GOP candidate says women's bodies can prevent pregnancy after a bona fide rape

[Anonymous]

He's an effing moron. Please call his office and leave a comment. I've left several. [phone].

[Anonymous]

This says it all.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/legitimate-rape-and-todd-akins-myths/2012/08/20/f8c048b4-ea76-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_blog.html

"I think he is using the new modern definition of misspoke: “said something in total sincerity that terrified everyone who heard it and which therefore I must not have meant.”

[Anonymous]

It's nice that the Romney campaign is distancing itself from this guy NOW, since not so long ago, Akin and Ryan teamed up to co sponsor a very important bill restricting abortion funding and trying to redefine "mere" rape as FORCIBLE RAPE. Apparently the degree of force is an important difference to Repug legislators.

"Akin and Ryan were the original co-sponsors of the controversial bill H.R. 3, “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which initially included language which changed the definition of “rape” to “forcible rape,” until public pressure forced the bill’s supporters to remove that unacceptable and narrow definition. As I wrote previously, Paul Ryan is not just anti-choice, his anti-choice views are extreme and just plain bad for all women. "

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/the_rumble/2012/08/todd-akin-paul-ryan-and-the-very-real-war-on-women

[Anonymous]

Make a donation to his opponent today. https://wfc2.wiredforchange.com/o/8/content_item/mccaskill

[Anonymous]

And with that, one more "at risk" House seat just went solidly blue.

[Anonymous]

A little history of rape. Light lunchtime reading.

http://jezebel.com/5936160/the-official-guide-to-legitimate-rape?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:And with that, one more "at risk" House seat just went solidly blue.

He is running for Senate. Given that he is running in Missouri, I wouldn't count this chicken just yet.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure which is worse, his parsing of rape into "legitimate" vs. "illegitimate" or the notion that fertility is based on the level of a woman's consent.

[Anonymous]

It's sad that there are people out there who would actually vote for a candidate who clearly shows about a middle school understanding of science. You are supposed to vote for someone whose judgment you trust to make legislative decisions on behalf of the population. Who in their right mind would trust this candidate when he clearly has no understanding nor desire to learn beyond a prepubescent level? I bet his parents are embarassed that the world now knows that they never had "the talk" with their son.

[Anonymous]

glad to see that many of us are in agreement here for once.

i get party allegiance, but sometimes we can all at least agree on some insane line of thinking.

[Anonymous]

And people wonder why some of us have such a disdain for the Fly Over States...

[Anonymous]

Bill Clinton raped Juanita Broderick. You guys should roll out the red carpet for this guy. He has a ways to go before matching predator creep Clinton.

[Anonymous]

Remind me again why I can't vote Republican? ...oh yeah, thanks for the reminder!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bill Clinton raped Juanita Broderick. You guys should roll out the red carpet for this guy. He has a ways to go before matching predator creep Clinton.

I had forgotten about that poor woman that Clinton raped. Liberals are screwed up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bill Clinton raped Juanita Broderick. You guys should roll out the red carpet for this guy. He has a ways to go before matching predator creep Clinton.

I had forgotten about that poor woman that Clinton raped. Liberals are screwed up

Yeah, (if) Bill Clinton did that then it totally means that this Akin guy is A-OK!