Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan dropped his endorsement of a Wisconsin state lawmaker who is under fire for controversial remarks he made about rape.
State Rep. Roger Rivard recently told a local newspaper that his father told him "some girls, they rape so easy," as a way to warn him that women could consent to sex but then later claim they had not.
Ryan's spokesman, Kevin Siefert, said in a statement that the vice presidential candidate believes "there is no place in our discourse for rhetoric such as this" and that Ryan cannot support Rivard "or his indefensible comments."
Ryan's withdrawal of support comes the same day that he will debate Joe Biden in the first and only vice presidential debate in Danville, Kentucky. The timing of Rivard's statement could be potentially awkward for Ryan, whose record on women's rights has come under scrutiny.
On Wednesday's PoliticsNation, host Al Sharpton pointed out that Ryan has cast 78 anti-choice votes since he's been in Congress, in addition to co-sponsoring 38 anti-choice measures. "This record could really hurt him," said Sharpton.
Huffington Post reporter Laura Bassett, who covers women's issues, agreed. "Paul Ryan will have some explaining to do," at the debate said Bassett.
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Ryan, Mr. lying lips
Ryan endorsed this guy. Rivard makes these stupid coments. Ryan withdraws his endorsement. End of story.
These comments were made 10 months ago. Either its an MSNBC hatched job that they waited 10 months to report for a rainy day opportunity or MSNBC is the most incompitent news agency in the country, maybe the world. A lot of both I'd say. You people are effin stupid as can possibly be.
Oh I see, the story was run by Al Sharpton, A gray haired washed up black man without a purpose,
Woman wake up!! this is 2012 Not 1950 Let's not allow them to take away our rights and try to push us back to the dark ages! Wake Up people
Ryan dropped the endorsement today, just before noon. For Ryan to keep endorsing Rivard for over ten months after making comments like these, is a testament to his total lack of class.
Of course were all asuming he even new about the coment over the past 10 months. Not surprising to me the 10 month part of the story isn't mentioned here. You will have to do your own research to find the whole story as I did.