Out of the Mouths of Republicans

By  Michelle Martin, PhD, MSW

I began collecting Republican quotes some time ago because it seemed like every time I heard about some outlandishly  sexist or racist comment made by a politician or other community leader, it always turned out to be a Republican, and just as often,  a self-identified Christian (of the Evangelical kind). So whenever I heard or read about such a comment, I added it to a Word document I kept on my laptop. 

Soon, the list was getting long, with 10, 15, then 20 outrageous comments, that if one didn't know better, might assume were a part of either a propaganda  plot,  or a misguided piece in the Onion. But no, after thorough vetting  the comments, (which most often involved going to  the direct source and reading the comment for myself) the  majority (99.98%) were accurately  reported.  I've posted the list on Facebook and Twitter, and I go back periodically  to update the list as new comments emerge.

This list does not necessarily reflect the attitudes and perspectives of all Republicans, but I do believe they  reflect the increasing shift of the Republican  party  toward the political Right.  Perhaps the GOP has always had sexist and racist strains, particularly due to the party's commitment traditionalism, or perhaps the Republican party has been hijacked by right-wing populism. Regardless,  I present to you members of the GOP:

“Liberals are crazy. They are malicious. They are evil … As a rule, liberals are vicious and mean.” 
Andrew Wommack (R-TV Evangelist, Colorado)
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“Better get your coat hangers ready liberals,” [in response to Kavanaugh’s appointment]. 
Eric Barber, City Councilman (R-WVA)

“Only we can tell our young women, ‘Don’t look like some slut and you won’t get hit on,'”
Jason Lewis (R-MN)

"You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her — wherever," 
Donald J. Trump, (R-U.S. President)

“I would hope that when a woman goes into a physician with a rape issue, that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage, was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage or was it truly caused by a rape.” [In response to a new anti-abortion law that limits legal abortion to cases of rape]
Sen. Chuck Winder (R-IA)

“Do U believe black or Hispanic pride in their culture evil? Recent violence overwhelmingly from left, as is name calling & stifling debate”
State Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Russia)

"Look at that face…would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president? I mean, she's a woman, and I'm not supposed to say bad things, but really folks, come on. Are we serious?” 
Donald J. Trump, (R-U.S. President)

"It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, [pregnancy resulting from rape is] really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." 
Todd Akin (R-MO, former)

“Rape is kind of like the weather. If it’s inevitable, relax and enjoy it.” 
Clayton Williams (R-TX)

“Rape victims should make the best of a bad situation” 
Rick Santorum (R-PA, former)

“Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, it is something that God intended to happen.” 
Richard Mourdock (R-IN)

“If a woman has [the right to an abortion], why shouldn’t a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman? At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t [in most cases] result in anyone’s death” 
Lawrence Lockman (R-ME)

“The mob was not able to intimidate the Senate” [referring to Democratic women protesting Kavanaugh]
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

"There's a cultural problem in the African-American community that is leading to this. The entitlement mentality," 
Rep. Jason Lewis (R-MN)

“It’s a lot of work - maybe they don’t want to do it,” [response when asked why more women weren’t on the Judiciary Panel]
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

“Grow up!” [to a group of women who wanted to talk to him about sexual assault]
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it, you can do anything. Grab them by the pussy, you can do anything” 
Donald J. Trump, (R-U.S. President)

“The enemy right now... are people of color or people of Hispanic origin. When you go to war... and the enemy dresses in red and you dress in blue, then you shoot at red. They come up here, they sell their heroin, then they go back home. Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave…Let me tell you something: Black people come up the highway and they kill Mainers…” [FBI records show that the majority of drug crimes are committed by Caucasians in Maine, but the majority of arrests are of people of color]
Paul LePage (R-Governor of Maine)

“26,000 unreported sexual assults [sic] in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?” 
Donald J. Trump, (R-U.S. President)

“Well, the thing is, can we call anybody a slut? This is what begs the question […]. Does a woman now have the right to behave […] you know what I’m talking about. But it used to be that women were held to a little bit of a higher standard. We required modesty from women. Now, are we beyond those days where a woman can behave as a slut, but you can’t call her a slut?”
Jason Lewis (R-MN)

“It doesn’t really matter what (they) write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.” [about female journalists]
Donald J. Trump, (R-U.S. President)

“I think that putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. Unfortunately, after they're a star, the fun is over for me. It's like a creation process. It's almost like creating a building. It's pretty sad.” 
Donald J. Trump, (R-U.S.  President)

“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,” [in reference to Native Alaskans seeking an abortion]
State Rep. David Eastman (R-AK)

“I never thought in my lifetime where’d you have so many single, or I should say, yeah single women who would vote on the issue of somebody else buying their diaphragm. This is a country in crisis. Those women are ignorant in, I mean, the most generic way. I don’t mean that to be a pejorative. They are simply ignorant of the important issues in life. Somebody’s got to educate them”
Jason Lewis (R-MN)

There's something about young, single women where they’re behaving like Stepford wives. They walk in lock step – is that really the most important thing to a 25-year old unmarried woman – uh getting me to pay for her pills? Seriously?! Is that what we’ve been reduced to? You can be bought off for that?
Jason Lewis (R-MN)

You’ve got a vast majority of young single women who couldn’t explain to you what GDP means. You know what they care about? They care about abortion. They care about abortion and gay marriage. They care about 'The View.' They are non-thinking.
Jason Lewis (R-MN)

"There should be no abortion. Anyone who has an abortion should pay." Nodded when asked if women who have had an abortion should face the death penalty.
Bob Nonini (R-Idaho Lt Governor)
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“The demographics race we’re losing badly. We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.” [In reference to not having the African American vote]
Lindsay Graham (R-KY)