>Akin is a good man with a solid conservative record, who misspoke, mainly with the use of one unfortunate word (”legitimate rape”). And immediately every Republican in sight, including many supposed conservatives, seem to think that that is MUCH WORSE than killing every baby in sight, as Akin’s attackers advocate.<
No, Mr Akin said (paraphrasing) that in a legitimate rape a woman’s reproductive system shuts down, keeping a pregnancy from occurring.
It’s no wonder people from both parties are upset and the Democrats are attacking right and left.
It’s one thing to be solidly pro-life, but it’s quite another to shoot your mouth off and give your opponent a platform with which to ride to victory because of an appallingly ignorant statement about such a hot-button issue.
Especially when what you are saying is designed to obfuscate and somehow justify your answer to the question: "What about pregnancies due to rape?"
Why go off on that tack if you are confident in the rectitude of your belief?
Akin's awkward answer betrays a lack of confidence in his pro-life belief -- "Well, most women who get raped don't get pregnant, so it's not a big deal anyway."