Comments on: Republicans for Rape

By: michigander

michigander — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:23:04 +0000

I can’t talk about rape anymore without losing it. Republicans are going backwards for women and basic human rights. I am so angry and sad.

I believed it would get better through time, it is worse. Rape progressed from hush, hush, married, slut, you’ll never prove it, provocation, inebriated, so many more excuses into this? I feel physically ill.

Jamie deserves millions of supporters and I truly am I one. I urge anyone who cares to also support local groups in their communities.

Thank – you AKM and to Rachel Maddow for reporting tonight. To Jamie Leigh Jones, I am so proud of you. You’re gonna make it through this and come out bright and shining. It’s okay baby.

By: seattlefan

seattlefan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:40:53 +0000

@ saurkaraut:

Wow…I couldn’t have said it better. Those “boostards” not only owe the entire country an apology, they owe their wives/sisters/daughters/nieces/grandmas/aunts/ and every woman on the planet…….an apology.

By: sauerkraut

sauerkraut — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:23:32 +0000

Judd Gregg is toast. No way will the people of New Hampshire allow him to continue representing them.

As for the woman not being allowed to sue due to a contract… I believe there may be one or more SCOTUS decisions on whether a person can be forced to contract away their Constitutional rights. If gang rape isn’t a violation of the most basic tenet of the Constitution, then all our laws are just plain meaningless.

Those 30 stupid boostards owe the entire country an apology.

By: seattlefan

seattlefan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:33:46 +0000

Rachel just covered this very story tonight and what a brave, strong young woman she (Jamie Leigh) is. She was very gracious in saying that she couldn’t understand why the senators voted against Franken’s bill, but was glad at least it was being discussed and getting media coverage.

Those 30 senators should be ashamed. Like others here I wonder how they would feel if she were their daughter, sister, wife or mother.

Kudos for Rachel for bringing this to her show.

By: kiksadi50

kiksadi50 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:40:01 +0000

I wonder, how many of these men have daughters? I wonder, how many of these men have daughters that have survived raoe &/or other kinds of sexual assault? I have been working with sexual assault survivors for over 20 yrs. The people I have had the privilege to work with are among the most courageous & inspirational people I have met. A lot of survivors, after their initial recovery, volunteer their time to helping other victms. using cohersive acts to prevent vicyims from filing the ocurrence of a sexual crime, is re-victimizing the victim & covertly blames her for what happened. The military is one of the biggest perpetrators of this practice. I hope the 30 republicans who voted against Frankelin’s bill never experience the nightmare of having a child of theirs raped. It takes a life time to recover from this experience, longer if you helped to protect the perpetrator(s) from justice.

By: kassie

kassie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:05:44 +0000

grrr ..
http://ThirtyAgainstWomen|ThirtyMenAgainstWomen
http://30against.org/

By: kassie

kassie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:03:43 +0000

sorry try again

By: kassie

kassie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:02:45 +0000

Thirty Against Women | Thirty Men Against Women – not satire. Contains Al Franken’s address to the Senate and further forums.

By: peter d

peter d — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:44:47 +0000

TODAY

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – A federal appeals court has ruled a woman who says she was gang-raped by co-workers of the war contractor KBR can pursue her case in open court.

By: PepperzMom (GA)

PepperzMom (GA) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:19:35 +0000

ANd in a related matter: don’t this beat all?

Florida Woman’s Rape Called A “Pre-Existing Condition” By Insurance Companies

A Florida woman, who is a victim of sexual abuse, claims that rape was called a “pre-existing condition” by several health insurance companies, which would have disqualified her for care.

In 2002, Chris Turner, a health insurance agent from Tampa, Florida, was drugged and raped during a business trip. When she conferred with a doctor after her assault, Turner was prescribed preventative anti-HIV drugs, and she later entered counseling to help deal with the residual psychological effects of her rape.

A few months later, when Turner was forced to buy new insurance on the individual market, she suspected, based on her knowledge of the approval process, that she may no longer qualify for coverage. She called a series of insurance underwriters and asked them about a hypothetical client who had been raped, and every insurer she called had the same response: “Nope, we won’t take her.” Turner’s treatment for her rape, it turns out, constituted a pre-existing condition that the companies said would disqualify her from coverage.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/21/insurance-companies-rape-_n_328708.html