The question was: “Okay, so if an abortion can be considered in the case of, say, tubal pregnancy or something like that, what about in the case of rape? Should it be legal or not?”
Nobody asked him if it was rare, and that isn't relevant. At least not if you have principles.
Dumb? Because he used the words "LEGITIMATE RAPE" ? Or is it the public who thinks he said "LEGITIMATELY RAPED" ?
No. Dumb because a) He was incorrect; b) He was offering irrelevant information; and c) He hurt the pro-life cause and his own candidacy.
I can't understand why you keep defending his answer. Even he doesn't do that. I hate to break this to you, but the ability to effectively communicate is an important quality in a political candidate. Todd Akin failed at that in this interview.
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THE PRE-SELLING OF OBAMA:
Before the 2008 election of Obama:
I (we) saw (many) Allstate Insurance (TV) commercial(s) that said something like:
”It may not be a recession but it sure feels like it.”
- very political ads too - by a ‘Barack actor’ (spokeperson) who once played:
- the American President on the popular TV series “24”
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- (in 2007 or 2008 - before the November 2008 election - Sears Insurance TV ads
- very stealth-political ads too - by a ‘Barack actor’ (spokeperson) who once played the American President on the TV series “24”)
However - the Allstate Insurance ads after the 2008 election of Obama (when unemployment was about 6%)
- and even now Allstate Insurance TV ads do not mention “recession” in any way that could or would point out Obama’s 8.3% unemployment rate failed economy
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