[chessplayer]

Damn. The hits just keep on coming,,,and this is only the beginning. The media can dig all this stuff up, but couldn't vet obama.

[nhwingut]

Obama was sitting in Wright’s church in 2007. Please.

[youngidiot]

Pregnancy by rape is indeed rare. But not for the reasons that Akin gave. First, the woman has to be ovulating. Second, the rapist has to be fertile. Third, the rapist has to ejaculate in the victim's vagina. And there may be more reasons, but these three alone make it a rare occurrence.

[DLfromthedesert]

So because he endorsed Romney, that means Romney agreed with everything he said or wrote?

[Perdogg]

so.

[PhxTM06]

Hey, just remember, Akin’s comment’s won’t have ANY effect on the GOP outside the state of Missouri. :)

/sarc off.

[MrEdd]

This theory is a hell of a lot older than 2007.
It was, in fact, predominantly taught when I was a kid in the sixties and seventies.

A lot of crap was.

Girls “wanted it” and “rape doesn't happen to boys” and “after a while they just get over it” and “Children won't even remember”.

Akin is a grown man though. He should know better by now.
He couldn't trouble himself to read news and statistics on crime every now and then?

I slammed him early.
Yeah, I am aware of how he got the notion, but that does not excuse it.

[vpintheak]

For the love of Pete!

[edboock]

When you cannot define yourself and stay on message your political opponent will only be too happy to do that for you. Abortion now seems to be the issue. How convenient for the democrats.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Here we go. Leg, meet rabid pitbull.

[Political Junkie Too]

It's fascinating to see what interests our media these days... and by contrast, what doesn't.

-PJ

[LyinLibs]

This whole thing is orchestrated. The commies have photos of akin banging a pony .

[Gene Eric]

>> Damn. The hits just keep on coming,,,and this is only the beginning.

It’s only day 2. But this too will go away not before long.

[kiryandil]

Romney says Todd Akin he will introduce Todd Akin energy plan next Todd Akin week

"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."

[SeminoleCounty]

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.

[Vigilanteman]

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?

[Uncle Chip]

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.”

Did Romney ask him to resign for the good of the country???

[SAR]

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.

[DannyTN]

It doesn’t matter how many times they hit us. Romney is going to promote his Mormonism at the convention. Unless Hurricane Issac stops it, Romney is going to sink his own ship. Obama is a shew in.

[Dajjal]

http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_29.asp
Why Can't We Love Them Both
by Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke

Short excerpt from Ch. 29: Rape. See especially the last paragraph:
"In this case, we have incredible emotional trauma. Her body is upset. Even if she conceives, the miscarriage rate is higher than in a more normal pregnancy. If she loses 20% of 600, there are 450 left. Finally, we must factor in one of the most important reasons why a rape victim rarely gets pregnant, and that is psychic trauma. Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle. To get pregnant and stay pregnant, a woman’s body must produce a very sophisticated mix of hormones. Hormone production is controlled by a part of the brain which is easily influenced by emotions. There’s no greater emotional trauma that can be experienced by a woman than an assault rape. This can radically upset her possibility of ovulation, fertilization, implantation and even nurturing of a pregnancy."

Are assault rape pregnancies common?

No, they are very rare.

Are there accurate numbers?

The Justice Dept., from 1973 to 1987, surveyed 49,000 households annually, asking questions on violence and criminal acts. The results of those reported were:

1973 — completed rapes — 95,934

1987 — completed rapes — 82,505

The study stated that only 53% were reported to police. Accordingly, the total numbers were: 1973 — 181,016 ; 1987 — 155,667
[The Washington Times, Jan. 14, 1991, A-5]

A more recent Justice Dept. report, using a study designed differently with more direct questions, returned a result of 170,000 completed rapes plus 140,000 attempted rapes.
Nat. Crime Victim Report, [US Justice Dept. Aug. 95, R. Bachman]

And how many pregnancies result?

About 1 or 2 for each 1000. Using the 170,000 figure, this translates into an overall total of 170 to 340 assault rape pregnancies a year in the entire United States.

Only one or two out of 1000? Please explain.

There are about 100 million women in the United States old enough to be at risk for assault rape. Let’s use a figure of 200,000 forcible rapes every year. The studies available agree that there are no more than two pregnancies per 1,000 assault rapes.

So much for the numbers. Let’s look at it from another angle and see if that figure makes sense.

- Of these 200,000 women who were raped, one-third were either too old or too young to get pregnant. That leaves 133,000 at risk of pregnancy.

- A woman is capable of being fertilized only three days out of her 30-day month. So divide 133,000 by 10, and 13,300 women remain.

- One-fourth of all women in the United States of child-bearing age have been sterilized. That drops the figure to 10,000.

- Only half of the assailants penetrate her body and/or deposit sperm. Cut it in half again. We are own to 5,000.

- Fifteen percent of men are sterile; that drops the figure to 4,250. Fifteen percent of non-surgically sterilized women are naturally sterile. That reduces the number to 3,600.

- Another 15% are on the pill and/or are already pregnant. Now the figure is 3,070. Now factor in something that all adults know. It takes from five to ten months for an average couple to achieve a pregnancy. Using the smaller figure, to be conservative, divide the 3,000 figure by 5, and the number drops to about 600.

In a healthy, peaceful marriage, the miscarriage rate ranges up to about 15%. In this case, we have incredible emotional trauma. Her body is upset. Even if she conceives, the miscarriage rate is higher than in a more normal pregnancy. If she loses 20% of 600, there are 450 left. Finally, we must factor in one of the most important reasons why a rape victim rarely gets pregnant, and that is psychic trauma. Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle. To get pregnant and stay pregnant, a woman’s body must produce a very sophisticated mix of hormones. Hormone production is controlled by a part of the brain which is easily influenced by emotions. There’s no greater emotional trauma that can be experienced by a woman than an assault rape. This can radically upset her possibility of ovulation, fertilization, implantation and even nurturing of a pregnancy. So what further percentage reduction in pregnancy will this cause? No one really knows, but this factor certainly cuts the last figure by at least 50%, and probably more, leaving a final figure of 225 women pregnant each year, a number that closely matches the 200 found in clinical studies.

[Tennessee Nana]

So it was a set up by Willard to get rid of Conservative opposition in the Senate