Posted on 08/24/2012 5:46:30 AM PDT by C19fan
As the leaves that are green turn to brown, Akin will be rakin’.
“This is indeed a crappy situation, but one that was accelerated into a disaster by the GOP and talkers’ reaction.”
I’m sorry to burst your bubble but it is not going to be him that delivers it, period. His own rants destroyed him, not the talkers. He has to go or we lose the election and this nation dies. It’s that plain and simple.
Yeah, that individual was on a mission.
Hopefully Akin will have the chance for a honest hearing on his thoughts on Life. It’s sad how many have shut him out because he stumbled over a complicated subject.
As far as I’m concerned, the only discernible notion Akin conveyed in that interview was that abortion is not acceptable in the case where rape is not a factor. I say this over and over and over, but no other conclusion can be made without speculation.
Sure you do. That bozo was posting 24/7 hating Akin and got the zot.
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This response was as clear as mud and about as helpful. Can you give me a link to one of his postings so I can see who and what you’re talking about.
YOU sent ME a message; I’m simply asking for the courtesy of some clarification. If you have no intention of doing that just say so.
He wasn’t ranting.
I’m doubtful a forced replacement will work, but I’ll leave that decision up to those in Missouri. It’s their rep, and it’s their responsibility to make the right decision even though it will likely affect the Country in a significant way. We must have faith in Missouri.
I do as there is nothing wrong with message but the messenger is a bad one. Election year politics always have things that define them and this is not good. Missouri and the national is going to replace this goofball. He is now an albatross from which there is no repair.
Second Local Station Says Romney Camp Asked For No Akin Questions
So what, they are going to vote for the Clair Witch Project? doubtful.
He won’t get out. All the jumping up and down from you, me, or anyone else won’t force him out. There is no way to force him out so your options are.. Support him, ignore him, and if you live in MO vote for him or not.
ya, he said something stupid. But, I’d still vote for him over Clair if I could vote in MO.
Thanks Gene Eric, this was helpful. Just for my future knowledge, how did you navigate to where the your link leads?
Here’s a response that may get through to you. Romney happens to be smart enough to keep his mouth shut about Akin so how about you?
Second Local Station Says Romney Camp Asked For No Akin Questions
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My suspicion is that Romney is smart enough to not want to have any more “toxins” to rub off on to him. And it’s likely that he has given up on trying to salvage a Republican victory in the Missouri Senate race. Others, such as myself, are more hopeful that it doesn’t have to end in a McCaskill victory.
His words fired up a moribund democrat base in Missouri. Many on the left who otherwise would've stayed home are going to turn out in big numbers. And if they're voting for McCaskill, guess who'll get their vote on the presidential level.
Try as we all might to deny the ramifications, the reality is Akin ran a dagger through his campaign. I've given up hope that he'll see the light enough to step aside and restore a chance to win that seat. His actions after that gaffe say volumes about him... he's operating on pride and ego, no longer on facts and logic. The upside is the redirected funding will probably help Hoekstra in MI and Mandel in OH.
The MSM and average Joe don't care what we say here about this issue. We're just discussing the political implications of this among ourselves.
Akin may not be the best candidate at this time, but you have failed to get him to leave the election, and as a consequence, you're helping the Dim Dems.
Just because he has not yet withdrawn does not mean that he won't. He really has until late September. After the last date for withdrawal, I'd agree with you. But personally, I think he is going to withdraw before then.
And for your information and the rest of the self-defeatists, Romney has figured it out to shut his trap about giving ammunition to the enemy rats. Only the Dummies keep this up.
Romney speaking may give ammunition to Democrats that could resonate with voters. Us writing things on here doesn't -- we're not running for President.
Yes. He did fire them up. Don’t worry. They have short memories and they get bored quickly with the same thing over and over again.
He is damaged goods no doubt. I would not want him in at this point but I have no say in that. neither do you. So we are left with the list of options I posted earlier. Support him, ignore him, or vote for the rat who is 100 times worse.
If you click in the search box in the upper right, you’ll get the option to select “user”.
Us bloggers may not have a big impact, but Romney's surrogates working for the RNC who get TV news face time will follow his lead.
Just because he has not yet withdrawn does not mean that he won't. He really has until late September. After the last date for withdrawal, I'd agree with you. But personally, I think he is going to withdraw before then.
If he withdrawals, look for a possible RINO as his replacement.
Hey, what did I say to warrant this?
I wasn’t even on this thread. Am I on your “Pussy” ping list?
33 posted on Fri Aug 24 2012 08:35:25 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) by donozark: "Little matters where he was born. PCA types are stubborn regardless of birth place."
In case anyone wonders what the PCA reference means, here are two posts by me on what it means that Akin is a conservative, a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary, and an elder in the Presbyterian Church in America:
Todd Akin is a PCA member and Covenant Seminary graduate
(Vanity)
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2921258/posts
Being a Pastor and Speaking Out in Today’s Culture
By Dr. Michael Milton, Chancellor, Reformed Theological Seminary
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2922254/posts
Personally, I'm a member of an even more conservative denomination, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The PCA is too broadly evangelical for me, but I'm the first one to say that both of our denominations have their problems.
To prove that Democrats can get some things right, go read Senator Webb's work on the Scots-Irish role on the settlement of the American frontier. One could make a good argument that Scottish blood makes Old School Presbyterians a pretty ornery bunch, and that's Webb's view. I personally think it has much more to do with a very high view of the role of the Old Testament that is shared by Calvinists whether they're Scots Presbyterians, English Puritans, Dutch Reformed, Swiss Reformed, Hungarian Reformed, Korean Presbyterians, or any of the other ethnic groups which have come to have large percentages of Calvinists either now or at some point in their history.
Too bad the Missouri Presbytery isn't one of the hard-core conservative presbyteries in the PCA. Akin might generate a lot of visitors to PCA churches when people realize the PCA is the Presbyterian equivalent of the Southern Baptist Convention -- a strongly conservative evangelical denomination that generally sticks to its guns about core beliefs. If he wins this election, I hope the PCA asks him to lead a seminar on Christian involvement in politics at the 2013 General Assembly, with all the media attention that will generate. Given the nonsense being done by the wacko liberals in the PC(USA), conservative Calvinists need some publicity, and Akin has overnight become the best-known Reformed political figure in the United States. Now we just need to be known for not having baked feet for breakfast.
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