Ex-US Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies

[basquebromance]

would have been a great senator

Ex-U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies

His comments sparked an outcry.

www.politico.com

 

[surada]

would have been a great senator

Ex-U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies

His comments sparked an outcry.

www.politico.com

LOLOL.. Stupid and religious. That notion went out in 1902.


“He was a devout Christian, a great father, and a friend to many. We cherish many fond memories from him driving the tractor at our annual hayride, to his riveting delivery of the freedom story at 4th of July parties dressed in the full uniform of a colonial minuteman. The family is thankful for his legacy: a man with a servant’s heart who stood for truth.”

Akin represented a Republican-leaning eastern Missouri district that included St. Louis-area suburbs for 12 years, giving up a safe seat to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. He emerged from a crowded GOP primary to challenge then-incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, only to seriously hurt Republicans’ chances of recapturing a Senate majority less than two weeks later.

Akin, a strong abortion opponent, was asked during an interview by a St. Louis television station whether he supported allowing abortions for women who have been raped. He answered that “from what I understand from doctors” that such pregnancies are “really rare.”

He added: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

 

[basquebromance]

i agree with Akin in everything he's ever said

 

[basquebromance]

to his credit, he stayed in the race till the end despite Romney and Ryan telling him to drop out

 

[surada]

i agree with Akin in everything he's ever said

So you reject science. What else is new?

 

[22lcidw]

So you reject science. What else is new?

Science created the Covid biological weapon. What is rejected is the Progressive Socialist Media/Entertainment propaganda machine that caused this to be worse then it had to be for political gains. Science told me I could live more comfortably as a working class person under a Trump administration then Biden installed as Potentate. And now we are seeing the rejection of science due to political agendas making many American poorer and dependent on government largesse.

 

[surada]

Science created the Covid biological weapon. What is rejected is the Progressive Socialist Media/Entertainment propaganda machine that caused this to be worse then it had to be for political gains. Science told me I could live more comfortably as a working class person under a Trump administration then Biden installed as Potentate. And now we are seeing the rejection of science due to political agendas making many American poorer and dependent on government largesse.

What planet are you on today?

 

[tyroneweaver]

obviously dems believe in legitimate rape or they wouldn't let pervs in from other countries.

 

[surada]

obviously dems believe in legitimate rape or they wouldn't let pervs in from other countries.

You're loony.

 

[odanny]

Akin faced pressure from the national GOP to withdraw and allow the state party to pick a replacement. He refused and ended up losing the race by nearly 16 percentage points, receiving 39% of the vote. Yet other Republican officials and officeholders across the U.S. occasionally echoed his remarks — signaling how conservative some of the party’s base had become on the issue.

After 4 years of Trump, his comments would barely register today

 

[Harry Dresden]

would have been a great senator

Ex-U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies

His comments sparked an outcry.

www.politico.com

you actually think that?....

 

[basquebromance]

yes. did i stutter?

 

[Harry Dresden]

yes. did i stutter?

yea you did.....

 

[bodecea]

would have been a great senator

Ex-U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies

His comments sparked an outcry.

www.politico.com

Now, that appears that it would be a plus in some red states.

 

[basquebromance]

yea you did.....

i like politicians who say/do outrageous things. Trump, Chris Christie, Anthony Weiner, the list is as long as a Weiner

 

[odanny]

i like politicians who say/do outrageous things. Trump, Chris Christie, Anthony Weiner, the list is as long as a Weiner

You're a clueless drama queen.

 

[whitehall]

Akin's words "legitimate rape" sunk his political career. Hillary's husband was accused of rape by a legitimate victim and went on to a successful career. Which one was the republican?

 

[whitehall]

It's a shame an honorable man who was married to the same woman for over fifty years would be remembered for two unfortunate words rather than a lifetime of public service but lefties lever let go of their hatred for republicans. Bill Clinton engaged in sodomy with a girl barely older than his daughter and then lied about it but democrats defended him saying his sexual life was nobody's business but his own. Akin never even had a chance to explain his remarks. A perfect example of the double standard in politics.

 

[odanny]

It's a shame an honorable man who was married to the same woman for over fifty years would be remembered for two unfortunate words rather than a lifetime of public service but lefties lever let go of their hatred for republicans. Bill Clinton engaged in sodomy with a girl barely older than his daughter and then lied about it but democrats defended him saying his sexual life was nobody's business but his own. Akin never even had a chance to explain his remarks. A perfect example of the double standard in politics.

Your post is a perfect example of the disconnect between Republicans and decent human beings.

 

[whitehall]

Your post is a perfect example of the disconnect between Republicans and decent human beings.

I rest my case