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RandySF

(58,488 posts)
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 11:03 PM Jun 2014

Republican: If a Woman Has Right to an Abortion, a Man Should Have Right to Force Himself on a Woman

Republican Maine state Representative Lawrence Lockman is under fire for comments he’s made in the media regarding rape, abortion, and homosexuality.

An investigation by Mike Tipping, an activist with Maine People’s Alliance, found numerous offensive comments made by the Republican in various newspaper interviews.

Perhaps the most inflammatory was a press statement from 1995 in which Lockman says “If a woman has (the right to an abortion), why shouldn’t a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman? At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t (in most cases) result in anyone’s death.”



http://issuehawk.com/igor/2014/03/04/republican-if-a-woman-has-right-to-an-abortion-a-man-should-have-right-to-force-himself-on-a-woman.html#WJvXYWzAX0JLV5YF.99

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Republican: If a Woman Has Right to an Abortion, a Man Should Have Right to Force Himself on a Woman (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2014 OP
Holy shit. how can a human being be so fucking clueless? nt Ilsa Jun 2014 #1
" 'Tis a ... 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #2
Seems more malice than cluelessness. He is a truly evil human being, much like Todd Akin. n/t nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #3
+1 krawhitham Jun 2014 #9
This guy is a sexist, bigot, and homophobe. blue neen Jun 2014 #4
He should resign Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #5
Not the first time I've heard that "argument". moriah Jun 2014 #6
Really? Surely they didn't have the balls to say that to you personally! LuvNewcastle Jun 2014 #10
OK, just for the sake of argument, I will grant his belief that abortion is evil. Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #17
Holy. Cow. The ignorance is STRONG in that one. MH1 Jun 2014 #7
, blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #8
Holy Jeebus. progressoid Jun 2014 #11
Another milestone in the new Republican appeal to women. CanonRay Jun 2014 #12
Pretty apparent that he has raped before, Quantess Jun 2014 #13
'...he has raped before...' I concluded the same. Who else thinks of such details? freshwest Jun 2014 #14
But the forced rape can result in a potential pregnancy, which could Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #15
Just evil shenmue Jun 2014 #16
So, do men get to force themselves *only* on women who've had abortions? Sheldon Cooper Jun 2014 #18
Then men should have the right to force themselves on other men, too? superpatriotman Jun 2014 #19
That would sound logical IronLionZion Jun 2014 #20
"At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t (in most cases) result in anyone’s death.” beam me up scottie Jun 2014 #21
Well, there you have it. Paladin Jun 2014 #22
Hmmm. By that logic, I could subdue him and tattoo RAPIST on his forehead. displacedtexan Jun 2014 #23

LuvNewcastle

(16,834 posts)
10. Really? Surely they didn't have the balls to say that to you personally!
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:40 AM
Jun 2014

Oh God, if someone said that to me, I would lose it, and they would wish they had kept their mouth shut! I would say that the statement is insane, but insane people rarely say anything so offensive. It's so warped and evil, I just don't know where to start. That's one instance where I would have to think hard about whether it was all right to castrate the motherfucker. It's that fucking bad.

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)
17. OK, just for the sake of argument, I will grant his belief that abortion is evil.
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 11:50 AM
Jun 2014

His argument boils down to "Two wrongs make a right". Or possibly "If you can do this evil thing, then I can do a different evil thing."

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
13. Pretty apparent that he has raped before,
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 01:46 AM
Jun 2014

and is now justifying it, rationalizing it.

After reading about the other things he's said, he is also a mixture of mentally ill and willfully ignorant. A solid modern-day republican, in other words!

Baitball Blogger

(46,682 posts)
15. But the forced rape can result in a potential pregnancy, which could
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 06:44 AM
Jun 2014

result in abortion.

Is this grounds for a recall?

Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts)
18. So, do men get to force themselves *only* on women who've had abortions?
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:28 PM
Jun 2014

I think we need some clarification here.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
20. That would sound logical
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 04:56 PM
Jun 2014

only to a sociopath.

That dude might be guilty of something. He sounds dangerous.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
21. "At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t (in most cases) result in anyone’s death.”
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 08:19 PM
Jun 2014

There are so many wrongs here, where does one start?

Paladin

(28,243 posts)
22. Well, there you have it.
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 08:22 PM
Jun 2014

All that asshole did was articulate what a lot of conservative knuckle-draggers believe......

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
23. Hmmm. By that logic, I could subdue him and tattoo RAPIST on his forehead.
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 08:43 PM
Jun 2014

Maybe I should get a dragon tattoo while I'm at it.

Asshole.

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