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Oh my: Missouri GOP Senate nominee says victims of ‘legitimate rape’ don’t get pregnant
Twitchy team ^

Posted on 08/19/2012 12:59:08 PM PDT by Perdogg

“Legitimate rape” became a Twitter trending topic in the U.S. this afternoon after liberal blog Talking Points Memo posted a video of Rep. Todd Akin claiming that victims of “legitimate rape” are unlikely to become pregnant.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: akin; clairemccaskill; elections; gaffe; missouri; mo2012; rape; toddakin; truthfulbutstupid
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To: Perdogg

This guy obviously wasn’t ready for prime time.


341 posted on 08/20/2012 6:19:54 AM PDT by Random_User_250 ("Democracy is indispensable to socialism." -- Vladimir Lenin)
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To: donozark

Bingo. I am repulsed by these bedwetting so called conservatives. As if they would abandon a good conservative because of a gaffe. What a bunch of pansies.


342 posted on 08/20/2012 6:20:53 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Biggirl

Yeah, that Tony Atkins is a real doofus. Not only did he commit a gaffe, but he also repeatedly got a public official’s name wrong. Pathetic.


343 posted on 08/20/2012 6:26:30 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

PLEASE try to understand, Senator McCaskill will play this up bigtime and will be USED against Mr. Atkins. He is NOW “damaged goods” and for the good of the GOP out in MO, step down and let a tea party lady Sarah Steelman take on the challenge.


344 posted on 08/20/2012 6:30:22 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Biggirl
Methinks it too late to replace Atkins. Would cause more infighting amongst the various factions in Missouri Republican Party. That is, do you replace Atkins with Steelman or Brunner? Brunner did in fact get about 4K more votes than did Sarah Steelman. Here we go again. Much blood letting.

The propensity Republican pols have to shit in their own foxholes is amazing...

345 posted on 08/20/2012 6:34:53 AM PDT by donozark (I never trusted anyone above the rank of Corporal, including myself.)
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To: Biggirl

Oops! Meant AKIN! Now you got me saying Atkins! LOL!


346 posted on 08/20/2012 6:38:10 AM PDT by donozark (I never trusted anyone above the rank of Corporal, including myself.)
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To: Perdogg

Yeah - it is bad - however, I believe that Romney’s campaign is overdoing their criticism.

Seems to me it would be better if they simply said, “We believe that Mr.Akin ought to reconsider this issue, and that he may have access to faulty information on which he based his statements.”


347 posted on 08/20/2012 6:38:55 AM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: ace2u_in_MD

He was merely answering a query. I can’t see wrong in doing that. Could he have answered it a bit more gently? Probably....but this sudden rush to boot him over 38 seconds of video shows a lack of fortitude.

Rush Limbaugh said NOTHING WRONG but look what was done to him.

Our side shows great weakness when it allows the media to disqualify our nominees...especially over off-the-cuff sound bites.


348 posted on 08/20/2012 6:40:46 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Biggirl

Yes, I know. Why contribute and add to the liberal narrative? They did the same to Limbaugh. Did you believe that?

We all knew (or should know) what Akin meant...just like we knew what Sarah Palin meant in her media interviews.


349 posted on 08/20/2012 6:46:21 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Biggirl
Senator McCaskill will play this up bigtime and will be USED against Mr. Atkins.

I hope she throws everything she's got at Tony Atkins -- whoever he is.

350 posted on 08/20/2012 6:47:59 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: SoFloFreeper

“Yes, I know. Why contribute and add to the liberal narrative? They did the same to Limbaugh. Did you believe that?”

First of all, your opinion.

Second, he should have said nothing more than “no comment” than having said something that now could very well be used against him. It is as simple as that.

My opinion.


351 posted on 08/20/2012 6:52:38 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Uncle Chip

This whole thing took me by surprise this morning.


352 posted on 08/20/2012 6:55:02 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Got to remember that the old msm now act like attack dogs. Like it or not, those conservative canidiates HAVE to be on their guard.


353 posted on 08/20/2012 6:57:31 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Biggirl

It happens — I’m glad no one reads mine before my first cup of coffee.


354 posted on 08/20/2012 7:01:56 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Perdogg

I can only assume he was trying to say that the exceptions for abortions, ie rape and incest are red herrings, if that is what he was trying to say, I agree, however too bad he had to say what he said.

Maybe people should have taken Gov Palin`s lead regarding Sarah Steelman, she was pro life and would not have said that, I suspect


355 posted on 08/20/2012 7:14:51 AM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012 OR BUST)
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To: Biggirl
Sarah Steelman (twitter) said,"Todd Akin's remarks about 'legitimate rape' were inexcusable, insulting, and embarrassing to the GOP."

I know of no CURRENT movement afoot to replace Akin. However, there was a comment on one of the boards about beginning a write-in campaign. This could of course, be a Democrat trick. Talk about giving Ma 6 more years...

A poster here on FR (onedoug) said it best..."This is a GD'd mess!" And it is.

All Akin had to do was travel the circuit. Eat rubber chicken. Choke down some overcooked bbq. Visit a gun show or 3. Kiss a couple babies. Now this...

356 posted on 08/20/2012 7:16:27 AM PDT by donozark (I never trusted anyone above the rank of Corporal, including myself.)
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To: donozark

Listening now on my midmorning local talkradio show friend on this whole Atkins mess. It sure is a mess now.


357 posted on 08/20/2012 7:19:34 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Truth is a Weapon

they elected mccaskill


358 posted on 08/20/2012 7:22:57 AM PDT by huldah1776
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To: Perdogg

Good grief! That’s almost Bidenesque. Not quite, but almost.


359 posted on 08/20/2012 7:30:19 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: TheWriterTX
The LSM likes to throw this out there, because it's the classic "gotcha" question. If you side with life, you look heartless. If you side with the rape victim, you look like a hypocrite. What he should have said was, "Rape is a horrible act of violence against anyone. Any victim should receive support, help, and encouragement while they go through the tremendous healing process. Hopefully, they will have enough support and strength to choose to not make an equally innocent baby another victim of the rapist's evil deeds."

Or, since the question was about aborting babies conceived by rape:
“Why do you feel the need to kill a baby who had nothing to do with the rape itself? Would you like to bear the punishments for the crimes of your parents?”

360 posted on 08/20/2012 8:54:31 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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