You’re probably right on the money. I’m going to pass judgment too and say that the mom and grandmother probably blame the girl more than they blame the rapist.

Well, at least the police and prosecutor supported her. That’s more than most of us get. :(

Holy fucking shit, I must be on some serious hallucinogens because I would swear that says LETTERS OF SUPPORT... FROM THE *VICTIM’S* MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER... ASKING FOR THE RAPIST TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY.

Thanks for all the FUCKING SUPPORT, Mom and Meemaw. I bet it means so much to your 12-year-old who was raped by a…

You are a guest on their show. You do not get to call the shots! You don’t want to answer questions....STAY HOME BEN CARSON.

A metaphor would have to be figurative, and he is literally trying to silence her. This is more a microcosm of the GOP’s overall attitudes towards women.

Or, he could stop being a surrogate for this jackass. What exactly is he getting out of this anyway?

I actually like Joe’s attitude. Maybe he should moderate the next debate (assuming he’s not a trump supporter)

GOP dudes be like,

Yeah, let’s guarantee that the GOP loses national elections for a looooooooong time to come.

*wipes the coffee off my screen*

Can we not forget Trump comparing him to a child molester when he began to sneak up on Trump in the polls?

What do you mean Halloween doesn’t last a month?

I’m not that bothered by it anymore. It’s kinda like watching some kids (not your own kids, of course) gorge themselves on Halloween candy while intermittently vomiting and then going back for more - all while hanging back with the air of a thousand I-told-you-sos.

Yeah. I actually have been just sitting here with fingers hovering over my keyboard, wondering when I stopped finding the GOP’s meltdown funny.

WE’RE ALREADY LOSING SO LET’S LOSE IN THE MOST SPECTACULAR WAY POSSIBLE!!!!

If this isn’t a perfect metaphor for what his party is trying to do to all women, silence us, then I don’t know what is.

Can you turn her microphone off please?

Let’s not turn off women’s mics, let’s also repel the 19th.

I wished for an October Surprise. This is like a month of Halloween. Like, after a few days, it’s not fun, anymore. You ate all your good candy, you have a stomach ache, you have to figure out what to do with the shitty candy, and your parents won’t let you take off your costume or wash off the day’s old makeup.