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Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)
6. That people like this exist doesn't scare me, but that they get elected does.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 08:05 PM
Feb 2014

There are always going to be some loonies out there, and society can cope with that, give or take.

But when they're winning the majority of popular votes, you have a problem.

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Oh my gaspee Feb 2014 #1
I do. raven mad Feb 2014 #12
Oh, brother. The WAR ON WOMEN has sunk to new lows. GOP: "The Party of HATE" blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #2
That is the only thing they have to sell to the voters... AnneD Mar 2014 #55
Unbelievable shenmue Feb 2014 #3
Regrets getting caught. IllinoisBirdWatcher Feb 2014 #4
Saying an obnoxious thing once... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #39
the only thing this shithead regrets is getting called out frylock Feb 2014 #5
That people like this exist doesn't scare me, but that they get elected does. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #6
Amen to that! Octoberfurst Feb 2014 #30
sick fucker, legally representing us. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #7
Oh, that moment of regret ThoughtCriminal Feb 2014 #8
Sick, revolting and sick. nt sheshe2 Feb 2014 #9
He needs to leave office and his votes expunged. Yeah, like that's gonna happen... n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #10
As usual... He is only sorry he got caught... Ohio Joe Feb 2014 #11
Nice that he regrets it. NaturalHigh Feb 2014 #13
Wow.... yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #14
! marions ghost Feb 2014 #27
Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #60
Sick son of a.... This is not the first wacked thing I have from Maine representative... Drew Richards Feb 2014 #15
He's advocating violence; he's proselytizing his beliefs; he's psycho... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #16
The one good thing about him is that he won his election by only 106 votes Bjorn Against Feb 2014 #17
That is a good thing! Thanks for pointing it out. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #18
Dear Rep. Lawrence Lockman, 47of74 Feb 2014 #19
K&R Fumesucker Feb 2014 #20
I think its in the top corner right above Washington. AAO Mar 2014 #49
this is the type of religious protection they were trying to go for in arizona JI7 Feb 2014 #21
This kind of shit is why DeadLetterOffice Feb 2014 #22
It is kind of hard for them to advocate principles when they have none Bjorn Against Feb 2014 #24
Obviously, he didn't pick up his duct tape from Party Headquarters. tclambert Feb 2014 #23
ugh RandySF Feb 2014 #25
My first thought? SCVDem Feb 2014 #26
Worst is that he has 4 children and also grandchildren tandot Feb 2014 #28
What a disgusting POS libodem Feb 2014 #29
Time to go home and stay there. Coyotl Feb 2014 #31
To a Republican, rape is a joke. They've been raping Mother Earth for years Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #32
This man has no soul. blue neen Feb 2014 #33
daFuck he said ... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #34
'free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman & rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom' freshwest Feb 2014 #36
Female privilege! Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #35
I hope he resigns sakabatou Feb 2014 #37
Yea. He regrets saying it. But not believing it. Triana Feb 2014 #38
What the fuck is wrong with these fuckticks? Aviation Pro Feb 2014 #40
If he had said any one of those things out loud and to my face... Threedifferentones Feb 2014 #41
And this goober was elected to a state legislative seat? bulloney Feb 2014 #42
I bet he does regret saying it... opiate69 Feb 2014 #43
no, he only regrets that somebody found the statement and made it quite public. niyad Feb 2014 #45
so, larry, how many women have you raped? how many have you fantasized about raping? niyad Feb 2014 #44
This makes my head hurt mythology Mar 2014 #46
rape is the "pursuit of sexual freedom" ? Skittles Mar 2014 #47
That struck me too. SunSeeker Mar 2014 #53
Does he Regret the backlash that he got.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #48
. Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #50
I'll bet he does. Iggo Mar 2014 #51
Women aren't human beings to him, only commodities to be used Warpy Mar 2014 #52
Too bad you exposed the wicked minds of your fellow right wing rat bastards, Lawrence. alp227 Mar 2014 #54
Well... I really don't even know how to start reacting to that. sibelian Mar 2014 #56
In other news, Maine Republican's father regrets not pulling out. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #57
I Hope Maine Regrets Voting For This Creep n/t otohara Mar 2014 #58
If I owned a business there, or had a newspaper, I would see to it that people read this everyday: freshwest Mar 2014 #59
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