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_Liann_

(377 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 03:22 AM Aug 2012

Why is anybody shocked that the GOP is for RAPE?

Below is the list of thirty legislators who were brave enough to stand up in defense of rape and vote against Senator Al Franken's anti-rape amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00308

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

Richard Shelby (R-AL)

Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

John McCain (R-AZ)

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)

Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

Mike Crapo (R-ID)

James Risch (R-ID)

Sam Brownback (R-KS)

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Jim Bunning (R-KY)

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

David Vitter (R-LA)

Thad Cochran (R-MS)

Roger Wicker (R-MS)

Kit Bond (R-MO)

Mike Johanns (R-NE)

John Ensign (R-NV)

Judd Gregg (R-NH)

Richard Burr (R-NC)

Tom Coburn (R-OK)

Jim Inhofe (R-OK)

Jim DeMint (R-SC)

Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

John Thune (R-SD)

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Bob Corker (R-TN)

John Cornyn (R-TX)

John Barrasso (R-WY)

Mike Enzi (R-WY)

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Why is anybody shocked that the GOP is for RAPE? (Original Post) _Liann_ Aug 2012 OP
It's more shock that one of them actually stated it in so many words, really... Scootaloo Aug 2012 #1
Not a bit. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #2
 

Scootaloo

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1. It's more shock that one of them actually stated it in so many words, really...
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:10 AM
Aug 2012

I mean we KNEW all along, but then they're like "yeah well, of course we don't think all rape is, you know, rape-rape,"

Usually they change the subject

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