Karen Hughes, Former Bush Adviser: If Another Republican Man Talks Rape, I'll 'Cut Out His Tongue'

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2012-11-13 16:54

Article here. Excerpt:

'For any Republican man considering following in the footsteps of Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) or failed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock by making insensitive comments about rape, be forewarned: former George W. Bush adviser Karen Hughes will be very displeased.

In an op-ed in Politico last week offering advice to the GOP in the wake of their defeats on Tuesday -- which included Mourdock and Akin, who lost a bid for Missouri Senate -- Hughes lashed out particularly harshly against Republicans responsible for controversial remarks about rape and abortion.

"And if another Republican man says anything about rape other than it is a horrific, violent crime, I want to personally cut out his tongue," she wrote. "The college-age daughters of many of my friends voted for Obama because they were completely turned off by Neanderthal comments like the suggestion of 'legitimate rape.'"'

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Isn't that something the Taleban would likely say about someone saying something they didn't want to hear?

What if said GOP man said that indeed, rape was a horrible, violent crime, but that let's not forget that a) men also get raped, b) women also commit rape, and c) sometimes men are falsely-accused of rape. What if a Democrat man said that? Or a woman of either party? Do they all lose their tongues too?

"Off with their heads! Out with their tongues! I'll cut you open and pull out your bowels before your living eyes, you son of a dog! Avast ye!"

Not only are Americans getting more polarized politically, some of us seem to be getting increasingly more extreme in our rhetoric, whether it's deserved or not. I for one am coming fast to the conclusion that adding valium to the nation's drinking water might not be such a bad idea... at least for awhile...

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2012-11-14 01:38