Your latest GOP Nutcase: Missouri Senate candidate (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

"From what I understand from doctors, that's really rare," said Akin said of pregnancy caused by rape. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume maybe that didn't work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist."

The really scary part is he is up 8 points in the latest polls

 

[Joe Summer]

I'm curious to see the science behind "raped women can stop themselves from getting pregnant".

 

[Todd Andrews]

Well, he is talking about Legitimate Rape, after all....

 

[Dexter]

Well, he is talking about Legitimate Rape, after all....

Which is rare as well since everyone knows 99% of the time the woman is asking for it.

 

[Ursa M]

It isn't difficult to find these people. And that's scary.

 

[meatwad1]

If these are the type of fringe issues your pinko libs are going war with...good luck!!!

The 2012 Democratic Party Platform!!!

[*]Ban guns

[*]Gay Marriage for all

[*]Higher Taxes

[*]Abortion on demand

[*]Shrink the Military

[*]Expand Unions

[*]Create Jobs

 

[matuski]

[*]Abortion on demand

this sounds awesome, I'm in!

 

[BigSteelThrill]

You can just stay on topic. Its ok to do so.

 

[Todd Andrews]

Paul Ryan supported the national version of the Virginia mandatory ######l probes law, so the kookoo is right up on the ticket this time around.

 

[joffer]

If these are the type of fringe issues your pinko libs are going war with...good luck!!!

Can't you just admit what this guy said was epically stupid? Try it. It won't hurt I promise

 

[Fennis]

I thought by now abortion would no longer be an issue.

 

[MaxThreshold]

I agree that what he said was quite stupid.

 

[Sea Duck]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Is "Legitimate Rape" a good band name?

 

[Sammy3469]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

 

[Ursa M]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Yes indeed.Oh....wait....

 

[Dentist]

Is "Legitimate Rape" a good band name?

no, but a pretty good FFL team name

 

[Topes]

[*]Abortion on demand

this sounds awesome, I'm in!

Step Right Up! You're Invited to The Abortionplex!

 

[Topes]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

To their credit, it is actually true that many Republicans are calling for Akin to drop out of the race.

 

[Wrighteous Ray]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

To their credit, it is actually true that many Republicans are calling for Akin to drop out of the race.

The people quoted in the article are calling for him to step down because they think he's going to lose to McCaskill, whereas a different Republican might win. That's not exactly a heroic stance.

 

[3C's]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

To their credit, it is actually true that many Republicans are calling for Akin to drop out of the race.

Guy is a for sure loser now. They deserve some credit for not "having his back" but you have to think it's somewhat that they believe he can't win now and want to get someone else in the race so they still have a chance. Dude had a good lead over McCaskill. You'd have to think that is shot now as well as the R hope of gaining another seat in the Senate.

 

[Lutherman2112]

Is "Legitimate Rape" a good band name?

How about the Ron Paul preferred "honest rape?"

 

[pittstownkiller]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

To their credit, it is actually true that many Republicans are calling for Akin to drop out of the race.

The people quoted in the article are calling for him to step down because they think he's going to lose to McCaskill, whereas a different Republican might win. That's not exactly a heroic stance.

They asked him to step down now you want to question their motivation; that's classic.

 

[3C's]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

To their credit, it is actually true that many Republicans are calling for Akin to drop out of the race.

The people quoted in the article are calling for him to step down because they think he's going to lose to McCaskill, whereas a different Republican might win. That's not exactly a heroic stance.

They asked him to step down now you want to question their motivation; that's classic.

There's not much question in their motivation. He can't win now so they want him out of the way. If he were already elected they'd be calling for nothing more than an apology.

 

[Christo]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

To their credit, it is actually true that many Republicans are calling for Akin to drop out of the race.

The people quoted in the article are calling for him to step down because they think he's going to lose to McCaskill, whereas a different Republican might win. That's not exactly a heroic stance.

They asked him to step down now you want to question their motivation; that's classic.

There's not much question in their motivation. He can't win now so they want him out of the way. If he were already elected they'd be calling for nothing more than an apology.

Hey, it's John Edward. I always love it when someone knows how a person they don't know would react to a situation that hasn't actually occurred.

 

[Marvin]

It doesn't matter what party this guy belongs to...he's a dip####, jerkbag of the highest order.

 

[fatness]

A Canard That Will Not Die: 'Legitimate Rape' Doesn't Cause Pregnancy

In 1995, 71-year-old North Carolina state Rep. Henry Aldridge gained national notoriety after telling the N.C. House Appropriations Committee, "The facts show that people who are raped -- who are truly raped -- the juices don't flow, the body functions don't work and they don't get pregnant. Medical authorities agree that this is a rarity, if ever." His argument came during a debate over "a proposal to eliminate a state abortion fund for poor women," according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

In 1980, attorney James Leon Holmes wrote, in a letter arguing for a constitutional ban on abortion, "Concern for rape victims is a red herring because conceptions from rape occur with approximately the same frequency as snowfall in Miami." He later apologized for his comment and was successfully nominated to a federal judgeship by George W. Bush in 2004, the inside-Washington controversy over his remarks notwithstanding. Today he serves as the chief judge of the Eastern District of Arkansas.

In Pennsylvania, Republican state Rep. Stephen Freind asserted in 1988 that women rarely get pregnant from rape, because violent attacks cause temporary infertility. Reported the Philadelphia Daily News:

Efforts to outlaw abortion and legislatively narrow the definition of rape to only the most violent assaults go hand in hand, as abortion opponents believe rape exceptions to abortion bans will be exploited by women to obtain abortions in an environment in which it is otherwise outlawed. Rape, therefore, needs to be defined differently -- to be defined more narrowly and to be defined, most critically, as something that does not result in pregnancy.

 

[Fennis]

He is on the House Science and Technology Committee. Am I on candid camera?

I feel worse.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

A Canard That Will Not Die: 'Legitimate Rape' Doesn't Cause Pregnancy

In 1995, 71-year-old North Carolina state Rep. Henry Aldridge gained national notoriety after telling the N.C. House Appropriations Committee, "The facts show that people who are raped -- who are truly raped -- the juices don't flow, the body functions don't work and they don't get pregnant. Medical authorities agree that this is a rarity, if ever." His argument came during a debate over "a proposal to eliminate a state abortion fund for poor women," according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

In 1980, attorney James Leon Holmes wrote, in a letter arguing for a constitutional ban on abortion, "Concern for rape victims is a red herring because conceptions from rape occur with approximately the same frequency as snowfall in Miami." He later apologized for his comment and was successfully nominated to a federal judgeship by George W. Bush in 2004, the inside-Washington controversy over his remarks notwithstanding. Today he serves as the chief judge of the Eastern District of Arkansas.

In Pennsylvania, Republican state Rep. Stephen Freind asserted in 1988 that women rarely get pregnant from rape, because violent attacks cause temporary infertility. Reported the Philadelphia Daily News:

Efforts to outlaw abortion and legislatively narrow the definition of rape to only the most violent assaults go hand in hand, as abortion opponents believe rape exceptions to abortion bans will be exploited by women to obtain abortions in an environment in which it is otherwise outlawed. Rape, therefore, needs to be defined differently -- to be defined more narrowly and to be defined, most critically, as something that does not result in pregnancy.

:headexplode:

 

[Sammy3469]

He is on the House Science and Technology Committee. Am I on candid camera?I feel worse.

Don't worry the GOP VP candidate believes there's something called "forceable rape". Stay classy, GOP

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I like the GOP's shtick of nominating idiots and throwing away Senate seats that they should win easily.

 

[Ursa M]

Good thing the GOP has disavowed him.

Lol

To their credit, it is actually true that many Republicans are calling for Akin to drop out of the race.

The people quoted in the article are calling for him to step down because they think he's going to lose to McCaskill, whereas a different Republican might win. That's not exactly a heroic stance.

They asked him to step down now you want to question their motivation; that's classic.

There's not much question in their motivation. He can't win now so they want him out of the way. If he were already elected they'd be calling for nothing more than an apology.

I dunno, maybe he'd still win.

 

[Wrighteous Ray]

I like the GOP's shtick of nominating idiots and throwing away Senate seats that they should win easily.

Yeah, it's pretty much the only thing keeping the Dems in the majority. Last cycle the Republicans blew very winnable races in Delaware, Nevada and Colorado. Looks like they might do the same this cycle with Missouri. At least the Republican minority will be RINO-free.

 

[Disco Stu]

All sex is rape.

[/extremefeminist]

 

[NCCommish]

The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year.

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

[Wrighteous Ray]

The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year.

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

This stat doesn't distinguish between "legitimate rape" and just regular rape.

 

[timschochet]

Must we fiscal conservatives spend the rest of our lives married to these idiots? Is there any way out of this that won't lose us the chance of electoral victories?

 

[NCCommish]

The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year.

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

This stat doesn't distinguish between "legitimate rape" and just regular rape.

Good point.

 

[NCCommish]

I'm going to give Romney a little credit here. He is moving past just saying it was poorly put to:

In a phone interview this morning, Mitt Romney told National Review Online that Representative Todd Akin’s recent comment on rape is “inexcusable.”“Congressman’s Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong,” Romney said. “Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive.”Akin, the Republican Senate nominee from Missouri, controversially claimed on Sunday that a woman’s body can block an unwanted pregnancy.“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down,” Akin said in an interview with KTVI-TV.“I have an entirely different view,” Romney said. “What he said is entirely without merit and he should correct it.”

Not as far as I think he should have gone but well beyond the tepid initial response he gave.

 

[Wrighteous Ray]

I'm going to give Romney a little credit here. He is moving past just saying it was poorly put to:

In a phone interview this morning, Mitt Romney told National Review Online that Representative Todd Akin’s recent comment on rape is “inexcusable.”“Congressman’s Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong,” Romney said. “Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive.”Akin, the Republican Senate nominee from Missouri, controversially claimed on Sunday that a woman’s body can block an unwanted pregnancy.“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down,” Akin said in an interview with KTVI-TV.“I have an entirely different view,” Romney said. “What he said is entirely without merit and he should correct it.”

Not as far as I think he should have gone but well beyond the tepid initial response he gave.

Scott Brown also just made very critical comments. Yeah, it's in Romney and Brown's interests to distance themselves from this guy, but it's still a good thing.

 

[NCCommish]

I'm going to give Romney a little credit here. He is moving past just saying it was poorly put to:

In a phone interview this morning, Mitt Romney told National Review Online that Representative Todd Akin’s recent comment on rape is “inexcusable.”“Congressman’s Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong,” Romney said. “Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive.”Akin, the Republican Senate nominee from Missouri, controversially claimed on Sunday that a woman’s body can block an unwanted pregnancy.“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down,” Akin said in an interview with KTVI-TV.“I have an entirely different view,” Romney said. “What he said is entirely without merit and he should correct it.”

Not as far as I think he should have gone but well beyond the tepid initial response he gave.

Scott Brown also just made very critical comments. Yeah, it's in Romney and Brown's interests to distance themselves from this guy, but it's still a good thing.

"As a husband and father of two young women, I found Todd Akin's comments about women and rape outrageous, inappropriate and wrong. There is no place in our public discourse for this type of offensive thinking. Not only should he apologize, but I believe Rep. Akin's statement was so far out of bounds that he should resign the nomination for US Senate in Missouri."

That's what Scott said in his second try at it. I would have liked to have seen Romney go that far. And I'll throw Sen Brown an attaboy for his response here.

 

[timschochet]

Putting aside the "legitimate rape" nonsense:

It's always seemed to me that if you truly believe that abortion represents the murder of an innocent baby, there's no way you can be in favor of the "rape exception". It's a contradiction which seems to indicate that a pregnant woman has a right to her own body. Once this principle has been conceded, then logically you need to be for the right to ANY abortion.

If you're one of those who is pro-life except in the cases of rape or incest, I'm hoping you can explain this apparent inconsistency.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

I like the GOP's shtick of nominating idiots and throwing away Senate seats that they should win easily.

Yeah, it's pretty much the only thing keeping the Dems in the majority. Last cycle the Republicans blew very winnable races in Delaware, Nevada and Colorado. Looks like they might do the same this cycle with Missouri. At least the Republican minority will be RINO-free.

The Dems contributed to get Akin nominated in Missouri and Angle in Nevada. I believe the practice is called "ratf**king" (not making that up)

 

[mad sweeney]

Lots of humor on the twitter with new accounts like @LegitimateRape.

 

[joffer]

I like the GOP's shtick of nominating idiots and throwing away Senate seats that they should win easily.

Yeah, it's pretty much the only thing keeping the Dems in the majority. Last cycle the Republicans blew very winnable races in Delaware, Nevada and Colorado. Looks like they might do the same this cycle with Missouri. At least the Republican minority will be RINO-free.

The Dems contributed to get Akin nominated in Missouri and Angle in Nevada. I believe the practice is called "ratf**king" (not making that up)

i remember that term from All the President's Men

basically campaign sabotage (e.g. Canuck Letter)

 

[squistion]

I like the GOP's shtick of nominating idiots and throwing away Senate seats that they should win easily.

Yeah, it's pretty much the only thing keeping the Dems in the majority. Last cycle the Republicans blew very winnable races in Delaware, Nevada and Colorado. Looks like they might do the same this cycle with Missouri. At least the Republican minority will be RINO-free.

The Dems contributed to get Akin nominated in Missouri and Angle in Nevada. I believe the practice is called "ratf**king" (not making that up)

I dunnno know about Missouri, however it was Harry Reid in Nevada that brought down Angle. He focused his attacks on Sue "Chickens for Checkups" Lowden before the GOP primary, knowing that she was the stronger candidate. But ultimately it is the GOP base that elects these fringe tea party types - and anyone who doubts that should revisit the strong support in several threads on this forum for Christine O'Donnell.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

So Bobby Knight's advice to 'lay back and enjoy it' was clearly wrong.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Shut It Down!

 

[Apes with Guns]

Interesting counter-argument article on i09. It shocked me a bit that the instance of pregnancy was so high.

http://io9.com/5936157/the-real-science-behind-todd-akins-claim-that-victims-of-legitimate-rape-dont-get-pregnant

 

[H8tank]

I like the GOP's shtick of nominating idiots and throwing away Senate seats that they should win easily.

Yeah, it's pretty much the only thing keeping the Dems in the majority. Last cycle the Republicans blew very winnable races in Delaware, Nevada and Colorado. Looks like they might do the same this cycle with Missouri. At least the Republican minority will be RINO-free.

The Dems contributed to get Akin nominated in Missouri and Angle in Nevada. I believe the practice is called "ratf**king" (not making that up)

I dunnno know about Missouri, however it was Harry Reid in Nevada that brought down Angle. He focused his attacks on Sue "Chickens for Checkups" Lowden before the GOP primary, knowing that she was the stronger candidate. But ultimately it is the GOP base that elects these fringe tea party types - and anyone who doubts that should revisit the strong support in several threads on this forum for Christine O'Donnell.

Fringe candidate up 10 points, then makes a Biden and now he is fringe.