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Oh my: Missouri GOP Senate nominee says victims of ‘legitimate rape’ don’t get pregnant
Twitchy team ^

Posted on 08/19/2012 12:59:08 PM PDT by Perdogg

“Legitimate rape” became a Twitter trending topic in the U.S. this afternoon after liberal blog Talking Points Memo posted a video of Rep. Todd Akin claiming that victims of “legitimate rape” are unlikely to become pregnant.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: akin; clairemccaskill; elections; gaffe; missouri; mo2012; rape; toddakin; truthfulbutstupid
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To: LeonardFMason
Fair enough.

But we aren't supposed to be dumb-asses like JB......

IF he got taken out of context is one thing....Saying it like I've read...is another.

You know...I've said some real stupid stuff...but nothing like that in regards to rape.

The reality is...the Pubbies will be hammered for it...and the Dims will get a pass. Therefore....why don't the Pubbies understand that?????

261 posted on 08/19/2012 6:07:11 PM PDT by Osage Orange ("Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread.")
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To: ScottinVA
Idiot. A friggin` idiot. And this was so winnable. Akin may very well have, by his action, locked in Obamacare for all time, since this may hand the dems contined Senate control.

This guy needs to apologize, give up the nomination and go away.

It's August 19th. Plenty of time to pull a Torricelli/Lautenberg and replace with a candidate who can win. And it's not just about Missouri; this is going to have legs nationally. If the GOP doesn't do that, starting tomorrow EVERY GOP candidate from Romney/Ryan down to the guy running for East Bumble**ck Animal Control officer is going to be hounded to not only comment on but also disavow the statement.
262 posted on 08/19/2012 6:07:35 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: muawiyah
No, it’s too late. His stuff went volatile instantly.

Those volatile instantizers aren't conservative Missouri voters --

Most are Democratic operatives set up to do just this.

This statement is not a surprise to Missouri voters.

263 posted on 08/19/2012 6:10:28 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip
Look, Conservative Missouri voters deserve to win and kick this McCaskel broad out on her tin ear ~ and here's your chance ~

Just like to note the vid I saw had him saying what he said. He's toast. Socons don't even think that pronouncement of his sounds right ~ maybe Romney's folks do, but that's about it.

264 posted on 08/19/2012 6:13:33 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: samiam1972
Someone down stream...bet you some money that you are wrong.

I will also take that bet.........

Are you on???

265 posted on 08/19/2012 6:14:14 PM PDT by Osage Orange ("Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread.")
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To: Osage Orange
It's like 2006 all over again ~ there we had Mark Foley playing with the kiddies and Hastart fumbled, and a couple of gay guys on his staff fumbled, and then we found out the gay guy they had running the ...... well, it just all the sudden looked like Republicans were a bunch of queers.

The public doesn't vote for Republican perverts although they'll vote every time for a Democrat pervert. We can never allow a single slipup ~ anyone who indicates his preference for gay stuff has gotta' go. (NOTE ~ that's one of the reasons Romney's numbers aren't in the winning zone yet too ~ he's got some baggage to let loose ~ but i wouldn't mind if he just disappeared himself)

Women do consider a form of discussion about rape to be intolerable ~ this was it ~ and Whoopie Goldburg isn't one of their favorites either.

266 posted on 08/19/2012 6:19:33 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: SoFloFreeper

You can raise the size of the font all you want, it doesn’t change the fact that it was a moronic and stupid statement to make.

He is likely to lose now. He will get not monetary support from anyone including the RNC anymore. They will run from him and he is cooked.


267 posted on 08/19/2012 6:20:40 PM PDT by hitchwolf
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To: Hoodat

Does anyone remember when McCaskill insisted that Obama never said that he wanted to fundamentally transform America?
How stupid was that?

The Video Claire McCaskill does not want you to see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2mPekX8juJs


268 posted on 08/19/2012 6:25:01 PM PDT by Jonah Vark (Any 5th grader knows that the Constitution declares the separation of powers.)
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To: Jonah Vark
She is evil and unworthy but she presumably has female plumbing.

You need a female candidate to offset this problem.

269 posted on 08/19/2012 6:27:56 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: hcmama; Tennessee Nana
Lol, sometimes I am shocked at the ignoramus statements that politicians make...this could have been a Biden statement.
270 posted on 08/19/2012 6:28:57 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: hcmama; Tennessee Nana
Lol, sometimes I am shocked at the ignoramus statements that politicians make...this could have been a Biden statement.
271 posted on 08/19/2012 6:29:07 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: af_vet_rr

My mother has always believed this. She says she did a paper on it back when she was in college. Something about the stress of the rape preventing conception from taking place. I’ve never researched it myself, but I always thought it sounded like it made sense. In light of that, I definitely can’t condemn this guy for saying this. Guess you’d classify me as an idiot then...


272 posted on 08/19/2012 6:33:10 PM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength)
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To: Wuli

Again, thanks for sharing your opinion.


273 posted on 08/19/2012 6:33:23 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Osage Orange
How do these people get nominated?
Damned good question. I have no answer.

The best I've got and it's only a crude guess...money does talk and BS indeed walks.

274 posted on 08/19/2012 6:36:44 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: donozark

Sadly, me thinks its over. He gave ammunition to the Rats’ meme of War Against Woman. Absolute dumbass!


275 posted on 08/19/2012 6:37:19 PM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: hcmama; mlizzy
Addressed in post 23, which I have not yet seen refuted.

Cordially,

276 posted on 08/19/2012 6:45:05 PM PDT by Diamond (He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people,)
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To: Perdogg

He obviously trying to say that if it is a real rape and not a case of someone accusing someone of Rape when they were willing accomplishes, and then changed their mind or felt spiteful.

His premise is pretty lame though- For sure. He seems to be saying that a woman’s emotional state at the time of sex has a bearing on if she gets pregnant or not.

But I think that people here are trying to act like this is something it is not. You are acting like people from DU. Use your brains a little.


277 posted on 08/19/2012 6:45:29 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Balding_Eagle

No. I don’t play with money like that. Besides, you’re probably right! And, I’m already a monthly donor. We give as much as we can.


278 posted on 08/19/2012 6:50:18 PM PDT by samiam1972 ("It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."-Mother Teresa)
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To: sam_whiskey
Well he may have thought it...and believed it.

But in a political race with the media in the bag for the Dims...you don't SAY it.

Ain't goin to say it.........

But, I've been an idiot more than once. : )

279 posted on 08/19/2012 6:51:41 PM PDT by Osage Orange ("Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread.")
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To: Strategerist
Do you think dictionary parsing of the word “legitimate” is going to work as an argument with them?

Just from my own experience, that segment of a putative target audience is probably not interested in any sort of prolonged, rational argument of any kind in the first place, so no - I don't think it will work with them. Which is probably why he just took the simple route and stated that he misspoke.

Cordially,

280 posted on 08/19/2012 6:52:35 PM PDT by Diamond (He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people,)
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