Colorado Pol Makes Odd Rape Remark

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Colorado state representative is being widely ridiculed for a remark he made during debate Friday over a bill on whether to allow guns on college campuses. State Rep. Joe Salazar (D-Thornton) said, "It's why we have call boxes, it's why we have safe zones, it's why we have the whistles. Because you just don't know who you're gonna be shooting at. And you don't know if you feel like you're gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone's been following you around or if you feel like you're in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop ... pop a round at somebody." State Rep. Lori Saine (R-Dacono) responded, "I guess, Rep. Salazar, if a woman doesn't know she's being raped, she doesn't fear it."

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Salazar, serving his first term, apologized Monday and said, "We were having a public policy debate on whether or not guns makes people safer on campus. I don't believe they do. That was the point I was trying to make. If anyone thinks I'm not sensitive to the dangers women face, they're wrong. I am a husband and father of two beautiful girls, and I've spent the last decade defending women's rights as a civil rights attorney."

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The Democrat war on women continues. You can have a morning after bill but you can have any bullets.

#1 | Posted by paneocon at 2013-02-19 05:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

bill = pill

#2 | Posted by paneocon at 2013-02-19 05:03 PM | Reply | Flag:

Way to go, Joe. He claims women don't ever need a gun if they're confronted with a rapist as long as they do one or more of the following:

Joe's tips for avoiding rape --

1. Be realistic about your ability to protect yourself.

2. Your instinct may be to scream, go ahead! It may startle your attacker and give you an opportunity to run away.

3. Kick off your shoes if you have time and can't run in them.

4. Don't take time to look back; just get away.

5. If your life is in danger, passive resistance may be your best defense.

6. Tell your attacker that you have a disease or are menstruating.

7. Vomiting or urinating may also convince the attacker to leave you alone.

8. Yelling, hitting or biting may give you a chance to escape, do it!

9. Understand that some actions on your part might lead to more harm.

10. Remember, every emergency situation is different. Only you can decide which action is most appropriate.

How nice of this fool to give his approval (see #2) for the potential victim to scream if she wants to.

#3 | Posted by CalifChris at 2013-02-19 05:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

Hmmm the local libs seem to be missing on this one.

When guns are illegal only rapists will have guns.

#4 | Posted by paneocon at 2013-02-19 06:59 PM | Reply | Flag:

"The Democrat war on women continues."
#1 | Posted by paneocon

"War On Women: White House Spokesman Jay Carney Sneers at Female Reporter; ‘I know you are just filling in'"
www.thegatewaypundit.com

#5 | Posted by KBM at 2013-02-19 07:35 PM | Reply | Flag:

This was in the early 70's.
A friend of a professional and personal female friend was raped.
This friend had the presence of mind to invite him back.
She killed him.
Nothing quite like a 12 gauge coach gun.

#6 | Posted by Zatoichi at 2013-02-19 07:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

The last thing a rapist should see is a dim view of a woman ... obscured by the muzzle flash. Somebody else said it first but I cannot remember who to attribute it to.

#7 | Posted by AKat at 2013-02-19 08:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

Always wondered why women aren't more proactive on user of weapons to defend themselves. They're target #1 for male criminals due to the size disadvantage.

#8 | Posted by daniel_3 at 2013-02-20 01:00 AM | Reply | Flag:

A woman is morally supior being raped, strangled with her own pantyhose then explaining to the police why that sicko has 4 holes in his chest-----.-the left

#9 | Posted by zack991 at 2013-02-20 06:56 AM | Reply | Flag:

It's OK Salazar apologized.

#10 | Posted by patron at 2013-02-20 07:29 AM | Reply | Flag:

Would be interesting to see how history might have played out differently, had Juanita Broaderick a firearm with her.

No wonder Democrats want women disarmed. Might put the Kennedy's out of business forever, and who knows who else?

#11 | Posted by uglyblinddate at 2013-02-20 08:02 AM | Reply | Flag:

Oh My (clutch pearls)!

is this going to be his Waterlooooo-lu-lu-lu-lu?

#12 | Posted by ChiefTutMoses at 2013-02-20 12:13 PM | Reply | Flag:

Reading Drudge Retort is like reading a three-day-old newspaper that somebody left in the [...] at work. Why does it take news so long to reach this site?

#13 | Posted by Starquest at 2013-02-20 03:42 PM | Reply | Flag:

Why does it take news so long to reach this site?

#13 | Posted by Starquest at 2013-02-20 03:42 PM | Reply | Flag

Because the current elders here can't manage to fix anything, they are just happy they have a representative in office, nothing more is required so fluff and puff is it.

#14 | Posted by moneywar at 2013-02-20 03:45 PM | Reply | Flag:

Nevermind, I think I answered my own question. It just takes a really really long time for each article to appear in my RSS feed.

#15 | Posted by Starquest at 2013-02-20 03:45 PM | Reply | Flag:

How nice of this fool to give his approval (see #2) for the potential victim to scream if she wants to.

#3 | Posted by CalifChris

Yet............... single women, by a large margin. support the people that come up with that stupid stuff. Please explain that to me.

#16 | Posted by Sniper at 2013-02-20 03:51 PM | Reply | Flag:

DEY RAPIN ERR BODAY OUT HERR

www.youtube.com

#17 | Posted by AuntieSocial at 2013-02-20 03:52 PM | Reply | Flag:

The Democrat war on women continues. You can have a morning after pill but you can have any bullets.

#1 | POSTED BY PANEOCON

I want to put this on a poster as one of the dumbest things ever said.

#18 | Posted by Sycophant at 2013-02-20 06:48 PM | Reply | Flag:

I know of college girls who've misread a situation and maced guys they thought were going to rape them.

At least once it turned out that he was gay.

#19 | Posted by Tor at 2013-02-20 06:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

Typical Perhaps Joe should tell the rape victims that some rapist will get really turned on if they wet themselves. So I guess Joe is pro rape and has lots of rapist friends.

Once again democrats want people disarmed now they have a war on women to disarm them so democrat voters can rape them more easily.

Why do people vote democrat??????????????????

#20 | Posted by tmaster at 2013-02-20 07:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

I know of college girls who've misread a situation and maced guys they thought were going to rape them.

At least once it turned out that he was gay.

#19 | Posted by Tor at 2013-02-20 06:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

I took this to be the speaker's (woefully mis-articulated) point: there are better ways to deal with the issue of rape than arming everyone and accepting the consequences of doing so (accidental shootings, gun thefts, gun use under the influence, gun use by people suffering from mental illness, etc.).

#21 | Posted by DirkStruan at 2013-02-20 08:46 PM | Reply | Flag:

@ DIRKSTRUAN

Fair enough description of what Joe said.

IMHO Joe's remark is nothing compared to what was said in Missouri during the 2012 senate race.

#22 | Posted by Tor at 2013-02-20 10:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

Did I read this right? Salazar said that guns aren't necessarily a good thing on campus because, for instance, a woman who felt like she might be in danger of being raped might shoot someone even though she might have been mistaken and wasn't in danger.

Right so far?

Then Saine says, "if a woman doesn't know she's being raped, she doesn't fear it."

Huh? Wtf?

#23 | Posted by mOntecOre at 2013-02-20 10:37 PM | Reply | Flag:

What would Ted Kennedy say?

#24 | Posted by Federalist at 2013-02-20 10:39 PM | Reply | Flag:

Then Saine says, "if a woman doesn't know she's being raped, she doesn't fear it."

Huh? Wtf?

#23 | Posted by mOntecOre at 2013-02-20 10:37 PM | Reply | Flag:

Saine was being sarcastic in response to Salazar's comment. Pay attention.
Try reading the whole comment instead of cherry picking.

State Rep. Lori Saine (R-Dacono) responded, "I guess, Rep. Salazar, if a woman doesn't know she's being raped, she doesn't fear it."

rwd

#25 | Posted by rightwingdon at 2013-02-20 10:56 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Reading Drudge Retort is like reading a three-day-old newspaper that somebody left in the [...] at work"

Similar background color when you think of it.

#26 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-20 11:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

"What would Ted Kennedy say?"

Holy crap even after I've been dead for years some people still pretend like I'm alive?

#27 | Posted by Tor at 2013-02-20 11:11 PM | Reply | Flag:

Re: #19 TOR, #21 DIRKSTUAN, #23 MONTECORE

This is exactly what Salazar was getting at. I had to go back and read again for the controversial comment. Didn't find it. All I see is that he somewhat poorly articulated his argument (better spelled out by DIRKSTUAN in post #21).

Saine went for a "gotcha" moment with a controversial mis-paraphrase to score political points.
Ideologues waiting to be outraged toward anything said by their identified opponents are eating it up.

Re: #22 TOR

This doesn't even come close to paralleling what's been said by more prominent members of the GOP concerning the issue of rape.

#28 | Posted by hamburglar at 2013-02-21 07:18 AM | Reply | Flag:

IMHO Joe's remark is nothing compared to what was said in Missouri during the 2012 senate race.

Which is precisely why the right is jumping on it.

They're desperate for any sort of counterbalance to the absolutely horrid rape comments multiple GOP politicians are on the record for saying.

Even if they have to misinterpret or spin it to do so.

#29 | Posted by jpw at 2013-02-21 01:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

They're desperate for any sort of counterbalance to the absolutely horrid rape comments multiple GOP politicians are on the record for saying.

Even if they have to misinterpret or spin it to do so.

#29 | Posted by jpw

Doctors have determined this is due to PTED.

Post Traumatic Election Disorder.

#30 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-02-21 01:34 PM | Reply | Flag: