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Now is the time for courage (Akin, abortion)
WND ^ | August 22, 2012 | Janet Porter

Posted on 08/23/2012 9:36:15 AM PDT by Perseverando

Exclusive: Janet Porter joins pro-life leaders as they stand with Rep. Todd Akin

Want to know why the Republican Party is in such trouble? I believe it comes down to one word: courage.

When Democrats misspeak, we make them vice president. When Republicans misspeak, Republicans are the first in line to throw them under the bus.

When Rep. Todd Akin stood for protecting all innocent human life in a recent interview, he used a word with more than one meaning. He used the word “legitimate” before the word “rape” to mean “real,” “forcible,” a tragic event that “really took place.” Anyone who doesn’t think false claims of rape can be made should check with Norma McCorvey, the “Roe” of Roe v. Wade. The infamous abortion case, based on her false rape claim, has resulted in the deaths of 55 million innocent human lives.

But because “legitimate” could also modify the word rape, some in the Republican Party are practically writing Willie Horton ads about it, pretending that the congressman is “pro-rape” and wants to let rapists out on furlough. This “interpretation” of the congressman’s words doesn’t resemble reality, and everyone knows it.

If Republicans love their country, they will quit using fiction to shoot their own and focus on the real enemies of life: Democrats Claire McCaskill and Barack Obama, who stand for legally sucking the brains out of half-born babies in a procedure called partial-birth abortion.

In America, we shouldn’t kill people for the crimes of their father. And in politics, we shouldn’t kill statesmen for a badly worded sound bite.

Thankfully, there are men and women of courage who stand with Rep. Akin, beginning with the founder of National and International Right to Life, Dr. Jack Willke, who said:

“Congressman Todd Akin remains a strong and courageous

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: abortion; akin; mccaskill; normamccorvey; prolife; roevwade; toddakin
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To: cripplecreek

“Why America and the West are Dying”
http://patriotsandliberty.com/?p=18381


181 posted on 08/24/2012 4:57:50 AM PDT by spirited irish
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To: chris37

Suit yourself. Apparently primaries aren’t a reason to support a candidate anymore (not that they ever were), so I see no reason to stand by Romney.


182 posted on 08/24/2012 8:20:54 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Science puts you on the moon, atheism puts you in the gulag)
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To: RPTMS
For one thing, Romney is leading, and hasn’t torpedoed his campaign by making some idiotic statement about women being able to shut down any conception during “legitimate rape”.

Romney isn't leading. At best, he's statistically tied. Oh, and he's now down in Missouri, thanks to Akin.

183 posted on 08/24/2012 8:22:41 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Science puts you on the moon, atheism puts you in the gulag)
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To: Jacquerie
He made an ignorant and ill-considered remark that destroyed his ability to get votes outside his base, thereby shooting his campaign not in the foot but through the head - and no amount of defense or support will change that.

Go cower in a corner.

OK, hero, explain how our defense and support will revive Akin's chances with the swing voters.

No, you explain to me

Cowering away from your charge of "cowering," I see.

Oh, and yes, go cower in a corner with your friends.

Projection - you're the one cowering from my simple question: How will our defense and support revive Akin's chances with the swing voters?

184 posted on 08/24/2012 8:39:26 AM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

I wouldn't expect anything less of you or your ilk.

Bwak, bwak, bwak, bwak...

185 posted on 08/24/2012 9:31:58 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37

?

Courage isn’t found in following the crowd because some loser posts a picture up in an anonymous internet forum.

Figure that out, and you’ll probably be a lot better off in life.


186 posted on 08/24/2012 9:40:28 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Science puts you on the moon, atheism puts you in the gulag)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

I’m not a loser, and my life is fine.

You are with one with a plan to lose.

And I’m certainly not following any crowd.

You are the one riding the mob train.

You cannot even accurately assess our conversation.

And I’m not anomymous. You are.

My name is Chris, I live in Florida, and I made this account when I was 37.


187 posted on 08/24/2012 9:44:33 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37
I’m not a loser, and my life is fine.

Awful defensive about this, aren't you Chris?

Look, just because you still live with your parents, there's no shame in that.

188 posted on 08/24/2012 5:03:02 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Science puts you on the moon, atheism puts you in the gulag)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

You think I’m just going to let your BS comments gainst me stand?

Go to Hell, you clucking little chicken.


189 posted on 08/24/2012 5:05:08 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37

My my, aren’t you excitable?

Don’t worry, you’ll find an apartment one day. Maybe after you stop playing World of Warcraft until 3 AM every day.


190 posted on 08/25/2012 4:30:16 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Science puts you on the moon, atheism puts you in the gulag)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Your childish cliched internet insult book is not going to work on me.

You disgust me and you make me want to vomit, you pathetic coward.

Go cluck at someone else who cares what you have to cluck about.

I have nothing further to say to you ever.


191 posted on 08/25/2012 8:53:10 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37

My stars, you sure showed me!


192 posted on 08/28/2012 7:39:26 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Science puts you on the moon, atheism puts you in the gulag)
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To: Jacquerie
you're the one cowering from my simple question: How will our defense and support revive Akin's chances with the swing voters?

You still haven't answered that simple question.

193 posted on 08/31/2012 7:48:46 AM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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