MMFA’s Oliver Willis: GOPers who voted against VAWA are helping rapists, pedophiles
http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/307180619849408512
When it comes to jackassery, Media Matters “research fellow” Oliver Willis is no slouch. And today, he’s once again showcasing his knack for the asinine. When the Violence Against Women Act expired at the beginning of this year, the House GOP shouldered the blame for prolonging the “war on women.” Today, the highly flawed legislation passed in the House, 286-138, with 87 Republicans voting in favor.
Because not enough Republicans voted for the legislation until today and many once again voted against it, according to logical acrobat Willis, it stands to reason that the GOP helps rapists and pedophiles:
Once again GOP on the hill votes on the the side of VAWA that hurts victims of rape. #waronwen
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
It’s great House GOP let victims of rape and child porn dangling for a year for no good reason. You’re great people.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
@brady_cremeens they voted against it, it provides path to restitution for rape/child porn victims
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
i wrote about how gop obstruction of #VAWA was helping rapists and pedophiles thedailybanter.com/2013/01/how-re…
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
@brady_cremeens yeah, crazy i blame republicans for republicans opposing reauthorizing VAWA
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
“reauthorizing a law that helps female victims of crime? including rape and pedophilia? i can’t have that.” – 22 GOP Senators, 138 GOP Reps
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
victims of rape + pedophilia = “frivolous” thedailybanter.com/2013/01/how-re…MT @brady_cremeens VAWA is frivolous legislation made for lawyers
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
describing laws to help victims of rape + pedophilia as “frivolous” = i cant imagine why the right has problems w women’s vote
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
@figdrewton provisions in VAWA allow victims to pursue financial restitution from rapists/pedophiles. opposing VAWA helps the criminals.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
cons very upset when you point out their guys voted on the side that helps rapists + pedophiles #factshurtsometimes
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
@figdrewton so blocking legislation that allows pedophilia victims to seek restitution isn’t helping pedos? hm. cool story bro.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
you’d think they’d have learned by now. RT @jasonnkyle Didn’t we just have an election where all the pro-rape candidates lost?
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
simple way to avoid mean libs like me denigrating you: vote for the position that hurts pedophiles + rapists and not the one that helps them
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
before #VAWA there was no path to restitution for victims of child porn. but please. continue to tell me these concerns are effing frivolous
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
“you know what? i was wrong. it is silly republicans voted in a way that hurts crime victims.” – no conservative exposed to the facts ever
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
“maybe i could reconsider my kneejerk defense of a position that hurts crime victims, simply because the gop voted for it” – no conservative
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
if any democrats in house/senate voted against VAWA they’d also be voting a position that helped rapists/pedophiles. but none did.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
correction: two democrats *did* vote against VAWA. those democrats voted to help pedophiles/rapists too bit.ly/15TJwfH
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 28, 2013
Yes, they’re disgraces to their party. Unlike alleged woman-and-child-abuser Jim Moran, who voted in favor of the VAWA.
It’s such a shame, though, that Willis doesn’t have any outrage left to direct at the legislation itself. The VAWA is fraught with problematic provisions that will do nothing to curb violence against women and that may, in fact, violate citizens’ right to due process. Fortunately, reality-based lifeforms aren’t letting Willis off the hook:
Women may not get raped if they could carry guns MT @owillis: again GOP on hill votes on side of VAWA that hurts victims of rape. #waronwen
— Meredith (@Mermaz) February 28, 2013
Why does @owillis falsely claim the GOP is helping rapists and pedophiles, but ignore Obama’s votes that actually do? bit.ly/Tc7QiV
— Brady Cremeens (@brady_cremeens) February 28, 2013
Menendez agrees. MT @owillis: cons very upset when you point out their guys voted on the side that helps rapists + pedophiles
— Gregoré (@greg_zemaitis) February 28, 2013
@owillis @brady_cremeens Traffic in child porn is already illegal. What does VAWA do that’s new?
— Jeff Medcalf (@JeffMedcalf) February 28, 2013
@owillis Are you stupid or ignorant, or deceitful? It’s one of those for you to pull this despicable crap. #VAWA is Democrat manipulation.
— Melvin Udall (@Melvin_Udall_) February 28, 2013
@owillis Then you’d be deceitful or dim. You aren’t even *trying* to address GOP objections. Despicable. #VAWA
— Melvin Udall (@Melvin_Udall_) February 28, 2013
@owillis This is pure cowardice and deceit from you. Is there a low that is beneath you?
— Melvin Udall (@Melvin_Udall_) February 28, 2013
Not as far as we can tell.
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