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To: PhatHead
I was really torn about answering this comment, because I suspect you realized right after posting it how silly it was.

No more silly than those who claim that Akin said "LEGITIMATELY RAPED". I was trying to point out how one can take ONE WORD out of context and make a big deal about it.

His answer sounded to me like he was unprepared for perhaps the most predictable question he could possibly have been asked on his pro-life position. And he blew it.

That is possible.

Why is it relevant whether or not it's rare?

Good point. Why then the hubbub ? If it doesn't matter, why is everyone jumping on him about it?

Perhaps the answer is that he was trying to undermine the 'trick' of the HOST in trying to include ALL RAPE into the discussion (and implying that ALL women who are raped get pregnant), when the real issue is SHOULD YOU AND I BE FORCED TO PAY for ABORTIONS. Not just RAPE ones, but ALL.

And THAT is the goal. More money for organized crime/socialists who are now running our nation.

Let me ask you this. Why is our Federal Government even involved in ABORTIONS ?

But right now more than one out of every five pregnancies in this country ends in an abortion - that's over a million a year.

OK. Gameclock is running. You are being interviewed, and you just gave this response. Can you back up your claim ?

OH, sorry. Time is up. Interview is over. Guess we'll just pass this on to TWITTER where it will go VIRAL and everyone can RAGE on about how you made a claim you couldn't back up during your 'interview'.

See how that works ?

306 posted on 08/25/2012 3:40:31 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (RED NECK KUNG FU by Corn Fuschas)
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To: UCANSEE2
I was trying to point out how one can take ONE WORD out of context and make a big deal about it.

I've said not one word about the phrase "legitimate rape." All of my comments have been based upon the entire answer, in context, because the first thing I did when I heard the attacks on that phrase was to go listen for myself. For those on the thread who may not have read it, here it is (including the question):

Charles Jaco:
“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?”

Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.):
“Well, you know, uh, people always want to try to make that as one of those things, ‘Well, how do you – how do you slice this particularly tough sort of ethical question.’

“It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

“But let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or something. You know, I think there should be some punishment but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.”
I think it's important to keep that entire question and answer in mind, especially considering your next statement:

Perhaps the answer is that he was trying to undermine the 'trick' of the HOST in trying to include ALL RAPE into the discussion (and implying that ALL women who are raped get pregnant), when the real issue is SHOULD YOU AND I BE FORCED TO PAY for ABORTIONS. Not just RAPE ones, but ALL.

There was no "trick" in the question. It is simple and straightforward and predictable and easy to answer. Nor was the host implying that all rape victims get pregnant. Nor did anybody, Akin or the host, say one word in that exchange about abortion funding.

OK. Gameclock is running. You are being interviewed, and you just gave this response. Can you back up your claim ?

Can I back up my claim? That's what you're going with? Of course I can. But Akin can't. The plain meaning of his statement is that pregnancies are rare exceptions to a general physical impossibility of conception resulting from rape. That is an idiotic and unsupportable statement, and I don't understand why you can't see that's a problem.

He's not wrong about abortion. But he gave a dumb answer to a simple question, and I'm just not establishment enough to go defending every statement made by a guy just because he has an "R" after his name.

320 posted on 08/25/2012 4:08:07 PM PDT by PhatHead
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