Ann Coulter: If Akin loves his country, he will step aside

Human Events ^ | August 20, 2012 | Ann Coulter

[Clintonfatigued]

I won’t hate Todd Akin officially unless he refuses to withdraw from the Missouri Senate race. If he does withdraw, honorably sacrificing his personal interests to save the country, it will be time for all good men to rally around Akin as an American patriot.

Akin was one of nine GOP candidates in the primary to challenge Missouri’s left-wing, tax-cheat sitting Democratic senator, Claire McCaskill. McCaskill is Chuck Schumer in a dress. Totally out of step with the good voters of Missouri, her seat should be an easy win for Republicans this year.

Curiously, Democrats ferociously supported Akin in the GOP primary. McCaskill’s supporters spent $2 million to make Akin her opponent and also crossed over to vote for Akin in the Republican primary – and that’s been admitted in The New York Times.

Now we know why. The rape comment was a totally unforced error on a day that should have been a smashing triumph for the Romney-Ryan ticket.

Akin wasn’t asked some out of the blue question no Republican candidate has ever been asked: He was asked the most jejune, obvious question every Republican is asked in any race for any office. How can a Republican not have an answer for: “What about abortion in the case of rape and incest?”

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Instead, Akin rambled about “legitimate rape” – violating an ironclad rule of politicians that the word “legitimate” should never appear within 15 yards of the word “rape.” And he talked about the medical possibility of becoming pregnant from a single traumatizing rape.

He’s not a talk radio host. He’s not sitting around shooting the breeze in a college dorm room. This is a politician who should have a clear, nonthreatening answer at the ready for the most cliched question in the MSM’s playbook.

[darrellmaurina]

You sure about the spelling on that word “prefect” in big bold colored letters? I don't think I want to make someone a “prefect” who calls children “rapespawn.” But I get your point ... just pulling your chain a little, Onyx.

From Dictionary.com: prefect (pree-fekt)
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prefect
noun
1. a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy. 2. Roman Catholic Church. a. the dean of a Jesuit school or college. b. a cardinal in charge of a congregation in the Curia Romana. 3. Chiefly British. a praeposter.

[samiam1972]

There sure have been a lot of abortion lovers on here this week. See what my state can stir up? Sheesh!

[wagglebee]

And I know how to hunt down all of the pro-death trolls.