For the record I think Todd Akin is a good man who wants to protect life, but I am suspect of his true courage. Nevertheless, we have a country to save, and he has put our effort to save America in serious danger. And that is a very important consideration.
The clock is ticking for Todd Akin to do the right thing: step aside and drop out of the Missouri Senatorial race. His GOP primary victory was engineered by $2 million of Democrat Claire McCaskill’s money. She called him “Ultraconservative”, which was just enough to transfer voters’ dislike of her to a slim victory in a crowded field. McCaskill thought Akin would be the easiest to beat because he was “just” five points ahead of her in hypothetical match ups. That all changed with the first post-primary survey that saw Akin ahead 11 points. Now, a new poll using an over sample of 9 points of Republicans has him up just one point. He is on his way to a possible 70/30 loss. He is toast, and he should recognize it and act accordingly.
Then came his comments about “legitimate rape” on a local television show.
Akin was asked a question that given the persona HE HAS BUILT should have called for a one word answer. When the host asked if there should be an exception to his “no abortions ever” position, the man Akin would have us believe he is should have answered “No.” But, of course, he didn’t. Instead, Todd Akin acted like a typical politician. He dithered through sixty two words, and in an effort to run away from his real and honorable position, Akin said: “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that 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.”
In the final analysis, Akin’s inept comments have put the entire Republican campaign in Missouri in doubt. Why would this happen? Single females, that’s why.
Right now, single women have little enthusiasm to vote. They are disappointed with the government whom they see as their husband and don’t care about what happens in November. Akin has changed that. Akin has provided EVERY endangered Democrat across the country at every level with a beautiful video that will enable them to make this election about abortion and a war on women, not about Barack Obama’s failures.
I believe that the polls we have seen are basically false, and Mitt Romney is actually ahead and getting stronger. The addition of Paul Ryan to his ticket made possible victories in Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. If Todd Akin stays on the ballot, he will provide Democrat rank-and-file voters with an enthusiasm boost and put all of these states, even Wisconsin, in the “iffy” column.
Is all of this potential damage worth supporting a man who was given a chance to answer truthfully and say “No I don’t believe there should be an exception for rape victims”, but weaseled out?
No, I think not.
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Akins errored on the side of life albeit a bumbiling embarrassing error…the DNC lead speaker will be a guv that was accused of rape and has a reputation as a skirt chaser…….both are politicians, who should be tossed from their party?
So he SAID something stupid! Anybody remember that “Slick Willy” Clinton was actually accused of rape and had multiple affairs and MANY accusations of sexual misconduct?
And Clinton will be a key speaker at the Dem convention!
DOUBLE STANDARD ANYONE?
He said something stupid…….like they all do but the fact remains, he has no backing now. Not good…
I do not agree with what he said but Democrats in Missouri have a GIGANTIC UGLY RAPE PROBLEM of their own…….my ex-husband the neo -nazi beat me and raped me for about two years he also sexually molested my son Democrats in Missouri have known about this including those who were supposed to do their jobs (but did not)…..but he got a free pass at being a rapist and a child molester because of the Democrats….see he is a union member so he got ALL KINDS of little political favoritism and he has hurt yet another child. Before Democrats go getting all self rightous and wagging their fingers at others they need to answer for their GIGANTIC UGLY RAPE SECRET theirselves. Chris Costner the Democrat Attorney General was who the FBI referred me to..when I first went to them because Democrats would not do their job- the women in his office LAUGHED at me…I am trying to explain the bizarre sexual things myself and my son experienced they laughed at me they think being beaten and raped and having your child molested is hilariousespecially if you are a conserative (They are Public Employee Union Members)they refused to help me and they said bad things about the FBI. So the Democrats in Missouri do not have any room to criticize anyone. Oh and after I fled to Texas my home state, I called Claire McCaskill’s office at the time she was supposed to be cracking down on State Family Services workers not doing their job ….this is because children were dying in the hands of people the State placed them with…..and NOTHING the guy did not want to talk to me…..Democrats are full of EMPTY words and NO Action!!!!!!!!!
Senator Akin, in glorious ineptitude, was attempting to defend every conceived life. … On the other hand we have a political party (the Democratic Party) who’s gonna have a former president (Bill Clinton) who was actually accused of rape-
introduce and keynote Barack Obama.
Slick Willy Clinton was held in contempt of court. He was disbarred for several years. He has had numerous extramarital affairs. You talk about somebody who has less than a respectful view of women?And the Democrats love the guy.”
Akin doesn’t think abortion should even happen in rape. That’s what he was trying to say.There are a group of pro-lifers who profoundly believe that it’s not the baby’s fault.”
Akin said,“I said one word in one sentence on one day, and everything changed … I believe in the defense of the unborn and a deep respect for life. …They are not things to run away from.”
I read, perhaps in Breitbart, that Akin got campaign funds from the DNC…does that make things clearer?
I predict this gaffe will not be that significant because after all the guy was defending the innocent and defenseless lives of the unborn albeit clumsily and stupidly. It will pass. It’s not like it happened one week before the election. There’s such an incredible double standard in American politics where the left can literally get away with murder while the right is held to account for a few clumsy words for which the speaker has apologized profusely. Everyone knows that the democrat party is the party of death with respect to the innocent and defenseless unborn whom they eagerly, knowingly and willingly consign to death all in the name of a woman’s right to chose [to kill her child].
The same could be said of the democrat party with respect to slavery. It was the democrat party that resisted abolishing slavery to the point of instigating what turned out to be the bloodiest war ever fought by Americans and on our homeland to boot. This is not about a war on women. This is about a war on children, an unprecedented holocaust in all of history by “legally” assisting in the killing of 50 million young Americans not to mention the mental stress that many of the women involved have to cope with for years afterwards. And it can all be laid at the feet of the democrat party.
Great and well stated points! You have put your finger on the exact truth!