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Huckabee:Republicans Who Abandoned Akin Should Repent
Newsmax ^ | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Paul Scicchitano and Kathleen Walter

Posted on 10/12/2012 4:10:17 AM PDT by elephant

Conservative commentator Mike Huckabee tells Newsmax.TV that Republicans who abandoned Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin following his controversial remarks about rape should “repent.”

Huckabee, who was one of the first prominent conservatives to voice his support for Akin hopes that fellow conservatives will “repent of their sins and will get back and help Todd Akin” before it’s too late.

“It’s interesting that he is, in some polls, leading and some he’s just barely behind within the margin of error and they’ve abandoned him,” said Huckabee on Wednesday. “They’ve got other Senate candidates that they’re pouring vast amounts of resources in that are far behind where Todd Akin is.”

Read more on Newsmax.com: Huckabee: Republicans Who Abandoned Todd Akin Should ‘Repent’ Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: akin; missourisenator; mo2012
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To: elephant

If they want me to hold my nose and vote for a CINO like Romney, they can bloody well support an actual conservative like Akin. Control of the senate is more important than their petty political crap.


21 posted on 10/12/2012 7:10:22 AM PDT by zeugma (Rid the world of those savages. - Dorothy Woods, widow of a Navy Seal, AMEN!)
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To: bert
jumping on the bandwagon is the favorite sport on Free Republic. Many never get off and ride into intellectual oblivion

Indeed. I glt flamed a bit for pointing out that he was actually correct in what he was trying to say. 

22 posted on 10/12/2012 7:13:58 AM PDT by zeugma (Rid the world of those savages. - Dorothy Woods, widow of a Navy Seal, AMEN!)
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To: SeminoleCounty; elephant; Evil Slayer; YOMO; napscoordinator
"“It’s interesting that he is, in some polls, leading and some he’s just barely behind within the margin of error and they’ve abandoned him,” said Huckabee on Wednesday. “They’ve got other Senate candidates that they’re pouring vast amounts of resources in that are far behind where Todd Akin is.”

Huckabee pointed to recent revelations that Akin’s opponent, incumbent Claire McCaskill, personally benefitted through her husband’s company from about $1 million in stimulus funds.

Akin voted against cash for clunkers; the Wall Street Bailout; the stimulus; voted to repeal Obamacare 30 times. Why is this even an issue with the GOP? the man has an excellent voting record.

Thanks for posting elephant!

23 posted on 10/12/2012 2:25:11 PM PDT by katiedidit1 (Constitutionalist..period)
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To: Delhi Rebels; Evil Slayer

There you go again. Huckabee has been to MO and garned the support of pastors and churches across the state. He has had Akin on his tv show which was free and great publicity. Just by virtue of this post..it is a campaign plus for Akin.


24 posted on 10/12/2012 2:28:06 PM PDT by katiedidit1 (Constitutionalist..period)
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To: Just another Joe

Think it is just the “preacher” in Huckabee as to his choice of words. I did not care for his use of the word either but thought maybe he was rallying the evangelicals.


25 posted on 10/12/2012 2:32:17 PM PDT by katiedidit1 (Constitutionalist..period)
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To: katiedidit1
There you go again. Huckabee has been to MO and garned the support of pastors and churches across the state. He has had Akin on his tv show which was free and great publicity. Just by virtue of this post..it is a campaign plus for Akin.

How much money has he raised for Akin? How much has he contributed from his PAC?

26 posted on 10/12/2012 2:41:59 PM PDT by Delhi Rebels (There was a row in Silver Street - the regiments was out.)
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To: elephant

Too funny some here are just a******

Akin just gave them the excuse to do what comes natural to them


27 posted on 10/12/2012 2:51:07 PM PDT by wardaddy (my wife prays in the tanning bed....guess what region i live in...ya'll?)
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To: Delhi Rebels; Evil Slayer
Huckabee was instrumental in hosting a huge online fundraiser for Akin. He helped Akin raise quite a sum..do your own homework on the amount. Huckabee and his wife have also come to MO as I told you earlier.
28 posted on 10/12/2012 3:50:51 PM PDT by katiedidit1 (Constitutionalist..period)
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To: katiedidit1

That was almost 2 months ago.. Why isn’t HuckPac sending anything? A “do as I say, not as I do” kind of thing?


29 posted on 10/12/2012 4:51:16 PM PDT by Delhi Rebels (There was a row in Silver Street - the regiments was out.)
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To: Delhi Rebels

It is an on going fundraiser on facebook. Why do YOU care? you don’t live in MO and I am not even sure if you live in America according to the Irish flag on your profile.
HuckPac is donating to several candidates including Akin


30 posted on 10/13/2012 7:17:31 AM PDT by katiedidit1 (Constitutionalist..period)
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To: SeminoleCounty

The Akin affair has certainly been an educational repeat of the Scwarzenegger-McClintock days.

The number of FReepers who will jettison a genuine conservative for an empty suit with an (R) after their name is surprising.


31 posted on 10/14/2012 10:20:24 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: zeugma

Exactly. When the shoe is on the other foot, no gaffe (by Romney) or insult to the base (by McCain) is too egregious that some toady won’t demand our loyalty for the good of the Partei anyway.


32 posted on 10/14/2012 10:26:32 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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