[JediJones]

I don't remember accusing any longstanding Freepers of being RINOs because they were against Akin. And I rarely if ever use the term "elitist" because I don't think it's a very clear term. I use the term "elites" to refer to the GOP elites who run the party, because "elite" simply means someone who has a lot of power in a group of people, it's not an insult per se.

As far as I recall I've been taking the words of Freepers at face value and not assuming any ulterior motives. That doesn't go for Romney and Rove though. I know they're RINOs and that they love the idea of kicking Akin and those like him out of the party.

I've also said that Akin should drop out if a few weeks go by and he can't get his poll numbers up. But I've also said that the RNC needs to restore his funding or at least run anti-McCaskill ads. They are doing undeniable harm to the cause of beating McCaskill by withdrawing funding. So I'll continue to say that the drumbeat against Akin is irrational when the RNC is doing equal if not greater harm to our cause of winning the Missouri Senate seat.

[ansel12]

I don’t know anything about Akin, and a 12 year, good voting record sounds great, but I did catch most of his interview on the Hannity show, and he gave me the willies.

I’m ready for a good conservative underdog fight, but Akin seemed creepy that day, fixated on winning the next office, self absorbed, vain, and rigid, egoistical in a quiet, mock Christian way, is he always like that?