Apparently, I've had Rick Santorum and the far-right pro-life movement wrong all along. As Texas legislators are inching closer to passing some of the most extreme anti-abortion laws in the country, former Republican presidential candidate and the anti-sex virgin with seven kids - Rick Santorum - said the following:
"This is an important moment for everyone to recognize where the abortion debate really is in America. The face of the pro-life movement [is] people out there every day embracing women, whether they decide to have an abortion or not. They love them. ... It is the movement of love. That's what this movement is about."
Don't you see, ladies? Rick and those like him aren't out there trying to strip you of your rights out of disrespect or hate. They're simply doing it out of love.
Situation: Republicans vote against a bill which would provide women with equal pay
Santorum's response: "We did this for women's health and well-being. We did it because we love women. Me and the other Republican men voted this bill down because we know how stressful life is when you have enough money to feed and take care of yourself and your family, especially if you're a single parent. We don't want to put you through that kind of stress, especially single mothers, who are going through enough stress as it is, having to work two or three jobs. Also, we want to show that we're against discrimination on everyone, including men like us. If we work the same job as women and are just as good at it, we should get paid more. That's just the way the world works. It's not our fault we were born with male genitalia. Anyway, you're welcome. You can thank us at election time."
Situation: Republicans vote against a bill which would provide women with contraception coverage as part of their employer-based healthcare plan
Santorum's Response: "I know how tempting it is to have the sex as it's called. We've all thought about it, but we must not do it until we're married. I'm married and I've still never had sex. My wife and my's seven kids are simply miracles from God. So please understand, we're only doing this because we love you and we don't want you to get AIDS, and science has shown that birth-control pills and condoms increase the chance of AIDS by some big number. You'll all be thanking me for this when you enter heaven. I know when I greet God, I'm going to point to my chastity belt and give him that manly high-five I've always wanted to give him."
Situation: Republicans pass a bill outlawing women's abortion rights
Santorum's Response: "While babies may not be counted as citizens or have access to healthcare yet, we still feel they deserve more rights than women. Wait, let me back up a second. I have a feeling that statement might get twisted by the liberal media. What I meant to say is if a woman is raped, she should allow the male rapist to provide her a child she'll likely have to take care of and pay for, while the baby constantly reminds her of the man who beat, frightened, and scarred her for life. Wait, that's not where I wanted to go with that either. You're not recording this, right? Ladies, okay, here's what I want to say - ladies, my male Republican colleagues and I decided to pass this bill, because we feel even if men can't get pregnant, we should be the ones deciding what women can do when they get pregnant. I don't think that's what I really wanted to say either. Well, in any case, as I'm sure everything I've stated to this point should clearly illustrate, we only passed this bill because we love you."
With this kind of logic, I wonder if Santorum and the Republican Party will soon be telling minorities that their attempt at making it more difficult for such people to vote is just "a movement of love." While I'm not a violent person, I'd find it quite comical for a group of women to smack Santorum across the face, smile, and yell out, "This is just a movement of love!"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/rick-santorum-texas-abortion-bill_n_3581566.html
"This is an important moment for everyone to recognize where the abortion debate really is in America. The face of the pro-life movement [is] people out there every day embracing women, whether they decide to have an abortion or not. They love them. ... It is the movement of love. That's what this movement is about."
Don't you see, ladies? Rick and those like him aren't out there trying to strip you of your rights out of disrespect or hate. They're simply doing it out of love.
Situation: Republicans vote against a bill which would provide women with equal pay
Santorum's response: "We did this for women's health and well-being. We did it because we love women. Me and the other Republican men voted this bill down because we know how stressful life is when you have enough money to feed and take care of yourself and your family, especially if you're a single parent. We don't want to put you through that kind of stress, especially single mothers, who are going through enough stress as it is, having to work two or three jobs. Also, we want to show that we're against discrimination on everyone, including men like us. If we work the same job as women and are just as good at it, we should get paid more. That's just the way the world works. It's not our fault we were born with male genitalia. Anyway, you're welcome. You can thank us at election time."
Situation: Republicans vote against a bill which would provide women with contraception coverage as part of their employer-based healthcare plan
Santorum's Response: "I know how tempting it is to have the sex as it's called. We've all thought about it, but we must not do it until we're married. I'm married and I've still never had sex. My wife and my's seven kids are simply miracles from God. So please understand, we're only doing this because we love you and we don't want you to get AIDS, and science has shown that birth-control pills and condoms increase the chance of AIDS by some big number. You'll all be thanking me for this when you enter heaven. I know when I greet God, I'm going to point to my chastity belt and give him that manly high-five I've always wanted to give him."
Situation: Republicans pass a bill outlawing women's abortion rights
Santorum's Response: "While babies may not be counted as citizens or have access to healthcare yet, we still feel they deserve more rights than women. Wait, let me back up a second. I have a feeling that statement might get twisted by the liberal media. What I meant to say is if a woman is raped, she should allow the male rapist to provide her a child she'll likely have to take care of and pay for, while the baby constantly reminds her of the man who beat, frightened, and scarred her for life. Wait, that's not where I wanted to go with that either. You're not recording this, right? Ladies, okay, here's what I want to say - ladies, my male Republican colleagues and I decided to pass this bill, because we feel even if men can't get pregnant, we should be the ones deciding what women can do when they get pregnant. I don't think that's what I really wanted to say either. Well, in any case, as I'm sure everything I've stated to this point should clearly illustrate, we only passed this bill because we love you."
With this kind of logic, I wonder if Santorum and the Republican Party will soon be telling minorities that their attempt at making it more difficult for such people to vote is just "a movement of love." While I'm not a violent person, I'd find it quite comical for a group of women to smack Santorum across the face, smile, and yell out, "This is just a movement of love!"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/rick-santorum-texas-abortion-bill_n_3581566.html
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