Cheer him, at least for this. And now for your daily reminder that #NotAllRepublicans are bad all the time. Texas Congressman Ted Poe, a Republican, is kind of a dumbass sometimes. He has been featured on the august pages of Wonkette before! One time he
POE HAILS REAUTHORIZATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACTFeb 28 2013Inclusion of Poe's bill to end rape kit backlogWASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) issued the following statement reacting to the House passage of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which includes the SAFER Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill that Rep. Poe introduced with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced SAFER in the Senate. The SAFER Act reallocates existing funds to help law enforcement process approximately 400,000 untested rape kits. "I am pleased that the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is finally headed to the Presidentís desk," said Congressman Poe. "This bill addresses the plight of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence and provides important protections and services to victims, many of whom are women and children. I am proud that VAWA now includes SAFER, legislation I introduced to address the long overlooked problem that has denied justice to hundreds of thousands of sexual assault victims for far too long: the rape kit backlog..."
"For many victims … rape is a fate worse than death, and here’s why. Because rape victims say after being raped, they die emotionally many times. And with homicide, one dies only once."
Wow. I may not like some of the other things that he's said in the past, but on this subject, Congressman Poe, thank you. When it comes to rape victims, you get it.
When I first read about this story, I was astounded at how FUCKING ANGRY it made me. I was raped thirty- some years ago when I was 15. It was hard working through it all. I don't have any chocolate on hand, but I do have *hugs*. FWIW, you will make it through this. You will. Again, *hugs*
This is the digital age. That broken clock is always flashing 12:00. Mainly because it's not actually broken, but because nobody's figured out how to make it work. Kind of like a congressman from Texas.
I'm with you. I've been going back and forth between furious rage tears and the creeping, leaking tears that just keep going all day.
Im glad sexual assault is starting to come out of the dark and be recognized as real and all too common. I'm relieved that people are starting to talk about it. I was raped almost twenty-five years ago. That's not that far back, historically, but even the topic itself was still considered too shameful to mention.
I have lots of chocolates for you, and I'm also willing to share this ice-cream.
Edit: I see there are a lot of us, and several others have written what I was thinking sooner and better than I did. But I'll leave my comment as is. Solidarity!
Whoa! Boom!
I don't even know you anymore!! Wait ... I don't actually know you. Never mind.
Yeah, but a golf clap is better than a slow clap, or a dose of the clap, n'est-ce pas?
That's what I'm saying.
It looks like Poe is OK on this issue, anyway.
http://poe.house.gov/2013/2...
POE HAILS REAUTHORIZATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACTFeb 28 2013Inclusion of Poe's bill to end rape kit backlogWASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) issued the following statement reacting to the House passage of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which includes the SAFER Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill that Rep. Poe introduced with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced SAFER in the Senate. The SAFER Act reallocates existing funds to help law enforcement process approximately 400,000 untested rape kits. "I am pleased that the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is finally headed to the Presidentís desk," said Congressman Poe. "This bill addresses the plight of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence and provides important protections and services to victims, many of whom are women and children. I am proud that VAWA now includes SAFER, legislation I introduced to address the long overlooked problem that has denied justice to hundreds of thousands of sexual assault victims for far too long: the rape kit backlog..."
Hold on, hold on, hold on...huh, the sky's still up there, and nary a pig in sight, so go figure...
"For many victims … rape is a fate worse than death, and here’s why. Because rape victims say after being raped, they die emotionally many times. And with homicide, one dies only once."
Wow. I may not like some of the other things that he's said in the past, but on this subject, Congressman Poe, thank you. When it comes to rape victims, you get it.
Allocate money for testing rape kits, for one.
Ok, I'll delete it. If I can't be nice about a Texan and a rapist walking into a bar, I guess I've got nothing to say.
Respect to Ted Poe. That is all.
Except this: prospective jurors are refusing to sit on juries in Aaron Persky's court. The community is sending him a message.
Even a blind pig finds an acorn occasionally. And you don't kick him for doing it. He found an acorn with this one.
Peace, Poe. Until the next gaffe.
When I first read about this story, I was astounded at how FUCKING ANGRY it made me. I was raped thirty- some years ago when I was 15. It was hard working through it all. I don't have any chocolate on hand, but I do have *hugs*. FWIW, you will make it through this. You will. Again, *hugs*
Don't know that but he has used the phrase *20 minutes of action*. Asshole.
This is the digital age. That broken clock is always flashing 12:00. Mainly because it's not actually broken, but because nobody's figured out how to make it work. Kind of like a congressman from Texas.
Was his statement that "If I had a son, he'd look like Brock" not good enough for you people?
I'm with you. I've been going back and forth between furious rage tears and the creeping, leaking tears that just keep going all day.
Im glad sexual assault is starting to come out of the dark and be recognized as real and all too common. I'm relieved that people are starting to talk about it. I was raped almost twenty-five years ago. That's not that far back, historically, but even the topic itself was still considered too shameful to mention.
I have lots of chocolates for you, and I'm also willing to share this ice-cream.
Edit: I see there are a lot of us, and several others have written what I was thinking sooner and better than I did. But I'll leave my comment as is. Solidarity!