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Todd Akin to withdraw from U.S. Senate race tomorrow?
Twitchy ^ | 08/20/2012 | Twitchy Staff

Posted on 08/20/2012 12:03:25 PM PDT by nhwingut

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To: nhwingut

Aiken to be on Hannity after the bottom of the hour, any minute now.


21 posted on 08/20/2012 12:35:38 PM PDT by Will88
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To: livius
Yes, we can pull the Ole Carnahan trick on them.

Akin is a good man, but this was STOOOPID on a colossal level.

22 posted on 08/20/2012 12:37:14 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: livius
Hunh?

Think about that question

23 posted on 08/20/2012 12:42:56 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Zathras

he’s the guy who played Sheriff Lobo on TV, right?


24 posted on 08/20/2012 1:11:02 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: nhwingut

Full RINO rip and replace operation! Awesome. Maybe we should just co-nominate the Dem incumbant, then the press would spend at least 1/2 their time attacking her!


25 posted on 08/20/2012 1:24:19 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: apillar

In 2000, Governor Mel Carnahan was elected to the U.S. Senate from the State of Missouri. He was, unfortunately, dead, killed in a plane crash prior to the election.

Since his name could not be removed from the ballot, his successor as governor promised to appoint his widow to the seat.


26 posted on 08/20/2012 1:28:56 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: LibFreeUSA

I hope you feel better getting that off your chest, but your response had nothing to do with the question I asked. Fortunately, the question was not asked of you, and the response I received made quite a bit more sense.


27 posted on 08/20/2012 1:43:45 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: nhwingut

If he thinks the way he talks then good riddance to bad rubbish don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out !


28 posted on 08/20/2012 2:10:25 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK (Any man may make a mistake ; none but a fool will persist in it . { Latin proverb })
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To: MEGoody
And exactly what did Akin say or do that shows he has poor character?

That women can prevent (by an as yet undiscovered interuterine process) a pregnancy in case of legitimate rape. As opposed to illegitimate rape. Dr.Quack told me so.

Mr. Akin's lack of mental alertness is disturbing, and the democrats knew it, which is why they contributed to his campaign.

29 posted on 08/20/2012 2:12:09 PM PDT by muleskinner
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To: muleskinner

With his comments, Akin brought the Democrats caricature of your average old, white Republican clueless about female reproduction to life.

He was up by about 10 points in the polls, totally self-inflicted wound on his part, not sure what the heck he was thinking.


30 posted on 08/20/2012 2:23:33 PM PDT by PhxTM06
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To: a fool in paradise

It appears that you are the only one that really “gets it”.


31 posted on 08/20/2012 2:32:08 PM PDT by elephant
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To: HapaxLegamenon

What a dumbass.


32 posted on 08/20/2012 2:37:27 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: muawiyah

What exactly is unclear about the question? If he withdraws, can they substitute someone for him for this election? What are the state’s regulations on this?


33 posted on 08/20/2012 2:41:53 PM PDT by livius
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To: nhwingut

Akin has made a gaffe that no Republican candidate can ever recover from. Yes, if he was a Democrat he would get a pass. A Democrat can say just about anything and the lamestream media will provide cover. It isn’t fair, but life isn’t fair.

It doesn’t matter how good of a candidate Akin might have been. He is now toast. If he does not step down, then the Democrat will win the seat.

Plus, Akin will pull down conservative candidates all over the country. Every Democrat running for any office in the U.S. will be running ads with Akin as the poster child for the conservative “war on women.”


34 posted on 08/20/2012 2:54:21 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Bubba, you nailed it. And I quote:

Akin has made a gaffe that no Republican candidate can ever recover from. Yes, if he was a Democrat he would get a pass. A Democrat can say just about anything and the lamestream media will provide cover. It isn’t fair, but life isn’t fair.

It doesn’t matter how good of a candidate Akin might have been. He is now toast. If he does not step down, then the Democrat will win the seat.

Plus, Akin will pull down conservative candidates all over the country. Every Democrat running for any office in the U.S. will be running ads with Akin as the poster child for the conservative “war on women.”


35 posted on 08/20/2012 3:21:17 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Bubba, you nailed it. And I quote:

Akin has made a gaffe that no Republican candidate can ever recover from. Yes, if he was a Democrat he would get a pass. A Democrat can say just about anything and the lamestream media will provide cover. It isn’t fair, but life isn’t fair.

It doesn’t matter how good of a candidate Akin might have been. He is now toast. If he does not step down, then the Democrat will win the seat.

Plus, Akin will pull down conservative candidates all over the country. Every Democrat running for any office in the U.S. will be running ads with Akin as the poster child for the conservative “war on women.”


36 posted on 08/20/2012 3:21:30 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: livius

Actually, that’s not what I was concerned with. Every state has rules of some sort. Others report he has until tomorrow or the next day to leave!


37 posted on 08/20/2012 3:25:21 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: elephant

We should ask MSNBC and Time Magazine, who his replacement should be.


38 posted on 08/20/2012 3:33:43 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I think that is a great idea. They may like that person better anyway!


39 posted on 08/20/2012 3:39:52 PM PDT by elephant
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To: PhxTM06

Barack Obama is clueless about science as well. He was unwilling to concede that a fetus that survives a botched abortion and is gasping for air for HOURS in a hospital utility closet is ALIVE.

The press gave him a pass. Pro-death argument wins. It’s not about women’s bodies. It’s about never giving up an inch in the argument to killing kids.


40 posted on 08/20/2012 3:39:59 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
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