Joe Walsh Accuses Tammy Duckworth Of Blaming Sexual Assault Victims

Source: TPM

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Late Friday afternoon, Walsh released a statement to partially walk back his comment on abortion, conceding that there are such cases where both a woman and fetus are at grave risk. “In those very rare cases where a mother’s life may be in danger past the point of viability for the baby, today’s doctors work to induce labor or perform a caesarean section in an attempt to save BOTH lives,” Walsh said. “These cases are extremely rare, and they unfortunately are used by the militant pro-choice movement to justify every single abortion.”

But Walsh goes further, counter-accusing Duckworth of ridiculing and blaming victims of sexual assault.

Let’s also not forget my opponent’s comments on sexual abuse. When asked earlier this summer about sexual abuse in the military and her personal experience with it, My opponents response was, and I quote, that I was never sexually assaulted because I was a pretty tough chick, and not some weak 18 year old who couldn’t push back. As a father of two daughters, I found those comments every bit as offensive as Congressman Akin’s offensive comments on rape. Ms Duckworth’s comments could not be more offensive and yet they were not covered. How dare Ms. Duckworth imply that women are only raped because they are too weak to fight back, and if only they were just a little tougher rape would not occur? How dare she say that?

He also followed it up with a tweet.

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Joe Walsh Accuses Tammy Duckworth Of Blaming Sexual Assault Victims (Original post)	DonViejo	Oct 2012	OP
He's got all kinds of lies. It's not gonna work.	mucifer	Oct 2012	#1
Bye Bye	duggie99	Oct 2012	#8
Dear God! He has daughters??? Do the child services people know this?	Squinch	Oct 2012	#2
are those the ones he didn't care enough about to pay his child support?	ejpoeta	Oct 2012	#3
So desperate, it's laughable	julian09	Oct 2012	#4
Dead Beat Dad	joy2u2	Oct 2012	#22
and didn't pay child support for years	BainsBane	Oct 2012	#23
I do not say this lightly...	chuckstevens	Oct 2012	#5
Being mentally ill	cosmicone	Oct 2012	#7
This message was hidden by jury decision.	schmice	Oct 2012	#6
It's a little subtle for non-military people to understand her comment. In the article, that he	Dustlawyer	Oct 2012	#9
You're Right	AnnieBW	Oct 2012	#13
Stuides have shown most of the MST victims are enlisted	obamanut2012	Oct 2012	#21
What a smarmy piece of crap he is	AgingAmerican	Oct 2012	#10
Joe, please explain why a rapist would prey on difficult targets.	Beartracks	Oct 2012	#11
Poor ol Joe Walsh.. So this is what a Desperate Cornered Rabid Rat	Cha	Oct 2012	#12
Continuing to expose his ignorance. Rape is a crime of power and control.	riderinthestorm	Oct 2012	#14
Bingo. Just like a robber picking someone they think they can dominate.	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#17
This is what I'm saying.	John2	Oct 2012	#15
"Where did all the moderates go?"	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#18
This braniac still doesn't appear to have a clue about ectopic pregnancy.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#16
So long Joe!	ProudProgressiveNow	Oct 2012	#19
As usual, a repug has distorted the quote. Here it is:	bluesbassman	Oct 2012	#20