Posted on 08/25/2012 8:06:08 AM PDT by Jonah Vark
(Reuters) – Missouri conservatives say they are rallying around U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin despite his controversial comments about rape because they are outraged that “establishment” Republican Party leaders tried to railroad him out of the race.
A backlash has set in here in Akin’s suburban St. Louis congressional district, where supporters said the national party had no right to attempt to force out a duly-elected candidate.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Well, if "uncontrollable physiological responses ... may, and usually do, prevent a woman who has actually been raped from carrying the child" then you are also saying that pregnancy from rape is a general physical impossibility. Should I have said "improbability?" Maybe. Either way, you are wrong. There is no research to support this notion.
Do most rape victims get pregnant? No. Nobody said they do. Most acts of intercourse, even by couples who are trying to conceive, don't result in pregnancy. The women "usually" don't get pregnant. By that standard, all pregnancies are "rare." But Akin suggested that pregnancy from rape is uniquely improbable.
And he was wrong. More importantly, nobody asked him about that, and it has nothing to do with whether those children should live or die. When you go off on tangents, and talk about things you don't understand, it's easy to get yourself in trouble.
And for what? What grand principle was he defending? That rape victims don't usually get pregnant? Is that where we're planting our flag? What policy does that translate to? How does that belief improve the country? How does it advance the pro-life cause?
Well that's the biggest problem when trying to derive the truth: realizing that most people don't want to hear it.
Wow,I think this post pretty much says it all.!!!
I hope that the three of you don’t think that I (or any of the other males on this forum) were intentionally being insensitive or desired any female who has dealt with rape or abortion to ‘feel bad’.
IMHO, ABORTION should not even be a POLITICAL issue. That it is, is what leads to the mess we are in.
Besides, after Dec. 21, 2012, we will be under Communist rule, and no one will have a say one way or the other.
I am saying he is not wrong about abortion. He is wrong about the likelihood of rape resulting in pregnancy, and wrong to even talk about it. He was not asked about it, and it is not in any way relevant - he opened himself up to the ridicule he is receiving. It's nobody's fault but his own.
However, do you have any proof that the womb DOES NOT TRY to shut down an unwanted pregnancy ?
There's no evidence to support what Akin said. I don't need to prove the negative - he's the one who made the claim. Again - entirely gratuitously.
Should be more of it, less of it, or it’s about right?
If your )@( is wide you'll probably need more of it.
If you've got a narrow )@( you'll probably need less.
I don't think we should be forced to use one square like Sheryl Crow proposed yet if we did I wouldn't throw away the thrown off corner.
I have to deal with enough s||t already.
My goodness, you are getting touchy aren’t you? Your posts tell a story for all to read and understand if they are so inclined to make that effort.
Let’s all have a great conservative Republican victory across the country this November. And that includes state/local elections, the US House, the US Senate and the Presidency. It’s almost within our grasp!
Very true. But he needs a lot of coaching the rest of the way. From this point on, it isn't about rape or abortion, it's about "what nutty thing will that crank say in his next interview?"
Every question, every answer will get heightened scrutiny right now. If he can handle them well, the added attention could work in his favor, but he no longer has a margin for error.
That's the broad base of the pyramid BTW.
Pardon me, but they're not "clinics", and the abortion killings committed in them are not "performed".
Cordially,
Should I have said "improbability?" Maybe.
I don't think it would matter what you use. You don't seem to have understood what the man was trying to say anyway.
Either way, you are wrong.
Wrong about what?
There is no research to support this notion.
To support what notion?
But Akin suggested that pregnancy from rape is uniquely improbable.
My how nuanced your words are. Thanks for sharing your opinion.
And he was wrong.
Again, thanks for sharing your opinion.
I'll presume that the rest of your questions are rhetorical. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Your posts tell a story for all to read and understand if they are so inclined to make that effort.
Well why don't you just go ahead and tell the story that you've concocted in your own mind as your replies indicate that you're just dying to do so.
Following Akin’s lead on emphasis, Obama claims his faith in Jesus is “legitimate” and real.
I guess if Akin argued about “Rape where Legitimate and Real”, his point would not have been subject to ridicule, outrage, and scorn.
I wonder if Obama has Faith in Christ notwithstanding the dubious reference to a man in history identified as Jesus.
Obama: ‘My Faith in Jesus Is Legitimate and Real’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2922905/posts
That's the broad base of the pyramid BTW.
If you keep using "crypto speak" that only you understand how do you expect anyone to have a conversation with you?
We can go back to the beginning and let all the blocks fall into place if you want, but that would be ridiculous.
“Well why don’t you just go ahead and tell the story that you’ve concocted in your own mind as your replies indicate that you’re just dying to do so.”
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No thanks, I’ll just let your post history speak for itself. It speaks volumes louder than I ever could—and certainly more comprehensively.
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