Monday Laffs Thread: GOP looks for ways to stop the rape comments (Congress, suspect)

[J. Pederman]

GOP looks for ways to stop the rape comments - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com

Bono Mack, who was first elected in 1998 but lost her reelection this fall, said some House Republicans don’t understand the full range of emotions associated with the abortion debate.

“It was my belief when I was in the Congress, and I tried to explain this to my colleagues: The abortion issue isn’t just about abortion. It’s about so much more. It’s about delving into what it means to women and what it means to Americans,” she said. For women, it means “a loss of autonomy. To Americans, it means government intrusion into their lives."

Surely they have a way of shutting this down.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by J. Pederman

GOP looks for ways to stop the rape comments - Jennifer Haberkorn - POLITICO.com



Surely they have a way of shutting this down.

Only if they're legitimate rape comments.

[mateo45]

OMG, that there are actually a few republicans who ''get'' it! Though I suspect what'll really happen instead, will be that a lot of the hardcore social conservative ''base'' will simply borrow from the same old ''Southern Strategy'' playbook re: Race. So rather than using the typical RWNJ rhetoric surrounding Rape, now they'll just start speaking in quasi-Libertarian ''code'', about ''States Rights'', ''community standards'', ''the health of the child'', etc..

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by mateo45

OMG, that there are actually a few republicans who ''get'' it!

They're known as RINOs these days.