattern to stop and for you to repudiate the use of racist stereotypes and race-baiting in your networks’ coverage. If you fire Bolling, it would be a step towards showing real accountability. Refusing will make it abundantly clear to the public and the media that stoking racial division is part of Fox’s agenda.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Click through to sign the petition.
In a March 24 tweet, Fox News Radio reporter and anchor Todd Starnes wrote “Blacks riot at Burger King.” Starnes links to a WJHG story about a cell phone camera capturing a brawl at a Panama City Beach Burger King. Unlike Starnes, the WJHG story does not mention or discuss the race of the participants.
Weiner The Laughingstock (by WatchTheDaily)
“Vote for politicians the same way you like your music. You don’t care if a rock star’s having sex with a bunch of different women. As long as the music is good. Should be the same for a politician.” —Jim Norton
I would really like to know who is in charge of the Fox News “Pic of the Day.” Possible contenders include:
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