Posted on 08/20/2012 10:38:12 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin apologized on Mike Huckabee's radio show today for comments he made about rape, and said he will remain in Missouri's U.S. Senate race.
"I'm not a quitter," Akin said.
"We all make mistakes," Akin said, disowning his previous comments. "The many people who supported me know that when you make a mistake what you need to do is say you're sorry."
Akin said no party leaders have called him and asked for him to drop out.
"This was a very very serious error," Akin said.
(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...
what a selfish choice he made.
This “storm” can’t be weathered. Press won’t allow it. He needs to drop out now!! Akin is an a-hole!
GOP needs to pull the rug out. Tell him to take a hike.
I can’t even imagine what other stupid things this guy is going to say before the election.
>>Akin said no party leaders have called him and asked for him to drop out.
at least two senators have.
This also takes the starch out of the Biden “back in chains” comments.
The stupid president was just asked about this in press room. He was asked if he thought all republicans thought like akin. No Akin needs to go. This is ridiculous. Put Steelman in.
Two sitting senators have called for you to get out. I don’t know how much more national you can get.
If Todd Akin loses this November he has nobody else to blame but Todd Akin.
He is a selfish a-wipe.
He will now lose what was an easy pick up to Claire McCaskill, the most vulnerable Dem.
Jerk!
No way he is going to step aside. He is a professional politician. He is not qualified for any real occupation.
Brown said in a written statement that “as a husband and father of two young women, I found Todd Akin’s comments about women and rape outrageous, inappropriate and wrong.” “There is no place in our public discourse for this type of offensive thinking. Not only should he apologize, but I believe Rep. Akin’s statement was so far out of bounds that he should resign the nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri.”
(from STL article)
What is selfish is Romney and his pitiful supports piling on Akin and making it harder, if not impossible, for him to win.
Romney and his ilk are a cancer.
He should just change to the Democrat party and this will evaporate like the smell of a subway toilet
I guess his pride was more important than his state or the nation. Now we will get to hear about this “legitimate rape” sh*t all the way to November. I wonder how many downticket candidates and candidates in other states this jerk just did in with his big mouth?
It is way past time for a Republican to show some apine and refuse to quit. A quit is a loss and I bet he will still win. You don’t ever win by quitting. Democrats never quit, just look at Biden.
Congratulations on your re-election, Sen. McCaskill.
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