Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, 4 years ago, I stood on this same floor and condemned the online bullying of U.S. Marine Corps servicewomen on a public Facebook page. Today I stand before you again, incredulous, angry, and sad, to say that absolutely nothing has changed. This weekend, news broke that the Department of Defense is investigating scores of enlisted marines for compiling thousands of naked photos of other marines--servicewomen--often surreptitiously, and distributing them through Facebook and Google Drive. The site in question is called ``Marines United,'' claiming a membership of over 30,000 people. The photos are being tightly held due to the ongoing investigation, but all indications are they are just as repulsive as what we saw 4 years ago. {time} 1015 The report contains samples of the comments posted about female marines, which are too obscene to read on the House floor. Online commentators also reportedly called for the rape of some of the marines portrayed in the photos, which is terrifying, given many of the women are identified by name and base. This is not about sex or fun or boys will be boys. This is about marines deliberately trying to degrade, humiliate, and threaten fellow marines. They encouraged stalking, distributed stolen intimate photos, and reduced their comrades to a collection of body parts. Well, I am here to say that women marines will not be treated like sides of beef. They are warriors and should be treated as such.…”