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Todd Akin's Really, Really Sorry He's An Idiot
Ace of Spades HQ ^ | 08/21/2012 | DrewM

Posted on 08/21/2012 7:38:58 AM PDT by nhwingut

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1 posted on 08/21/2012 7:39:07 AM PDT by nhwingut
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If he is going to stay in, he shouldn't be apologizing, he should be defending what he said and explaining what he meant.
2 posted on 08/21/2012 7:40:41 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
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To: nhwingut

And yet..ol Joe B just keeps on keepin on.


3 posted on 08/21/2012 7:41:42 AM PDT by Paul46360
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He’ll cost the right the Senate. There is no way he will win the race if he stays in. No way at all. He’ll have no funding, and there will absolutely be middle of the roaders who were set to vote for him who know will not.

He must get out or it won’t really matter if Romney wins because Harry Reid will still be in charge of the Senate and just block everything.


4 posted on 08/21/2012 7:45:36 AM PDT by hitchwolf
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To: nhwingut

What kind of jerk uses a phrase like “goalie in their vajay-jay”?

This author is bottom-sucking scum.


5 posted on 08/21/2012 7:47:59 AM PDT by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)
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He needs to go NOW. look how much damage this guy did in 10 seconds. Imagine what he could do with 2 1/2 months. He is a plague infected blanket gifted to us by the Democrats. They’re sending this guy money they want him so bad and they’re certainly answering yes in polls asking whether he should stay in or not. Get him out of there.


6 posted on 08/21/2012 7:50:16 AM PDT by RC one
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There is no explanation for ignorance.


7 posted on 08/21/2012 7:50:36 AM PDT by C19fan
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What did Ted Kennedy, do after Chappaquiddick, What did Bill Clinton do after Monica Lewinsky, What did John Edwards do after being caught having an affair while running for President, What did Barney Frank do after being caught having an affair with a male prostitute, who also conducted his business in Franks home? You know what they did? They just kept on running for office, like the good scum that they are. They didn’t say something, they actually did something. So if they’re smart enough and can figure out the hypocrisy then they should know that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones! Having actually did something horrible and saying something horrible are not the same.


8 posted on 08/21/2012 7:51:06 AM PDT by Milt3726 (Vote again)
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He must get out or it won’t really matter if Romney wins because Harry Reid will still be in charge of the Senate and just block everything.

Yep. It comes down to this: If Akin doesn't love this country enough to put his ego aside, take one for the team and give the GOP the chance to win that election, there is virtually NO CHANCE the GOP will take the Senate, and as such NO CHANCE Obamacare will ever be repealed.

9 posted on 08/21/2012 7:52:39 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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Akin may be sorry he’s an idiot, but . . . Democrats aren’t.


10 posted on 08/21/2012 7:54:28 AM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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To: Milt3726

I expect more from our candidates than the scumbag Democrats.


11 posted on 08/21/2012 7:54:31 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: nhwingut

Not saying I agree with the GOP practice of political cannibalism, but if ever there was vacuous utterance from a politician, Akin’s flub was it. Biden is green with envy.


12 posted on 08/21/2012 7:56:47 AM PDT by pallis
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You need to brush up on how politics works. Dems have a much lower bar to hurdle. It’s not fair. But it’s the way it works.

If you want to go down with the ship defending this idiot, be my guest. Not me. I have no affection for any politician. They are nothing but numbers to me. And we need 51 of them to to repeal Obamacare. Akin’s number is no good.


13 posted on 08/21/2012 7:57:25 AM PDT by nhwingut (Sarah Palin 12... No One Else)
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—There is no explanation for ignorance.—

Actually, we are all ignorant on a lot of subjects. He’s not a doctor. I can imagine he is ignorant on this subject. That’s why what he said was a “misspeak”. What he touched on was very “nuanced and controversial” science and, therefore, he was crazy to even bring it up.

Unfortunately, politicians are not protected by affirmative action.


14 posted on 08/21/2012 7:58:29 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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They don’t call us “The Stupid Party” for nuthin’...


15 posted on 08/21/2012 8:00:22 AM PDT by Haiku Guy ("The problem with Internet Quotes is that you never know if they are real" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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Akin was terminally stupid politically. It does not make a bit of difference if there could have been different words used to convey some sort of understanding about the chances of pregnancy occurring during a violent rape, what he did say was terminally asinine.

The most important thing is that he clearly has demonstrated that he does not have the judgment to hold office. That is the reason he should remove himself.


16 posted on 08/21/2012 8:01:23 AM PDT by LOC1 (Let's pick the best, not settle for a compromise.)
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The prospect of Akin delivering another four years of Obama is truly frightening.
17 posted on 08/21/2012 8:08:03 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (I didn't post this. Someone else did.)
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To: RC one; sloop; MagUSNRET; rightwingintelligentsia
He is a plague infected blanket gifted to us by the Democrats.

That is quite a colorful term of art. LOL!

18 posted on 08/21/2012 8:09:34 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks (EAT MOR CHIKIN)
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To: C19fan

I do to, but the perception is that the Dem’s are lilly white, without fault, and that has to be shown for the lie that it is.


19 posted on 08/21/2012 8:11:14 AM PDT by Milt3726 (Vote again)
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"And yet..ol Joe B just keeps on keepin on."

And that's going to keep happening. The sooner we recognize that and stop whining about it, the better we'll be.

Henry V didn't snivel at Agincourt about how outnumbered and out armored he was. He didn't cry about it being unfair. He used his strengths (longbow) and the terrain to multiply the effectiveness of his own forces and limit the decided advantages of the French.

Santorum did exceptionally well in Missouri (twice) during the primary season, and all Akin needed to do was parrot Santorum's response. All Akin would have had to say is, "I think Rick Santorum gave a very persuasive response to this very same question in the primaries. It was thoughtful, compassionate and I agree with him." Now you may argue that would have been "punting," but that is certainly preferrable to being sacked in your own end zone.

Here's a heads up to any pro-life Politician.

IF YOU HOLD YOURSELF OUT AS A PROLIFE POLITICIAN, YOU ARE GOING TO BE ASKED ABOUT ABORTION IN THE CASE OF RAPE OR INCEST.

HAVE AN ANSWER READY.

HAVE A GOOD ANSWER READY AND REHEARSED.

WE PROLIFERS SEE THIS AS A VERY SIMPLE LIFE/DEATH, BLACK/WHITE ISSUE. HERE'S A CLUE: MANY PEOPLE SEE THIS AS A GRAY AREA. I KNOW IT MAY SEEM UNAMBIGUOUS TO YOU OR ME, BUT MANY PEOPLE ARE CONFLICTED AND RESPOND TO THIS EMOTIONALLY RATHER THAN INTELLECTUALLY.

YOU NEEDN'T COMPROMISE YOUR BELIEFS, BUT NO ANSWER ABOUT RAPE WILL EVER BE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED BY A MALE STATING "FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND".

20 posted on 08/21/2012 8:11:40 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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