One of the senses of the word "legitimate" is "established (vs. unestablished), constituted".
Perhaps you didn't know that. I think that logic and common sense would dictate that the word ought to be understood in that sense, in light of the context in which it was used, but Charles Jaco style red-shirts, et al are not interested in logic and common sense. They have an agenda, which is the antithesis of what Todd Akin embodies.
What I would like to know from those here calling Todd Akin an idiot and stupid is, just how do logic and common sense dictate the exclusion of an accepted meaning or sense of a word?
Cordially,
I actually think this is the part of Aiken's statement that is idiotic. Or can you enlighten me on the ways women have of spontaneously shutting down their ovum during the course of a "legitimate rape?" Pity it was not available to the thousands of German women who bore babies that were the product of rape by Russian soldiers after the fall of Berlin.
The problem is the target audience of any spin isn’t FR posters, it’s, say, female independents in Missouri.
Do you think dictionary parsing of the word “legitimate” is going to work as an argument with them?
I’m sorry- I’ve seen people pulling the “out of context” and 10 paragraph nuancing of what this cement-head said.
That’s not going to fly.
If we can’t let the left with Obama and Biden’s moronic gaffes get away with it we shouldn’t either.
AT BEST, this shows that the guy’s public speaking chops and judgement are badly lacking and he likely will say more moronic things in the future.
This goof’s candidacy should be terminated and terminated with extreme prejudice by no later than tomorrow morning.
Sarah Palin was astute in endorsing Steelman.