NH Repub Legislator calls women "vagina's". Issues worst non-apology evah.

[cali]

A Republican New Hampshire lawmaker referred to women as "vaginas" in an email to colleagues on the official legislative electronic mailing list earlier this month, drawing outrage from his own party.

State Rep. Peter Hansen (R) made the comment, first reported by New Hampshire political blogger Susan the Bruce, in an April 1 email debate with colleagues about a "stand your ground" gun bill. Hansen's colleague, Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R) had delivered a lengthy floor speech about the benefits of retreating instead of using deadly force, to which Hansen replied in an email:

What could possibly be missing from those factual tales of successful retreat in VT, Germany, and the bowels of Amsterdam? Why children and vagina's of course. While the tales relate the actions of a solitary male the outcome cannot relate to similar situations where children and women and mothers are the potential victims.

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Hansen initially did not back down. But on Tuesday, he claimed his comments were misinterpreted and he apologized "to those who took offense."

"Can there be any doubt my comment is being misinterpreted and taken completely out of context?" Hansen said in a statement. "It was not, and is not, my intention to demean women at any time. It is apparent that the intent of my remarks has been misinterpreted, the true goal of the message lost and for that I apologize to those who took offense."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/peter-hansen-new-hampshire-vaginas_n_3095135.html

I'd call him a pig, but no actual pig deserves to be associated with this shitstain.

[Skittles]

1. I have to say

What could possibly be missing from those factual tales of successful retreat in VT, Germany, and the bowels of Amsterdam? Why children and vagina's of course. While the tales relate the actions of a solitary male the outcome cannot relate to similar situations where children and women and mothers are the potential victims. <-------------the entire statement is a WTF

and "Can there be any doubt my comment is being misinterpreted and taken completely out of context?" <------- I will experiment and toss the word VAGINA in a few work emails and see what happens.

[Le Taz Hot]

2. I cannot imagine an existince

in which I had so much hate for so many people and with such an intensity that I would think that the verbiage used in this e-mail was perfectly normal. What do you do with these people? Well, if you're in 'Murica, you elect them to public office, apparently.

[Volaris]

9. You can't imagine that existence because you're not a Conservative.

Think. At this point in their parties history, the Opposition President could go to them and say:
"i'm thinking i should ignore my own base, drive my party into the wilderness for, oh, say a decade or so, and maybe destroy my own legacy in the process, what say you?"

and the answer would be "no, because it's what YOU suggested."

THAT'S how much hate these people have.

And don't get me started today on what MAJORITY means. Yeah, I'm lookng at YOU, HARRY.

[seabeyond]

16. because today, talking about women in this manner is more a norm. it says a hell of a lot

time and time again, when men are being called out for this, there surprise there is a problem.

the net, tv, media all are doing well discussing women in a most disrespectful way. there is no longer a line of what is acceptable. and every once in a while a man is called out and there is the surprise.... wha? no? not allowed to be disrespectful to women? ok, this time. next time, will slide.

[DFW]

3. Another lowlife that passed second grade with a C-

Still forming plurals with an apostrophe, I see:

"Why children and vagina's of course."

Wasn't English taught where this worm went to Elementary school?

[cali]

4. ha, you caught it. I was waiting for someone to notice that. Your prize

is his initial response:

His initial response to the controversy was different. "Having a fairly well educated mind I do not need self appointed wardens to A: try to put words in my mouth for political gain and B: Turn a well founded strategy in communication into an insulting accusation, and finally if you find the noun vagina insulting or in some way offensive then perhaps a better exercise might be for you to re-examine your psyche," Hansen wrote.

[blkmusclmachine]

5. Vaginas Unite!

[SCVDem]

6. " I apologize to those who took offense"

I always think 'asshole' when I read those words!

[Heather MC]

7. He left out an excited declaration. Think Anne Romney

I LOVE VAGINAS!!!!!!!


That would have made his apology, believable.

[LuvNewcastle]

8. What a dick.

[whopis01]

32. I see what you did there. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

33. Exactly what I was thinking.

Except I was thinking "What a tiny, shriveled dick".

[MineralMan]

10. Like every other right wing moron,

he owes his very life to some woman and her reproductive anatomy. How easily they forget their own mothers.

[cali]

12. sure, but forget that for a moment. women (and men) are more than their sex organs.

being defined as a walking vagina or penis dismisses the humanity of a person.

[MineralMan]

14. Of course it does. And equating someone to their sex organs

is exactly what I am talking about. This moron clearly does not respect women or recognize their humanity. Those women include his mother. My point, exactly.

[bullwinkle428]

11. That is like the gold standard for classic Republican non-apologies!

A very sarcastic to you, Sen. Peter Hansen!

[cali]

13. it is, but i'm mind boggled by his initial response

His initial response to the controversy was different. "Having a fairly well educated mind I do not need self appointed wardens to A: try to put words in my mouth for political gain and B: Turn a well founded strategy in communication into an insulting accusation, and finally if you find the noun vagina insulting or in some way offensive then perhaps a better exercise might be for you to re-examine your psyche," Hansen wrote.

[SCVDem]

18. Talk to that Kansas teacher

who while teaching sex ed mentioned vagina.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/28/1197454/-Idaho-teacher-faces-investigation-after-saying-vagina-in-sex-ed-class

[bullwinkle428]

21. WOW, so the statement in the OP was the "revised" apology?

Mind-boggling barely begins to describe it!

[seabeyond]

15. of course. cause when a man is called on sexism/misogyny, it is women that misinterpret, out of

context and could not possibly be the man is a sexist/misogynist, silly, hysterical, emotional vagi.... oh, women.

[cali]

17. huh?

I don't think he was saying that it's women who misinterpreted. Unless Rick is a woman.

Hansen quickly raised the ire of his colleagues. State Rep. Rick Watrous (D-NH) incredulously replied, “Are you really using ‘vaginas’ as a crude catch-all for women? Really?”

[LeftinOH]

19. Hansen's phraseology is so awful, it's kind of difficult to tell if he's

merely being sexist, or if he's just spewing out typical right-wing word salad. I have no idea what he is trying to say.

[sufrommich]

20. He reduced women to being nothing

more than their vaginas but meant it in a good way and anyone offended by it needs to chill out and get a sense of humor.

[hifiguy]

22. Where do the pukes FIND these cretins?

I thought that the primitive humanoids all died out and were replaced by homo sapiens, the species who is wise. Clearly that was a very premature call.

These evolutionary throwbacks ain't gonna stop digging through the bottom of the barrel until they hit the Earth's mantle. Fortunately, they will be boiled in lava when they finally get there.

[Eleanors38]

23. What a bathroom wall finger painter.

[truebrit71]

24. What an ignorant flaccid penis..

...

[cynatnite]

25. Of course they'd want to demean us to the body part they want to regulate the most...

That's all we are to them.

[Shrike47]

26. Referring to women as 'vagina's' was a " well founded strategy in communication"?

This guy has no touch with reality if he thought that was clever.

[kestrel91316]

27. "Misinterpreted"? Misin-fucking-terpreted????????????????

What's to misinterpret, dude? You called women "vaginas".

Typical fake apology.

[kestrel91316]

28. Here's his contact information:

http://granitestateprogress.org/legislator/hansen

All vaginas need to contact him with their displeasure. And friends of vaginas, too.

[cali]

30. now why didn't I think of that? You're a peach. Thanks.

[smirkymonkey]

34. OK, I sent him a very nasty message. Hope they don't come after me.

Sorry, I was pissed.

[redqueen]

29. Really clever how a couple of men insulted him by referring to him as a male sex organ.

Oh, the wit. Oh, the intellect. I am in awe. (*wanking smiley*)

[cali]

31. sauce for the gander, I suppose, though it's not terribly clever