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Re: Missouri Republican claims 'legitimate rape' rarely results in pregnancy
You know, people getting in an uproar is democracy at work.
Fine, he should stay in the race, and anyone offended by what he said can not vote for him. After he loses badly because every non-legitimate rapist in MO, maybe the Tea Partiers will learn.
I am vehemently, sometimes even furiously, pro-choice and particularly in regards to sexual assault. "Pro-choice" means the woman's choice.
HOWEVER, people going berserk over his statement is just more political correctness crap. It was NO SECRET that he opposed abortion in the event of rape - so there is no real shocker in his statement OTHER THAN his attempting to trivialize rape-pregnancies - that DO happen. OFTEN. Whether this is statistically the same, higher or lower than consentual sex is an irrelevancy in my opinion.
I do NOT have a problem with his usage of "legitimate rape" - though not the best choice, but he likely meant he was not including statutory rape (consentual sex but the female is underage).
I AM TIRED OF THE EXTREME DEMANDS FOR POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!! I intensely disagree with his view on abortion, but then that was all known BEFORE his statement. There were NO surprises about him in what he said. He was a no exceptions anti-abortion before his statement.
IF I were him I wouldn't drop out. He'll never have another political chance in his life and Missouri is an odd state where in at some point voters might get tired of the rabid raging against him. He has no other game left to play politically. This election is the only game he still has to ever play.
The EXTREME demand for correctness and perfect or the media does its OMG!!!!! thing - is resulting in politicians who will ONLY talk to a teleprompter with speeches written by professionals and just chanting pre-written talking points developed by using study groups.
You know, people getting in an uproar is democracy at work.
Fine, he should stay in the race, and anyone offended by what he said can not vote for him. After he loses badly because every non-legitimate rapist in MO, maybe the Tea Partiers will learn.