By Orion Donovan-Smith Orion Donovan-Smith Email Bio Follow May 17 at 2:59 PM A Republican state legislator from Missouri said the majority of sexual assaults are either “date rapes or consensual rapes” during a debate in the state house over a bill that would ban abortion at eight weeks. The GOP-controlled House passed the bill shortly after.
— Crystal Thomas May 17, 2019 Rep. Barry Hovis, a 30-year veteran of the Cape Girardeau Police Department who was elected to state office in 2018, was discussing his experience handling rape cases. He later told a reporter from the Kansas City Star that he misspoke, and that “there is no such thing as consensual rape.”Just spoke with Rep. Hovis. He said he misspoke and meant to say LEOs finding out whether what occurred was “consensual or rape.” He didn’t realize the error until Proudie spoke.
“I’ve been a person that’s taken reports of rape,” Hovis said during his remarks. “I’ve taken reports of incest. I have been involved in those investigations and there’s many different levels when we talk about those things. All of them are terrible. . . . Let’s just say someone goes out and they’re raped or they’re sexually assaulted one night after a college party — because most of my rapes were not the gentleman jumping out of the bushes that nobody had ever met.
Misspoke? What a fuckin' dope!
Dumb
Well he was voted in... so suck it up..
Total embarrassment the level of idiotic and genuflect behavior of a political party once beacon of conservatism and moral values
Just like your two bit org does every tweet
He learnt it from his boss.
Maybe he’s talking about statuary rape
The GOP has gone insane. They have got to go. VOTE THEM OUT! Protest at their doors! Get the males in your life involved!
Oh please elaborate
TackleWhiteSupremacyAsTerrorism like this GOP lawmaker
there should be an IQ test before you can fill out the paperwork to run.
Quit it! Quit playing with words! & quit playing with citizens lives 😡😡😡😡😡😡🇺🇸🌹
Resign
When you think you've heard it all and then you click on Twitter. What the fook (sic) is wrong with these white men? Do not claim they're mentally ill. That's not it.
Trump and the GOP of old white men want to keep everyone in their place to keep balance of power. They’re doing the same with immigration. Next focus will be dismantling Brown vs Board of Education. It won’t work in the end. GOOD 😇 will win over EVIL 👿
'consensual rape' another GOP alternative fact. It's time to vote all of them out of office.
Moron 🙄
I am not misspeaking, fuck this man!!!
I know it, you know it, everyone knows he didnt not misspeak
Rape and consensual are opposite in meaning.
I would buy he meant to say acquaintance rape, but his implication is still that those crimes are less serious, or that the victims are more to blame and therefore more liable for the consequences, which is an odious argument to make.
The reprobate left thinks that there has been over 60,000,000 rapes and threats to Mothers lives since Roe vs Wade! Their value systems and reasoning facilities are much out of whack as a result of (Romans 1;28-32) !
Please tell me this was the same idiot that said in 2012 that women’s bodies know they are being raped and automatically stop them from becoming pregnant
OMG!
shame on you hovis GOP Repub wakeup
Another GOP liar!!
JoshMankiewicz Ya think?
Anyone else starting to believe the Republican party have become a party of idiots? 🙋♂️
Must be he looked up the definition of tape
These men need to tape their lips shut
Idiot
He belittles the seriousness of rape. Would he be so cavalier if the victim was his wife, daughter or sister?
He did not misspeak. He said exactly what he meant, exactly what he thought, and thinks.
What else is there to say about people who think like these men?
Another old, fat, rich, bald guy dictating to women as to what to do with their bodies. What about the 'sperm donor'? What happens to them? Should they not be labeled with the same cloak of shame for engaging in sex as a woman?
That IS the GOP mindset: trying to ‘put women in their place’ again. Weak, fearful & insecure republicans pass unconstitutional laws to take the place of their shriveling masculinity & inability to deal with real women. Boycott all states that passed these anti-women laws.
Don't all Christians misspeak (lie) when they speak?
Sick person
Hate those Freudian slips.
Meanwhile:
BULLSHIT plain and simple
Maybe, he raped someone in the past, thats why he was so eager to say 'rape can be consensual'? He thinks it's s just like borrowing ur buddy's ps4 games, not a big deal.😒😒
Why even give this Ice of shit value?
Put him on the rack.
These white men, should face women’s groups and concern citizens every day of their lives.
Or if you married with a woman and she got half of the money in divorcy
Mispoke...I say he wasn't qualified to speak at all by what he goes on to say & noone seems to be picking up on. He shows his absolute ignorance on Plan B, yet is ready to rush legislation through. Hovis like so many others pushing agendas they are not qualified to speak about.
I’ll say
Unacceptable
ion think he knows what rape means lmao.
Opps the truth!
GOP Joke = Freudian Slip
What in the actual fuck
A bunch of dirty old perverted men who rule Congress! They salivate just thinking about the time they can implement Sharia Law in the USA! All the perks in Sharia are designed just for them! Some of the dirty Dems. already stated practicing! They R using Taxpayers money!
Another idiot to vote out!
Absolutely disgusting and sick. Each day nothing surprises me anymore
GOP men have no respect for women
LiberalLoner The Evolution of GOP 'Thought' on Rape 'when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.' —Richard Mourdock, R-IN 'If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.' —Todd Akin, R-MO
They all have no idea what they are talking about.
Bullshit. He needs to resign.
Electric chair for women seeking a child You go girl !! 1.4 million embryos were implanted in the hope of beginning pregnancies, with one in six resulting in a pregnancy. Nearly 1.7 million were discarded unused and 23,480 were discarded after being taken out of storage Dec 2012
Sometimes it’s scary when people slip up and say what they really think...this is a case in point...
If I lived in Missouri right now, I would move out of the state.
He miss spoke and revealed his true nature
This misspeak was no accident. He meant to say what he said in all it’s ridiculous stupidity, he meant it!
That's what they all say!
When you’re thoughts are free flowing and you speak what you fundamentally believe then they turn into oopsies.
Or maybe it was just a joke……something trump would say to backtrack saying what he subconsciously thinks. SMH ostrichrepublicans
He’s a fucking liar that’s what they promote in the republicans party because they’re so much into INCEST MESS he gets confused with what language he is addressing not surprising if he hasn’t tried doing something like that to his children and tell them to keep quiet about it t
He should go back on the floor and say he misspoke.
Of course he misspoke, the terms are contradictory. If he didn’t misspeak then the comment makes no sense.
That's the way the GOP thinks. It wasn't a slip. They have a full out war on women. They will be hearing from us in 2020! Resist
THIS IS THE 'REPUBLICAN PARTY'! THIS IS THEIR MAKE- UP! THIS IS 'TRUMP'! THIS IS 'ATTORNEY GENERAL 'WILLIAM BARR'! THIS IS 'SENATE REPUBLICAN'S'! THIS IS 'HOUSE REPUBLICAN'S'! THIS 'REPUBLICAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICES'! THIS IS 'RUDY GULIANI'! THIS IS 'SARAH SANDERS'!
Misspoke is an understatement! There’s absolutely NO SUCH THING AS CONSENSUAL RAPE! FOOL! 😡
Rep Barry Hovis, Mr. President. Let's make sure we are clear that 'Consensual rape' does not exist. It is not a juxtaposition it is an oxymoron. This is not compare and contrast this is pointedly foolish. sexeducation realDonaldTrump
Those terms are polar opposites-in fact the definition of rape is forcible sex against someone’s will. Mis-spoke? No....Ignorant sexist, yes.
Why are these people in office?
Back tracking! So predictable
No he didn't, freudian mistake
Misspoke ? The man is a fool.
Seems you lost. Why to write about anti-Semite, unpatriotic Tlaib, who said that Arabs saved Jews from Holocaust, why it easy to giggle in connection with obviously misspoken 'consensual rape'.
Probably doesn't know the meaning of the word.
Funny you only report when GOP “misspeaks”.
How do these people get elected? Inexcusable for this type of ignorance.
He admitted that he misspoke, and apologized. He meant to say 'consensual or rape'.
Idiot
Scrath another state off my list to stay put of. Florida at the top.
No wonder Missouri is going to the dumps ....corporations and young talent will not move into a states that’s going backwards . Sad ! Becoming the new Mississippi .
Republicans are not opposed to rape. We have heard this before
He also said 'my rapes'. WTF does that mean?
Hmm, wishful thinking?
You should ask his wife?
VellySue Quick What's his district? I don't know either but I'm going to find out and tru my 'sports game' on him. See if real blowback can get him out of office.
He misspoke, he meant to say “I’m not fit to hold office, please don’t re-elect me”.
Breaking news
Suuure.
This is supposed to be a news story?
You are a slave of your words and a master to what you keep. Hopefully the people will smarter than you and decide ban you forever.
I think he meant what he said.
He should be out of office. He’s only apologizing bc he got backlash, not bc he actually cares
Sure. Misspoke. He probably thinks a woman says yes if she’s pretty or wears “suggestive” clothing or laughs. Shut up. We aren’t buying the good ol’ boys lies any more.
He is an example of why the Separation of Church and State is necessary.
This comment shd provoke lawmakers across US to propose rape law reforms-eliminating requirement of force as proof of the crime. Until then, rape will continue to be legal in US. MeTooMVMT Note: force is NOT required to prove theft, which means women are less valuable than stuff
“Consensual rape” is actually a thing in many states, such as MA, where penetration w/o consent is NOT a crime, unless force is used. If all states changed their laws to criminalize “rape without force,” idiots like this guy might learn something. MeTooMVMT
Consensual rape? Is there such a thing?
Another one with 2 brains, one is lost and the other is looking for it.
This country has ALWAYS been misogynistic. Wake up, women.
Oh did he ever.
Maybe in his eyes, and all rapist eyes, there is such a thing as 'consensual rape,' but not to any women.
Then he should resign Do yanks do that ? This guy in the UK would be toast although moral standards are not what they should be
Sounds like he’s practicing for his deposition.
What the actual f
Wtf
No. If I call one of my grandsons by the wrong name, I have misspoken. You can't drop a phrase like 'consensual rape' into a speech by accident.
Ya right!!!!! 😡
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Really cousential rapé 😳❓seriously ❗️what Caine of criminals trumpet brought to the government so our kids & everybody else are on the hands of rapists ❗️😳unbelievable ❗️oh yes theirs kids are protected by bodyguards ‘ ours who cares right ❗️🤔
Animal with clothes
He needs voted out
He admits it was a mistake. He deserves 99 years in the slammer where he can discover what consensual rape really is.
Ladies it’s time for pitchforks! WomansRightsAreHumanRights
So glad I only have 10 days left as a Missouri resident! Taking my tax dollars to PA!
Wapo on wrong side of history again, dems went too far with their late term abortion stand. That's whats driving many states to implement new abortion laws. Dems went too far.
Fuggffk him! Sorry I mispoke
This is because he uses the phrase. Yeah, he didn’t mean to say it, yet who the fuck would make such a slip?
Yes he misspoke. He didn't mean to say what he really thought.
He's a LIAR
Trump and the Confederate Senate; Congratulations your State Property.😐
CongressDoYourJob
These men...... every single one of them need to be voted out, replaced by women and dragged out of the office building
Next up the GOP will be defending consensual murders for example when a gay man walks into a straight bar or black man whistles at a pretty white girl.
Seriously? But he voted for this ridiculous bill-
Why do GOP lawmakers have this problem with mass misspeaking? One might draw the conclusion there is an outbreak of saying whatever they find expedient and claiming the misspoke when what they've actually said and meant doesn't fly or they've just made asses of themselves.
Stop being shocked by anything the GOP do. This is the party of Trump for fcks sake.
Yeah he meant consensual sexual assault. If you don’t know how to speak to the public, get out of politics.
Use a stick push it up his ass let's see how he think about rape. After....
Yeah, he 'accidentally' revealed himself and his thoughts on the subject...
LOL. Misspoke. Right. 🙄 Rape is their brand.
This man is an ass
That is NOT misspoke, that’s horrible , disgustingly frightening thing that came way too easy to your speech!
This is one SICK man!!
I don't see any surprisehere.
I miskilled thus innocent murder said a murderer once in court
Trump lover! Just like trump! I did not say that! Ooooops it’s on tape!
Perhaps he could explain how, exactly, he managed to so badly “misspeak” that the term “consensual rape” actually came out of his mouth.
is this a thing in far right wing male politics? This phrase was used by an 'exotic' candidate in 2012 and we wound up with a Dem in the R seat for 6 years.
Misspoke my ass!
He said exactly what he meant. I wouldnt b surprise if allegations of sexual assault come up against him. Only men who hav assaulted some1 n their life wld vote 4 this evil law.
Is that what he calls it at home? What a pig.
It’s no mistake
It just goes to show that women are rarely believed that their bodies were violated. It also goes to show that while many believe we have come a long way from women being objectified and owned. We really havent, and we continue to be 'lesser than' by men.
It’s not just Hovis’ use of objectionable term “consensual rape”, it was also his clearly articulated view that victim is to blame for date rape. RichOldWhiteMen VictimBlaming PatriarchyHurtsWomen
Just look at the state he is from. No surprise in what he would say.
Why are they trying to define what a violation of my body is? 🤔
Okay, so?
The only consensual rape I am aware of it what the democrats are doing to their constituents
Isn't it amazing, how so many of the GOP a.holes look alike?
Once it’s out there, it’s out there forever.
Words have consequences sir. If you feel you misspoke then don’t vote for anti abortion that includes rape and incest.
republicans believe this shit bc too many say it and then say they misspoke. remember this clown from Missouri ToddAkin
Ignorance on display making laws that only affect women
Misspoke means you heard him.
I had said consensual and rape are two different things, former is friendly, latter is serious crime, punishable
what is his name?
What an oxyMORON! 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
These white men have no clue of what they speak and shame on the women who back this horrible move in our nation's history. Everything is going backwards under the Trump Admin. It is disgusting!!
“30-year veteran of the Cape Girardeau Police Department” thinks most rapes are consensual. Hmmmm....
As I had pointed out this morning(see comments).
Fool
It’s a real drag when what’s going on in your head comes out of your mouth.
This is the type of mentality that is deciding the fate of a women’s life!!!
When us, brazilians, believe that we are alone in an ocean full of bad politicians...
Typical of his peers too
What’s his ?
We can all hope he experiences consensual rape soon !
More ignorance generating policy is not what we need. This incident makes a great. argument to abolish voting for politicians in favor of an application, inteview and assessment of nowledge, skills, abilities, bias awareness and equity in policy making.
All of GOP is misspeaking constantly, about guns, abortion, immigration. It seems to be a misparty
No he didn’t.. it’s probably from experience!!!!
What a reprehensible statement proving why men should keep their absurd, hurtful and dangerous opinions about rape, abortion and women’s rights, to themselves. He is a disgrace and his words and attitudes are indefensible.
Duh! You think
Wake up people! These anti-abortion states are all the same and here’s the evidence…
Typical redneck
Perhaps he’s had “consensual rape” and since he didn’t like the word rape, or to think that the other party didn’t want sex and was raped, he wants to feel better by calling it consensual. My guess.
Live in alternative reality and sometimes they can't remember where they are.
Of course he did !! (Not!)
He’s practicing for his legal defense...pig
There’s never been anything consensual done with this guy, that’s why he doesn’t know the difference.
Not forgiven.
Lol- yeah sure, rape me, just don’t be so rough-
Gotta love the GOP... how do they keep winning elections?
Do these politicians have any educational requirement?
And a 30 year veteran of the police force. Hmmm. Wonder why so many rapes go unreported.
Well, let's hope his supporters misvote....
AxisOfEvilMurdochTrumpMcconnell
He's the laughing stock of the English-speaking world. Does he even know the meaning of 'misspoke'?
Hovis is a disgraceful human being and should step down. 'Misspoke?' Bullsh*t...he actually believes that vile statement. Missouri women better wake up and vote for candidates that care about them!
I'd like to see him misraped
you parents misbred
He misspoke because what was going through his head accidentally came out his mouth? Great defence that.
Maybe consensual rape is a real thing in Alabama? I mean, it is the state of Roy Moore !
Oh Missouri! How far you have fallen...
If he means he opened his mouth and spoke, yes.
He didn’t “mis-vote” though, did he? This horrendous bill still passed 😡
Yeah, consensual rape! You con people into thinking the rape was sensual, therefore perfectly innocent! Right, Justice Kavanaugh? Besides, all women want it! You being in this world proves it, just look at your own mother, yes she was begging to be groped , just ask trump 😉
he is grotesque - I feel sorry for the women in his life
Yeah ..keep twisting it!!
You misspoke? Or you got caught and can’t lie your way out of this? You should should be ashamed! rapeisrape callbarryhovis
Misspoke what a joke! Would be rapist
But he still was talking about rape, that somehow wasn't real rape?
What is his name?😠😡🖕🖕 Resign RapeIsRape NoIsNo
Clearly misspoke.
Methinks his Freudian slip is showing!
What a classy individual
He needs to “ misspoke” out the door
There never nor ever be a be s verb, noun, or any word for rape‼️😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡🐸
A Dem Rep John Rogers said “Kill them now or kill them later” while discussing ABORTION. Dem John Rogers NEVER apologized!
Has anyone noticed that it’s all men making these decisions! It’s clearly an attack on women’s rights! Are we now going backwards in time?
Just another ignorant republican!
😲😱🤔
Misspoke?About rape?They’re all nuts. Maybe they ought to bear witness to this hideous crime & the ensuing damage, instead of “misspeaking.”
Wow down south is stuck in a time warp, any woman that tolerates what this man pathetically said and doesn’t revolt is as sick as he is. The only ones who are going to stand up for women is women! Stand up be heard
That is called inverted psychology. Let me criticize and veto, what I am. Look in his closet and you will find something. He must be a abuser, harassers or “CONSENSUAL rapist. No doubt!!
Freudian slip ain't misspeak by any other name.
Two words come to mind. Oxymoron and simply Moron.
How old is this post WAPO
What does 'consensual rape' mean?Two people agree to rape each other? TF!!!!
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Dumb ass there's no such thing as consensual rape.
GOP answer to idiotic Nadler who supports infanticide. Which is worse?
I was a rape counselor years ago and I can tell you that there is no such thing as “consensual rape.”
WTF
Freudian lapsus reveals truth smothered in the subconscious.
I keep shaking my head in disbelief at the rate of erasing the progress we made in history, should I expect that I will have to fight to keep my right to vote as a woman too.
He also used the word ‘gentlemen’ to describe rapists.
A very real concept in cases of women 14 to 18 years old.
Effen knucklehead
psychology would say : slip of the tongue whereas the author of it ACTUALLY MEANS WHAT WAS SAID....
Was it a slip of the tongue as PressSec calls a lie.
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Did no one notice he also used 'date rape,' as though pregnancy is a wonderful thing if its caused by date rape? Don't white wash it! His entire sentence was wrong!
Wow
We know he misspoke. We also know he spoke his mind.
You don’t misspeak consensual-
He isn’t the only one using this phrase. They want undermine the whole date rape conversation and the laws that convict men for this category of rape.
AZVotes I call BS. Look at him.
'Legitimate rape'
Time for the women of MO to boot the ignorant male legislators out of office.
Another American politician who is an idiot, you have too many of them 🤡
Yeah, right. Need the Repubs have additional idiots in the party?
He probably did, that phrase doesn't make sense.
He misspoke: That's the understatement of the year.
Consensual Rapist and his victim
Loser and no he did NOT misspeak.
How do these disgusting guys get elected? I would hate to be his wife, daughter, sister, or mother!
JoshMankiewicz WTF?!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully, his supporters realize they “misvote”
Ass
And republicans are SILENT as usual
Rose52413 This is what they believe.
😳a whopper of a “mis-spoke”!
More likley, he expressed his belief in the male myth that women unconsciously want 2B raped, a staple of male pornography that legitimizes, in their minds, violent sexual acts against 'sexually repressed' women. Best of all, the women love & R liberated by the act. LOL.
No he didn’t. The first things out of peoples mouth are generally what they really mean, things said without thought are based on what they believe. No do overs for idiots like this ...
He needs to watch the movie DELIVERANCE and he will never misspeak on this issue again. These men are ignorant of the biology and physical process of pregnancy and child birth and another reason we need more women in politics and I'm a man saying this.
Every time one of these idiots misspeak or claim they did...they should be removed from serving. Period! Truth spoken in jest or otherwise speaks volumes on character!
Uh huh. A likely story. /s
Resign. ☕
It’s looking like some men think that love,rape & incest are all the same thing.
Just like trump he is being in power “misspeaking “ every dictatorship order he said
No need to cover this ass-holes' media seeking rebels without a cause Confederates' foul mouth and reactionary narratives. The GOP idiot, ingrate should not be empowered.
He looks like the result of an alien probing.
Next we'll be hearing about consensual bank robberies. 🌼
Nearly as oxymoronic as intelligent Republicans.
Republicans are absolutely disgusting on the issue of abortion. It seems to me this issue is simple .. Are women free and equal to a men? or are they second class citizens, property, chattel, handmaidens of the state.
Just like every other word that comes out of his lying mouth.
JayTeeBird CONSENSUAL RAPE? Is this a DEFENSE now? 'The rape was consensual judge. She resisted at first but after I slapped her around a few times, she consented.'
'Consentual rape' is when he doesn't call the next day, like he promised. Am I right, ladies?
WTF is 'consensual rape'? At least I now know what an idiot is.
I think it was a Freudian slip. He also seemed to condone date rape.
They're all pigs We need a law making it OK to tie our tubes at any age. Then just do it.
🤔
SarahMeinzer
His words are very telling. It shows his feeling about if there is guilt in rape, who might be at fault, and his views on women.
'Misspoke' Is The Most Frequently Used Word By Republicans When They Backtrack .. Just Like Trump
Another sick Republican white guy
He sure did!!
Oh look. Another old white male expert on rape and women’s bodies. 🙄
Impeach him. There is no taking back that remark. He spoke from the heart. It’s how he REALLY thinks and feels. He should not be allowed to make law. GOOD BYE
I blurt out 'consensual rape' all the time, it's a totally normal thing people do.
Someone should consensually rape him, see how he likes it.
Dear RepBarryHovis MissouriGOP - As card-carrying members of PutinsGOP, we know you meant every word. GOPNeanderthals KnuckleDraggers TimesUp Darcycartoon
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He needs to be removed from office.
What an idiot! And he was a law enforcement officer at one time? Heaven help us!
Consensual murder won't be far behind.
Only “misspoke” when he received backlash for his stupid remark. Some of these men making decisions for woman in this country are ignorant of how a woman’s body’s work; pregnancy (start and finish) and of a woman’s place in society
Not buying it. He meant what he said. He went ahead and voted in favor of the abortion ban, didn’t he? I also doubt he always believed the victims.
But this misogynist REPUBS man said what he thinks out loud 🚨🔥to justify controlling women and their choices 😡
He didn't misspeak, that's his mindset. Shame on him!
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If a liberal said that everybody would already know he was talking about BDSM and it wouldnt be an issue at all.
So... does that also means there’s “consensual burglary” and “consensual murder”..? 🤔
Another member of PutinsGOP.
Yombe Not mis spoken words but a sincere belief these men are responsible for rapeculture in America. It's their prerogative to force women to do whatever. .,,,PurgeGop
Disgusting
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Some guy said some things.
How about we consensually murder him?
Yes. Also consensual murders are on the rise...
Is that like consensual robbery
There is such a thing. You need to quit sounding stupid.
Misspoke,hum...correct me if need be, I believe that exact same phenomena occurred with Sarah Sanders.
Tommy Boy
How can you walk back a statement like that? He said what He said and meant what He meant. I am betting There is a date rape story in his past Consensual =his side Rape=her side.
Ya think?
How can someone misspeak in such a blatant manner.
No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. -Muhammad Ali Jinnah
GOP is now well know for speaking the quiet parts out loud.
The trump family and republicans are perfect examples as to why abortion should be legal
Deplorable 🤬🤦♀️
Aghhhhhhh people need to realize who they are voting for!!!! WomensRightsAreHumanRights VoteBlue
No he didn’t. He said exactly what he meant and only apopogized due to backlash. He or some othe gop nut will say the same thing soon. It’s how they wear us down and normalize hate.
He did not. These were the words he intended, he simply could not fathom the backlash of saying something so stupid.
FORMER POLICE LIEUTENANT?
Be best!
Hard to misspeak if you just shut up
No Democrat who stumbled this way would be singled out for national news coverage by the Post.
nobody accidentally puts those two words together.
What would any of us do if we 'misspoke' in such an offensive and ignorant manner? We would surely hear it and within seconds correct it. Not this jackass. More fallout in the time of Trump. Wonder whether Sarah Sanders thinks he too was chosen by God to lead?
He obviously has no respect for women.
Idiot
😐sorry, He didn’t miss speak. He said exactly what he thinks He’s Only backtracking because he’s getting called out on it. A prime reason why men shouldn’t be voting 🗳on women’s health!!
So will he define consensual rape for us?
He’s a liar. He did not mis-speak. This is his core belief.
All the ownership of abortion lies on the women and Drs. What about the men who impregnate women that don't want a baby? How come the men that decide don't include men in the crime. Getting pregnant takes two
He said it. He was asshat enough for that. He should resign, now.
Old white guys making decisions to control women’s bodies. SMDH
How does one mistakenly use those two words together?
Consensual Rape Huh? Geez these guys say the stupidest things I’ve EVER HEARD!
And these are the idiots running the Country, America is doomed.
WTF
I just assume people who are going to be in positions of power to make decision are well educated. As the last 3 years have shown, that is not true. Most are buying the way in as with colleges.
Evil disguised as a law maker. Elections have consequences
Cavemen
Typical GOP. Another new low...they are vile, no other explanation.
By definition, it is non-consensual
Perhaps the Cape Girardeau PD need to look more closely at the 'unfounded' rape cases cleared by Hovis. He was promoted to Lieutenant the same year as reporting shows Cape Girardeau had 600+% more 'unfounded' rape cases than average in MO.
What he meant was ( holy shit I said that out loud)
Are you sure,where were your notes
Nope. He misspoke my ass....
Mandatory vasectomy for all men until they are married and committed to having and caring for children. Would that invade men’s privacy? Take away ability to control own body.
In my thread the story about women graduating from West Point followed, their swords at the ready. As for me, the women could put those swords to good use, ifyouknowwhatimean
He got caught misspeaking. He meant what he originally said. America, stop being gullible.
Trump is bringing out the worst people. Ever since his nomination & his vitriolic rallies & speeches, his base have gotten worse. The large percentage who never vote when they can needs to wake up...and no, the other party is not just as bad.
What do they call 'gang rape' in Missouri? Answer: Speed Dating
I do not believe he misspoke. I believe he had a temporary filter malfunction. Sigh.
Another old white guy interpreting rape.
Eww. Welp.... They voted for him. I want the voters who voted for him to say they are proud now...
Most the republicans believe that. He was an idiot that got caught He misspoke because he got caught and he is sorry that he got caught not what his beliefs are
WaPo has been posting this ‘No News’ more than they ever posted Democrats KKK governor of Virginia when he was ousted as an active member of the klan terrorist group. This is why The People hates you, Corrupt Media!
The voters misspoke when they elected him.
And he is one of the elected leaders of our country. 'Miss spoke' is a made up defense and an insult to everyone that has been attacked.
Consensual Rape WOW! Thats an oxy moron if I ever heard one
How big of him to admit that ... sheesh.
His consensual rape HIS
Maybe we should ask how many consensual rapes he was involved with.
It is consensual to them because it’s always the woman’s fault in their opinion. Never thought I’d see this in my life. America is dying before our eyes.
I call total and complete BS on this. He also said rapists who jump out of bushes are gentlemen. He is the walking definition of a misogynist. From the local level all the way to the presidency we must vote out these women hating Republicans.
He's just saying what the GOP as a whole really believes 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
darn, GOP extremists! white talibans. who would have thought they're right in our midst
Look at the hateful bias this FakeNews rag uses in the headline. Sounds more like what a bitter ex would suggest about their spouses intentions or motives than a supposedly fair and balanced journalist would write about a news story. liberalismisamentaldisorder
WHAT This man should resign
No he didn't, he knows he said exactly what he thinks.
Misspoken my ass 🤮
Maybe that’s the GOP’s next move...to say there’s no such thing as rape. They’ve made it clear they think they control women’s bodies, so it would be no surprise to hear them say that sex is never a woman’s decision anyway.
Centuries of men ignoring women (except for sex) are emerging as a blatant deficit in society causing all sorts of serious misunderstandings about female sexuality.
Did he misspeak Or is that how men view date rape, rape of family or other known victims? Maybe it's how they view ALL rape She said no but didn't mean it.
I assumed he was talking about statutory rape where the victim consents but we do not recognize their consent as valid because of their age.
“Consenual rape”...isn’t that the Republican Party’s approach to politics in America
I believe him. He didn't mean to day it out loud.
Sooooooooo that's why Brett Kavanaugh said he didnt do anything. The good ole boys call it consensual. I guess then the woman can ' shut that thing down' to avoid pregnancy. ConsensualCastration TheyWillVoteHimBackIn TheseGuysAreSick
Perhaps, but what he WAS doing was differentiating between rapists who “jump out from behind bushes” and those who rape women they know. That’s a form of victim blaming. He doesn’t consider date rape the same level crime as women raped by strangers.
No he didn’t.
Misspoke my ass.
That's an oxymoron and this guy is dumb as an ear of corn.
I am picturing a scene in the movie Deliverance where a guy was consensually raped! 🤪
That's what all of the rapes that he committed were. They all want it, right officer? U r the 1 that's a police officer right? How many women did u have consensual rape with; when u pulled them over at 2 am. Rapist!
Fck the GOP
One of the most shocking underlying issues of the entire abortion debate is that these lunatic men can’t imagine sex ever being unwanted. Their religious beliefs have left them so emotionally crippled that their own desperation for deviant sex is being projected on us. Sick
He must be a friend of Todd Akin
He misspoke? He had statistics and percentages to go with it! How do you claim you misspoke without admitting everything you said was complete bullshit?
Did he also 'misspeak' when he relayed that very few 'gentlemen' jump out of the bushes and rape women? Consensual rape, gentleman jumping out of bushes. . . either a bad day for communication or he's just ignorant. 🤔 My money is on ignorant.
Isn’t that always the way it is with the GOP? They either misspoke or were joking. Words have meaning!
GOP looneys do this all the time. Why we have so many individuals like this in Republican party.
Another white male out of touch
Yes he said that out loud and made an ass out of himself. In Shakespeare’s King James - cracker is an obnoxious bloviator. This lawmaker needs to resign and bloviate at home. I feel sorry for his wife, daughters and nieces.
Freudian slip...
No, he was just caught speaking what he truly believes. He should resign. Period.
Nah his political filter needs replacing is all. That swamp gets funky with so much overcrowding sometimes the truth filters thru
“Mispoke” could MAYBE be if you call Tim Cook “Mr Apple..” but this? No way.
This guy sounds like Todd Akin from a few years ago. It’s remarkable that people who think this way are in power. But, hey, according to David French as long as these bills are passed with legislative supermajorities it’s totally fine
Sick, sick man.
Another graduate of Trump University...
Seriously You only highlight when GOP miss speak, you never seem to highlight when the others do. Politics as usual huh WAPO
JacksonMO
Now do Fran Lebowitz.
This mentality of blaming the woman runs deep. Christian version of sharia law.
I hope the women of this country are watching and listening very closely to the GOP across this country. They are engaged in an all out war against women.
Intentional
Lets be clear: A woman's body is a woman's body 100%- But not when she is a serial killer of Unborn children. in the last 10yr more the 50% of woman Going in for a abortion admitted they already had one or more abortion before- why not just remover your Reproductive organs?
With guys like him, there is no misspeaking. He should just ask himself, 'I said that outloud?' We all know their intent.
Yeah, he misspoke when he took the oath to defend the Constitution.
What he meant to say was that according to GOP, if one of the people involved in rape thinks rape is OK, that makes the rape consensual. 🤨
What the Fuc
WTF is “consensual rape”
He didn’t. This is what the GOP believes.
People who believe he misspoke also believe Trump is a Christian. UnfitForOffice GOPComplicitTraitors VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
In reality, he revealed himself. He didn’t mean to tell the truth of how he really feels about rape (“if it really happened that way”)., but, whoops, out it came.
Please define that term. What a piece of work he is. I think men who rape people need to be left singing soprano.
he didn’t
Consensual rape? What does that even mean?
No he didn’t
Put his name out there in big letters
No he didn’t. He meant exactly what he said!
Rape is a crime whether in marriage ,date ,relationship or whatever ,crime needs punishment asap
Idiot! Freudian slip 😣
Is there also consensual male rape? Sure hope that doesn’t happen to you,”Mr. Misspoke”.
Only here, we are talking about SECULAR CIVIL RIGHTS being 'deliberately trampled' to ADVANCE a RELIGIOUS AGENDA which likewise VIOLATES the Establishment Clause (google: Lemon Test). Pity the GOP-DEREGULATED 'news' just sits idly like a reed, dumb and silent.
Brilliant ploy. Get the words out there, then “strike them from the record”. Except, we all heard them. And they resonated with incredibly uninformed people, as well as those who want to believe “No” means “Yes”.
Ass
He didn’t misspeak. He just spoke the normal language of his fellow right-wing religious nut jobs. He simply exposed himself as the idiot he, and his cohorts are. Get used to it America, this is your future if you don’t wake up.
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You really go out of your way to excuse their conduct. “Misspoke?” Sure.
Sounds like a premeditated, 'diversionary tactic' to deflect attention away from the abject UNLAWFULNESS of the measure itself. Nobody can credibly contend that GOP lawmakers are 'unbound' from BINDING FEDERAL LAW promulgated by the U.S. SUPREME COURT. That's absurd.
When people show you who they are, believe them.
That's a telling combination of words to have accidentally slip out.
Looks like a pretty good sound byte in a campaign ad throwing his ass out of office. Could I suggest all women in open carry states march on their State Houses with AR 15’s slung over their shoulders. Buy em used at gun shows. Take em out of circulation.
If he spoke at all he misspoke. That's not a casual mistake, that's an 'oops I let my true beliefs slip' mistake
How many rapists use this excuse?
There seems to be a lot of “ misspoke “ among the GOP.
That is the stupidest thing I have heard come out of somebody’s mouth who wasn’t realDonaldTrump.
Planned Parenthood(misnomer) commits approx 365,000 abortions/yr. 65 MILLION babies since 1973. Liberals point to rape& incest. That’s a lot of rape&incest! Truth is Liberals USE these victims for overwhelming cover of murder & irresponsibility. Horrendous false narrative!
Isn't consensual rape the theme of handsmaids tale
What’s the percentage of rape kits he processed? And why do we have to do your job for you by asking important questions?
I bet he's also a murder survivor
No he didn’t. Old, confused, entitled man
He needs to get back on the freaking floor and apologize to the country.
oh, he misspoke? is that what they're calling it now? he got caught saying what he really thinks and whoops...can't take it back fast enough. scumbag.
And the GOP has gone off the deep end.... again.
VoteAllWhiteGuysOut
He needs to be shown the door. Let his hatred of women slip ,right there on the floor.
All you have to say is 'GOP lawmaker' and it's already a safe assumption he said something utterly stupid.
I need explanations. Wtf is going USA?! You used to be the best country in the world, now you are not even in the top 50.
Hey Republican women that means you. Shame. No women's march?
What is truly sad... is that people voted for this guy. No such thing as consensual rape. It's either consensual or its rape. You cannot parse the two together. But yet... people of Missouri voted this ass in. Go figure.
No he didn’t misspeak, this is exactly what he meant to say.
Only an asshat would make such a statement.
Why do European American politicians, lawmakers and those that make policy for this country, hate everybody? White men and women in positions of power, continually show their disdain for the poor, the disenfranchised and those with lesser means & no voice. They just love to hate
How can rape ever be consensual?
That's what they all say. I believe Freud.
All these guys are idiots. No woman would ever want to sleep with them. Old fat White men have no business making laws about women. Women have a right to have control over their bodies.
Hovis admitted to breaking the law 100+ times. “...most of my rapes were not the gentleman jumping out of the bushes that nobody had ever met,” Hovis said. “That was one or two times out of a hundred. Most of them were date rapes or consensual rapes, which were all terrible.”
Let me guess..... Republican. White. Male. Asshole
Isn’t consensual rape what muslims think they’re doing to women who aren’t covered up from head to toe? They say it’s the woman’s fault because they’re uncovered meat. We’re running backwards in time with this administration.
He just means he accidentally said the quiet part out loud. But this does point to a major problem in our culture. If your definition of rape is informed only by popular culture, your definition will be limited to a ‘real’ rape being only a woman fighting back & yelling no.
He just said the quiet part out loud. Referring to them as “most of my rapes” versus “most of the rapes I investigated” was a bit disgusting too. He “misspeaks” a lot. I cant imagine having him as the cop to deal with as a rape victim.
NARRATOR: He did not misspeak
*cough*bullshit*cough* I heard what he said and I honestly think he believes that men who take a woman out on a date first have the right to force themselves upon her later.
Another example of saving his sorry ass.
“Yikes, Idiot in Charge”
Good grief....
He didn’t mean to reminisce... but he likes beer, okay?
Ignorance
Idiots
What the F? Oh yeah these guys are really qualified to be lawmakers. Who the hell votes these days? Dumbing down of America for the purpose of taking power is complete.
He says he meant to say “date rape or consensual or rape” which doesn’t even make sense.
OMG 😲
This elected official who dismissed rape as being date rape and 'consensual rape' served as a city police officer from 1986-2017. He is former president, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 51.
Does it go along with Assault & Flattery?
electric chair
The definition of oxymoron.
He does not understand what’s the purpose of his voice?
Because it’s not possible he actually misspoke 🙄. DoubleStandard to always portray the worst of gop and defend every stupid thing dems say. weseeyou
He said it more than once.
there is no such thing, if you consent it is not rape, if you dont consent it is rape, ie, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Silly and stupid remark.
Next he will misspeak Consensual Murder !
Duh
americans reaction on trump
Consensual rape? Wtf
NO he didn't. This is his male fantasy.
Take a minuet and realize the kinds of apes we have legislating lives. These people are so out of fucking touch its baffling.
Never in a million years would I put those two words together.
Missouri is also the state of “legitimate rape” comments by Todd Akin Let’s face it, the white men of Missouri just don’t believe rape is a thing
Who is this chump?
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