I am from Missouri, didn’t vote for Akin the first time, and wish he would drop out now. I know of no one personally who is defending this man. He is actually giving Claire a chance at winning, which I didn’t believe was even in the realm of possibility. Apparently Claire knew, as she was running ads that benefited him.
I can’t believe the number of people on FR who are okay with stupid comments that insult rape victims and are in no way consistent with basic biology. He could have said rape victims comprise a very small percentage of abortions or that regardless of the circumstances of conception, a baby has the right to live. Instead, he said “legitimately” raped women can’t get pregnant. He is incapable of framing the issue of life in a rational, compassionate way. This is his own fault. No one made him make such a asinine statement. Why are you nastily insulting pro-life women instead of blaming Akin for being a politically tone-deaf, blithering idiot?
So you don’t accept his apology and explanation? Will you vote for Akin in November?
He is a politician, they talk, they talk about things they shouldn't, they talk about things they know nothing about. Very few are orators. They, as a group, don't listen to their constituents but only to their peers. That is what politicians do. This guy phrased his thoughts perhaps not as well as you would wish, but apparently enough voters got his message to vote for him in the Primary. If you, being from Missouri, don't like him, why don't you put yourself up for elective office and run. No, you take personally what I posted and kvetch, and try and beat me with your feminist stick. Use your brain instead of your feelings and think this through. Don't take someone else's talking points, that is the easy way to have a cocktail discussion.