Ken Buck.

Ken Buck is one of the nominees for a US Senate seat for the state of Colorado in the upcoming November 2nd election. I must say, I don't think I have ever felt so threatened or offended by a politician in my life. This man is, to put it nicely, an asshole. Time after time I have witnessed him make degrading comments about women on TV, in speeches, in public.

I do not understand on any level whatsoever how any self respecting woman could or would ever vote for this man. Not only does he think he is "above" women, he is very outspoken about wanting to limit a woman's right to birth control, but he is also in favor of outlawing abortion. Whether you are pro-choice or pro-life, why does Ken Buck, a man who would never have to experience anything to do with abortion or birth control, think he should have any sort of say in this issue? Not to mention that being in the US Senate would mean dealing with much more serious and important issues than this, yet he has made it a platform for himself and people are buying into it.

I am tired of being degraded for being a woman. In this clip below, Ken Buck says that people should vote for him because he is not a woman. The crowd around him bursts out in laughter like this was such a great joke and silly ol' Ken Buck is such a kidder! But this is offensive and degrading. It buys into the fact that he, and others, think a man should be above a woman. There's no way a woman could do a man's job like being in the senate, right? Oh, and did I mention that his statement has no relevance because his opponent, Michael Bennett, is a MAN? (unless of course he was trying to imply that Bennet is a woman which would be a whole different issue in itself.)

Watch this video and see the man that could potentially be a representative of this country. I will be really sad if Colorado votes this man into office because it will really show the rest of America just how highly we think of women.