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Todd Akin’s Wife Compares GOP Abandonment to Rape, Tyranny
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/todd-akins-wife-compares-gop-against-him-to-1776-tyranny-and-rape.php ^ | 9-17-12 | Kleefeld

Posted on 09/17/2012 11:37:16 AM PDT by doug from upland

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To: kabar

You fund Akin then. Get down with you Missourable self!


121 posted on 09/17/2012 3:06:51 PM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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To: centurion316
“He's a fine fellow and his children are Great Americans. But, he can't win this race, perhaps the only person in the entire state of Missouri who cannot beat McCaskill.”
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I'm not in Missouri nor am I prescient; so, I wouldn't pretend to know the voters’ minds there; however, if Akin loses, the slash and burn tactics of the GOP-e will be as much to blame as the single, unfortunate, misspoken comment for which Akin profusely apologized. Let's be honest here; I am not naieve ...this was, and is, a lot more about whether Akin's comment would have a negative effect upon all the "wonderful" moderate candidates the GOP-e is offering us as opposed to whether Akin could win in Missouri. The GOP-e decided to sacrifice Akin in order to give their moderate loser insiders a boost.

122 posted on 09/17/2012 3:10:19 PM PDT by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: doug from upland
I'm fer the underdog!

Leni

123 posted on 09/17/2012 3:11:42 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: ScottinVA
Sure, we can confront, but the public tends to believe what it`s told to believe.. and when the dominant media gives them a constant drumbeat of, “Believe this!” and “Believe that!”... those narratives stick. One needs look no further than the coverage of the DNC as an illustration.

Americans aren`t nearly as free- or critical-thinking as they fancy themselves. They wait for cues from another source, and whoever gets at them most wins.

If that is the case, the Republic is truly lost.

124 posted on 09/17/2012 3:14:33 PM PDT by kabar
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To: allmendream
Torricelli would have won, but for the Democrats dumping him. Why, because he said that Gore should not demand a recount in just a few counties in Florida. If he did he would lose, Torricalli was right.

Torricelli was a popular guest for the Democrats on the Sunday morning talk shows, until he criticized his own party, the Democrats.

125 posted on 09/17/2012 3:17:04 PM PDT by duckln
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To: allmendream

¡Muchas Gracias, Señor!


126 posted on 09/17/2012 3:17:38 PM PDT by kabar
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To: duckln
Torricelli was losing the race, and his slide had just begun when he withdrew (AFTER the deadline, but he had a corrupt Judge allow him to be replaced on the ballot in defiance of New Jersey law). But Torricelli still showed more integrity and ideological conviction than idiot Akin.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/torricelli-slips-poll-forrester-gains-momentum

A lot of New Jersey voters say they don't want to vote for Senator Torricelli. Almost half of them say he doesn't have the honesty and integrity to be their senator,” said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the QuinnipiacQuinticWinnipegUnpackUnpickJennicaGunnysackJuniperKineticKingpinConicJunipersTurnpikeJenicaJuniper's University Polling Institute.

Torricelli was disciplined last month when a Senate ethics panel “severely admonished” the senator for violating Senate rules in accepting gifts from a political backer.

While questions about Torricelli's ethics are eroding support for his reelection, Richards said New Jersey voters aren't automatically switching to the GOP.

“Women, independents and especially Democrats have defected from (Torricelli's) campaign in significant numbers, but only a handful overall have gone to Forrester,” Richards said. “Fifty-six percent of voters who say they've heard about the Senate Ethics Committee action admonishing Torricelli say it makes them less likely to vote for him.”

127 posted on 09/17/2012 3:21:54 PM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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To: kabar
Losing the argument you do what losers do, try to change the subject.

California is not the subject. Apparently you think it is a fine thing for the GOP to not fund GOP candidates in California - but think it a betrayal for them to not fund an idiot candidate (and his family) in Missouri.

Ideological consistency? Not important to you I guess.

He is your candidate. YOU fund him. His family can use the continued paychecks. They say “Muchas Gracias” for your support!

128 posted on 09/17/2012 3:25:14 PM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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To: Ozymandias Ghost
Let's be honest here; I am not naieve ...this was, and is, a lot more about whether Akin's comment would have a negative effect upon all the "wonderful" moderate candidates the GOP-e is offering us as opposed to whether Akin could win in Missouri.

That's what the Akin supporters and the religious right believe, but I don't think that's so. Its just a political calculation that his remarks made him unelectable. Akin cannot win enough support beyond his conservative base to get above 50%. No one except the rabid Akin crowd believes that he has a chance. In a race that was an almost certain pickup for the GOP that's a bitter pill to swallow.

The end result of all of this will be Akin without a job, McCaskill ensconced for another six years, and the GOP probably just short of control of the Senate. Akin is not doing any of us any favors.

129 posted on 09/17/2012 3:30:08 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: allmendream
I am not changing the subject. You seemed obsessed with funding. I used to give money to the RNC and the Senate campaign committe. No longer after they decided to defund Akin. I will give to candidates directly. Akin is one of them even though I live in VA. Steve King is another.

I don't want any of my money to go to CA candidates. it is throwing money down a rathole.

Akin is the GOP candidate. He is the party nominee and his name will appear on the same ticket with the rest of the GOP candidates including Mitt Romney.

I don't understand your hatred of this fine man with a fine family. You seem to have a problem that his son, a former US Marine officer, serves as his campaign manager. His son also cashed federal checks serving his country. You are one sick puppy.

130 posted on 09/17/2012 3:36:43 PM PDT by kabar
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To: centurion316
“The end result of all of this will be Akin without a job, McCaskill ensconced for another six years, and the GOP probably just short of control of the Senate. Akin is not doing any of us any favors.”
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First of all, for the record, I am neither of the religious right nor was I even aware of Akin’s candidacy prior to the “flap” over his comments. That said, the voters in MO picked him to run as the Republican Senate candidate. The GOP was within its rights to privately approach Akin and suggest for the good of the Party that he step down; however, once he indicated he was not going to do so they should have left it alone. Their rancor and spitefulness will only assure your and their self-fullfilling prophecy.

I happen to disagree w/Akin’s all-inclusive stand against any type of abortion; however, I respect his position and I respect the right of MO voters to pick their candidate. What the GOP-e has done and continues to do is disrespectful to the voters of MO and just plain wrong.

131 posted on 09/17/2012 3:43:51 PM PDT by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: newzjunkey

Yes, the technical deadline is 25 September, but in all practicality, that window of opportunity closed weeks ago, unless a big-name candidate came in within a few days from now.

But Akin, convinced he`s on the way to victory, has refused to budge, so... the point is moot.


132 posted on 09/17/2012 3:58:41 PM PDT by ScottinVA (If Obama is reelected, America will deserve every mockery that follows.)
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To: papertyger

>You people who jumped on the bandwagon after Akin’s minor faux pas deserve four more years of Obama.

The people too stupid to realize akin’s statements are what doomed him are what’s wrong with this country.

Them and the democrat trolls supporting akin.


133 posted on 09/17/2012 3:59:31 PM PDT by soycd
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To: Gay State Conservative
Wow, this was truly a match made in heaven. A staggering achievement for Mr. and Mrs. Akin to both be so politically tone deaf in regard to the R-Word. "Doubling Down" is right. When will they learn to keep their mouth shut about this particular topic? They must be trying to lose.
134 posted on 09/17/2012 4:11:11 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: Ozymandias Ghost

I take it that you are not very well informed about how this race has unfolded.

McCaskill spent several million dollars running ads that were designed to help him win the nomination. I saw them, they were very cleaver and very effective. Additionally, she encouraged Democrat cross over in the primary, again aimed at helping Akin win the nomination.

He may be the Republican candidate, but the Democrats were damned glad to have him. Once he made his major gaff, it was easy to see why McCaskill did what she did.

Huckabee and Dobson are supporting him for their own purposes, he’s being used for there own agenda and not what’s good for the people of Missouri. I happen to think that this will hurt the pro life movement and it will certainly hurt the GOP chances for control of the Senate. It’s instructive to see how easy it was for McCaskill to get conservatives to help her win.


135 posted on 09/17/2012 4:14:24 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: Ozymandias Ghost
The GOP was within its rights to privately approach Akin and suggest for the good of the Party that he step down; however, once he indicated he was not going to do so they should have left it alone. Their rancor and spitefulness will only assure your and their self-fullfilling prophecy.

Right on all points.

136 posted on 09/17/2012 4:22:31 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: kabar

“The GOP doesn’t have the power to “cut him” out of the race. It is up to Akin and the voters who elected him to be the nominee in the primary to decide. “

You elected it in the primary; you supported it during the period when he could have done the honorable thing and withdraw; then its up to you pay for your selfish moronic martyr. The RNC has no obligation to waste money by throwing it down that rat hole.

“The GOP Establishment was unhappy that Akin won the primary.”

Maybe, maybe not, but one thing we do know: McCaskill was ecstatic. Maybe Akin’s wife could hit up McCaskill for a few more bucks.


137 posted on 09/17/2012 4:22:57 PM PDT by ynnug
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To: kabar

You are one sad puppy. I don’t hate Akin but it is obvious he is a deluded idiot with a bad comb over. He needs your money to pay his family so by all means continue funding him.


138 posted on 09/17/2012 4:38:17 PM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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To: kabar

>You are part of the looney left and its double standards.

No, anyone still defending akin is either incapable of understanding political realities or they really are
part of the looney left helping McWitcheepoo.


139 posted on 09/17/2012 4:49:30 PM PDT by soycd
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To: kabar

Oh, I see, the Democrats at Daily KOS always tell the truth, and it’s Republicans who don’t give your candidate money who tell “the big lie.”

And, just why did McCaskill and out-of-state Democrats super pacs run their ads during a primary in which she had no opponent in the Democratic primary and singled Akin out by name, saying he is the true conservative?

Drudge Report - 8/22/12 - Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin (R) won his three-person primary in part with help from Democrats. Hoping that Akin would be the easiest for Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) to defeat, Democrats spent $1.5 million on ads that subtly helped his primary campaign — by making him sound more conservative than rivals. One radio ad bought by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said, “Todd Akin calls himself the true conservative, but is he too conservative?” The ad’s narrator noted the negative posture Akin has taken toward President Obama and concluded, “it’s no surprise Todd has been endorsed by the most conservative leaders in our country — Michele Bachmann and Mike Huckabee.”

Akin can win this thing, but he’s going to have to do this with his supporters. His made himself toxic to Republicans across the country, to save their own skins, they distanced themselves from him. On the other hand, he did sort of apologize for misspeaking with regard to “legitimate rape,” distinguishing forcible rape from lesser forms of sexual assault; and, claiming now that pregnancies due to forcible rape are merely rare, not impossible. That might apology may be sufficient in Missouri; but, he’s going to have to raise some serious money.


140 posted on 09/17/2012 4:52:30 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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