I might not be the brightest bulb in the box, but even I know this is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard, when it comes to a woman and rape; and yes, I know about Akin and yes, I thought that was rather moronic too.
The Video: (via Revealing Politics)
Quotable quote:
“It’s why we have call boxes, it’s why we have safe zones, it’s why we have the whistles. Because you just don’t know who you’re gonna be shooting at,” Salazar remarked in debate late Friday night. “And you don’t know if you feel like you’re gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone’s been following you around or if you feel like you’re in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop … pop around at somebody.
They ought to keep knives away from that fella; he might hurt someone! 😯
For the record, the man did apologize:
“I’m sorry if I offended anyone. That was absolutely not my intention,” Salazar said. “We were having a public policy debate on whether or not guns makes people safer on campus. I don’t believe they do. That was the point I was trying to make. If anyone thinks I’m not sensitive to the dangers women face, they’re wrong. “I am a husband and father of two beautiful girls, and I’ve spent the last decade defending women’s rights as a civil rights attorney. Again, I’m deeply sorry if I offended anyone with my comments.”
If that were not bad enough, there is this bit of loony business from University of Colorado. Which comes Via HotAir.com, who says, ” This would be the liberal-sanctioned method of self-defense if the Rep. Salazar method of hoping real hard doesn’t pan out. Passive resistance, bare feet, and your period.” Ugh. Nice mental image there. 🙄
Quote:
Be realistic about your ability to protect yourself.
Your instinct may be to scream, go ahead! It may startle your attacker and give you an opportunity to run away.
Kick off your shoes if you have time and can’t run in them.
Don’t take time to look back; just get away.
If your life is in danger, passive resistance may be your best defense.
Tell your attacker that you have a disease or are menstruating.
Vomiting or urinating may also convince the attacker to leave you alone.
Yelling, hitting or biting may give you a chance to escape, do it!
Understand that some actions on your part might lead to more harm.
Remember, every emergency situation is different. Only you can decide which action is most appropriate.
…and then, there’s this in Washington State:
It seemed in recent weeks lawmakers might be headed toward some common-sense regulation of gun sales. But then last week they went too far. By mistake, they claim. But still too far.
“They always say, we’ll never go house to house to take your guns away. But then you see this, and you have to wonder.”
That’s no gun-rights absolutist talking, but Lance Palmer, a Seattle trial lawyer and self-described liberal who brought the troubling Senate Bill 5737 to my attention. It’s the long-awaited assault-weapons ban, introduced last week by three Seattle Democrats.
Responding to the Newtown school massacre, the bill would ban the sale of semi-automatic weapons that use detachable ammunition magazines. Clips that contain more than 10 rounds would be illegal.
But then, with respect to the thousands of weapons like that already owned by Washington residents, the bill says this:
“In order to continue to possess an assault weapon that was legally possessed on the effective date of this section, the person possessing shall … safely and securely store the assault weapon. The sheriff of the county may, no more than once per year, conduct an inspection to ensure compliance with this subsection.”
In other words, come into homes without a warrant to poke around. Failure to comply could get you up to a year in jail.
Yeah! Good luck enforcing that bill! First time a cop gets shot in the goddamned head, when some homeowner is not too keen on some police officer coming to take his guns; that thing will off the books. So much for the Forth Amendment eh?
Let me also say this too. I might not be to happy with the Republican Party and the Conservative movement at the moment. But, this right here, and two other major issues; is why I basically said that the Democrats were not getting my vote anymore. There are a whole bunch of things that really need to change in that party, before this little fat white boy ever comes back to the Democrat side. This is one of those things. The two others is the “gay rights and marriage” thing and Abortion. I just cannot justify killing babies at all. Sorry, just will not tolerate it or agree with it at all. Incest and Rape are one thing; but the wholesale slaughter of a baby, because you are too damned stupid or irresponsible to care for that child is just not cool in my book.
I might support the unions, and that is largely because of my Father and what they have done for him. But, the second amendment is just one place, that you do not tread with me. Sorry, don’t care what people think about it. Screw ’em if they do not get it. I really do not care, either way.
Related:
- Dana Loesch / RedState: Colorado Democrat: Women Don’t Need Guns If They ‘Feel Like They’re Going To Be Raped’
- McPartland / nation.foxnews.com: Democrats Have A Full-Blown Akin On Their Hands
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