Friday, October 26, 2012
Far too many GOP legislators and candidates have reached the fringe of the right and we cannot allow their personal beliefs to have power over women's bodies and choices.
It needs to be discussed. Many would like to push it under the rug or pretend it isn’t anything more than a distraction. But the absolute, unwavering, uncompromising, fundamental beliefs embraced by our legislators, President and Vice President are something to be strongly considered. This week, candidate for U.S. Senate, Richard Mourdock, stepped into a big steamy pile of his own words. Mourdock stated that a pregnancy caused by rape was God’s intention and a gift. Well, by that reasoning, should we no longer support the treatment of sexually transmitted disease contracted through rape? Maybe we should start naming the heavenly bestowed STDs as well. I can hear it now, “Have you seen my little chlamydia? Her name is Emma and she is a gift…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
In Waukesha, Florida senator says Indiana U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock made an "unfortunate" choice of words and was right to apologize to any who interpreted him to say that "God intended" for rape to happen.
OUTSIDE MILWAUKEE -- U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio Thursday called the remarks about rape made by Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock "unfortunate" and said Mourdock made the right move by apologizing. Mourdock generated a firestorm of controversy after he said the following in a televised debate on Tuesday: “Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, it is something that God intended to happen." He apologized Wednesday to those who he believes misinterpreted his comments, but Mourdock, who is the state treasurer in Indiana, did not back down from what he said – meaning, in essense, that no rape is ever God's will, but conception resulting from rape was. Speaking to reporters after a rally in Waukesha that drew about 800 …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin remains adamant he will stay in the election despite controversy surrounding comments he made about "legitimate rape," but nearly 80 percent of Patch's Wisconsin Republican insiders say he should quit.
While Wisconsin Republican insiders agree Senate candidate Todd Akin's controversial comments about rape and abortion will have little effect on the presidential race, one thing is clear: They want Akin to drop out now. In Patch's latest "Red Wisconsin" Survey of influential Wisconsin Republicans, 78 percent said Akin should withdraw from the race. On the other hand, only 24 percent agreed or strongly agreed that his statements would hurt Republicans outside of Missouri; and only 22 agreed or strongly agreed that the controversy will have impact on the presidential race. Still, more than half of those insiders said Akin's comments could hurt the GOP's chances of trying to win back control of the U.S. Senate. About 39 percent of those …
JustinH
9:40 pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012
@ Heather A. In cases of rape the girl should have the option available to end the rape induced pregnancy, but all other cases have no basis to abort. You spew this word around "barbaric". You want to see the real true side of barbaric? Can you handle it? Or are you just so hyped up to make sure you have that choice to legally kill a child, who has done nothing wrong, but being inside someone … more ›