Somewhat greater than the odds of getting pregnant from being raped.
Don't answer - it doesn't matter.
"Anderson, it doesn't matter anyway you slice it. "
You really think 5% counts as "rare?" What do you think are the odds of getting pregnant from a single act of consensual intercourse?
Don't answer - it doesn't matter. The real problem with Akin's stupid answer is not that he was wrong (which he was,) but that he was asked a very simple question and he couldn't figure out how to either answer it, or to artfully not answer it. It wasn't a hard question, it wasn't a "gotcha." It was a standard, predictable, run-of-the-mill question that is asked of every pro-life candidate everywhere.
If a veteran politician is that dumb, his campaign prospects seem pretty bleak, even against a clown like McCaskill. If he manages to pull out a win, it will be solely due to her negatives.
And this year, of all years, I hate having so much hanging on such a thin thread.
He answered it perfectly. He was making the point that using rape as an excuse to murder a child doesn't fly. It doesn't matter if 100% of the raped women in this country get pregnant or just one woman gets pregnant. It's not the child's fault and the child should not be given the death sentence for a crime he/she did not commit. Secondly Akin's answer has nothing to do with the problems facing America; Obama does.
People need to grow up and stay focused or this country is screwed. GOT IT?
And exactly what was that question?
If a veteran politician is that dumb, his campaign prospects seem pretty bleak, even against a clown like McCaskill. If he manages to pull out a win, it will be solely due to her negatives.
Dumb? Because he used the words "LEGITIMATE RAPE" ? Or is it the public who thinks he said "LEGITIMATELY RAPED" ?
Somewhat greater than the odds of getting pregnant from being raped.
Don't answer - it doesn't matter.
"Anderson, it doesn't matter anyway you slice it. "
And such an ignorant and gullible voting public.