Akin’s the Missouri Senatorial candidate. He says he’s not leaving. No one can force him to leave the race. Money is coming in to him from social conservatives. Huckabee, Schlafly, Bauer, and others have come to his side.
As of this moment in time, Akin made a single comment that some take exception to, and even that comment was designed to elicit support for the pro-life position.
I have no problem personally with the word legitimate, because I looked it up and one of its meanings is:
“: being exactly as purposed : neither spurious nor false -a legitimate grievance -a legitimate practitioner “
It was a poor choice of words but I get it and I also know that his was a pro life statement. That’s all I need to know.
The democrats are always trying to create a controversy.
Here in Michigan they’re screeching because Pete Hoekstra said he’d like to see the 17th amendment overturned. Former students of kerry bentivolio are claiming they feared him when he was their high school teacher.