Monday, June 25, 2012

"...Pistol Whip..."


I just saw this over at Raw Story and thought that I had to share it.

A conservative radio host says that the Catholic nuns who have embarked on a nine-state bus tour to protest the injustice of Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) proposed budget deserve to be beaten with a handgun because they “threw the first punch.”

“There’s a bus full of nuns headed towards Washington to lobby against the Ryan plan,” radio host Jan Mickelson told Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) last week. “Do you guys, do you have any power to pull the nuns on the bus over and pistol whip them?”

“They say he is evil, they say he is fake Catholic,” he added. “They’re the ones that threw the first punch.”

Here is the audio of the discussion between Mickelson and Latham:
http://tinyurl.com/6qbuvqs

I have a suggestion: call or email the management of Newsradio 1020 WHO and let them know that no one should advocate violence against women. Here is a list of contacts for the management of WHO:

Van Harden, Program Director
vanharden@clearchannel.com
515-245-8900

Greg Chance, Operations Manager
gregchance@clearchannel.com
515-245-8854

Mary Greig, Sales Manager
marygreig@clearchannel.com
515-245-8923

Rep. Tom Latham, the Republican that laughed at the "pistol whip" suggestion, can be reached at the following addresses/telephone numbers:

WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE:
2217 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Toll Free:866-428-5642
Phone: 202-225-5476
Fax: 202-225-3301
 
AMES OFFICE:
1421 South Bell Avenue Suite #108A
Ames, Iowa 50010
Phone: 515-232-2885
Fax: 515-232-2844
 
CLEAR LAKE/MASON CITY OFFICE:
812 Hwy. 18 East - P.O. Box 532
Clear Lake, Iowa 50428
Phone: 641-357-5225
Fax: 641-357-5226
 
FORT DODGE OFFICE:
1426 Central Avenue Suite #A
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
Phone: 515-573-2738
Fax: 515-576-7141
 
Campaign:  http://www.vote4tom.org/
 
I continue to be amazed at the lack of respect that Republican and conservative men display toward women. Rush Limbaugh, Jan Mickelson, Tom Latham, and the rest of the Republican clowns need to show respect to women, whether they are mothers, nuns, or single women.  This has all gone too far. Shame on them.