Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Todd Akin's remarks on rape may help clarify the abortion debate

President Barack Obama again criticized Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) for his controversial remarks on rape, saying the GOP Senate nominee "somehow missed science class." “Recently some of you have been paying attention toTodd "Legitimate Rape" Akin, the Republican Senate candidate who believes uteri have a rape exception, has launched a "Still Standing" website asking supporters to sign a petition. Actually, he's launched it three times,The fundamental problem for the Republican party isn't Todd Akin's crazy rape statement on Sunday, or the fact that he refused to drop out of the Senate race, or even that other Republican extremists are keeping the story alive). The fundamentalAll right, turns out we were all angry over nothing. When Todd Akin used the questionable phrase "legitimate rape," he was just trying to distinguish those rapes from the ones women lie about — you know, the false rapes.Mitt Romney called on Rep. Todd Akin (R) to walk away from the Missouri Senate race Tuesday. "As I said yesterday, Todd Akin's comments were offensive and wrong and he should very seriously consider what course would
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