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Rep. Farenthold of Texas says he would challenge female GOP senators to a duel if they were South Texas men
These days, many Washington politicians are unafraid to take verbal shots at one another over legislative discord, whether its on social media or on cable network shows. But long gone are the days when politicians would threaten to settle rivalries duels.
So it was a throwback when Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Republican from Corpus Christi, Tex., on Friday criticized some Republican female senators from the Northeast for their opposition to efforts to pass a health care overhaul.
Then, he said, if it was a guy from south Texas I might ask him to step outside and settle this Aaron Burr-style.
Speaking to local radio host Bob Jones, Farenthold was referring to the 1804 duel in which Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton, former treasury secretary and Burrs long-standing political rival and personal enemy.
Farenthold, who has experienced a fair share of controversies over womens issues and his interactions with women, did not mention any of these senators by name. But three Republican female senators have been key holdouts from the GOPs current Obamacare repeal and replace proposal: Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska).
America is becoming so great again that when you get tired of winning you will experience the sweet release of the 2nd amendment to resolve any differences of opinion. So if you disagree, they will shut you up permanently.
Ladies, learn your place and stop being so uppity or they will repeal the 19th amendment too.
underpants
(182,717 posts)Saying he'd step outside...."is he going to leave my constituents in West Virginia outside"
IronLionZion
(45,403 posts)he might lose that duel
Orrex
(63,185 posts)IronLionZion
(45,403 posts)he looks like he might be into it.
LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)Kaleva
(36,290 posts)MineralMan
(146,281 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)ExciteBike66
(2,300 posts)so he will just kill them instead.
Congrats, Comrade Stalin!
3catwoman3
(23,965 posts)...kick this asshole's ass with one dainty hand tied behind our backs. The word repulsive is woefully inadequate to describe this loathsome excuse for a human being.
Sneederbunk
(14,286 posts)LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)That's basically supporting terrorism.
A woman MP here was murdered by a right-wing nutcase, so these attitudes can have consequences.
On a more trivial note, he seems rather geographically challenged: since when has either West Virginia or Alaska been in the 'Northeast'?
Gothmog
(145,046 posts)sunonmars
(8,656 posts)jpak
(41,757 posts)Collins: "If you were a man, I'd accept"
(stolen from some brilliant wag on the internets - but a goodie"
Brother Buzz
(36,407 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)And he can enlist Christie as his second.