John Koster, GOP House Candidate: 'The Rape Thing' Does Not Excuse Abortions

[JRLeft]

John Koster, a Republican congressional candidate in Washington state, said Sunday that "the rape thing" is not a good enough reason for a woman to have an abortion, the Associated Press reported.

Asked at a campaign fundraiser whether he supports abortion rights in some situations, Koster replied that he only supports abortion in cases where a woman's life is in danger.

"Incest is so rare, I mean, it's so rare," he said. "But the rape thing-- you know, I know a woman who was raped and kept the child, gave it up for adoption, and she doesn't regret it."

He added, "On the rape thing, it's like, how does putting more violence onto a woman's body and taking the life of an innocent child that's a consequence of this crime -- how does that make it better? You know what I mean?"

&feature=player_embedded

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/31/john-koster-the-rape-thing_n_2051752.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. Another idiot

someone should ask him if he got raped would he keep the child

[my2sense]

2. How did these

twisted bastards end up in government? It's like we are living in an alternative universe.

[BigDemVoter]

3. Asshole

Idiot. Since when does this fucker decide about excusing abortions? Women certainly don't need this ass-hat's seal of approval before making decisions about their OWN bodies.

[polichick]

4. Love how these asshole men - who can't get pregnant - continue to mouth off.

[LiberalFighter]

5. He needs to be told to keep his pants zipped.

[yellowcanine]

12. and his lips.

[LiberalFighter]

19. Don't use a wide stance.

[LiberalLoner]

6. 1 in 3 girls are molested before 18

Most often done by family members. Incest is rare? How I wish.

[HockeyMom]

7. Fertilized eggs are PEOPLE,

but grown women, including pre-teen girls, AREN'T. They are just incubators.

[JRLeft]

8. Rape has become a GOP epidemic, there is a widespread break out on idiocy.

[yellowcanine]

9. "The rape thing" ????? Any woman who was raped or anyone who knows someone who

was is going to resent that. Rape is not a "thing." It is a violent crime, mostly against women.

[JRLeft]

10. You have to love how rape is just a thing that happens now, he brushes it to the side like

it is a non issue. Unbelievable.

[yellowcanine]

11. kind of like getting a zit on prom night, if you listen to him.

[JRLeft]

14. This man is sick.

[PDJane]

13. One more time. This version of pro-life is anti-woman.

They don't really care about the foetus, they don't care about the children, they don't want to provide any sort of safety net, and they will always blame the woman or the boy or the girl or the baby for the rape. It's about control. Control of women and their bodies and the children they bear. It's about dislike of women. It's absolute bloody nonsense, and I can't understand why any women and most men would put these (expletive deleted) in power. Seriously.

What the hell is wrong with the electorate...or the election process...that these guys are in power.

[libdem4life]

15. Heard the disgusting audio yesterday, but those wierd eyes...just plain wierd.

[yellowcanine]

16. "Incest is so rare, I mean, it's so rare," Not as rare as he thinks and most goes unreported,

so how the hell does he know that it is so rare?

[asjr]

17. Someone like this should be kept from running for office. The whole idea

of running for office is if the person actually wants to help his or her state and country--not promote himself so he can manage our lives. His reason is unconsitutional in my book. It knocks the "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness right out of the park. And those Republicans who signed an oath for Grover Norquist have made it impossible to help our country. They can't show fidelity to two opposite masters. I wish someone in Congress who cares would actually bring up this in the next session. Call out these egotistic would-be emporers and make them choose.

[Thinkingabout]

18. What about the innocence of the woman getting raped?

It is a Muslim thing to rape women as punishment. These guys are promoting Sharia laws and it might be time to introduce laws for anyone thinking like these idiots to say they can never have sex. Who is voting for these dumba$$es? We need to prevent them from running for offices, dumb dumb dumb.

[Third Doctor]

20. Since he is a candidate hopefully he wil be defeated.

[JRLeft]

21. +1