Joe Walsh Accuses Tammy Duckworth Of Blaming Sexual Assault Victims

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

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Late Friday afternoon, Walsh released a statement to partially walk back his comment on abortion, conceding that there are such cases where both a woman and fetus are at grave risk. “In those very rare cases where a mother’s life may be in danger past the point of viability for the baby, today’s doctors work to induce labor or perform a caesarean section in an attempt to save BOTH lives,” Walsh said. “These cases are extremely rare, and they unfortunately are used by the militant pro-choice movement to justify every single abortion.”

But Walsh goes further, counter-accusing Duckworth of ridiculing and blaming victims of sexual assault.

Let’s also not forget my opponent’s comments on sexual abuse. When asked earlier this summer about sexual abuse in the military and her personal experience with it, My opponents response was, and I quote, that I was never sexually assaulted because I was a pretty tough chick, and not some weak 18 year old who couldn’t push back. As a father of two daughters, I found those comments every bit as offensive as Congressman Akin’s offensive comments on rape. Ms Duckworth’s comments could not be more offensive and yet they were not covered. How dare Ms. Duckworth imply that women are only raped because they are too weak to fight back, and if only they were just a little tougher rape would not occur? How dare she say that?

He also followed it up with a tweet.

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Read more: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/joe-walsh-accuses-tammy-duckworth-of-blaming-sexual-assault-victims.php?ref=fpb

[mucifer]

1. He's got all kinds of lies. It's not gonna work.

[duggie99]

8. Bye Bye

You are out of here!!!

[Squinch]

2. Dear God! He has daughters??? Do the child services people know this?

[ejpoeta]

3. are those the ones he didn't care enough about to pay his child support?

[julian09]

4. So desperate, it's laughable

His daughters, were the reason for his being sued for non support.

[joy2u2]

22. Dead Beat Dad

Child services and the court system are very aware of Dead Beat Dad Walsh.. he's managed to skip many child support payments.. owes thousands of child support dollars. He's a loser (and so are his daughters because of him). Come on Illinois you can do much better than this sad excuse for your representative in Congress. Vote him out!

[BainsBane]

23. and didn't pay child support for years

and is currently have his wages garnished to pay child support.

[chuckstevens]

5. I do not say this lightly...

There is something seriously mentally imbalanced about this man! For the love of God, how could ANYONE vote for this sociopathic nut case?

[cosmicone]

7. Being mentally ill

is not just a correlation in teabaggers. It is a requirement!

[Dustlawyer]

9. It's a little subtle for non-military people to understand her comment. In the article, that he

linked people to, she said she "...was a pretty tough chick OFFICER." Most of the military rapists are not officers, or are officers who are raping younger non-officers (full disclosure, I do not have a military background myself). Because she was an officer, a rapists chances of being disciplined/prosecuted rise exponentially. So she meant that she was the type that cringed inu fear and would stand up for herself. A rapist will pick a much easier target! More right wing nut bull shit! I will add that even for a right-wing nut job, he is especially nutty! I mean, really!

[AnnieBW]

13. You're Right

My friend who was raped while deployed to Iraq is an enlisted woman. Her rapist was an officer.

[obamanut2012]

21. Stuides have shown most of the MST victims are enlisted

Both women and men, and most of the rapists are those equal or just a bit higher in rank, with NCOs often being the perp.

[AgingAmerican]

10. What a smarmy piece of crap he is

SMARMY is the first word that always comes to mind when I hear his name or see his face.

[Beartracks]

11. Joe, please explain why a rapist would prey on difficult targets.

Your "analysis" of Ms. Duckworth's comments are ignorant, or stupid, or both.

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[Cha]

12. Poor ol Joe Walsh.. So this is what a Desperate Cornered Rabid Rat

Looks like!

[riderinthestorm]

14. Continuing to expose his ignorance. Rape is a crime of power and control.

A perp chooses a victim that they believe they can dominate, "prey" if you will. Since rapists are seeking "success" it only makes sense they are seeking those who appear vulnerable in whatever way a perp perceives that.

Tammy Duckworth was a powerful military officer. She hardly exudes an aura of vulnerability. Ever.

That Joe Walsh doesn't understand this underscores his pathetic misunderstanding of the world that 90% of women live in - one where danger really does lurk on a daily basis in their homes, workplace, on the streets - everywhere.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Bingo. Just like a robber picking someone they think they can dominate.

[John2]

15. This is what I'm saying.

The Republican Party is full of these nuts. Where did all the moderates go?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. "Where did all the moderates go?"

Blame Newt. He's the one that filled the party with assholes.

[LisaL]

16. This braniac still doesn't appear to have a clue about ectopic pregnancy.

And they are not very rare (1 in every 40 to 1 in every 100 pregnancies). And there is no such thing as a "viable" baby with an ectopic pregnancy.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

19. So long Joe!

[bluesbassman]

20. As usual, a repug has distorted the quote. Here it is:

It is absolutely unacceptable that there is sexual assault in the military. We should remember it occurs not just with female service members but with males as well. It’s unacceptable and we need more oversight. I think the military is trying hard, but until you have more female high-ranking officers, you’re going to have some issues. I never experienced sexual assault, but I was a pretty tough chick officer, and if anything I was there for lower enlisted females to come to. I wasn’t a scared 18 year old who couldn’t push back. A lot of this stuff is about power. It’s power relationships. The military needs to redouble its efforts, and there should be congressional oversight. And women need to become a bigger percentage of the military — I think as we do, things will get better.

Huge difference between being "weak" and being "scared". Tammy even qualified why the eighteen year old soldier might be scared, but of course that wouldn't fit in Walsh's narrative.

I can't wait to hear his concession. Go Tammy!