Joe Biden certainly gets a pass every time....
What about Obie? 57 states, the Austrian language? That should have kept him out of domestic AND foreign policy positions!
Akin’s not being elected as a scientist or a doctor but as a legislator; and he’s made NO mistakes in those areas.
Good legislator.
Shaky politician.
Hope he can overcome the latter.
Totally agreed, dear Mach9!
Thank you so much for writing!
p.s.: As to whether Akin's seemingly weird statement about how a rape victim may be spared from pregnancy: As already mentioned, science has nothing relevant to say on this point, since no studies of this issue have ever been done.
All I can say to that fact is: I am a victim of forcible (Akin's calls it "legitimate") rape. And so is my sister. Both of us, back in our 'twenties. A long time ago, with life-changing effects. The point is, neither of us got pregnant.
This is far too small a sample size to be statistically relevant in proving anything about the facts of reproductive biology under the circumstance of forcible rape.
Whatever. I am not the least offended by what Akins said — or was trying to say but maybe not so felicitously.
FWIW