Trent Franks

Trent Franks' Abortion Bill Now Includes Rape Exception, Thanks to Bone-Headed Comment

Anti-abortion fanatic/Congressman Trent Franks' bone-headed argument that a "very low" number of rapes result in pregnancies ended up being a losing argument.Franks' bill banning abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy has since been changed, exempting victims of rape and incest.See also:-Franks: Not M ... More >>

Massachusetts Republican Calls Trent Franks a "Moron" -- Is He Correct?

A fellow running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts said what everyone else is thinking had a word or two to say about Arizona Republican Congressman Trent Franks, after Franks' bone-headed comment about rape not resulting in that many pregnancies."I think that he's a moron and he proves ... More >>

Trent Franks Says There Aren't That Many Rapes That Result in Pregnancies

Anti-abortion fanatic/Congressman Trent Franks thinks the number of rapes that result in pregnancies is "very low."Franks' comments are now going viral across the county, although it's not surprising for us back home, who have heard Franks belittle Black people, Jews, and women in general, to make p ... More >>

Trent Franks' Newest Abortion Bill Passes Subcommittee That Franks Chairs

Anti-abortion fanatic/Republican Congressman Trent Franks is celebrating his latest abortion bill passing out of a House subcommittee, which really isn't much to celebrate about.We understand it's difficult to keep track of which abortion bill of Franks' is the newest, since his bread-and-butter iss ... More >>

Would You Be Embarrassed to Have Trent Franks as Your Congressman?

Is Republican Congresxsman Trent Franks addressing the issues most important to this country?Of the eight bills he's proposed this session, three are abortion-related, one prevents the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a casino, one would "celebrat[e] the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan on ... More >>

Trent Franks Now Wants to Tell Every Woman in America When It's Okay to Have an Abortion

Anti-abortion fanatic/Republican Congressman Trent Franks has yet another abortion proposal, but this one's quite a bit more restrictive than his many other proposals.Franks, who is trying again to ban abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy in Washington, D.C., now wants that proposed 20-week ban to e ... More >>

Trent Franks Does It Again: Abortion-Obsessed Congressman Submits Another Abortion Bill

There seems to be no end to Republican Congressman Trent Franks' fanaticism about abortion.Again, Franks is proposing a bill that limits when women in Washington D.C. can get an abortion, a bill that he's proposed before, and a bill that's failed before -- just like every single other abortion bill ... More >>

Trent Franks, Arizona Congressman, Proposes Narrow Special-Interest Measure to Block Tohono O'odham Nation's Proposed West Valley Casino

Arizona Congressman Trent Franks introduced -- again -- legislation on Tuesday that, if signed into law, effectively would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a casino in the West Valley. There are a few bits about H.R. 1410, this latest bill, that are worth pointing out. See also: Tre ... More >>

Trent Franks, Arizona Congressman, Expected to Propose Law -- Again -- to Block Tohono O'odham Nation's Plans for West Valley Casino

Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is expected to introduce another bill aimed at blocking the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a West Valley casino. Congressional insiders say it may happen this week. See also: Tohono O'odham Nation Continues Defending Plans for West Valley Casino See also: W ... More >>

Trent Franks' Opinion on Obama's Gun-Control Proposals: Abortion Is Bad

Attention Republican Congressman Trent Franks: we get it -- you don't like abortion.As we've been chronicling here for a few years now, Franks' fanaticism about abortion almost rivals that of the people who stand outside Planned Parenthood locations with posters full of fetus photos, shouting "murde ... More >>

Arizona Republicans Found Out Barack Obama Won Re-Election, and Things Got Very Awkward

At the Arizona Republican Party's election-viewing party at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix last night, the moment came that precisely none of the scheduled speakers was prepared for -- on a large screen to the right of the stage, Fox News declared that President Obama had won re-election.

Trent Franks' Abortion Obsession Goes International as He Begs Ireland to Keep Ban

Republican Congressman Trent Franks' obsession with abortion has now gone international.Franks, whose numerous anti-abortion proposals have been signed into law exactly zero times, is now concerned about the state of abortion in Ireland. Ireland.See also:-Trent Franks Successfully Wastes Everyone's ... More >>

Is Trent Franks Just Wasting Congress' Time?

See also: Trent Franks Successfully Wastes Everyone's Time as His Abortion Bill FailsWhen Republican candidates for the House of Representatives campaigned in 2010, just about every single one of them talked about these things called "jobs."As Congressman Trent Franks passed the 90-minute mark of ti ... More >>

Trent Franks Successfully Wastes Everyone's Time Again as His D.C. Abortion Bill Fails

The House of Representatives slapped down another one of Congressman Trent Franks' anti-abortion bills yesterday, and Franks has now successfully wasted more than one hour and 38 minutes of Congress' time this year alone.Franks' proposed ban on abortions past 20 weeks in Washington D.C.was short by ... More >>

Trent Franks: Trying to Stop "Greatest Genocide in World History" or Just Obsessed With Abortion?

Forget everything you learned about the Holocaust, kids, because Congressman Trent Franks is contemplating whether abortion is actually the "greatest genocide in world history."There's a reason we have a category of stories called "Trent Franks (Sigh)" and it's for stuff like this -- or when he said ... More >>

Trent Franks' D.C. Abortion Bill Passes Committee as He Tries to Stop the "Greatest Genocide in World History"

Republican Congressman Trent Franks apparently believes he's trying to stop something worse than the Holocaust.Of course, it's Franks talking about his bread-and-butter issue of abortion, which he's currently considering as "the greatest genocide in world history."Remember, according to Franks, abor ... More >>

Does Trent Franks Need to Stop Worrying About Regulating Abortions in Washington D.C.?

Congressman Trent Franks -- the "self-appointed Mayor" of Washington D.C., as an area advocacy group calls him -- had his office protested last week, as his new-found "constituents" aren't quite happy with the job he's doing.As you may recall, a group called "DC Vote" isn't quite pleased Franks -- t ... More >>

Trent Franks, "Mayor" of Washington D.C., Doesn't Hang Out With New "Constituents"

Congressman Trent Franks -- the "self-appointed Mayor" of Washington D.C., as an area advocacy group calls him -- didn't really want to meet with his new-found "constituents."As you may recall, a group called "DC Vote" isn't quite pleased Franks -- the Arizona Congressman -- is taking it upon himsel ... More >>

Washington D.C. Group Sets Up Constituent Service Day for "Mayor" Trent Franks

Arizona Congressman Trent Franks' work for his constituents currently includes pushing a bill for (of course) tighter abortion regulations.Problem is, the Arizona Congressman's bill only applies to D.C., as Congress has supreme authority over the city's laws, and Franks has taken it upon himself to ... More >>

Trent Franks on Blast by Pro-Choice Activists Over His Anti-Abortion Bill

Carrying signs depicting U.S. Representative Trent Franks of Arizona's Second Congressional District as a hot dog with the slogan, "Congressman Franks, Don't Be a Wiener," around 25 protesters rallied on the sidewalk before Franks' Glendale office this morning to oppose an anti-abortion measure prop ... More >>

Trent Franks Accused of Using His D.C. Abortion Bill As Part of Abortion-Banning Agenda. He Says It's True

​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks recently addressed accusations that his attempt to ban the imaginary problem of race/gender-based abortions in the United States was just part of some agenda to end all abortions in the country.Well... yeah.Franks was on the Concerned Women for America radio show ... More >>

GOP Abortion Bullies: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death In the Black Community"

​According to Texas Congressman Lamar Smith, "abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community" -- a claim he makes in a memo to House Republicans urging them to vote for a bill introduced by fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks that would make it illegal for a woman to end a pregna ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks' D.C. Abortion Bill: Job Or Activism?

​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks yesterday introduced a bill into Congress that would dictate when women in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.The rest of the country's allowed to make its own rules, but thanks to the U.S. Constitution, Franks and his Congressional cronies have a say ... More >>

Abortion Bully Trent Franks Wants to Tell People in Washington D.C. When They're Allowed to End a Pregnancy

​Fagala-phobic abortion bully Trent Franks today introduced a bill into Congress that, if it becomes law, would dictate when people in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.Franks, just to be clear, is a congressman from Arizona -- but that's not stopping him from playing morality cop in ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks on Newt Gingrich's Marital "Issues": "Jesus is Not On the Ballot"

​Fagala-phobic Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is obnoxiously conservative. Aside from thinking race/gender-based abortions are a legitimate problem in the United States (which it's not), he thinks letting gay people tie the knot "literally is a threat to the nation's survival" because it threate ... More >>

Fagala-Fearing Congressman Trent Franks Backs Michele "Pray Away the Gay" Bachmann in GOP Presidential Primary

​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks -- best known for his fear of homosexuals, his belief that black people were better off under slavery, and tackling the non-existent problem of race/gender-based abortions -- has endorsed his Congressional colleague Michele Bachmann in the GOP presidential prima ... More >>

Are Race/Gender-Based Abortions a Problem Worth Congress' Time?

​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks yesterday reintroduced a bill into Congress that would make it a crime to have an abortion based on the gender or race of the fetus.While abortions based on race or gender have been a problem in countries like India and China, there's no evidence to suggest that i ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Tackles Non-Existent Problem of Race/Gender-Based Abortions (Again)

​Fagala-fearing Arizona Congressman Trent Franks has reintroduced legislation that would place a federal ban on race/gender-based abortions -- which would be fantastic news if either were actually a problem in the United States.Franks today once again introduced his "Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act ... More >>

Best Reader Caption For Photo of Michele Bachmann, Trent Franks, and Russell Pearce?

James KingYour Caption Here​Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for an appropriate caption for the above photo we snapped of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, recalled Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, and fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks for this week's New ... More >>

Fagala-Fearing Congressman Trent Franks: Gay Marriage "Literally is a Threat to the Nation's Survival"

Trent Franks thinks letting gay people get married will lead to the end of America.​Forget China, the national debt, the failing economy, terrorism, and various other legitimate threats to the survival of the United States, according to fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks, letting gay people t ... More >>

Watch Congressman Trent Franks Answer Question About Balanced Budget Amendment With Rant About Nazis and Abortion *VIDEO*

Congressman Trent Franks​Fagala-fearing Congressman Trent Franks was asked by Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. on Monday night to answer questions about a constitutional balanced budget amendment."I'll take a shot at that," Franks responded.Franks' "shot" was a little off -- he responded wit ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should Women in Military Be Allowed to Serve Combat Roles?

www.punditkitchen.com​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks wrote a recent article for Roll Call, in which he argues that gender differences between men and women should keep the ladies off the front lines of a combat situation.Franks argues that sexual tension between male and female soldiers "further ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks: Penis Should be Required for Military Combat Jobs

Congressman Trent Franks​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks has a message for subscribers of "radical feminism": you need a penis to serve in military combat roles (cue feminist outrage).Franks penned an article for Roll Call last week, in which he argues that gender differences between men an ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Won't Run for Senate. God Apparently Changed His Mind

Congressman Trent Franks is a no-go for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.​God, apparently, is a little indecisive.Despite having indicated earlier in the week that he would announce his plans to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl on Saturday, Congressman Trent ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Won't Run for Senate. God Apparently Changes Mind

Congressman Trent Franks is a no-go for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.​God, apparently, is a little indecisive.Despite having indicated earlier in the week that he would announce his plans to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl on Saturday, Congressman Trent ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks to Announce "Future Plans" About Potential Senate Run Saturday

Congressman Trent Franks​God, apparently, has made up his mind: Congressman Trent Franks, who said earlier this month he would leave the decision on whether he'd run for Senate up to the man upstairs, will reportedly run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl -- an announcement he pl ... More >>

Morning Poll: Will God Tell Trent Franks to Run for Senate?

Will he, or won't he?​Republican Congressman Trent Franks continues to hint that he plans to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, and last week, announced that the decision would be made by god and his constituents."I truly don't know what God wants me to do and what is right ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Will Run for Senate -- But Only at God's Request

www.impawards.com​Republican Arizona Congressman Trent Franks' decision on whether to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl will apparently not be made by Franks -- rather, it will be made by god and his constituents, the Congressman told GOPers.Franks spoke to a group of Sun Ci ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Congressman Trent Franks Senate Worthy?

Congressman Trent Franks is mulling a run for Senate.​As you're probably well-aware, Senator Jon Kyl will not be running for re-election in 2012 -- and that means the who's who of Arizona's GOP are all rumored to be considering a run, including fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks, who made it c ... More >>

Rob Haney, Head Honcho of Maricopa County GOP, Gushing Over Gay-Fearing Congressman Trent Franks

Maricopa County GOP chief Rob Haney's lovin' Congressman Trent Franks' fear of same sex nuptials.​Over the weekend, GOP Congressman Trent Franks spouted off about how President Barack Obama's decision to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act was an impeachable offense -- and that's apparent ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Wants to Impeach Barack Obama Over Gay Marriage

www.politico.comGay people getting married apparently makes Congressman Trent Franks nervous.​Of all the reasons Republicans think they have to impeach President Barack Obama, doing it because he doesn't necessarily view gay people getting married as the end of the world is one of the stupidest (t ... More >>

China's One-Kid Policy Turns 30 Tomorrow -- So Congressman Trent Franks Bashes Barack Obama

Congressman Trent Franks​Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of China's one-kid policy and pro-lifers were out in force today in Washington D.C., bashing the Communist nation for it's less-than-human-rights-friendly means of enforcing the law.China has about 1.3 billion people. To slow the rapid p ... More >>

Arizona Congressmen Lead Charge in Investigating Congressional Interns Who Happen to Be Muslim; Slangin' Coffee is Apparently a Threat to National Security

www.fiscalconservatives.com Arizona Congressman John Shadegg​Congressmen John Shadegg and Trent Franks are two of four legislators calling for an investigation into a potential threat in Washington D.C. -- a possible conspiracy where Muslims plan to infiltrate the highest levels of the U.S ... More >>

Barack Obama Threatened, Reviled at Tea Bag Hate-Fest at Arizona Capitol

So, who doesn't belong in this picture?I'm not sure what the highlight of Wednesday's big tea-bag-Obama-hate-fest at the Capitol was for me. Was it the high-school girl carrying a sign comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin? Or the belligerent dork talking to state Senat ... More >>

Trent Franks, Joe Arpaio and the "Specter" of Immigration Enforcement

KTAR (92.3 FM) has a revealing quote from Arizona Representative Trent Franks (right) this morning about why he thinks Sheriff Joe Arpaio is under federal investigation:"They feel like that if they can take him out and do him damage or intimidate him, they end up intimidating the whole specter ... More >>

Trent Franks On Why We Should Support Israel Against Hamas: The Bible Tells Me So

Of the reasons someone might choose to support Israel, "God says so" would obviously count among the most irrational. Yet Trent Franks, a Republican Congressman from Arizona, espoused this kind of rank superstition last night on KTAR (620 a.m.) radio in reference to the Jewish state's current war w ... More >>

Trent Franks Criticizes Sheriff Arpaio's Enforcement Priorities

Letters

Letters from the week of August 26, 2004

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