Your comments are irrelevant. I have no idea how your response applies to my comments. My point is that if such a verbal gaffe is so powerful that it will lead to the voters of Missouri and the US to vote for Obama and his supporters without regard to Obama's policies that are destroying this country, then we deserve to lose. There has to be some proportionality to the impact of a verbal gaffe and actual policies deterimental to our lives.
You don’t seem to understand the severity/gravity that many people place on his stupid comment.
That is a problem isn't it? You seem to be one of those people who believe the " severity/gravity" of his comment. Let's see what impact it has over the next few weeks after the hysteria has died down. I don't for a minute believe that Akin's comments were that earthshaking. Compared to Obama's policies, they are irrelevant.
Maybe you don’t think so, but millions of women do and they are going to be horrified if the GOP sticks w whack job.
Go talk to some moderate or swing vote independent women. Akin's comments, particularly the women's biological rape conception defense statement are so offensive that they are beyond the pale and redemption. They will have nothing to do with him or any party that would defend him. The controversy will not die down and his continued Republican candidacy has impacts far beyond the individual race.
I actually agree that his comments were not that big of a deal and shouldn’t affect how someone would vote.
But the fact that he said “legitimate rape” suggests that there is such a thing an illegitmate rape - such as where a woman says no when she really means yes. When men say this (even if it is true that some women sometimes do say no when they mean yes) it scares the hell out of them. Having said that, I don’t think that Akin had what I just said in mind when he made that comment - he was probably talking about statutory rape.
BUT, all of that is irrelevant because regardless what the truth is or whether you believe that Akin is being treated fairly, in my opinion it is undeniable that he has damaged himself (look at the polls) and that a replacement would have a better shot at winning. And taking the necessary steps now to have the best shot at winning , given the state of our knowledge at this point in time, is why I think Akin should bow out.