What is it about the Republican
mindset that causes the men in that party to abandon common sense when it comes
to pregnancy and rape?
Last month, Indiana Senate
candidate Richard Mourdock became the latest in a collage of Republican dimwits
to say something astonishingly idiotic regarding women and rape. In a debate with his Democratic
opponent Joe Donnelly, Mourdock explained his abortion stance saying that “even
when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God
intended to happen.” There you have it…God intended it to happen. God knew the
rape was going to occur and did nothing to stop it…which means rape should be
taken off the books as a crime, since it is something God foresees and wants.
Following biblical law, maybe Mourdock should also introduce legislation
demanding that the victim then marry her rapist and he must pay the woman’s
father fifty pieces of silver. After all, that’s precisely what it says in
Deuteronomy 22:28-29. God’s law is great, isn’t it?
God often sneaks over to watch down on some of his "intended" rapes as they occur
Prior to Mourdock stuffing both
feet in his mouth, we had Tom Smith, a candidate for the Pennsylvania state
senate comparing rape to having a baby out of wedlock. Smith said if you
“put yourself in a father’s situation”, it’s a similar kind of thing. So guys,
when you rape a woman, look at it as though she’s having your baby without the
hassle and inconvenience of a wedding. The whole point of rape is just recreational
procreation, right?
Republican Vice Presidential candidate
Paul Ryan, on August 23rd during an interview on WJHL in Roanoke, VA
stated "I'm very proud of my
pro-life record, and I've always adopted the idea that, the position that the
method of conception doesn't change the definition of life." What he is
referring to is rape as a "method of conception" when asked if it
should it be legal for a woman to be able to get an abortion if she's raped. If
that sperm makes into you, the method is acceptable for obtaining protection
from the government and it is now your responsibility to see it through to its
21st birthday. The rape victim’s health, mental and otherwise, isn’t up
for consideration in Ryan’s view. Only that of the newly engaged sperm and egg. They must now be federally protected and the 'method of conception' carried to full term. The Republicans don't really give a damn about what happens after the birth of the baby though.
And lest we forget (although,
much to his chagrin, I doubt most people will), there was Missouri Senate
candidate Todd Akin in an August interview stating, “if it’s a legitimate
rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Leaving
aside what exactly constitutes ‘legitimate rape’ (maybe that’s Paul Ryan’s
definition as well), not one Medical School I know of teaches that a woman’s
body can shut down the consequence of a rape. The implication behind his
statement is; if the victim is not really being raped but just fooling around with her rapist and enjoying
the ‘sex’ involved, then any conception is automatically intentional, should
have the full protection of the federal government, and the woman must carry
the result full term. Republican logic isn’t baffling, it can be completely
understood from the viewpoint of an alternate universe where only men understand a woman's reproductive capabilities.
Mourdock, Ryan, Smith, and Akin…a Mount Rushmore of
Republican stupidity.
What do all these poor excuses for XY chromosomes have in
common, aside from the fact that they are arch-conservative right-wing GOP
standard-bearers? To one degree or another, they are Christian fundamentalists.
That can’t be stressed enough; they are all Christian fundamentalists. Why
should that be the emphasis? Because it is that bible-infected influence
resulting in narrow-minded (or rather brainless) thinking that leads them to
make such asinine and morally-bankrupt remarks. When rape is thought of as
nothing more than a method of conception, can be legitimized through some
magical process, or that the Christian God intended it to happen, I have to
wonder why ANY female would vote for a Republican…or attend a Christian church.
(Who knows, maybe God rounded up a few rapists with ‘intent’ on their minds and
are now lurking behind the altar.) Don’t be concerned ladies, following God’s
law, your dad will be bribed with a token amount of money, and you’ll get a
guaranteed husband out of the deal. Oh, and most likely that unplanned baby
too!
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