Posted on 07/10/2014 6:44:18 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
Two years after the Missouri Republicans comments on rape, pregnancy and abortion doomed his campaign and fueled a war on women message that carried Democrats to victory in the Senate, one of the few regrets he mentions in a new book is the decision to air a campaign ad apologizing for his remarks.
By asking the public at large for forgiveness, Akin writes, I was validating the willful misinterpretation of what I had said.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
At the time I said I was sick and tired of politicians who’s ego was so large that they couldn’t even hear the bomb go off underneath them. Nothing has changed my view.... I don’t vote for incumbents....only once in my voting career and that was for Ronald Reagan
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