Matt Gaetz's ugly new rant just exposed a misogynist's worst fear

Gaetz is a hacky politician who cribs his lines from fools who have come before him. His ideas have little merit, so he reaches for what he can: misogyny. [View in browser]( [Image]( July 28, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Matt Gaetz's ugly new rant just exposed a misogynist's worst fear]( by Emma Gray Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., told a crowd of 5,000 cheering young conservatives this weekend in Tampa that the women who attend pro-abortion rallies are "just disgusting. But why is it that the women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortions? Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb.” How incredibly gross — and predictable. [As Emma Gray writes](, the GOP lawmaker, who is strongly in contention to be the worst person serving in Congress, is "repugnant to the point of absurdity. But what does feel significant about Gaetz’s rant, which was met with applause and cheers from the crowd, is how deeply unoriginal it was." Indeed, while Gaetz's overarching point is clear — women who want human rights are too fat and ugly to deserve them — he's actually following a well-worn playbook. Gaetz is a "hacky politician who cribs his lines from fools who have come before him. His ideas have little merit, so he reaches for what he can. And what he can reach for is misogyny," notes Gray. 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