CNN contributor Dana Loesch: Women 'get raped' for supporting the left

CNN contributor and blogger Dana Loesch said Monday at the Tea Party Tax Day rally in Chicago that women "get raped" for supporting liberals and progressives like the "Occupy Wall Street" movement.

"What did women receive for supporting the left?" she asked the crowd. "You've seen it here with your Occupy movement, haven't you? They get raped."

"This man on my shirt had a message that I think needs to be reiterated since it keeps happening," Loesch said, wearing a shirt picturing the late Andrew Breitbart. "Stop raping people! Behave yourselves!"

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, Breitbart angrily confronted a group of "Occupy" protesters. He called them "freaks and animals," and told them to "stop raping people."

His tirade made reference to reports of crime and sexual assaults at some "Occupy" camps.

The various demonstrations across the country took place in public parks, and offered free food and sometimes even shelter to anyone. The nature of the protests created security problems not typically associated with other political demonstrations.

When asked about the "Occupy Wall Street" protests after her speech by independent YouTube reporter John Sheehan, Loesch said she was "fascinated" by the movement, but did not understand its purpose. After being questioned about crime at the "Occupy" protests, she said that all she knew was that the movement was about "vandalism and rape."

"What are you about if not those things?" she said. "What are you here for? What are you involved in the Occupy movement for?"

[Ed. note: Updated after publication for clarity]