MN GOP candidate: ‘Knocked up’ women don’t deserve dinner, dancing at their wedding

[geardaddy]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/17/mn-gop-candidate-knocked-up-women-dont-deserve-dinner-dancing-at-their-wedding/
A Republican candidate for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives is being criticized for outrageous statements about mothers-to-be she posted on her right-wing blog.

Sheila Kihne hopes to unseat state Rep. Jenifer Loon (R-Eden Prairie), who she claims is insufficiently conservative to represent the district. “People want a choice,” Kihne told Minnesota Public Radio. “I was at a point where I felt like I couldn’t vote for (Loon).”

On a blog she discontinued in 2009, she wrote that President Barack Obama was leading the one-world-order communists and demanded that single mothers be denied formal wedding ceremonies.


“Don’t you think that if you’re having a baby — and you’re not married — that you should forego the shower?” she asked. “I also think that if you get married — and are knocked up — you should get married quietly. At a courthouse, at a private home.”

Kihne specifically said that there should be no dancing or dinner for prospective brides who are pregnant. She acknowledge that “I’m seen as very cold-hearted with this issue and it’s caused a couple of big arguments in my family,” but insisted on standing her ground against “the idiots in Hollywood who make it look ‘cool’ to tote a baby around sans daddy.”

In that same post, she complains that an unwed mother included a portable DVD-player on her Target registry, addressing a complaint about the “extravagant lives” of people who are below her station. On her Twitter account, she posts photographs — accompanied by outraged comments — of what she is watching on television:

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Oh boy are the crazies coming out here in MN!

[shenmue]

1. Woooooooow

Zero compassion. Blech.

[SummerSnow]

2. Now the wedding planners who own a business creating and planning weddings

don't give a hoot if you're unmarried and pregnant.They want to make money. Sounds like a job killing plan to me.

[Chan790]

3. What's loonier than a Loon??

Sheila Kihne.



Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week. Try the beef and don't forget to tip your waitress.

[geardaddy]

6. Well done.

[riqster]

7. "Kihne crazy"?

[geardaddy]

8. Hee hee!

[CBGLuthier]

4. She sounds like a world-class asshole.

[Skidmore]

5. So the GOP is into wedding planning now?

[tridim]

9. This, is the modern GOP.

Heckuva job Repubs, heckuva job!

[big_dog]

23. its the rea corel GOP priamry voter

the wingnut fringe

[geardaddy]

10. I wonder how she thinks she'll

stop people from having weddings.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

16. A ban of dancing, silly

Just like the town in "Footloose" before Kevin Bacon came along and screwed up things for everybody.

[geardaddy]

17. Hahaha!

I bet she's a Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod).

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

18. I grew up in the WELS

and I would not be surprised in the least.

[betterdemsonly]

38. Missouri Synods are badasses too

My mother was one of those.

[MrsMatt]

41. WELS is just a little loonier

My WELS mother was told by her pastor she would go to hell for marrying my LCA (now ELCA) Lutheran father.

[betterdemsonly]

44. I currently go to an elca church

I am a lapsed Catholic. Don't know whether Pope Francis represents a real change or not. The LCMS kicked out my aunt for divorcing a man who beat her up. My mom used to say stuff like this Kilne women. I was thinking that is why some thought her Lutheran. She has changed alot since I was a teen, so I figure she was repeating what she was taught.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

47. The story I tell about the WELS

Right after 9/11, you might recall that there was a ecumenical prayer service at Yankee Stadium. On the dais were representatives of all faiths, including a Rabbi and an Iman. Also up there was a Missouri Synod pastor. Well, the LCMS very nearly defrocked the guy for having the audacity to pray with people of other faiths.

And the WELS thinks the LCMS is "too liberal" for their taste.

[Jenoch]

48. I am sure it was a particular church who kicked out your aunt and not the synod.

There is an LCMS church near where I used to live and the preacher divorced his wife and then several years later married a member of the congregation. (His first wife was bi-polar and refused to take her medication.)

[betterdemsonly]

49. It is true they can't kick you out of the entire LCMS

She moved to another town and joined another LCMS church. The brain washing is strong. She is a biblical literalist and quite conservative herself. Yet while she lived in her home town it was the elca that welcomed her to fold and stood by her.

The new LCMS church that she joined had a very Catholic type Pedophile scandal, whereby a new preacher was moved in that sexually abused some of the children in the school. He had been moved from another congregation over sex abuse complaints. She quit going to church but still believes alot of that stuff. Pastors can get away with many things ordinary people can't get away with. A prison conviction was the only thing that stopped him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

51. Michele Bachmann is WELS.

So there you are. I always think of Lutherans as being relatively liberal - and the ELCA is - but WELS makes Southern Baptists look progressive.

[betterdemsonly]

52. She went to oral roberts u

My bet is Wels wasn't as conservative in the past. I think the education of many Lutherans at known fundy schools like Oral Roberts is a form of steeplejacking. The LCMS were taken over by fundamentalist in the late 60s. It was process very similar to what happened to the SBC in the 70s. They were on the road to unifying the elca up to that point.

[betterdemsonly]

36. She is a far right catholic

http://www.sheilakihne.com/about_sheila.html

I'll bet Pax Christi is Opus Dei.

[geardaddy]

37. I bet you're right

Thanks for the link. I saw that she's Catholic.

[JVS]

43. "Member Pax Christi Catholic Church"

http://www.sheilakihne.com/about_sheila.html

[n2doc]

11. The GOP has become a platform for Lunatics to spew Hate

Doesn't matter if they win or lose, they still get attention.

[Frustratedlady]

12. Now, why didn't she make comments about the Daddy who knocked her up?

Always the unwed mother.

At least if they are having a wedding, he must be assuming responsibility for the baby. Beats the ones who drop a sperm and disappear.

[geardaddy]

13. Yes

Agreed.

[BrotherIvan]

15. But these are the same people who scream at abortion centers

They "counsel" this unwed mother to have the baby. And they're the ones who applaud her boss to deny her access to birth control in the first place. But when she follows her advice, gets pregnant and then gets married, she gets spit on by these hypocrites. And yes, no mention of the father's place in all of this. Just targeting the woman.

[geardaddy]

20. Bingo.

hypocrites

[maxrandb]

22. Because she beieves women are supposed to be subserviant to men

It told her so in the Bible

These people are "effing" nuts. They shouldn't be allowed to use a knife and fork, let alone be in a position of power

[geardaddy]

24. You're right.

[mainstreetonce]

14. How about if

those knocked up pregos write a book about sex in a tent and go on Dancing with the .Stars to make big bucks?

Rep family values.

[geardaddy]

19. Good plan!

But they still can't get married and have a nice reception.

[ismnotwasm]

21. Idiot

"sans" daddy?? FFS.

[Initech]

53. I think I saw The Sans Daddies at Coachella last year.

Awesome swing band.

[geardaddy]

25. Gross. She wrote a dating book called "The List"

The List puts single men everywhere on notice: Get it together in 30 days or you're out. The concept is delightfully simple - when a man meets "the one", he will take 7 swift actions to secure her love forever: He'll make the first move He'll contact her in 24 to 48 hours to set up a first date He'll make the first date easy and fun He'll contact her within 24 hours of the first date to set up another date He'll talk to her every day and spend all his free time with her He'll demonstrate unconditional loyalty He'll talk about marrying her in concrete terms and he proposes - or lets her know that he's going to propose With The List, women can get the relationship they've always dreamed of - without playing hard to get, putting on an act, or - most important - wasting any more time.

[beam me up scottie]

31. Sounds like she wants a dog, not a man.

He'll talk to her every day and spend all his free time with her He'll demonstrate unconditional loyalty

[shraby]

26. T'would be a good idea for her to attend to her knitting.

[Yavin4]

27. Bet she's anti abortion

Am I right?

[geardaddy]

29. Yep.

From her website:

I believe that the greatest social justice crime has been the killing of 57 million babies in America. As a society we should always defend the weakest among us and as a culture we should value every life. In Minnesota, I'd like to see 20-week abortion bans.

There are so many couples wanting children, we must do better.

[BrotherIvan]

40. But absolutely agrees with defunding WIC and SNAP too I'll bet

How can people be so damn clueless?

Hey, why don't all these childless couples adopt the millions of children in this country who don't have a family? Too old? Not the right skin color? HYPOCRITES!!!!

[get the red out]

28. None of her business

She is so arrogant in publicly assuming she knows what other should do at their weddings, baby showers, or in raising their kids; that I would imagine her own family suffers for her angry disposition despite her assumed superiority.

[Ilsa]

30. And who needs a baby shower more than single moms?

More than likely, no one. We are not always privy to why women break away from the baby daddy, but more than likely, being single means more of a financial struggle.

[Hekate]

32. What century was this freak born in? Does she spend her spare time knitting Scarlet Letters?

Seriously.

[LittleBlue]

33. Loon? FFS

YCMIU

[GoCubsGo]

34. Can't get much more sanctimonious than that.

Yuk. Only a self-righteous busybody would give a shit what anyone does regarding their wedding, pregnant or not. The real revolting thing is the bunch of people who are actually going to vote for this crackpot.

[SheilaT]

35. Personally, I don't completely

get delaying a wedding until after the baby is born and then wearing white, but that is just me. I'm not about to go around and tell some bride and groom how they ought to manage their actual ceremony, especially if no one asks me.

I do have an opinion, and I understand that it is just my opinion. I don't think I should be the one establishing all the rules.

A DVD player on the Target registry is a very sensible request, also in my humble opinion.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

42. white no longer is a virgin related color, just a traditional color to wear. imo.

if white were the color of virgins, my best bet is they would sell maybe a 1000 white dresses a year

[Gormy Cuss]

45. I'm going to guess it's a generational thing

and you were raised in an era when pregnant brides were expected to behave the way this candidate indicated. There was so much focus on the white=virginal back then. The wearing white thing was often a lie, but no matter. People could pretend that the woman was as pure as driven snow because it mattered to them. That facade was slipping even in the late '60s but I think it took until the '80s for that white/virgin thing to be ignored by most, save for those who were highly religious or highly 'traditional.'

As to delaying the wedding, I've known couples who delayed it until after the baby was born either for both practical (morning sickness, or other pregnancy discomforts) or emotional (by delaying it until after the child was born, the child would understand that they married because they wanted to, not because they HAD to.)

But more importantly, as you said, having opinions about white dresses and delayed weddings isn't the same as having the right to dictate how others should handle it.

[SheilaT]

55. Thank you for getting it.

I was a little concerned that others here would jump all over me. Sometimes I wish I could be Dictator of North America, and even though I actually feel somewhat strongly on this topic, I fully recognize that my opinion here is somewhat in a minority. In short, there are a lot more important things for me to worry about than whether a bride is pregnant at her wedding and such.

[HangOnKids]

57. Thanks for making my ignore list grow!

Dictator of North America? Please. BYE!

[SheilaT]

62. You do get that I'm joking.

[alp227]

39. Let's see: No abortion, no birth control if the employer won't cover it,

no respect for women who gave birth out of wedlock "because illegitimacy"...sheesh, right wingers want de facto sharia law or something?

[Gormy Cuss]

46. There.is.no.war.on.women.

Especially no war waged by the GOP.

[IronLionZion]

65. and no weddings!

The punishment never ends.

The family values types don't want people to have families, apparently.

[Jim Lane]

50. What if a pregnant lesbian wants to marry her lover?

Is she entitled to a nice wedding?

If these Republicans are going to establish themselves as social arbiters, they'll have to cover all the bases.

[PumpkinAle]

54. Would she have said this to Mary - you know the unmarried mother of Jesus.

If only tv had been around then.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

58. She was married - just not to the father of her baby.

[PumpkinAle]

59. No she wasn't - they were only engaged............

King James Bible
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

60. Depends on the source.

According to this writer, by Jewish custom Mary and Joseph were considered married.

http://www.gotquestions.org/Joseph-and-Mary.html

[PowerToThePeople]

56. PTTP: MN GOP candidates don’t deserve air. n/t

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

61. Sounds like Michelle Bachmann's leaving the Republican GOP in good hands. nt

[smirkymonkey]

63. Just curious, WTF is up w/ Minesota these days?

It's starting to rival Florida in the bat-shit-crazy department.

[geardaddy]

64. I don't know.

I think it's because the DFL (MN's Democratic Party) controls both houses and the governor's mansion. It's driving the GOOPers wild.

[hrmjustin]

66. Charming lady!

[IronLionZion]

67. Damn Eden Prairie must have gone down the shitter recently

I always remembered it being a wealthy but moderate suburban place. They shouldn't tolerate this level of right wing lunacy.

[geardaddy]

68. EP is pretty conservative now

Taxes and all that, don't you know.

Plus they have the giant Wooddale Church there.