Ms Grote...their are so many more issues that are much more compellingly important than your "reproductive rights". Those "rights', by the way, were gifted you at birth by God, and the only one who can take them away from you...is you! I do not want to hear that you are being denied those rights by having to pay for your your own birth control. Birth control is not a healthcare issue...it's a lifestyle choice. It only becomes a healthcare issue when one makes the personal lifestyle choices that lead to unwanted pregnancy. Take responsibility for yourself.

There was no need for the word "forcible" in the legislation since rape, by definition, is carried our by force. It is and has been the defining qualifier of this heinous criminal act for centuries. According to Mirriam-Webster: " Rape...unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent." That being said, to try to sully the good reputation of Rep Smith because some guy's poor judgment in what he said to you, is in turn, poor judgment.

I agree with OldCoolBlues on the lifestyle & not a health issue.

Whenever people are convicted of crimes there is usually a fine they have to pay to the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, I think there is another fine levied when it is a sexual assault.

Shouldn't this money be used to help vifctims of rape?

He should have told them, "keep your legs closed and you won't get pregnant" that works too.

Smith has always been a one issue candidate and I am happy that he was gerrymandered out of my district years ago. We need politicians that work for the will of the people not the Catholic Church.

I always voted for Rush Holt because he's a good man and listens to his district. I usually vote republican on local elections. Chris Smith has now been moved to my district and I will be voting for Mr Froelich this year.

...now we need him gerrymandered out of Washington. It's time for the old boys crowd to go. We need new leadership here in New Jersey, promoting our state's business model, like other states. . .who are attracting big industry, whether high tech or low tech. What has the our House of Representatives done for our state. . .with it's growing unemployment, that can't produce jobs for it's college graduates? There is an inertia amongst our Congressional representatives. . .Time for them to go!

So, according to Mr. Sagnip, these 2 gentlemen were just hanging around the area, taking it upon themselves to answer questions?? That's certainly what most people do with their spare time..
It's getting to the point that there is nothing these days that isn't being "walked back", "quoted out of context", being "mis-spoken", or spoken for first and apologized for later...

Who were these "supporters"? By the way Ms. Grote was so quick to pontificate after the fact, my suspicion is aroused. Are we being conned here? She said she came with five members of her political group. Or was it seven?

Republican Tea Partiers will film you when you go to vote to scare you off. Remember you're 39 more times to be struck by lightning then to discover voter fraud.

I am a woman, not a fan of Chris Smith, I'm not a big fan of abortion either, but believe in the woman's right to choose. This FlashFem organization... they seems like the type of radical organization that this country does not need. If you click on the link above and go to their twitter page, all their tweets are about "outing" any republican who doesn't agree with their cause. How do we know that these people they encountered are Chris Smith supporters? It doesn't matter. What does matter is that they gave the FlashFems fuel for their cause. Because it was at a Republican's festival, it makes the comment even more delicious because this group now feels doubly vindicated.

Keith Brown, did you do any of your own research for this story? Who were these "aspirin between the legs" idiots? Were they really Chris Smith Supporters or were they planted by this group?

Aaahhh...once again...Politics & Women's Rights...I'm not on either side of this because of the drama, and because, well...it always seems to be between some extremist women's group and older Catholic, Republican men...obviously it is a topic that will never be agreed upon by both...how about we all just mind our own opinions for once...just saying.

Aspirin, slice of Swiss cheese, post-it, - they all work. It is amazing to me that these radical feminists think that they have a right to have unprotected sex whenever they want and that everybody else should pay for the consequences of their actions. Smith introduced a bill banning federal funding for abortions. Good for him. There should be no federal or state funding of abortions for any reason except rape and incest. If women would keep their legs closed there would be no pregnancies for them to worry about. How about these radicals taking personal responsibility for their actions? If you want to have unprotected sex, be prepared to bear the consequences.

why was the video running for asking what time chris smith would be arriving......was that answer going to be youtube sensation....false flag event.....most likely, it will be eva and her cronies, set this up, but they are too dumb to pull it off before it unravels on them

This is a really inappropriate response from someone handling Chris Smith's table. I would be extremely upset and tweet about this incident too. It is really disturbing.

WOW!! Haven't heard a peep from Chris in 20something years and now he finally opens his mouth..Maybe if he put an aspirin in it, we won't hear from him in another 20something years..Amazing!!

In November, Tea Partiers will film you when you vote, if you don't like this complain NOW to your Republican Representatives and maybe that might be able to call off the "hounds", The Tea Partiers, but probably not as this is an extremist group financed by secretive billionaires who hate government and these pawns to do their work.

They are allowed to video you at the polls??? Voting is a "private" thing, hence the curtains and stuff...what the Hell??!!!??

The Tea Partiers an Extremist Republican group secretly financed by Billionaires, call their November efforts (filming at voting polls), TRUE THE VOTE. You can Possibly though put a stop to these anticipated efforts by CONTACTING YOUR REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES now and tell them to call off the Republican Extremists Hounds.

Hey Tonto, were you one of those "supporters" at that table? The more I see these "preachers", the more I don't believe this story. To Keith Brown, I hope you write a follow-up article if you find out our suspicions are true.

I was nearby that group. Not shown on the tape are those silly kids shouting, screaming and generally disturbing the festival as they walked through the park. They had to be warned by the authorities to behave themselves. Why aren't their obscene signs shown on the video?

People have been having sex ever since humanity began ....I don't know how long .....a few hundred thousand yrs or a million yrs?.....Anyone who tells people it's immoral or they don't have a right to enjoy themselves or choose their partner or choose when to have children because of their Religion which began in the Middle east a few thousand years ago by tribes that believe they speak for God is a fool.

To Keith Brown: What kind of verification did you get on this story before you wrote it? There seems to be a lack of any real verification as to its accuracy. I mean really, Congressman Smith has denied that these are really his supporters or work for him (as is written in your article) yet you say no one has responded to you. Who issued the denial then and to whom? Meanwhile, you have gotten zero response from Flashfem. Why did you write your first paragraph like it was fact when a denial has been issued? Please explain. Thank you in advance for your response.

LOL

"Never heard of a condom breaking or birth control pills failing because of antibiotic use?"

Wow talk about uneducated individuals....