GOP Candidate Wants Death Penalty For "Rebellious" Kids

Good grief, another Republican nutjob-ala Todd Akin and his asinine "legitimate rape" comment- who thinks it's okay to kill rebellious kids.  No, this is not a joke, that I know of. It wasn't an off-the-cuff remark about that obnoxious kid we all would, jokingly, like to do away with. This was a passage in a book that Charlie Fuqua, from Arkansas, wrote about naughty kids.

A candidate for the Arkansas legislature, Charlie Fuqua, says children who don’t demonstrate “respect for parents” should be put to death, the Arkansas Times reports. Fuqua is a former member of the Arkansas legislature and has received support from the Arkansas Republican Party and two sitting members of Congress.

Here’s the key passage from Fuqua’s 2012 book, “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution“:

The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline. Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellious children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21:

Fuqua helpfully notes that “This passage does not give parents blanket authority to kill their children.” Rather, parents would have to “follow the proper procedure in order to have the death penalty executed against their children.” Fuqua assures the reader that, in his view, the procedure would “rarely be used.” The threat of death would, however, “be a tremendous incentive for children to give proper respect to their parents.’

Really, Charlie? The death penalty for rebellious kids? I say go for a good smack, if you want to discipline an unruly child, but snuffing them out? Maybe it was okay back in the day, when Deuteronomy was written, but in the 21st century?  Not so much, Charlie. You're giving the Republicans a bad name, which is something we can NOT afford.

He had no comment.

Please, stop it! All of you Republican wackos. Try to keep your bizarre beliefs to yourself.

In case you want to check it out:

Anderson Cooper Rips Into Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-D) For Misquoting

It's not often you see a liberal journalist holding a Democratic politician's feet to the fire, but Anderson Cooper's interview with Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman- Schultz is a thing of beauty.

During his CNN show on Thursday, the host proved that during his “Keeping Them Honest” segment where he ripped into Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) for “misquoting” a Los Angeles Times article in a fundraising email, in which she attempted to tie GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s abortion stance to Rep. Todd Akin’s. Akin came under fire this week from all sides for arguing that women’s bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape.”

The email in question argued that the GOP “just voted to embrace Akin’s position by including a constitutional ban on all abortions — even in cases of rape or incest — in their 2012 platform.”

In spite of the fact that Romney supports abortion in cases of rape, incest or the life of the mother is at risk and he condemned Akin's asinine remark, Wasserman-Schultz- like a bull-dog hanging on to its bone- refused to apologize for the misquote.

Kudos to Cooper for persisting, though.

Wasserman-Schultz is such an unpleasant woman.



 Source: The Blaze

Rep Todd Akin Apologizes For His Offensive No Pregnancy From "Legitimate Rape"

It's people like Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin who send moderates and independents flying to the other side, and convince liberals to remain there.

Akin has since apologized (if you can call it that) for his supremely idiotic, beyond ignorant, truly offensive statement about raped women and their ability to magically stave off pregnancy if it is a "legitimate" rape:

"It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

What? Are those doctors living in the same cave Akin is living in? And where did they get their medical degrees- from getyourmedicaldegree.com? If the female body was able to "shut down the whole thing", there would be no need for contraception, would there? Tragically, many women get pregnant from rape- some choose to abort others choose to keep their babies- but his remark implies that those who do get pregnant were not in actuality raped. Unbelievable.

The following apology was posted on Akin's website:

"As a member of Congress, I believe that working to protect the most vulnerable in our society is one of my most important responsibilities, and that includes protecting both the unborn and victims of sexual assault. In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it's clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve.

"I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue. But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action. I also recognize that there are those who, like my opponent, support abortion and I understand I may not have their support in this election.

"But I also believe that this election is about a wide-range of very important issues, starting with the economy and the type of country we will be leaving our children and grandchildren. We've had 42 straight months of unacceptably high unemployment, trillion dollar deficits, and Democratic leaders in Washington who are focused on growing government, instead of jobs. That is my primary focus in this campaign and while there are those who want to distract from that, knowing they cannot defend the Democrats' failed economic record of the last four years, that will continue to be my focus in the months ahead."

If he believes that this election is about "a wide-range of very important issues, starting with the economy", then he needs to keep his mouth shut on "emotionally charged" issues like abortion and rape. He is simply adding fuel to the anti-conservative/Republican fire. I'm not sure why politicians don't think before they speak. People like Akin are handing over the votes to the Democratic party.

Watch his Jaco Report interview here.