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Quantess

(27,630 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:44 PM Aug 2012

Todd Akin's ignorant comment made international news.

Since we are now posting swedish news articles (hat tip to struggle4progress)
http://www.svd.se/nyheter/utrikes/man-blir-inte-gravid-av-riktig-valdtakt_7434686.svd

Todd Akin's photo with the headline: ”Man blir inte gravid av våldtäkt” "One doesn't become pregnant from rape"

The rest of the article is standard fare, but this is the best line:
På Twitter föreslås en ny regel: ”Den som inte begriper någonting om hur graviditeter fungerar får heller inte stifta lagar om dem”.
On twitter, a new rule was suggested: Those that don't understand anything about how pregnancy works should not make laws about it.

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Todd Akin's ignorant comment made international news. (Original Post) Quantess Aug 2012 OP
"Those that don't understand handmade34 Aug 2012 #1
I agree riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #2
Republicans are constantly embarrassing this country Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #3
Great! Being the laughingstock of the world Lifelong Protester Aug 2012 #4
First Bush and now Romney ...or should I say...Romney again! Auntie Bush Aug 2012 #6
Also in Australia: Quantess Aug 2012 #5
My sister in France says people are "laughing their asses off at this fucktard ." RagAss Aug 2012 #7
K&R Wednesdays Aug 2012 #8

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)
2. I agree
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:47 PM
Aug 2012

America is going to be the laughing stock in front of the world..The Republicans are dangerous clowns.

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
3. Republicans are constantly embarrassing this country
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:49 PM
Aug 2012

What more could we expect from the party that foisted George W. Bush upon the world?

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)
4. Great! Being the laughingstock of the world
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:51 PM
Aug 2012

the repubs 'stock in trade' it seems. If they haven't made us all look like fools, I don't know the definition of fool.

RagAss

(13,832 posts)
7. My sister in France says people are "laughing their asses off at this fucktard ."
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:53 PM
Aug 2012

I'm tired of fucking shit kickers making us the joke of the fucking world.

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