Missouri Republican: 'Legitimate rape' rarely causes pregnancy

[garbon]

What's sad is that you're acting as though this is really relevant to the campaign and that they are stumbling around for an answer.  They've already established that they don't agree with his comments so isn't hard to imagine that they'd continue in that vein...and that's hardly interesting.

They're going to be playing damage control all week;  they're not going to have a choice in the matter.

Damage control with the response already formulated isn't interesting - so I don't see why you are so excited.

[garbon]

After all this isn't one of those cases where Obama needed months to distance himself from hateful things said by associates.

[derspiess]

My Health teacher in high school (a really nice guy but very religious) tried to tell us that rape doesn't result in pregnancy because the rapist almost never ejaculates. 

[CountDeMoney]

My Health teacher in high school (a really nice guy but very religious) tried to tell us that rape doesn't result in pregnancy because the rapist almost never ejaculates.

 

That's pretty funny.  Pretty sad, but pretty funny.

[derspiess]

My Health teacher in high school (a really nice guy but very religious) tried to tell us that rape doesn't result in pregnancy because the rapist almost never ejaculates.

 

That's pretty funny.  Pretty sad, but pretty funny.

The few of us in class who were listening looked at each other as if to say 'WTF' but nobody said anything.  Coach May was a nice guy until you pushed on of his buttons, and that was likely to have been one of them.

edit: He had a really hott daughter one year younger than me, but hardly anyone wanted to date her out of fear (or possibly respect) of him.

[DGuller]

My Health teacher in high school (a really nice guy but very religious) tried to tell us that rape doesn't result in pregnancy because the rapist almost never ejaculates.

Maybe your teacher had performance anxiety?

[Viking]

My Health teacher in high school (a really nice guy but very religious) tried to tell us that rape doesn't result in pregnancy because the rapist almost never ejaculates. 

It's not funny, this is disgusting. He is doing what the mormons call lying for the lord. And yes, it is doctrine. He is lying or somebody else he trusts is lying vicariously through him so that people don't use condoms and to try to justify to himself that rape babies aren't really rape babies, but lying jezibel babies. 

[Syt]

"Believe me kids, and I speak from years of experience - rape ain't worth it. Doesn't get you off most of the time."

[Martinus]

After all this isn't one of those cases where Obama needed months to distance himself from hateful things said by associates.

Are you talking about the priest from the church Obama used to go to? Because if so, it is a really shitty case of intellectual dishonesty to compare that to actual stuff said by a political nominee running for the office from the same party as you do.

[derspiess]

After all this isn't one of those cases where Obama needed months to distance himself from hateful things said by associates.

Are you talking about the priest from the church Obama used to go to? Because if so, it is a really shitty case of intellectual dishonesty to compare that to actual stuff said by a political nominee running for the office from the same party as you do.

Well, I would imagine someone would have a closer relationship with his pastor than some guy who just happens to have the same party affiliation. 

I'm not sure what you expect Romney to do.  Romney's not the boss of the GOP, and even if he were it's not like he could kick the guy off the ballot with the snap of his fingers.

[garbon]

After all this isn't one of those cases where Obama needed months to distance himself from hateful things said by associates.

Are you talking about the priest from the church Obama used to go to? Because if so, it is a really shitty case of intellectual dishonesty to compare that to actual stuff said by a political nominee running for the office from the same party as you do.

Well, I would imagine someone would have a closer relationship with his pastor than some guy who just happens to have the same party affiliation. 

I'm not sure what you expect Romney to do.  Romney's not the boss of the GOP, and even if he were it's not like he could kick the guy off the ballot with the snap of his fingers.

Indeed.

[CountDeMoney]

I'm not sure what you expect Romney to do.  Romney's not the boss of the GOP, and even if he were it's not like he could kick the guy off the ballot with the snap of his fingers.

Yeah, actually he is the new boss of the GOP.  That's part of the perks being the party's presidential nominee. 
But the nice thing about Mittens inexperience of being a politician is that he refuses to take a leadership position with his party, allowing the Democrats to define him instead.

[derspiess]

Yeah, actually he is the new boss of the GOP.  That's part of the perks being the party's presidential nominee. 
But the nice thing about Mittens inexperience of being a politician is that he refuses to take a leadership position with his party, allowing the Democrats to define him instead.

He won't be be the party leader until/unless he wins the general election.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, actually he is the new boss of the GOP.  That's part of the perks being the party's presidential nominee. 
But the nice thing about Mittens inexperience of being a politician is that he refuses to take a leadership position with his party, allowing the Democrats to define him instead.

He won't be be the party leader until/unless he wins the general election.

Bullshit.
But if you want to be happy thinking it's Mitch McConnell, Eric Cantor or Reince Priebus, be my guest.

[Berkut]

It doesn't matter whether or not Seedy considers him the party leader.

The issue is a flash in the pan. Some random Republican saying something stupid has at best minor impact on the Presidential nominee, just like the reverse has minimal impact.

You do your damage control, and move along. The guy doesn't have any direct connection with Romney.