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Skidmore

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40. Sometimes I wonder if there are skeletons in the closets of
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 01:00 PM
Sep 2012

some of the men who talk this way. There is something very wrong when someone doesn't see the true nature of an assault but views it as no big deal.

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Next up it will be like hangnail or stubbing your toe. Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #1
oh for pete's sake! unblock Sep 2012 #2
Will he send AAA out to perform abortions? tanyev Sep 2012 #3
At first I couldn't understand y these repigs talked about rape 2pooped2pop Sep 2012 #4
+1 Scuba Sep 2012 #9
Some own their wives, like they own their dogs, or horses. jtuck004 Sep 2012 #10
I thought this nonsense sounded familiar--this exchange is actually from back in may--apparently niyad Sep 2012 #5
Just another man who doesn't know the first thing about KatyaR Sep 2012 #6
Also, I imagine the "abortion-only policies" come with a large Scarlet 'A' emblem suffragette Sep 2012 #7
Rapists are actually job creators if we take this to another logical extreme Harry Monroe Sep 2012 #8
Good God, man! Don't Berlin Expat Sep 2012 #13
I'm trying to understand their logic, which is why I went there Harry Monroe Sep 2012 #17
You forgot one thing... Frustratedlady Sep 2012 #18
What a fucking asshole gopiscrap Sep 2012 #11
how can you plan for a rape? wordpix Sep 2012 #12
he wants you to purchase "abortion insurance" as a separate package. sigh. n/t progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #15
"abortion insurance???" WTF? We need to get these stupid old men out of office. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #14
Sort of. Except rape is about violence, assault, not sex. So let's say you got a flat jtuck004 Sep 2012 #16
You know, there may be a growing market for "stupid insurance" Harry Monroe Sep 2012 #19
Except for those who can't get coverage because of a preexisting condition. <G> n/t jtuck004 Sep 2012 #34
+1 freshwest Sep 2012 #20
We have vaginas, so we just have to expect this sort of thing sometimes. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #22
I've got a better idea. SheilaT Sep 2012 #21
Shelia, please put a sarcasm tag on that!! Harry Monroe Sep 2012 #30
Yet more proof that these aren't 'gaffes' Lucy Goosey Sep 2012 #23
Exactly aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #24
At some point christx30 Sep 2012 #42
this has to be a coordinated event this many dopes cant all be sayoing the same stupid shit at the leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #25
This has been well rehearsed throughout the Republican asjr Sep 2012 #37
What has become abundantly clear is: AlbertCat Sep 2012 #26
I'm glad to see these backwards ideas from the GOP are finally getting out into the spotlight high density Sep 2012 #27
This happened over a year ago. proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #28
More blame on women... B Stieg Sep 2012 #29
Bring along your disposable uterus--you can slip it in the pocket of your rapist as he goes out the MADem Sep 2012 #31
pretty obvious Locrian Sep 2012 #32
I am mentally at a point where I never thought I'd be. reflection Sep 2012 #33
It's more 'blame the victim' ideology bucolic_frolic Sep 2012 #38
Ok enough is enough with these assholes. Iliyah Sep 2012 #35
Just when I thought amuse bouche Sep 2012 #36
K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #39
Sometimes I wonder if there are skeletons in the closets of Skidmore Sep 2012 #40
!!!!! WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2012 #41
i think he is suggesting that woman who go out in public iemitsu Sep 2012 #43
This is a GREAT report and illustrative of the GOP's longstanding assault against choice. MADem Sep 2012 #44
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