Posted on 08/22/2012 12:08:00 AM PDT by Publius804
Sarah Palin endorsed a third-party candidacy against Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., if he persists in his refusal to drop out of the general election campaign after making startling comments about rape and abortion.
“We’ve got to take back the Senate and Missouri is a must-win state,” Palin told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren. “The way we do that is to have someone like Sarah Steelman be able to run — even if it’s as a third-party candidate — to be able to run and help us take this back.” Palin endorsed Steelman in the primary, which was regarded as showdown for the privilege of challenging the deeply-unpopular Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
The former Alaska governor reiterated her support for a third-party run when considering how conservatives should respond if Akin does not drop out before the state prints the ballots for the general election.
“Maybe it is a third-party run of Sarah Steelman — that I could get behind,” she said. “Granted, ‘the status quo has got to go’ [Steelman's campaign motto] would be an odd name for a third party, but we’ll coin it, we’ll adopt it, we’ll run with it if that’s what it takes in order to get a common sense, constitutional, happens-to-be-pro-life woman in Missouri to clean up this mess that has been created and at the same time take back the Senate.”
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I guess you think the people of Missouri can't sort this out on their own. They would rather concentrate on a verbal gaffe rather than the record of someone who has served Missouri well over 24 years at the state and local level. The would prefer to have Obamacare's Death Panel implemented and reelect McCaskill even if it is not in their personal interests to do so. Unemployment at over 8% for 42 straight months is OK as long as you don't elect a guy who made a verbal gaffe that affects no one. I guess you think the voters are stupid and just follow what the MSM and the media tell them to do.
I am trying to figure out what happened in 2010 when the MSM was spouting the same nonsense along with their Dem masters. Something historic happened in 2010 not seen since 1938. But hell, let's just have collective amnesia and pretend it never happened.
Ryan co-sponsored a bill with Akin on federal funding for abortion for rape victims. They wanted to limit such funding to forcible rapes (FBI catgegorization) rather than includ statutory rape or other such labels. Ryan was always going to be the ultimate target because of his very strong pro-life record. Blaming the attacks on Akin is just pure nonsense.
Did you vote for McCain or Hayworth in the primary?
So you are attacking Freepers for being Christian?
Is that what you do on FR?
TROLL ALERT!
They ALL pursue “women's issues”, including Palin. They are all looking for big government and to get one-up on men.
And yes, I have the quotes from Palin if you want to see them.
I do not believe that Palin is anti Male.
LLS
You may be onto something....
Maybe.
LLS
He is a politician, they talk, they talk about things they shouldn't, they talk about things they know nothing about. Very few are orators. They, as a group, don't listen to their constituents but only to their peers. That is what politicians do. This guy phrased his thoughts perhaps not as well as you would wish, but apparently enough voters got his message to vote for him in the Primary. If you, being from Missouri, don't like him, why don't you put yourself up for elective office and run. No, you take personally what I posted and kvetch, and try and beat me with your feminist stick. Use your brain instead of your feelings and think this through. Don't take someone else's talking points, that is the easy way to have a cocktail discussion.
totally agree. He sounded really full of his own importance and heedless over how he might hurt the party and the overall chances in NOV. Gotta go, NOW!
That is what I read, also, about the sore loser law. I, like you, don’t know if it’s true or not.
I agree but haven’t followed any of it - just saw the words ‘legitimate rape’ and that was it for me. What’s w/him that he is getting so deeply involved - was he asked a set up question or explaining his views in detail?
TOO FAR when every R candidate counts to have our desired outcome?
It came out of her bias not the article.
You are right. Did he make up in his own mind rapes being legitimate and illegitimate? What's his deal, do you know?
We can do better. We don’t need a Biden to represent us.
Let’s not forget, it was Akin and his remarks that saved the day for Biden. VP Biden was the news cycle before Akin had done what he did.
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