A headline on talkingpointsmemo.com caught my eye and made me do a double take. Republican Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla, Alaska felt the need to tack on a seemingly random anti-abortion amendment while lawmakers finalized a resolution for raising awareness about sexual assault and child abuse. His pressing amendment was to call abortion “the ultimate form of child abuse.”
Here’s one of the contenders for 2017’s Most Idiotic and Offensive Quote from a Republican. This year’s race will be tough though, as there are already 72,912 quotes competing, with 59,200 of them coming from President Trump.
“We have folks who try to get pregnant in this state so that they can get a free trip to the city, and we have folks who want to carry their baby past the point of being able to have an abortion in this state so that they can have a free trip to Seattle,”
Eastman is apparently no stranger to controversy:
His was the lone no vote in the House on bills honoring Hmong and Lao veterans of the Vietnam War and the contribution of 4,000 black U.S. soldiers who endured harsh conditions while building the Alaska Highway during World War II. Eastman has said that one group should not be singled out because of race or heritage.
Just when I think Republicans are incapable of shocking me….another day passes.
Alaska Lawmaker Claims Women Get Abortions For ‘A Free Trip To The City’