GOP congressional nominee pushed law allowing parents to stop adult women from having abortions

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Likely Congressman Opposes MLK Day, Supports ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ Thinks Women Don’t Want Equal Pay
BY SCOTT KEYES POSTED ON AUGUST 13, 2014 AT 12:19 PM UPDATED: AUGUST 13, 2014 AT 1:00 PM

On Tuesday, State Sen. Glenn Grothman (R) narrowly prevailed in Wisconsin’s sixth congressional district Republican primary, winning by just 215 votes. Grothman will face Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris (D) in the November general election to succeed retiring-Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI).

From offending women to minorities to LGBT people, here is a sampling of Grothman’s extreme positions that have endeared him to Tea Party types but earned condemnation elsewhere:

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Supports ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Education Bill: Grothman vigorously opposed a measure to combat “bias against pupils of any race, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic or cultural background” because he didn’t believe LGBT students should enjoy these protections. When a reporter asked why he tried (and failed) to remove this provision from a bill, Grothman said he didn’t believe teachers should be allowed to talk about homosexuality. “Would you want your daughter’s teacher in 7th grade talking with her about homosexuality?” he asked. Back when he was in school, Grothman said, “homosexuality was not on anybody’s radar. And that’s a good thing.” He went on to accuse the left of harboring a homosexual “agenda” to convince more students to “bec[o]me homosexuals.”

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Wants To Let A Woman’s Family Stop Her Abortion: Earlier this year, Grothman fervently lobbied his colleagues to pass new abortion restrictions in the state, including one that could actually give a woman’s parents or in-laws the power to prevent her from having an abortion. Unlike parental consent laws, which only apply to minors, AB 217 gave relatives “injunctive relief” to stop even adult women from having an abortion if they believe she’s doing it to discriminate against a fetus’ gender, a phantom prospect that is virtually non-existent in the United States.

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/08/13/3470728/glenn-grothman-controversial/

If I wasn't limited by the four paragraph rule I would post more, but follow the link because these aren't the only horrible positions this guy holds. Grothman is an open racist, misogynist, and homophobe and the fact that the GOP nominated him shows just how hateful their party has become.

Grothman is in a Republican leaning district, but it is not so far Republican leaning that his victory is a sure thing. Romney won the district by seven percentage points in 2012, but Obama narrowly won it in 2008. Grothman can be beat which would give Democrats a pickup in the House, but if Democrats in Wisconsin don't get out to vote they will be stuck with a man who will undoubtedly become one of the worst members of Congress representing them.

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1. Walker up for reelection...

... might inspire a solid Dem turnout in Nov, that should help defeat this creep.

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2. And hopefully it works the other way around as well

This creep could also inspire more people to vote against Walker. Walker and Grothman are close allies so Grothman's extremism could help turn more people against Walker if their names are associated.

[roguevalley]

3. this person is mentally ill. someone, notify his parents.

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4. No he is not mentally ill, he is an extremist

Please don't associate the mentally ill with extremists, the mentally ill are our friends and family not our opponents.

[roguevalley]

5. I believe he is. If you want to make it meta then fine. It won't change the demented nature of this

man's remarks. He needs to see someone.

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6. Are you a psychiatrist?

If not then don't try to diagnose him. Some of us have family who is mentally ill and we are sick of seeing people try to pin extremists to them.