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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon May 6, 2013, 01:50 PM May 2013

Top California GOP Activist Ousted After Rape Remarks

Source: TPM

SAHIL KAPUR 1:44 PM EDT, MONDAY MAY 6, 2013

Celeste Grieg, the president of the conservative California Republican Assembly, has been ousted in the wake of remarks about rape that caused a stir earlier this year, according to the San Joe Mercury News.

Grieg was ousted as president by a 84-78 vote at the organization's convention over the weekend and replaced by 63-year-old accountant John Briscoe, the paper reported.

In March, she received national attention after claiming that pregnancy from rape is "small because it's an act of violence, because the body is traumatized."

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Top California GOP Activist Ousted After Rape Remarks (Original Post) DonViejo May 2013 OP

Not another Great Mind of the G.O.P. They've got so many, already! Judi Lynn May 2013 #1

Where do they come up with these people? n/t JimDandy May 2013 #2

What's even worse is that this is a woman saying this shiite. A woman who should know winterpark May 2013 #3

Yes, a double dump when it's one of our gender. n/t JimDandy May 2013 #4

This is what needs to happen every single time these abusive idiots cross the line magellan May 2013 #5

Funny how Conservatives think their babies are "God's will" and reject biology,... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #6

Judi Lynn

(160,644 posts)

1. Not another Great Mind of the G.O.P. They've got so many, already!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 02:00 PM

May 2013

Photo of this newly discovered genius with Marco Rubio, Brad Blog photo:

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JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

2. Where do they come up with these people? n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 02:06 PM

May 2013

winterpark

(168 posts)

3. What's even worse is that this is a woman saying this shiite. A woman who should know

Reply to JimDandy (Reply #2)

Mon May 6, 2013, 02:19 PM

May 2013

the biology of her body, ergo someone who should know better than to say crap like that. I guess ideology trumps biology when it comes to those people

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

4. Yes, a double dump when it's one of our gender. n/t

Reply to winterpark (Reply #3)

Mon May 6, 2013, 02:26 PM

May 2013

magellan

(13,257 posts)

5. This is what needs to happen every single time these abusive idiots cross the line

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 02:34 PM

May 2013

Let them get away with it and they'll just keep upping the ante.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

6. Funny how Conservatives think their babies are "God's will" and reject biology,...