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‘I Misspoke’: GOP Senate Nominee Clarifies ‘Legitimate Rape’ Remarks

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin (Mo.) made headlines Sunday when he said the following during a KTVI-TV interview: “First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape is] 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 — you know, I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child,” he added.

[Related: GOP Senate Nominee: Victims of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Rarely Get Pregnant]

Needless to say, these remarks were poorly received on both sides of the political spectrum, prompting the GOP senate candidate to issue the following statement:

As a member of Congress, I believe that working to protect the most vulnerable in our society is one of my most important responsibilities, and that includes protecting both the unborn and victims of sexual assault.  In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it’s clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year.  Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve.

I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue.  But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action. I also recognize that there are those who, like my opponent, support abortion and I understand I may not have their support in this election.

But I also believe that this election is about a wide-range of very important issues, starting with the economy and the type of country we will be leaving our children and grandchildren.  We’ve had 42 straight months of unacceptably high unemployment, trillion dollar deficits, and Democratic leaders in Washington who are focused on growing government, instead of jobs.  That is my primary focus in this campaign and while there are those who want to distract from that, knowing they cannot defend the Democrats’ failed economic record of the last four years, that will continue to be my focus in the months ahead.

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Comments (237)

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  • lylejk
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:49pm

    I hope it’s not too late to get a replacement for this Democrat mole. Idiot he is. You suppose to step carefully over manure you idiot. Oh well. Looks like McCaskill will get her job back which is a darn shame. :)

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    • Sirfoldallot
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:06pm

      It’s getting late kids 4 ur 1st day @ school , go 2 bed .

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    • Alvin691
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:50pm

      You know nothing about this situation. It shows.

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    • Ron_WA
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 11:29pm

      Yeah, we can kiss this senate seat goodbye – idiot

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    • Leadthemtothelight
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 11:52pm

      lol…..apparently he was reading from the Biden playbook…..ooops

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:08am

      @ Lylejk
      The NJ Dems were able to replace Toreccelli on the ballot a few years back — even though that was absolutely not permitted by the NJ statutes. That was the Democrats in New Jersey, though — and Clinton was able to pressure Torch to agree to dropping his bid. Unlikely that Missouri will be able to get a similar alignment to have a chance at a Senate seat pick-up.
      As for “liberal plant” and other comments about this guy, I know nothing about him except for this bone-headed statement. Guys make bone-headed comments all the time without being “moles”, “plants” or whatever.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:30am

      @lylejk

      Respectfully, you don’t have a clue.

      Todd Akin is my Representative, and he’s about as Constitutional Conservative as they come. He voted against NDAA, the Debt Ceiling Increase, etc. I met him recently, and he rattled off 18 founding fathers like it was nothing.

      The man knows history and relgion, too. Except for the Communists in north St. Louis and Kansas City, Akin should have no problem beating Claire.

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    • Raging_Waters
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:44am

      Regarding his “legitimate” rape comment: He’s right. There’s a lot of unstable women who consentually engage in intercourse with a guy they desire, then get pregnant (sometimes on purpose), only to find out the guy doesn’t like them as much, and then they pull out the rape card for spite. Anyone who doesn’t understand the SICK direction our society has taken is in complete denial. Rape is a despicible act, but the child doesn’t deserve the punishment, the rapist does. Liberals just seem to love killing babies for whatever reason they can find.
      ‘She was raped. Kill it.’
      ‘The child’s deformed. Kill it.’
      ‘The woman can’t support a child right now. Kill it.’
      ‘She didn’t want to get pregnant right now. Kill it.’

      Tolerance: What’s your limit?

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:05am

      @ Raging Waters:
      “Regarding his “legitimate” rape comment: He’s right.”
      Ummm . . . no.
      I get what you are saying and what he was saying, and I basically concur.
      But … “legitimate” RAPE ??? How do those two words even occur in the same SENTENCE let alone “legitimate” as an adjective for “rape”???
      “genuine”, “actual” and maybe 6 other words in the English language (we have the largest vocabulary in the world, you know) but “legitimate”?? Obama was more accurate to talk about having visited 57 states than for someone to talk about “legitimate rape.” After all, states can be added to bring the number up to 57 (or more) states — but there is NO WAY that rape can ever be “legitimate.”

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    • Raging_Waters
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:26am

      @Chuck
      I agree he could’ve used a better word. But “legitimate” can mean “genuine” or “actual.” And I took it as just that. But people need to understand that there can be false accusations of rape and sometimes pregnancy is involved. So I won’t ostracize him for this.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:48am

      @CHUCK STEIN
      It depends on hat context he was using. If a girl was saying a guy raped her, but the guy says it was consensual, and a jury finds that it was, indeed, rape, then that makes it a legitimate rape.

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    • Baron_Doom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:07am

      Amen, Raging_Waters. This comment is being blown way out of proportion. I actually agree with him 100%. There are plenty of women who falsely claim they are raped. Point in case is a woman named Wanetta Gibson who put a guy behind bars and won 1.5 million in a lawsuit. She eventually came clean after the guy was released five years later… but she got to keep the 1.5 million. Absurd.

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    • iamhungry
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:50am

      @Chuck, Just so you know. The reason Obama said 57 states is that there are 57 separate primary elections during the Democratic primary season. There are 7 more than the states due to Puerto Rico, Overseas, Washington DC, etc having their own contests too.

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    • Simonne
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:11am

      He is an idiot. After that remark, I don’t know how he can win this election.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 7:43am

      @raging_Waters

      Liberals also think there’s a return policy on children. AFTER the child is born, if you decide you don’t want it, you can kill it. Remember, Cass Sustein says it‘s not a person until it’s two and you’ve invested money and time into it.

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    • MittensKittens
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 7:50am

      Focus you ******* morons…We have bigger things to worry about…GEEZ, is the majority population in the US adhd?

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    • koyettsu
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:11am

      I am tired of the misspoke excuse, you did not misspoke you are simply an idiot.

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    • obrien871
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:15am

      Can‘t believe Akin won the nomination this should’ve been extremely easy win McCaskill is the worst. Voted for John Brunner, former Marine, and great businessman he was beating McCaskill by 11 points in a head to head match. Unfortunately there was another candidate running a woman that was running ads with Sarah Palin supporting her that split the vote so Akin slipped in. Pretty dmn depressing that we could‘ve had a businessman that’s created real jobs instead of a bonehead politician.

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    • TulsaYeeHaw
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:30am

      Is there EVER a time sarah palin does NOT support a woman running against a man in the primaries? (Seriously, I don’t know, but I’ve never, ever seen it.)

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:37am

      The yo-yo‘s in the ’show me state’ are gonna reelect that Socialist, Statist, Progressive for this comment? how stupid can they be………if he loses, he needs to be hung!!

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:52am

      Keep him, I mean him and Ryan (despite Ryan’s lie this weekend to the contrary) hold the same views on rape and abortion (he and Ryan sponsored anti-choice, anti-women legislation together).

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  • ktmrider1
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:37pm

    you just misspoke yourself out of a senate seat dumb ass- next!

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:45pm

      liberal dope

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    • Ray2447
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:47pm

      The only thing I want to know is, “Can you still ‘walk it back’ after you’ve gone over a cliff?” :-/

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    • PeachyinGA
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:55pm

      Sorry … “I mis-spoke” only works if you are a democrat. Hope you have a ‘day job’.

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    • Sirfoldallot
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:57pm

      Not over yet , so don’t count ur eggs yet, wishfull lib.

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:59pm

      why not the demo rats do it every day. you people just want to throw under the bus. ya that works real well time to give it back to the libs

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    • TomSawyer
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:34pm

      I agree. As a conservative, not a fake liberal posting here, I do not want to defend a guy that says stupid things like this. It is so stupid to say what he said I wonder if Todd Akin isn’t a progressive plant trying to sabotage the election. Romney and Ryan felt it necessary to make a statement of disagreement on this issue. Showing it can effect their campaign.

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 11:40pm

      this is what happens when you nominate so called conservatives who want to do the whole anti-abortion and gay marriage as their meat and potatoes. Would have been better to nominate a republican who talks about debt, spedning, unconstitutional federal programs, and liberty (things which the left cannot win on). When a candidate strays from those things – chaos ensues

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:22am

      SOYBOMB315_II — you are on the mark. The modern conservative party is more concerned about controlling what women and gays do than they are our outrageous spending or the increasing government intrusions upon on our liberties. They only pay lip-service to liberty and limited government; conservatives are every bit as much for big government as progressives.

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  • Six_Seven_and_No
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:32pm

    All I could think when I saw the headline was “please don’t let it be Akin”. I just hope McCaskill is as hated as I think she is and he can still win.

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    • TomSawyer
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:43pm

      Nope. Todd Akin’s raw stupidity is going to cost Republicans the Senate. No matter what you ideology, you should not want someone as stupid as Todd Akin in the senate.

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    • grayling646
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:53pm

      @ tomsawyer:

      …said the token lefty liberal.

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    • TomSawyer
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:09pm

      grayling646, You have made an error. I am a right wing conservative that has never ever voted for a democrat ever in 30 years of voting.

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    • Baron_Doom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:15am

      @TomSawyer – Akin is far from stupid, unlike your bandwagon comment. Be a lemming if you must, but Akin will be vindicated, especially after this comment blows over… probably when Biden makes his next gaffe.

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    • Contrarian51
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:43pm

      @TOMSAWYER: So you‘re saying we’ll be better off with Dirty Claire just because Akin made a stupid mistake and allowed himself to be dragged into a topic that won’t make one bit of difference in this election?

      Every avid pro-life and pro-choice voter isn’t going to be swayed by anything anyone says. Why these politicians don’t just say, “Look, there aren‘t 5 voters in the country who haven’t already made their minds up about the social issues, so can we please get back to the economy, jobs and taxes?”

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    • marybethelizabeth
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:57pm

      Why support Mr. Akin when he backtracks and disavows what most of you Keys believe?

      Will you never find a person with a backbone to represent you?

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  • Parrid1
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:30pm

    Hey don’t laugh, but this stuff has been studied. Just google it and you may be surprised by what different conclusions were drawn from the different studies. This guy being prolife might just be highlighting results that he is more comfortable with.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:37pm

      How about -you- show us these studies, like women’s bodies can keep them from getting pregnant through sheer willpower. You’re the one claiming they exist, after all.

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    • jzs
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:45pm

      He didn’t “misspeak.” He spoke. Watch the video. He make the distinction between “legitmate” rape and “illegitmate” rape (which I guess means women who deserve to get raped) and says doctors have told him most women don’t get pregnant when they are raped, so no problem with denying women the option to have a legal abortion rather than bear their rapist’s child.

      Why do Republicans hate women? Why do they want to force them to bear the children of rapists or incestual rape by their Uncle? Why is it that old, rich, white guys want to force women to give birth when they are raped?

      Little suprise that women aren’t overly enamored with the Republican party.

      Todd, nice try. I see you have some PR people working for you. So perhaps you can try again to explain why you are against abortions in cases of “legtimate rape” which you I‘m sure you’ll define and explain how that differs from “illegitmate rape” and in cases of incest.

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:13pm

      Uhhh… hmmmm, eh, cough cough. No way to defend this..uh, HE MUST BE A CLOSET DEMOCRAT/LIBERAL!!!

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    • Parrid1
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:24pm

      Hey! Brain “locked”…. I didn’t say I believed it. Never heard such a thing this guy said in my life. The same Lib’s that rail on this subject of abortion are the ones doing the studies…..Psychology studies. Go look it up….

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:30pm

      @Parrid

      ” I didn’t say I believed it. Never heard such a thing this guy said in my life. The same Lib’s that rail on this subject of abortion are the ones doing the studies…..Psychology studies. Go look it up….”

      My mistake, you don’t believe it. But you say it exists. So I repeat: why don’t -you- show us the studies?

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    • HoosierLady
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:16am

      @JZS And most of you. Am I the only person in the world that understands what he was thinking? Okay, let’s do this slowly…..First, with the legitimate rape thing, he was thinking that there are people that say that they were raped to either not make themselves look bad for murdering their child, or maybe they just want to use their situation to try to make a statistic for that group to try to keep the murder clinics open, because NOBODY has an agenda when it comes to these death clinics. Second, it‘s common knowledge that under an extremely stressful situation it’s not as easy to get pregnant. Ever talk to a couple desperately trying to get pregnant? I was one of them, you have to get rid of the stress first. This is most likely what he was talking about.

      I am a woman who has been raped and molested and i would never kill an innocent child if I had gotten pregnant by an unwanted intruder. There are too many people out there that want a child to love even if I couldn’t keep it because of what their father did to me. To kill an innocent child because of the father is still a terribly selfish act.

      As far as the republican party anti-woman thing. Get a grip and do your homework sweetie. Under the democrat party they have changed the mammogram recommendation age from 40 to 50 AND say that you only need a pap every 2 years, not every year. Just to get you ready so they can deny those to you under obamacare…& let’s not forget that they are using abortion as ge

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  • pissantno.10
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:29pm

    do all you liberals think you can pull of trying to post as conservetives.

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    • Master.Debater
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:15am

      My thoughts exactly. It is the total absence of rationality that gives them away. It is clear from the context of the sentence what his meaning was.

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    • TomSawyer
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:13pm

      I do not see any comment that appear to be liberals posing as conservatives. I see conservatives angry that they will lose a seat because the candidate threw the race and it is already over. He needs to drop out of the race asap.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:27pm

    Well, it’s water under the bridge now. Just move on is my first thought. My advice to these people if I could give it would be, when aked a question stop and consider your answer before you open your mouth. You know the old saying, they need to stopputting their mouth in gear before their brain.

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    • TRUTHandFREEDOM
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:41pm

      His statement is good and will need to be an ad when his opponent runs the first statement in political ads over and over and over.

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    • Wango
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 11:12pm

      Guy is toast and the Republicans are stuck with him. All of the Republicans. Better yet, Romney and Ryan are pro abortion. They said so today . . . “Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin’s statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape,”

      So, there you go. Now what? he he

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  • nobull14
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:26pm

    If they let are scratch and sniff president Oturd and Biden get by ? Let the man have a second chance for having diarrhea of the mouth ?. maybe he did miss speak ?

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  • henryKnox
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:23pm

    I wish they would listen to the Tea Party. The GOP is going to grab defeat from the jaws of victory. We supported Sarah Steelman and I couldn’t understand how akin won. We can’t continue to give seats to the Progressives or we will not have a free country to live in.

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  • Doug Piranha
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:20pm

    Pro lifers are more interested in changing hearts than in changing laws. If we can succeed in doing the former, the latter will be a moot point.

    That said, Akin should withdraw for the good of the country and the MO GOP should find a way to get Steelman on the ballot.

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:17pm

    There is NO SUCH WORD OR TERM as “misspoke”.
    The left made it up to cover their every flashing butts in the air when they got caught in LIES.
    Hellooooo.

    If somebody on the right is “misspeaking”, he or she or they belong on the left, not the right.

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    • grayling646
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:57pm

      Misspoke (definition):express yourself unclearly: to speak or express yourself in a way that is inappropriate, inaccurate, or unclear.

      You misspoke.

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  • Robert999
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:16pm

    I bet a lot of girls say they were raped and get abortions when it was voluntary sex just for the convenience of not having to face the repercussions of their actions. So they murder their baby just to escape the results of their own wrongdoing.

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    • freeberty
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:29pm

      Your absolutely right Robert, hopefully once abortion is made illegal, those woman taking that life through an illegal abortion or miscarriage will face the death penalty for their actions.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:37pm

      Motherhood should not be a punishment; it should be a blessing. Someone doesn’t need to claim they were raped to get an abortion (in most states, at least). And for the record, according to FBI statistics only 8% of rape claims turn out to be unfounded. Unfortunately, only 25% of rape cases lead to an arrest.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:55pm

      How do you even compare miscarriage to a voluntary abortion? Do you even have a clue what you are talking about?

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:02pm

      No one is asked for a reason why they desire to terminate a pregnancy,
      Certainly not up here up North and East,
      It’s a legal medical procedure, Period.

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    • freeberty
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:06pm

      usaMama

      Once abortion is made illegal don’t you realize that “miscarriages” will skyrocket, Let the courts decide whether it is murder or not.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:32pm

      Maybe, but I still don’t want to see people who have truly had a miscarriage be put through that kind of emotional trauma. If there is reason to believe they did it on purpose I suppose they could look into it but I already think we are too quick to charge parents for accidental death or injury to their children. I understand, sadly, some parents do murder their children but most do not. I don’t want to get to a place where innocent heartbroken parents are locked up after a tragedy.

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    • Robert999
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:43pm

      If there is a miscarriage, there needs to at least be a coroner‘s inquest into the baby’s death to determine if it really was accidental, or deliberate, or if the mother did something to contribute to the baby’s death. Prosecutions will be necessary if it was anything but an absolutely accidental miscarriage.

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    • freeberty
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:47pm

      There are stories in the paper of mothers murdering their children at least every month. Again when abortion is made illegal there will be a huge increase in miscarriages, we will have to agree to disagree on whether they ought to be investigated.

      It’s pretty much a mote point, once the government decides that abortion is illegal, the next step will be to investigate increases in miscarriages.

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    • MamaKat961
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:06am

      Wow! This thread is even more disturbing than what Akin said. What kind of Conservative wants to send the government poking into the most personal lives of young women who have suffered a miscarriage? So you want to bring in the Nanny State as soon as conception occurs? It’s bad enough every parent has to fear the state disapproving of their parenting or discipline of children but you want every pregnant woman living in fear of murder charges? How exactly will this muder be proven? What will it take? Who decides how “intentional” is defined? Maybe the woman did something she knew could be hazardous to the baby like driving or bicycling or hiking, and suffered a miscarriage. Will she be arrested because she “intentionally” engaged in an activity before the loss of her baby?
      As someone who suffered 3 miscarriages in order to have 3 healthy babies, this absolutely floors me. It is one of the most arrogant, misogynistic suggestions I’ve ever heard.

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    • freeberty
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:16am

      Mama

      What do you think will happen when abortion is outlawed? A fetus will have rights just like any other person. Do you think the government will stop after shutting down a few abortion clinics? Are you for the law against abortion or not?

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:58am

      MamaKat thank you! I am sorry for your losses. You raise some very good concerns! As people who claim to be for small gov’t I am surprised they would even suggest this! I too had a miscarriage and it was hard enough to deal with without the gov’t getting involved. What about Obamacare and keeping gov’t out of our healthcare? This seems like the biggest invasion of patient/ doctor privacy ever suggested! If a doc has suspicion of foul play aren’t they obligated to say something anyway? Why single out grieving mothers if there is no reason to suspect foul play?

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:58am

      Locked – And if those women don’t want to become mothers (unless she gets raped), then she should either keep her legs closed, going on the pill, or getting her tubes tied. Excuse me if I don’t feel sorry for those women like you do.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:06am

      Mamakat and Usamama – Miscarriages and abortions are two completely different things. Miscarriage is an accident while abortion is intentional.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:33am

      Gt R Done your preaching to the choir, tell that to FreeBerty and Robert999. They are the ones suggesting a woman who has a miscarriage be charged with murder! We are the ones telling them that’s insane!

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    • Robert999
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:01am

      I did not say that a woman who has a miscarriage should be charged with murder. If you put your child in a dangerous situation (for example, leaving them in a closed car in the summer sun or riding in the bed of a pickup) and the child dies, you can be charged with manslaughter or some other crime. The same should be true for an unborn child. If you are pregnant and you do something that you know (or should know) can endanger the baby you are carrying and results in a miscarriage, then you should be charged with a crime.

      All I am saying is to treat the unborn child the same as a born child, and with the same rights. And that the parent has the same responsibilities.

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:18am

      Absolutely incredible…investigating mothers who miscarried as criminals. Conservatives are as much for limited government as progressives.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:30am

      Robert, I get what you are saying sort of. But the parents of every child who dies do not automatically get charged with murder! Sometimes miscarriages happen and in most cases the cause is unknown. In my case the baby died at 5 wks gestational but I had what is called a “missed miscarriage” where my body didn’t realize it until I was 3 1/2 mos! My miscarriage happened in the morning of my uncles funeral which just so happened to be on the1 yr anniversary of my fathers funeral (brothers died on the same day a year apart, ironic isn’t it? And there I was, dressed in funeral black, sitting in the docs office being told the baby I had carried for 3 mos was dead). You want to talk about emotional, I was in a darker place that following week then I ever care to go again, and you would have the gov’t sicked on me and have me “investigated”! How very “progressive” of you! Some people may commit this crime so let’s just punish the collective with more big, intrusive laws and invasion of their privacy!

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:50am

      @Git

      Wow… “Don’t want to get pregnant? It’s not enough to say no: better get your tubes tied.”

      I don’t know what you are, but it’s not a conservative. You want more government, not less. You’re as despicable as Robert.

      … oh right, you’re a troll. Forgot about that.

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    • Master.Debater
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:35am

      Freeberty said, “It’s pretty much a mote point, once the government decides that abortion is illegal, the next step will be to investigate increases in miscarriages”

      Is this an argument for maintaining the institution of government-sanctioned killing that currently exists?

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:00am

      GIT-R-DONE — don’t lie to us about your true feelings. We know who you are, and the perverted, poisonous ideology that guides you. Do not pretend you would have any sympathy for a rape-victim. In case of rape, you would tell us “she shouldn’t have been wearing those clothes,“ or ”she shouldn’t have accepted that ride,“ or ”had that drink,” or you’ll tell us, “obviously she wanted to have sex with that guy, or she would have fought harder.”

      Then, like Akin, you‘d tell her she can’t have an abortion, because “if she was really raped, she wouldn’t be pregnant.” Or you will tell us that women shouldn’t be allowed emergency contraceptives after a rape, telling us the same thing, “she wouldn’t need them if she was really raped.” On top of calling them liars, you would to treat these rape victims as you do other women, referring them in the most vulgar of manner, you perverted little misogynist.

      Oh yes, I know…I don’t agree with you and your disgusted, psychotic ideology, so I’m a Marxist. Blah, blah, blah. You’re boring, unthinking one-trick pony.

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:02am

      GIT-R-DONE — hey, little pervert, why don’t you work at a rape-crisis center and tell those women to their faces they are sluts and whores. You won’t, because on top of being a little pervert, you are a sniveling little coward too.

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  • NO_MORE_OBAMA
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:14pm

    DING DING DING …. We finally found a republican dummer than Joe Biden.

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  • zoro51
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:11pm

    look ass wipe IM a RAPE BABEY mom was 16.. get the HELL off the air if u act like BIDEN a BUFFON AMERICA n the GOP dont want YOU

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  • freeberty
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:10pm

    He was right the first time, your either for life or not, if he is elected hopefully he will bring a bill to Congress were it will be considered murder by the women for any miscarriage or abortion, and have a death penalty punishment for those found guilty.

    If the miscarriage is considered an Act of God then the government should be able to sue the nearest church where the women lives.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:19pm

      And you were wrong the first time:
      “This nominee is absolutely right your either for life or not”

      Do you believe in the right to use lethal force in self-defense? If so, you’re qualifying which life has more value…. are you for life or not? Issues are never, ever, completely black and white.

      “if he is elected hopefully he will bring a bill to Congress were it will be considered murder by the women for any miscarriage or abortion.”

      Such a bill would be unconstitutional. The Supreme Court will need to decide the future of abortion in the US; right now, it’s legal and constitutional.

      “If the miscarriage is considered an Act of God then the government should be able to sue the nearest church where the women lives.”

      No one can sue God or a church for an “act of God.” Supernatural beings do not fall in the jurisdiction of the US (yes, courts have actually issued rulings saying that).

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:42pm

      freeone just another liberal comon sence why heck that takes up to much of my pea brain.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:44pm

      Are you sick? I sure hope you are trying to make some sort of twisted joke and aren’t serious!! I am 100% pro life, and agree the VOLUNTARY killing of babies should not be allowed, but as one who has suffered a miscarriage I am disgusted by your comment! It was the saddest most heart wrenching experience of my life, that’s like saying you would punish the parents for the death of their sick child. As though they could stop it from happening!!

      I have 4 beautiful children, 3 on Earth and one in heaven whom I look forward to meeting some day! God help you and may He soften your calloused heart!

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    • freeberty
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:52pm

      UsaMama

      No offense, I just think a court of law ought to decide whether a miscarriage was legitimate or not.

      What do you think is going to happen after abortion is made illegal, there is going to be a huge increase in “miscarriages”

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:12pm

      Offense taken! If after I had my miscarriage some moron said to me “we have to investigate this to be sure you didn’t do this on purpose,” they would have been walking out of there with 2 black eyes, one from me and one from my husband!! That‘s all I’m gonna say, some people may induce abortion on their own but you don’t solve that by treating everyone who suffers that kind of a loss as a murderer! They will get their day in court, a Heavenly court.

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    • freeberty
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:23pm

      Mama

      My mistake, I thought you had said you were against abortion.There doesn’t have to be a doctor involved to cause an abortion.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:55pm

      Ok do NOT twist my words and accuse me of being pro-abortion! You said congress should QUOTE “bring a bill to Congress were it will be considered murder by the women for any miscarriage or abortion” I am saying that is wrong! If there is reason to believe a woman caused the death of her child intentionally in or outside of the womb then absolutely investigate it, but to charge every woman who suffers a miscarriage with murder NOT the way to handle it!

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    • just happy
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 11:15pm

      The “right ” to an abortion isn’t in the constitution, and the prohibition shouldn’t be there either. Until the unborn are recognized as people with the rights of citizens, they have no rights. I believe they are people so no law is necessary for me. What is relevant and would make a big difference would be each of us living and advocating the values and principles of God.

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  • Trance
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:06pm

    “First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape is] really rare … If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

    I’d read the same thing before. Is there new medical science that refutes this or says it was a hoax? Or is it just something we aren’t supposed to talk about?

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:10pm

      That’s not how science works buddy. If you’re going to make a claim, you have to be able to provide evidence for it.

      You don’t make baseless claims and then say, “prove me wrong.”

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    • antitheist
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:13pm

      There’s no way for the human body to tell if it was rape, what makes you think the body would be able to tell the difference? Honestly, it sounds like something that would come out of abstinence only education.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:25pm

      “I’d read the same thing before. Is there new medical science that refutes this or says it was a hoax? Or is it just something we aren’t supposed to talk about?”

      Sigh… it’s complete bunk. The human body cannot tell the difference. Some people might say “Well, a girl getting raped isn’t going to orgasm, and orgasm seems to slightly increase the chance of pregnancy!” Unfortunately, even THAT is false, as a 1979 study of rape victims found that a fair amount of them (41%) said they experienced arousal or orgasm during the rape, which in turn led to all sorts of psychological trauma later.

      In short, this candidate is a moron repeating bad pseudo-scientific claims for which he refuses to apologize.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:59pm

      It’s silly talk.

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  • pissantno.10
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:58pm

    nope but who cares what they say im sure the trolls will be here soon demading his exacution.

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    • Want our country back
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:06pm

      We‘ll gently remind the trolls that he’s ‘our’ Joe Biden….LOL

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    • slr4528
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:08pm

      I am a conservative and the guy’s statement was unbelievable. He needs to step down quickly,this election is too important to lose. We need to win the Senate and we can’t afford to lose a state that we were slated to win. Does Akins work for the Dems like Lugar? This fossil needs to go. The Dems will replay the tape over and over again and they will try to tie it to the presidential race. This guy is radioactive and Romney would not dare to campaign with him when he campaigns in MO. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!! The Missouri GOP better do something quick!

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    • Toltepeceno
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:12pm

      Want our country back Good point, he still has a way to get to Joe Biteme’s level though.

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:51pm

      well i guess his statment did not mean much to you ya your a liberal too

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:05am

      exEcution, hon

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  • Locked
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:57pm

    I can understand saying he “misspoke” in reference to “legitimate rape.” It was poorly worded. But he didn’t even touch upon his idea that the female body can someone magically stop pregnancy in the case of rape. It doesn’t work like that… at all. And he never even touches that in his “clarification.”

    The guy is done.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:05pm

      Should have been “can somehow” not “can someone”

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:13pm

      The Republican party isn’t big on facts these days.

      As someone else on here said in regards to what you’re talking about.

      “I’d read the same thing before. Is there new medical science that refutes this or says it was a hoax? Or is it just something we aren’t supposed to talk about?”

      They can make the baseless claims or “read it” somewhere, and it doesn’t have to be proven, but it has to be proven untrue.

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    • grayling646
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:48pm

      Locked has appontid hisself grammer police.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:02pm

      @Grayling

      And you’ve appointed yourself… Pissant’s boot-licker? Not quite sure.

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    • tolerence
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:27pm

      only 1% of all aborions are because of rape,and if DEMS really care about rape than why dont they say something to planned parenthood for talking the rape victim to not report the rapeist to the police because planned parenthood is more worried about the goverment money they get than going to court than the offender gets let go to repeat rape again and again! besides the paramount argumant is the baby is a human and did nothing wrong,so the baby is not only being dismembered but is being punished for the rape,its a tough argument to bring up for our GOP chickens,but as long as this country murders the innocent by the millions we aill always be cursed,in my opinion

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  • Stelex
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:55pm

    Ok, legitamate rape is becoming iffy. I just read an article about the 4th sex……asexuals. So now not being sexual is a sexual orientation. But I’m confused cause we have Hetro, Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Transexual……..so far thats five near as I can tell, So asexual is sixth. I sense a freaky sexual war coming on. What about palygamists? or Necrofeliacs? Your hurting there feelings, Animal frs……come on……wheres it end. My brain hurts……

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:02pm

      “What about palygamists? or Necrofeliacs?”

      … are those anything like polygamists or necrophiliacs?

      “Hetro, Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Transexual……..so far thats five near as I can tell, So asexual is sixth.”

      You’re conflating issues. Sexual attraction between humans, there has always been four: heterosexual (only find opposite sex attractive), homosexual (only find same sex attractive), bisexual (find both sexes attractive) and asexual (does not find any sex attractive). Of course, asexual is a bit misleading; it’s lack of sexual attractive, not really a type.

      Gay and lesbian are both homosexuality. Transexual is a gender identity concept, not a type of attraction.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:03pm

      Frankly, I’d rather have a man who is opposed to abortion (and it’s true…it is rare where pregnancy results from rape. Rape is a horrible crime, don’t get me wrong. BUT who is better for MO? A man who opposes abortion and is a decent representative or a Senator who (in cahoots with her husband) ripped the people off? DUH. Get off his back.

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    • Stelex
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:17pm

      Ok, you win. Your right. What ever your freaking point is. Your obviously missing THE POINT. Jesus Fn Christ. We are lost as a society. So which are you again????????

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    • Stelex
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:20pm

      Robin….is that you? Another woman I knew whom was a spellfreak? just checking.

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    • Stelex
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:27pm

      Seeing you’ve obviously given this lot and LOTS of thought. I submit to your hypersexuality. Let me know what the last person, place, thing, animal, mineral or jello you made it with. I’m sensing tree hugger here.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 10:32pm

      “Ok, you win. Your right. What ever your freaking point is. Your obviously missing THE POINT. Jesus Fn Christ. We are lost as a society.”

      Please don‘t take the Lord’s name in vain. Sorry, what was the point? That you don’t understand sexual attraction? I might have missed it. More likely you didn’t have one.

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  • Chet Hempstead
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:53pm

    Saying Iran when you mean Iraq is misspeaking. Introducing the next President when you mean Vice-President is misspeaking. Stating nonsense as fact is spewing bull, and saying later what you should have said the first time doesn’t change that.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:50pm

    Good Man!

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  • DonaldH
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:49pm

    Look, if abortion is the cure for an unwanted pregnacy resulting from a rape and it is the law of the land that makes it legal so-be-it!! but I think that RAPE should ALSO bring the death penalty for the rapist as well….

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:56pm

      “but I think that RAPE should ALSO bring the death penalty for the rapist as well….”

      Unconstitutional. See Coker v. Georgia, 1977.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:25am

      Locked – And we can thank you bleeding heart liberals on that Supreme Court for outlawing the death penalty for these sick rapists.

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:23am

      GIT-R-DONE — so much for being pro-life…

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:51am

      Bruce P
      Maybe he should clarify
      He’s Pro Innoocent Life

      Pro Life for Children
      Pro Death Penalty for Rapists

      do that clear it up for You?

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:30am

      ITT, we learn that Git hates the 8th amendment.

      I’m not surprised; he is a troll.

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:25pm

      Then he cannot claim to be pro-life. Funny someone claiming to be pro-life attacks someone for being “liberal” for not supporting the death penalty for a particular crime.

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  • tired_of_it2011
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:49pm

    The worse thing that could ever happen to the pro-life movement is an amendment protecting abortion in the case of rape or incest. If you are pro-life, then you understand that abortion is murder. If you are religious, then you recognize murder as grave sin. If a woman is considering murdering her unborn child in the womb, why would lying about how she got pregnant make a difference to her. Lying is not on the same level as murder sin-wise.

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  • PeachyinGA
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:48pm

    “I mis-spoke” only works is you are a liberal. If you are a conservative it translates to “I’m sorry, I’ll resign if you want me to…..”

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    • princessnutsack
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:55pm

      You want him to resign over this? Youre completely illogical and ridiculous.

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    • Toltepeceno
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 9:10pm

      princessnutsack I believe the poster was being sarcastic.

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  • Sirfoldallot
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:44pm

    Well aleast he corrected himself , hell I do it 2. who doesn’t ?

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  • Want our country back
    Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:41pm

    obama always LIES, I mean mis-speaks and all is forgiven, I wonder if the media will be as kind to Todd.

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    • Sirfoldallot
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 8:55pm

      GOP can’t make mistakes. Lib’s r ready 2 jump @ a scratch & if 1 is 2 apolgise they will not forgive .

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