“And yet, many Freepers fell for him.”
Ain’t that the truth!
I got called a RINO more times than I care to remember for speaking badly of Akin.
Ditto here. Unfortunately, there is a segment of Freep nation that looks upon it as a badge of honor to say or do the stupidest things, as long as you are defending a certain set of principles. They also were not smart enough to figure out that Akin WAS establishment, not Tea party. He only claimed to be TP after the primary - which was the strategy put together by one of Newt's top advisors….and as much as I supported Newt, it pains me to say this that he and his people were part of the Akin debacle.