First, there was Todd Akin , Rick Santorum , and Paul Ryan with their infinite wisdom about rape and now the best advice John Kasich has for a young woman to keep from being raped is to tell her to stay away from parties with alcohol( I guess he would recommend that she not wear short dresses either).

 

And now comes this humdinger from a Mayor in the Phillipines. Just when I was convinced this kind of idiocy was limited to misogynistic(or, at least, woefully out of touch with reality) Republican senators, then Mr Mayor opens his Philli piehole . Read what Mr Creepo Phillipino had to say about a rape victim :

 

Leading Philippines presidential contender: Gang rape victim ‘so beautiful’ he wishes he had ‘been first’

Currently reading "Missoula" by Jon Krakauer. Very enlightening on the subject of rape and how it is often handled by the authorities. I'd recommend it to anyone who, like myself, has limited knowledge of the subject.

Lest we not forget the pearls of wisdom offered up in the past by GOP legislators:

 

1) Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO):

 

 

 

Akin — who lost reelection, thankfully — got a lot of attention with his complete lack of understanding of basic human biology. “If it’s a legitimate rape,” he said, “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

 

Yes, Todd. Women all have magical rape-sperm fighting clean up crews in their uteruses to “shut that whole thing down.”

 

 

2) Sen. Chuck Winder (R-Idaho):

 

 

 

Winder's problem with allowing abortions in cases of rape is that women are a bunch of stinking liars who will say whatever they have to to get well-meaning doctors to help them murder babies. “I would hope that when a woman goes into a physician, with a rape issue,” he said in March, “that 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."

 

Use of the phrase “a rape issue,” like carrying a rapist's child is like having athlete’s foot, should have raised a red flag on its own.

 

 

3) Rick Santorum ®:

 

 

 

Way back in January of 2012, presidential hopeful Santorum said that pregnancy through rape is a gift from God. "I believe and I think that the right approach is to accept this horribly created, in the sense of rape, but nevertheless, in a very broken way, a gift of human life, and accept what God is giving to you."

 

Obviously he didn't win the nomination, and hopefully will never be heard from again.

 

 

4) Paul Ryan (R - Wisc.):

 

 

 

Ryan, who actually could have been second in line to run this country, shared sentiments similar to Santorum’s, calling rape just another “method of conception.”

 

So remember, ladies, if invitro fertilization doesn't work, try getting raped!

 

Thankfully he and Mittens lost the presidential bid.

 

 

5) Rep. Tom Smith (R - PA):

 

 

 

Smith compared rape to premarital sex. In an interview he said he can understand the struggle of women who get pregnant from rape, because his daughter got pregnant without getting married first. Because that’s exactly the same. Totally. Makes sense.

 

Somehow, this moron managed to get elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.

 

 

6) Rep. Roger Rivard (R - Wisc.):

 

 

 

Rivard showed his frat boy roots when he said in an interview, “some girls, they rape so easy.” I mean I guess that makes it OK, right? If it was easy?

 

Rivard was trying to make a point about women “crying rape” when they actually had consensual sex, which is offensive on its own when you consider how many legitimate complaints are brushed off because of assumptions that the victim was just having regrets. But his choice of words revealed just how lightly he takes the whole subject. Luckily, Rivard was one of many GOP representatives who lost reelection, and whose loss was largely attributed to foot-in-mouth rape comments.

CNN had a terrific show a few months ago about rape on college campuses and how colleges, more often than not, try to whitewash such incidents and grossly under- report. We had a student raped on our campus just last week. It bothers me to hear these male politicians make such incredulous statements about rape.

My sincere thanks for highlighting that rape is obviously a Republican issue . As always you have done us a great service.

Currently reading "Missoula" by Jon Krakauer. Very enlightening on the subject of rape and how it is often handled by the authorities. I'd recommend it to anyone who, like myself, has limited knowledge of the subject.

 

Solid read. Very eye opening and definitely can get your blood boiling.

CNN had a terrific show a few months ago about rape on college campuses and how colleges, more often than not, try to whitewash such incidents and grossly under- report. We had a student raped on our campus just last week. It bothers me to hear these male politicians make such incredulous statements about rape.

 

My sincere thanks for highlighting that rape is obviously a Republican issue . As always you have done us a great service.

 

And we all know that college campuses are bastions of the right, what with the Young republican groups running everything.

 

SF, even when you bring a topic to the table that everyone could get on board with (rape is bad) you can somehow turn it into a political stance that makes a good many on the board just roll their eyes and tune you out.

And we all know that college campuses are bastions of the right, what with the Young republican groups running everything.

 

SF, even when you bring a topic to the table that everyone could get on board with (rape is bad) you can somehow turn it into a political stance that makes a good many on the board just roll their eyes and tune you out.

 

Raises hand.

Lest we not forget the pearls of wisdom offered up in the past by GOP legislators:

 

1) Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO):

 

 

 

Akin — who lost reelection, thankfully — got a lot of attention with his complete lack of understanding of basic human biology. “If it’s a legitimate rape,” he said, “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

 

Yes, Todd. Women all have magical rape-sperm fighting clean up crews in their uteruses to “shut that whole thing down.”

 

 

2) Sen. Chuck Winder (R-Idaho):

 

 

 

Winder's problem with allowing abortions in cases of rape is that women are a bunch of stinking liars who will say whatever they have to to get well-meaning doctors to help them murder babies. “I would hope that when a woman goes into a physician, with a rape issue,” he said in March, “that 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."

 

Use of the phrase “a rape issue,” like carrying a rapist's child is like having athlete’s foot, should have raised a red flag on its own.

 

 

3) Rick Santorum ®:

 

 

 

Way back in January of 2012, presidential hopeful Santorum said that pregnancy through rape is a gift from God. "I believe and I think that the right approach is to accept this horribly created, in the sense of rape, but nevertheless, in a very broken way, a gift of human life, and accept what God is giving to you."

 

Obviously he didn't win the nomination, and hopefully will never be heard from again.

 

 

4) Paul Ryan (R - Wisc.):

 

 

 

Ryan, who actually could have been second in line to run this country, shared sentiments similar to Santorum’s, calling rape just another “method of conception.”

 

So remember, ladies, if invitro fertilization doesn't work, try getting raped!

 

Thankfully he and Mittens lost the presidential bid.

 

 

5) Rep. Tom Smith (R - PA):

 

 

 

Smith compared rape to premarital sex. In an interview he said he can understand the struggle of women who get pregnant from rape, because his daughter got pregnant without getting married first. Because that’s exactly the same. Totally. Makes sense.

 

Somehow, this moron managed to get elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.

 

 

6) Rep. Roger Rivard (R - Wisc.):

 

 

 

Rivard showed his frat boy roots when he said in an interview, “some girls, they rape so easy.” I mean I guess that makes it OK, right? If it was easy?

 

Rivard was trying to make a point about women “crying rape” when they actually had consensual sex, which is offensive on its own when you consider how many legitimate complaints are brushed off because of assumptions that the victim was just having regrets. But his choice of words revealed just how lightly he takes the whole subject. Luckily, Rivard was one of many GOP representatives who lost reelection, and whose loss was largely attributed to foot-in-mouth rape comments.

 

With one click of Google we can find a plethora of just as idiotic quotes from Dems on the subject of rape.

 

You really just can't help yourself, can you SF? You seem to be much like those we have in DC, on both sides of the aisle.

And we all know that college campuses are bastions of the right, what with the Young republican groups running everything.

 

SF, even when you bring a topic to the table that everyone could get on board with (rape is bad) you can somehow turn it into a political stance that makes a good many on the board just roll their eyes and tune you out.

 

So why are these colleges, which are overwhelmingly liberal, not doing more? They seem more interested in dollars than protecting women. Hmmmmm. I'd be more concerned about that but I've always been more interested in actions than in words, but that's just me.

CNN had a terrific show a few months ago about rape on college campuses and how colleges, more often than not, try to whitewash such incidents and grossly under- report. We had a student raped on our campus just last week. It bothers me to hear these male politicians make such incredulous statements about rape.

 

And Fox News had a special recently highlighting how some college campuses overstate rapes and don't do factual, fair investigations that can ruin the lives of the accused.

 

SF, even when you bring a topic to the table that everyone could get on board with (rape is bad) you can somehow turn it into a political stance that makes a good many on the board just roll their eyes and tune you out.

 

Yep. It's this kinda stuff that has made the controversial and political forums so unreadable.

So why are these colleges, which are overwhelmingly liberal, not doing more? They seem more interested in dollars than protecting women. Hmmmmm. I'd be more concerned about that but I've always been more interested in actions than in words, but that's just me.

 

I get why colleges want to keep cases of rape quiet. I don't like it but I get it. If word gets out that a number of women have been raped at XYZ college, women and their parents are going to think twice about going there. What I don't understand (and have brought up in other threads) is WHY the colleges are supposed to police the situation. They are not equipped to do so...that is what the police are for. If a women is raped at a large company, that company is not expected to police the matter, it is referred to the police for criminal charges.

I get why colleges want to keep cases of rape quiet. I don't like it but I get it. If word gets out that a number of women have been raped at XYZ college, women and their parents are going to think twice about going there. What I don't understand (and have brought up in other threads) is WHY the colleges are supposed to police the situation. They are not equipped to do so...that is what the police are for. If a women is raped at a large company, that company is not expected to police the matter, it is referred to the police for criminal charges.

 

This is an excellent point.

I get why colleges want to keep cases of rape quiet. I don't like it but I get it. If word gets out that a number of women have been raped at XYZ college, women and their parents are going to think twice about going there. What I don't understand (and have brought up in other threads) is WHY the colleges are supposed to police the situation. They are not equipped to do so...that is what the police are for. If a women is raped at a large company, that company is not expected to police the matter, it is referred to the police for criminal charges.

 

A company and a college campus are in no way similar.

 

The police should handle the situation but the college has to have responsibility to protect the students including warning of incidents that happen. They are equipped for that, at least they should be.