'Curling iron' rape remark leveled at Martha Coakley by Scott Brown supporter may burn GOPer

[RamboLiberal]

Source: NY Daily News


The Senate race in Massachusetts has taken an ugly turn.

A video is circulating in which Republican Scott Brown seemingly smiles at a violent, sexist taunt directed at his Democratic challenger Martha Coakley at a rally.

"Shove a curling up HER butt," shouted one attendee off-camera. Brown, holding a bullhorn, seemed to smile and nod in acknowledgement.

On Monday morning, a spokesman said Brown never heard the remark in question.

"He emphatically said he did not hear it," a campaign staffer said. "There was a large crowd," and he wasn't looking at anyone in particular.




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I damn well hope it does cost him.

[Happyhippychick]

1. It's deja vous of the McCain/Palin rallies. Remember "kill him!"?

[AlinPA]

15. Yes, and Lieberman smiled and nodded approvingly at the hatefull yell.

[TheWraith]

2. Are we really surprised?

After all the violent racist shit they smiled and nodded at during the McCain Palin campaign?

[Gman2]

3. I just watched it ten times. He heard. It was quiet. And no other phrase but suicide warranted a res

response. So, was the smile, and nod, to his opponents suicide? Or the thingie up her pitootie?

[SpiralHawk]

4. Republicon family values

Ptoooey.

[Bolo Boffin]

5. What an unusual phrase. Do you know where it came from?

Evidently there was a case where an uncle did exactly this to his niece, and yet Coakley was perceived as dragging her feet on prosecuting the case to the point of letting the perp walk for two years on no bail. There were allegations (no hard evidence) that the perp's father was a big-time organizer for Coakley in the unions.

True or not, the story is out there and that's one of the reasons why the seat last occupied by Ted Kennedy is about to go to a possible Birther.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. They are really pushing the background story. It is all over the RW blogs, Just google

massachussetts curling iron toddler rape

[Bolo Boffin]

29. Yes, they are. It's insane.

You would think these people never heard of the concept "innocent until proven guilty."

[roseBudd]

35. I've watch enough Law & order to know that defense lawyers have a lot to do

with when cases get prosecuted, despite L&Os 1 hr format, someone who can afford a good defense attorney can drag their feet.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Sounds like they are trying to capitalize on the toddler rape issue.

[CoffeeCat]

10. Well, if Coakley did drag her feet on that rape...

...then I don't think she deserves a Senate seat.

If that is true--that she didn't prosecute, because the perp was someone
to whom she was politically connected--then screw her.

This is Ted Kennedy's seat. The person we ran should have been impeccable
and worthy of replacing Ted Kennedy.

If that story is true, and Coakley failed to move on a toddler rape, then
I can't possibly hope that she wins.

I'll reserve judgment until I hear more about this case. This is the first
I've heard of it.

[Aramchek]

14. are you kidding me? take this crap to Freeperville

[Demit]

24. Doesn't sound to me as if you are reserving judgment.

For having just heard of the case, you sound like you have a whole boatload of judgment.

[defendandprotect]

32. Weren't much more notable people recommended for this seat . . .

how did it possibly fall to Coakley????

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. Is the Associated Press running it?

[Zoeisright]

9. Hey, that's standard Repuke language.

They're for violence against women, racism, bigotry, assassination, and genocide.

[Bitwit1234]

11. That's the problem the republican candidate goes along with

any slur flame, lie and then say she didn't hear it...remember when the tea bags made a racist remark at the rally in DC and cantor had the nerve to say he didn't see the sign or hear the remark and the picture showed it right in front of him. HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO COME DOWN ON THAT PERSON..GEE JUST LIKE BROWN HE MIGHT LOOSE THE VOTE.

[louis-t]

17. It's 'l-o-s-e' fer cripe sakes.

[whathehell]

34. Yes...I've been seeing a lot of that particular misspelling here

..another one is "quite" for "quiet" although I can't say I've seen that last one much here.

[santamargarita]

12. Standard lying Shitbag Republican response

:puke:

[Doctor_J]

13. Dems need to highlight the GOP depravity and evil every day

these people are deranged, malignant psychopaths and this should be made known at every opportunity.

[SoapBox]

16. A few reminder gems from the wonderful Mr. Brown...snark

Just a few reminders of how Mr. Brown would rule:

•Scott Brown wants to be the 41st vote to kill health care reform
•Scott Brown thinks President Obama might have been born out of wedlock.
•Scott Brown voted for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
•Scott Brown thinks gay couples adopting children is “not normal.”
•Scott Brown opposes late-term abortion.
•Scott Brown thinks hospitals should be allowed to deny emergency contraception to rape victims.
•Scott Brown voted for a lifetime limit on welfare benefits.

And you can keep up on the delightful Mr. Brown's crap at these sites:

http://www.thepoliticalcarnival.net/search/label/massachusetts

and

http://www.dscc.org/brownlies/

...get the word out...this guy is simply a slick Teabagger.

[yava]

23. On Scott Brown

•Scott Brown wants to be the 41st vote to kill health care reform
ITS NORMAL FOR A GOP
•Scott Brown thinks President Obama might have been born out of wedlock.
ITS SHAMEFUL
•Scott Brown voted for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
ITS SHAMEFUL
•Scott Brown thinks gay couples adopting children is “not normal.”
I ALSO THINK SO
•Scott Brown opposes late-term abortion.
IT SHOULD BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BETWEEN THE FAMILY AND THE DOC
•Scott Brown thinks hospitals should be allowed to deny emergency contraception to rape victims.
ITS SHAMEFUL
•Scott Brown voted for a lifetime limit on welfare benefits.
ITS STUPID

SO ON THE WHOLE HE IS AN A**HOLE

[Wizard777]

18. A Republican that doesn't hear what his constituency is saying.

Why do I find that entirely believable?

:shrug:

[BrklynLiberal]

19. Actually, I do not think that it matters if he heard it or not. Just the idea that his

constituency is one that could engender such a remark should be enough to scare the shit out of anyone who might vote for him...especially women!!!!

[BlueIdaho]

20. Scott heard it - Scott liked it. You know it, I know it, Scott knows it.

[DonkeyHoTay]

21. It is a reference to the AMIRAULT case in MA, Coakley was D.A.

It may have been a bizarre travesty of justice... who knows? 
Judge "Black Bart" later overturned it.

There was a WSJ article critica; of Coakley just last Friday
about this case.  

I have no opinion at all on it because the whole nasty thing
hinges on the veracity of infant testimony.  Sad and
strange...

[marshall]

33. I think in the end it's a wash, because it cuts both ways

It makes Brown's followers look like tea-bagging nuts whose next move will be to bite somebody's finger off. But it also calls attention (and in this case national attention) to one of the few legitimate criticisms against Coakley.

[woo me with science]

36. Actually, it's a reference to the Winfield case,

in which she chose to let go on his own recognizance a police officer who raped a 23-month-old child with a curling iron. He was free for two years, until her successor took up the case.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/06/some_saw_coakley_as_lax_on_05_rape_case/?page=full

But you are right. She has also inexplicably defended the conviction of Gerald Amirault in that famous daycare ritual abuse scandal that we know was the result of hysteria and brainwashing of vulnerable children by social workers.

Anger over this healthcare bill will be the reason for her defeat, but the Dems did not help themselves by picking a horrible candidate in the first place.

[FrenchieCat]

22. Brown was holding a bullhorn and said nothing.

That's the kind of leader he is.

As for anyone being justified saying what was said,
I don't think so!

[Bolo Boffin]

30. No, he said something while he grinned.

I think it was "We can do this." I'm not sure, but that's what I think he said.

[graywarrior]

25. The truth emerges about this election

Brown has no respect for women evident by his policies and his passivity in regards to statements like this. He is a despicable, right-wing, lying sexist.

[bigworld]

26. What kind of person would say something like this?

Especially at a public rally?

[Abq_Sarah]

28. People get stupid

In crowds, especially when it comes to politics. It's kind of like the internet. People will say things they'd never say to their neighbors or co-workers.

[Abq_Sarah]

27. I don't know that I'd want to make a big issue out of this

Martha Coakley didn't exactly cover herself in glory regarding that case. Best not to bring it up at all.

[defendandprotect]

31. GOP - sexist, racist, homophobic -- what's new? Believe it!