So how should he have handled that very direction question on abortion in cases of rape? So far, no one has been able to provide an alternative response, let alone one that the MSM would not have jumped on with both feet.
The best answer to a direct media question like this is, in my opinion, something like this: “We don't have capital punishment for rapists or for men who commit incest; in fact, under current laws they'll usually be out of prison in only a few years. Why have capital punishment for the innocent baby involved?”
23 posted on Mon Aug 20 2012 07:52:23 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) by GlockThe Vote: “That jerk needs to step down asap and let Steelman run and win.”
What Akin said about the physiology of fertilization and implantation in rape cases, even if true, is irrelevant to the moral issues involved. That was a dumb statement.
Now as for who the best candidate was — I live in Missouri. I've interviewed Sarah Steelman and Todd Akin. Sarah Steelman was my state senator before she was elected to statewide office.
Republican voters had reasons for rejecting Steelman and Brunner and voting instead for Akin. Among them were Akin’s strong Christian conservative position. We knew what we were getting and now we need to deal with it. You may not agree, and that's fine, but Akin is the nominee so your choices are McCaskill, Akin, or a third-party vote for a candidate who has no chance of getting elected.
How you decide is up to you.