{"id":29985,"date":"2012-08-27T18:03:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T00:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/27\/rape-pregancies-out-of-wedlock-pregnancies-whats-the-diff.html"},"modified":"2012-08-27T18:03:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T00:03:58","slug":"rape-pregancies-out-of-wedlock-pregnancies-whats-the-diff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/27\/rape-pregancies-out-of-wedlock-pregnancies-whats-the-diff.html","title":{"rendered":"Rape Pregancies, Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies, what&#39;s the diff?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, at least, what&#39;s the diff &quot;for the father&quot;? \u00a0Because, I guess, that makes them the same. Because guys who knock up your daughter are kind of like rapists? \u00a0Or because rapists have fatherly feelings, too? \u00a0Or &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Um &#8230; what the hell?<\/p>\n<p>Here to explain, is Tom Smith, GOP candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><i>MARK SCOLFORO, ASSOCIATED PRESS: How would you tell a daughter or a granddaughter who, God forbid, would be the victim of a rape, to keep the child against her own will? Do you have a way to explain that?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>SMITH: I lived something similar to that with my own family. She chose life, and I commend her for that. She knew my views. But, fortunately for me, I didn\u2019t have to.. she chose they way I thought. No don\u2019t get me wrong, it wasn\u2019t rape.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>SCOLFORO: Similar how?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>SMITH: Uh, having a baby out of wedlock.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>SCOLFORO: That\u2019s similar to rape?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>SMITH: No, no, no, but\u2026 put yourself in a father\u2019s situation, yes. It is similar. But, back to the original, I\u2019m pro-life, period.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2F092611_tomsmith_768-225x300.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/health\/2012\/08\/27\/751971\/pennsylvania-gop-senate-candidate-getting-pregnant-from-rape-is-similar-to-having-a-baby-out-of-wedlock\/'>Pennsylvania GOP Senate Candidate: Getting Pregnant From Rape Is \u2018Similar\u2019 To Having A Baby Out Of Wedlock<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the aftermath of Rep. Todd Akin\u2019s (R-MO) offensive and medically inaccurate comments that \u201clegitimate rape\u201d doesn\u2019t often lead to pregnancy, Republicans have been scrambling to distance themselves &#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/Ro1933hTivq' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, at least, what&#39;s the diff &quot;for the father&quot;? \u00a0Because, I guess, that makes them the same. Because guys who knock up your daughter are kind of like rapists? \u00a0Or because rapists have fatherly feelings, too? \u00a0Or &#8230; Um &#8230; what the hell? 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But I'm hardly alone in that.The idea that \"Hey, I contributed my semen, therefore I get co-equal rights to any child that you carry to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41457,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/18\/wait-you-mean-you-actually-have-to-process-them.html","url_meta":{"origin":29985,"position":3},"title":"Wait, you mean you actually have to PROCESS them?","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 18-Mar-14 4:03pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Who'd have known. (Shakes head.)The general excuse for having rape kits go unprocessed is, \"Well, we don't have enough money\" and \"We only process the ones where we think there's a good chance of conviction.\"The former excuse, as noted, is bushwah. How many municipalities, even with partial grants, are busy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32751,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/18\/feeling-sorry-for-the-perps.html","url_meta":{"origin":29985,"position":4},"title":"Feeling sorry for the perps","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 18-Mar-13 3:37pm","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm come a little late to the game on the story about the Steubenville rapist -- but I find it difficult to believe that the spin on this story about the sentence being handed down is not, \"Justice for a 16-year-old teen girl who was repeatedly raped at parties while\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29917,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/21\/an-apology-that-misses-the-point.html","url_meta":{"origin":29985,"position":5},"title":"An apology that misses the point","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 21-Aug-12 7:46am","format":false,"excerpt":"After a few days of \"I misspoke\" shilly-shallying, Rep. 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