Todd Akin’s words......
“It seems to me first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let’s assume that didn’t work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist, and not attacking the child.”
Akin’s comments were badly stated but hardly worth the death penalty. The Republican party was way to quick to kill their own young. Instead of treating the wound they shot the patient.
Representative Todd Akin Was Never Accused of Rape — Unlike Bill Clinton, who will have a key speaking role at the Democrat Convention
I did not vote for Akin in the Missouri primary but come November, I will cast my vote for anyone but McCaskill.
I am amazed that our fellow FReepers are encouraging people to vote against Akin (and therefore *for* McCaskill).
Dumb, dumb, dumb. If Akin loses, it’s because FReepers and others are damning him for being too pro-life and for speaking clumsily about it.
I think the use of the words ‘legitimate rape’ is inexcusable to public cognizance of rape. Akin can’t be very discriminating in word usage and this can be considered a personal character flaw. However, I believe the Repubs, the whole bunch, showed a sorry lack of moxy on how to deal with such a brouhaha. There is a serious, irreconcilable difference between statistical portraits of any kind of rape and the physical/psychological effect on an individual female victim. I don’t believe statistical numbers can in any way be compared to a single persons emotions and decisions. The Repubs would have been much better off, and probably to their benefit if they would have first told Akin he was way off as to public take on any rape incident and he needed to do some explaining if he wanted his words to be any part of Repub support. The Repubs were coerced into a panic mode, part of which was because of intra party politics.
>> “The Republican party was way to quick to kill their own young. Instead of treating the wound they shot the patient.” <<
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Exactly!
They were lying in wait for any kind of opportunity. They’ve twisted Akin’s statement 180 degrees from reality.
And anyone with common sense that lives in MO will too!!! This too shall pass , if but the rest of the REpublicans and mud tossers will STOP IT!!!!!!!!
Here’s hoping many, many, many others are going to do the same. Comparing the numbers who voted in the primary, it seems the enthusiasm is stronger on our side. If those who felt so strongly about getting out to vote in the primary, also vote for Akin in the general, he may win.