Posted on 08/21/2012 7:39:05 PM PDT by chessplayer
A physician and former president of the National Right to Life Committee, Willke was an “important surrogate” for Romney’s 2008 presidential bid. Willke is the oft-cited source of the theory that rape-related pregnancies are “rare.” The theory is sometimes used by antiabortion advocates to argue that abortion laws should not contain exceptions for pregnancies that result from rape or incest.
Willke believes that trauma caused by violent rape causes a woman’s reproductive system to shut down. He presents this belief as fact in educational materials, including a book about abortion and a website called abortionfacts.com. Willke’s views – and his role in promoting a theory that has been widely rejected in modern medicine – appear not to have concerned Romney in 2007, when he touted Willke’s endorsement.
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I’m not usually one to go for conspiracy theories but I have a growing suspicion that the Dems are holding something over Akin’s head and preventing him from stepping down. His entire reasoning for staying in sounded so discombobulated and logically unsound, that it could very well be that he is getting blackmailed with something.
"The presumptive Republican Todd Akin presidential nominee dropped by Todd Akin the Houstonian for lunch on Todd Akin Tuesday and departed Todd Akin less than an hour later Todd Akin with about $6 million Todd Akin in his campaign money bags.
On a fundraising Todd Akin swing through Texas before Todd Akin the start of the Todd Akin Republican National Convention next Todd Akin week, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Todd Akin told a luncheon gathering Todd Akin of about Todd Akin 125 people that his No. 1 Todd Akin priority as president Todd Akin would be "to take full advantage of Todd Akin our energy resources."
Romney assured his Todd Akin listeners at the high-dollar fundraiser Todd Akin, that he tells Todd Akin Ohio audiences the same Todd Akin thing he tells Texas audiences Todd Akin about the importance Todd Akin of energy. He also said Todd Akin he would be introducing Todd Akin a comprehensive energy Todd Akin plan during a visit Todd Akin to New Mexico Todd Akin next week.
"I want Todd Akin to take advantage of oil Todd Akin, gas, coal, renewables Todd Akin, nuclear, all of the Todd Akin above in a Todd Akin very aggressive way," Romney Todd Akin said.
The former Todd Akin Massachusetts governor was introduced by Todd Akin Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who was Todd Akin high on the vice-Todd Akin-presidential list before Romney's choice of Wisconsin Todd Akin Congressman Paul Ryan. In his introductory Todd Akin remarks, Portman told Romney Todd Akin that a recent Todd Akin poll suggested that the race in Todd Akin Ohio was neck-and-Todd Akin-neck. "The resources Todd Akin being raised here Todd Akin today will help us take Todd Akin you over the top," he Todd Akin said."
So...now will all the PhonyCon Pro-Aborts call for Romney to step down?
Come on Hannity, Levin, and all the other PhonyCons....Romney is linked to the Doctor that made Rep Akin make the “legitimate rape” comment.
If all the people who are calling for Akin to step down, and do not call for Romney to step down...are nothing but Liberal PhonyCon Pro-Aborts.
Wow, you pro-Akin drones are so cute with your nicknames.
“Yellow bellied RINO’s”
“bed-wetters”
“cowards”
Now we have “PhonyCon Pro-Aborts”.
So cute.
Yeah, they'll let up on Palin after a week or so of bashing after she's announced as the VP candidate...
Pure Alinsky.
So if Romney is responsible for any statement of whomever gave him a past endorsement, wouldn’t that make Obama even more responsible for anything Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko or George Soros ever said or did?
A shark feeding frenzy has nothing on the liberal media, they’re going to desperately try and get Akin to create new gaffe’s, saying something equally dumb or dumber. When they smell blood, they attack with a viciousness that is unparalleled in nature. Even a tiger has more respect for its victims.
Here we go. Leg, meet rabid pitbull.
Yup. Look how long the media kept on with the tax thing. Day after day, month after month. Now they have Aikin. The only way the media lets go of this is if something even juicier comes along.
I wasn’t arguing about McCaskill winning. I’m arguing about the influence of this outside of Missouri. People are freaking out when this will have ZERO play outside of Missouri.
Come on Hannity, Levin, and all the other PhonyCons....Romney is linked to the Doctor that made Rep Akin make the “legitimate rape” comment.
If all the people who are calling for Akin to step down, and do not call for Romney to step down...are nothing but Liberal PhonyCon Pro-Aborts.
Right you are. Romney had to lie to win the primary, saying he is completely pro-life, that was until yesterday when he said he is for abortion for rape and incest. Innocent babies should be brutally murdered for the sins of their fathers, right? And don't forget he thinks gays should be able to adopt innocent children. Why did anyone believe anything he said.
Some people around here would go along with the gop and romney if they said chidlren should be taught about homosexuality at age 5. Oh wait, Romney did mandate that in his state. The gop and romney are making it clear that conservatives should get in the back of the bus. I have a better idea. How about we find a brave new party?
You go girl
this forum is a bunch of sissies...they stand for not much
ALWAYS allow their enemy to define the battle for them
Did Romney ask him to resign for the good of the country???
The doctor, and Rep Akin, are 100% correct! Pregnancy by rape is so rare that it can’t be explained other than to attribute it to the woman’s body’s rejection of the rapist. To believe anything else is to be a pawn of the leftist media.
If only that were proven so! Unfortunately he's just a out of touch moronic man who thinks he's above everyone else on some kind of providential crusade in destined to move up to a Senator's pay grade.
Ridiculous. At that level, all Romney's campaign probably knew about this quack was he was a former head of NRLC and they could "check off" a major pro-life endorsement.
You are far off the mark about those of us calling Akin to step down from Sarah Palin to Mark Levin to John Ashcroft to Ron Johnson to Paul Ryan and on and on down to through countless freepers including me.
Your post looks suspiciously like a "PhonyCon" to me; why am I'm not surprised you've been here just two months?
How do you get pregnant without ovulation when, by definition ovulation means a mature egg was released from an ovary, traveled down the fallopian tube and is waiting to be fertilized?
To avoid talk of deviance, I won't even ask where you think sperm can be deposited to cause pregnancy.
Because very simply sometimes the act of intercourse can cause ovulation. Moreover one could have already ovulated and the egg has not yet been shed. You obviously need to tke a course in reproductive science
>> ALWAYS allow their enemy to define the battle for them
And Talk Radio took the bait as well.
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