Nebr. Senator Mansplains Women in Interview

[Anymouse]

Yup, they don’t even understand themselves, so they need to be ruled by (good Christian moral) men, like himself. Particularly their reproductive systems.

Men are easy he says, with separation of powers: the executive up top and the legislative down below. Women are just all confused, Senator Kintner maintains.

Ya gotta love living in a cheap-labour Conservative Red State. From the Lincoln Journal-Star, this article is a hoot, and very sad in an intellectually-dishonest way. The commentary from women after the article is particularly poignant.

I moved here from Oklahoma two years ago to get away from the crazies. I guess I did not move far enough north (or east). (Forget my home state of Michigan, Gov. Snyder is even crazier than our politicians here in Nebraska.)

[monmouth3]

1. That picture of him in the article is very telling...LOL...n/t

[antigone382]

5. It's just begging to be made into a meme.

For the relevant quotes:

About his sister:

"I have a (younger) sister. Two years apart. She's married with kids. My calling was to make money. Her calling was to bring people along, nurture people."

About his relationship with his wife:

"In our household, we have a separation of powers. The legislative is downstairs and the executive is upstairs. We don't talk about what she does on her side and what I do on my side. There's no sharing of inside information."

And the winner is:

"Biggest mystery? Women. No one understands them. They don't even understand themselves. Books and books and books have been written about it, and no one understands it.

Men are very easy to understand. Very basic, very simple."

[monmouth3]

6. That poor woman...LOL..n/t

[MineralMan]

7. Well, he is certainly simple.

[Ilsa]

10. Translation: My wife is responsible for her own orgasms.

Other GOP wives should start a 501(c)4 or whatever charitable org to send her dioxide, vibrators, and a huge supply of batteries to operate them.

[LeftinOH]

2. "I was single for 47 years. I was good at it." I bet you were, pal. n/t

[ForgoTheConsequence]

3. You moved to Nebraska to get away from right wing crazies?

Haha. The only difference is Nebraska's crazies are LCMS and Catholic whereas Oklahoma's are evangelical and Baptist.

[Anymouse]

4. Well, It's Less Crazy than Oklahoma.

I was stuck in Omaha when I was a homeless vet. It didn't seem quite so bad then.

Out here in the Panhandly part of Nebraska, there isn't too much in the way of politicking, either the left or the right. Mostly people don't really care about what you do here as long as you pay your taxes and bills and mow your lawn (when it rains enough).

[catbyte]

8. Nice attitude towards women. Baggers always look and sound the same--doughboys spewing crap

that a Neanderthal would be ashamed of. In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon."

[Warpy]

9. It's nice to see him savaged by locals in the comments section

as he richly deserves to be savaged. Maybe people will remember this garbage and manage to throw him out of office.

I just feel really sorry for the woman he conned into marriage.

[Anymouse]

11. I suspect . . .

. . . that followers of this Journal-Star series (they are interviewing every senator in the Unicameral Legislature) will be outraged about people like this, until suddenly: Look at the pretty shiny bauble! Don't look at the crazies in the Unicameral, here's a new ag bill for your ranch!