NOW IS THE TIME FOR COURAGE

WND.com ^ | August 22, 2012 | Janet Porter

[Jonah Vark]

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.” .......

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, founder of National and International Right to Life, Dr. Jack Willke said:

“Congressman Todd Akin remains a strong and courageous pro-life leader – and awkward wording in one sound-bite doesn’t negate that. Of course, Congressman Akin never used the word ‘legitimate’ to refer to the rapist. … It’s time for Republican leaders to rise to the level of Rep. Todd Akin’s principle and courage and stand with him and the Republican platform that stands for the protection of every human life.”

[nomad]

Do you really think that if we lose those principles for ourselves, you guys are going to gain them for a freakin fetus? Priorities,MAN! Save the REPUBLIC and the individual rights principle, whether its endowed by God or our evolved sentience, it comes from US and not the STATE! Go on your missions from God afterward.

[chris37]

I support the rape, incest and life of the mother exception, nomad.

Some would say that makes me a baby murderer, nomad.

I don’t agree with akin on that issue, and I don’t agree with what he said.

However, I respect his right to believe as he does, I respect him for standing up for his beliefs, and I respect him for his lack of cowardice.

I would vote for him if I could.

Now please, make some more wrong assumptions about me whilst in your state of frenzy.

[nomad]

First he said conception, not miscarriage. And secondly, you know how subjective studies of that type are? What stress factors were involved? What levels did they manifest themselves at? Were there extraneous factors such as genetics or environment? The list goes on and on. Yes, lets split hairs to defend another lethal brain-farter just because he supports our pet cause. Whats next from him, an SBD?

[nomad]

Typical ploy, I`m in a “state of frenzy”. Go “save the children”, hero. See ya around, guys!

[Cyber Liberty]

Couerge = Throwing away what is likely the deciding vote in the Senate to rid of us of national health care. Yeah. Let’s rock.

[chris37]

Yes, you are, like many others, and I can see that you didn’t even read what I posted to you.

You are evidence that mind control works. That’s all I can tell you at this point.

[Mentos]

[Springfield Reformer]

You’re misquoting him. Where in this text do you find the word, or even the idea, of conception?

Akin: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down. But let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not attacking the child”

Second, I know of no studies on anything that are perfect? Why? Humans are involved. We all bring our own pair of glasses to everything we look at. Even you. That’s why there is peer review. And that’s why there’s free speech. We sort it out by talking it out. If you want to find flaws in the studies I presented, fine. Present them, so the entire class will know how bad those studies are. I wait with bated breath.