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Akin Claims He’s Staying in the Race, But Reports Say Otherwise

Todd Akin might be willing to debase himself to escape his recent controversial statement about “legitimate rape,” but when it comes to sticking around in his race, he is apparently as stubborn as a mule.

Faced with the deluge of negative reactions to his statement, Akin has moved very quickly to try and recover, reportedly cutting an ad that will run apologizing for the statement, and also going on former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s radio show to issue an apology.

Akin claims he holds “deep empathy…for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year.” Still, he’s not backing out, as his Twitter feed shows.

 

However, it may be too little too late. Politico reports that high ranking Missouri Republicans are working aggressively to get Akin to drop out of the race, citing concerns about his viability. Akin’s fellow Senate candidates Scott Brown and Denny Rehberg have practically disowned Akin, as has freshman Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson. All four Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates have condemned him. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has announced its intentions not to fund him if he stays in the race. Akin is a pariah in his own party.

Faced with this status, one wonders if Akin will reconsider his decision to stay in the race.

UPDATE: Akin‘s apology on Mike Huckabee’s show is now on Youtube. You can watch both parts of it here:

The apology notwithstanding, GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney is calling on Rep. Akin to take 24 hours to “reconsider” his campaign. Whether this appeal from the standard bearer of his own party will register with Akin remains to be seen.

However, if the following Tweet from RedState’s Erick Erickson is any guide, he may not need the full 24 hours:

 

nbsp; Another “senior Republican source” has told Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith that Akin is taking “concrete steps” to withdraw from the race. Other sources close to Akin deny the report.

Comments (140)

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  • showme55
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:18pm

    I’ve been following this forum, for 24 hours now, and I can not begin to say, how sad these comments have made me. I did not vote for this man, (Brunner was my choice) but the wonderful people of my state made their voices heard, and I respect that. That being said, is that not what freedom (that little pesky word) is? This man is pro-life all the way, this is his conviction, and God bless him for that.( I only wish that I would have followed some of my own conviction’s as well.) I thought we were looking for candidate’s who stood for something, not just saying what the establishment tells them to say or do. Looks to me that maybe we ought to search our own hearts, before jumping on the forum‘s and calling names at those who still have conviction’s, and stand by them!

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:36pm

      He is responsible for his words. There is a practicality that must be addressed. If he stays, he will lose. Missouri had better recruit John Brunner… a conservative.

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    • obrien871
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:43pm

      I voted for Brunner as well he was the best choice. Unfortunately Sarah Palin came in and threw her weight behind Steelman… just because… she’s a woman as well. REALLY disappointed with Sarah Palin’s penchant for supporting candidates because of their genitalia. If it weren‘t for her Brunner would’ve been a shoe-in and rightfully so. Businessman that’s created jobs and former Marine perfect for the job.

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    • goldmankc
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:08pm

      thruth is missouri needs rid of claire, and this guy cant do it, not now, he needs to go now!

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    • The Giver
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:21pm

      I feel he is a good man who stands for life, but after saying that rape victims can prevent pregnancy, this guy has to get out of the race and maybe run again in the future. I do wish him all good things.

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    • The Giver
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:13pm

      Now on Huckabee he says he was referring to FORCIBLE RAPE. I thought that’s what rape was. He has to step down.
      I think he originally meant a real rape vs. an accusation of one. But that won’t help him either. Please step down and run in the future.
      We need to focus on Obama, his economy stats and where he is taking this country. ENOUGH!

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    • Liberty 4x4
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:37pm

      I agree. Akin did not even say the things that are being repeated as he said. The entire media including the conservative media is laying down for distortion in order to prevent minimal damage to the Republican party. I realize they want to win, but at what cost to their integrity? Akin only said that doctors have said, “in the case of legitimate rape most of the time pregnancy does not occur.” I ascertained from his meaning that in the case of legitmate rape vs. illegitmate rape, where the woman falsely claims rape for revenge or to gain sympathy and/or attention, that a woman’s body, due to fear, stress, and anxiety, creates defenses to keep pregnancy from happening. This sounds and maybe is totally legitimate. I did not decypher in any way that he said that rape is not legitimate. This is thoroughly a media distortion designed to denergrate Akin to women by the liberal progressive press. I am ashamed the conservative press is complicit in this devious destruction of another conservative just to shut down the chatter. Despicable!!!

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    • TomSawyer
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:41pm

      Standing by him means Claire McCaskill will be elected. If he does not pullout of the race, Claire McCaskill will win the election. I have already seen this type of thing before many times. He already lost the election. At this point, he is only stopping another Republican from competing against Claire McCaskill .

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:41pm

      He seems like a great guy but the comment “legitimant rape” was very bad and would be his doom if he stays in. At least 1/2 of Republican women will vote against him. It was insensative like when Dukakis about his own wife said this: Dukakis “No, I don’t, and I think you know that I’ve opposed the death penalty during all of my life”, Dukakis’s answer lacked passion and sensativity. He fell off of a cliff after that. He lost the woman vote and the manly man vote too.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:46am

      How do you feel about the fact that AKIN accepted 1.5M $$ in campaign funds from the DEMS?

      That’s so corrupt. The way we have to handle the DEM manipulation is to REFUSE and REFUTE
      any input from the opposite party. The instant any $ comes in from the DEMS a GOOD CANDIDATE must say: Today I turned down X dollars from my opponent. Others in any campaign should be very aware of the DEM attempt to manipulate people’s votes. This is just another DIRTY TRICK, but now that we know it, and the fact that Claire McCaskill herself was putting out adds trying to bump up this guy’s chances because he would be the easiest for her to beat, shows in and of itself that she is a TOTALLY UNETHICAL WOMAN !!! (no wonder she and her husband have financial problems – are they just common criminals too? ) He’s been a REP for several terms and in the State Legislature before, I don’t think HE is a DEM plant…but I think he’s not ready for PRIME TIME and more importantly, he could cost us the SENATE, whereas Palin’s Choice: Brunner. We have several things to deal with : DIrty Political tricks.

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  • Sy Kosys
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:58pm

    QUIT!!!

    Not because its ‘good for the party’ or whatever, but because its the RIGHT THING TO DO when you make utterly stupid remarks of which you apparently have no bloody clue.

    “Social Conservative” my left nut, more like social pariah

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    • MAX0O1
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:04pm

      CRACKED UP at the left nut comment.

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    • MAX0O1
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:10pm

      EINICOM YOU SURE ARE long winded. ARE you sure your not a politician?

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 11:54am

      @MAX101: Nope, not even clever enough to be a crooked liberal politician.

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  • trinklefinder
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:55pm

    just a thought for all those who think womens bodies cant reject conception. what about all the women who have trouble getting pregnant and are advised to avoid situations of stress (among other stuff) because they are less likely to conceive. certainly when you are placed into a situation of rape that would be the ultimate stress….so why is this possible only for those who have trouble conceiving? a bit off subject, i had my ta-ta’s pierced but my body rejected them and i had to take them out as they never healed properly. certainly there are people whose bodies do not reject foreign metal and they get to keep them. my point there is that it could be possible for some that the severe violence and stress of rape could possibly prevent a pregnancy.

    attacks on me and my intelligence in 4….3…..2….

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    • iBeliever
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:43pm

      Whether or not that’s true for some women, I’m sure you can see why that has absolutely no relevance to what Akin said.

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    • SolitudeBliss
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:32pm

      If you’re a Woman and had your tatas pierced, YES, you are an IDIOT and deserve to be pointed out as such.

      MORON

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    • The Giver
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:36pm

      He was stuck when answering the question of his stance on abortion when it comes to rape. He was trying to make it seem that it‘s not much of a problem since most women that are really raped don’t get pregnant. Their bodies see to it they don’t get pregnant. It is interesting, but he said some doctors told him that. Later on Hannity’s radio show he said he once read an article about it. Seems like a nice man, but I hope he does the right thing here by stepping down before 5pm tomorrow and give us the chance to beat the Dems in Nov.

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    • princessnutsack
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 11:59pm

      Dear thegiver (wonderin what the eff that means),

      Im currently without a job, sooooo why are we talkin about pregnancy via rape? i thought i was supposed to be a productive member of society……and yet, we talk about rape and pregnancy. please connect the two for me, as i am at a loss.

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    • MrldPatriot
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:33am

      IBELIEVER, Of course what trinklefinder said has a lot of relevance to what Akin said. When he said the body “has ways to shut that whole thing down”, he was absolutely correct. And that is what trinklefinder was referring to . Everyone knows that it is much more difficult to get pregnant or to maintain a pregnancy when the body and mind is under severe stress.

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  • Constructionist
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:50pm

    Weeding out idiots BEFORE they get elected?… Maybe we’re on to something here…

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  • right field
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:42pm

    Just heard this guy Akin on Hannity’s radio show – What an idiot – He thinks he can be elected to the Senate when he cannot even explain his position on “Roe vs. Wade” and the whole issue of abortion?
    When will the Republicans learn that this issue is a loser? We have bigger problems with Obama-Tax-Care, the economy, unemployment, illegal immigration, no energy policy, and on and on.
    Akin needs to step down as the Republican candidate and give someone who is not a “screw-up’ a chance to win Missouri.

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  • nobull14
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:32pm

    Time to go when you have had Diarrhea of the mouth as bad as this .Akin will never come back from this? Brunner is the next man to support.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:45pm

      TIME to Take 5… sleep on it… and speak when calm!

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:47pm

      …what a hopeless boob of a candidate…being conservative does NOT go hand in hand (i would use the term “axiomatic” but most of you would accuse me of hurling insults) with being religious to the point that you cannot articulate. put your religion in your back pocket when running for office and you might be surprised at how much success you can have…

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  • CottonMPG
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:27pm

    The man went off teleprompter!! The Demons will use it whether he drops out or stays in, in fact it might be worse if he drops out because it will be the last press he ever gets. The worse thing about the right is our immediate knee jerk reaction to kill our own wounded as soon as he/she says/does something stupid. The Dems will stand up and defend anything their side does with few exceptions. The majority of the liberals would hide or excuse their people if they witnessed one rip a live newborn baby in pieces. I think we need to be better about standing behind our people when they make honest mistakes without ruthlessly denying the evil things that occasionally happen with human beings. We shouldn’t deny/excuse evil things but we need to not turn on our people when they just mess up.

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    • CK1911
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:50pm

      The man could have easily said that his belief is that all life deserves a chance regardless of how it is conceived. While that may have drawn criticism, it wouldn’t have been nearly as bad as his preposterous statement about the female body “dealing” with these issues. That wasn’t a mis-speak, that was plain ignorance. We had a strong chance of beating mama Cass in MO, now it’s probably a loss unless this clown gets out now.

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  • MidWestWingedOne
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:17pm

    I’ve met and spoke with both Akin at Brunner. Akin likes to hear himself talk and gets swept away in dramatic quotes. He’s an okay guy and I think he truly means well. However, Brunner is a very strong “reduce the size of government” choice. He’s my first choice to begin with…If the GOP doesn’t embrace Brunner, they haven’t got one ounce of sense. I suspect it might be too much to hope for…

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:30pm

      i dont know akin but trying to change the vote this way makes us no differant then the libs mabey worse sorry your guy did not win but at this stage of the game we are cutting our own throats

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  • Infidel49
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:07pm

    Don’t these people think before they speak? What is wrong with these morons?

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    • lukerw
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:15pm

      They do… they just do not think like you.

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    • QuincySmith
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:23pm

      Akin is essentially correct. The llmsm (left-leaning main stream media) and the deomcRATS use any opportunity to brush aside their opposition. Notwithstanding Romney’s interference Akin should stay in the race, this will be a dead issue in two weeks. He should have presented the facts rather than apologize. Stay with it Akin.

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:41pm

      What is Akin correct about? Please explain, women can magically end pregnancies caused by rape or that not all rapes are equal?

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    • MrldPatriot
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 2:05am

      encinom: He never said women can magically end pregnancies. However he is smart enough to know and not afraid to admit it that women who are under severe stress have a lot harder time getting pregnant. Also pregnant women who are under severe stress experience a lot more spontaneous abortions and miscarriages. As far as the “legitimate rape” is concerned he was speaking about the difference between violent rapes and those “rapes” that some women report because they are ashamed of going too far with a boyfriend or use as an excuse to get an abortion with less social criticism. Also, we all know that someone who is raped at knife point by a rapist who breaks into her house at night and beats her up is a lot more emotionally and physically traumatic than when a boyfriend doesn’t stop at the last moment when his girlfriend says, “no” at the very last moment.

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  • pissantno.10
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:06pm

    you stupied republicans you wonder why we all ways lose. cut your own brothers throat to get some attention. wetting your pants because the liberal press scares you to death. i was going to send another dontion to the RNC not now and i will send them the reason why not . cowards

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:16pm

      “you stupied republicans you wonder why WE all ways lose.”

      Oh, this should be good.

      “cut your own brothers throat to get some attention… i was going to send another dontion to the RNC not now and i will send them the reason why not . cowards”

      So, in one breath you decry “cutting your own brothers’ throat,” and in the next, promise to no longer support them. Turn that hypocrisy dial up to 11!

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:26pm

      coming from a liberal like you who cares , ya missed the point but your are a liberal and i would not expect to much in though in your high and might wisdom in other words sucks to be you

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:35pm

      Oh sorry, the point is that the “true conservative” is not the one who dumps a big-government loser like Akin who is only a political liability, but one who refuses to help the RNC and cries “liberal! Liberal!” when someone points out that Akin is deadweight AND factually AND morally wrong?

      If you’re our standard-bearer, Pissant, we’ve already lost. Luckily, I think you’re just a liberal troll who is doing his best to try and make the GOP fail. Inability to actually spell is the first give-away. Hypocrisy, the second. Name-calling, the third. Lying? Just seals the deal. Shoo, back to Reddit for you.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:15pm

      @LOCKED
      I think PISSANTNO10 is a liberal plant, anyway. I take what he says with a grain of salt and now he has just exposed himself or what he is.

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    • thom1
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:58pm

      You obviously are a *******? Right? Any problem with Bubba getting the BJ from an intern? How about Bite Me Biden telling black people Republicans are going to put them in chains? What he said was stupid. Apologize and move on. Also cut the nuts off anyone who rapes. Oh wait can’t do that we have to rehabilitate them.

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  • BeckIgnoresConstitution
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:57pm

    The man misused one single word. He knows “legitimate” was the wrong word. It did not convey what he meant. Be advised, Republicans have never liked him, he was chosen by voters who are serious about limited constitutional government.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:01pm

      You apparently missed the part where he also said a woman’s body can magically stop reproductive processes if she was “legitimately raped.” That’s a lie through and through.

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:25pm

      Given Akin’s record, co-sponsoring a bill with Ryan, to redefine rape to mean forcible rape, its clear he said what he believed, but got caught in his own extremist views.

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  • jungle J
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:55pm

    he certainly is stupid enough to be in politics.

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  • olddog
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:53pm

    Somebody said Brunner,definately run Brunner, Akin is Gone…

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  • Female
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:52pm

    Actually, he is right in “legitimate rape”:

    1. It is reported.
    2. You go to a hospital, where they do a rape kit and they offer you….the morning after pill.

    Equals No pregnancy after legitimate rape.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:58pm

      Akin is against Plan B for rape victims. So… I guess he’s seeking to undermine his own argument?

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    • Polarized America
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:18pm

      @ Female ……“legitimate rape”” rarely get pregnant because the.((.is only part of it )

      “female body has ways to shut that whole thing down.”…<—— wth does that mean ?
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      the only thing i can think of is that ..yes a female body can grab the rapist testiculs and squeeze really hard ….do you have any other info on that subject ?

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    • grayling646
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:31pm

      @ female:

      Being right and saying what the people want to hear are usually two completely different things. Doesn’t matter if he is right. The people did not want to hear that. I think it’s over for him.

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  • olddog
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:52pm

    God knows we need a conservative senate and Claire McKaskill is the devils socialist child, but Akins words are actually worse than what i’d expect to hear from Biden.. This ia an You didn’t Build That statement, or Lets Pass it So we’ll know what in it. Oh yea it’s one of those crazy things…

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  • MODEL82A1
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:48pm

    There will be an Obama PAC ad tying Akin to Romney/Ryan before the week is out. Guaranteed.

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    • DouglassFiller
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 7:53pm

      Yes, they are already binding Akin with Ryan on a joint abortion bill. Unfortunately Mr Akin has committed political suicide with his words and the current President did not hesitate to jump on it. There is way too much venom in the political realm. Each side appears to denote the other as less than human and it bugs the crap out of me to hear people completely disrespect one another so vehemently. Sorry, I watched MSNBC too long today.

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  • Penn
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:41pm

    Listening to this guy on Hannity I think I can hear a big bus idling in the background.

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  • eyestoseeearstohear
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:41pm

    As I earlier said. he’s a TALKER…he talks and talks and talks UNTIL
    he finally says something STUPID.

    Ok…so NOW WHAT?

    Who is going to come forward AND CAN BEAT CLAIRE?

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:52pm

      Why not the guy that came in second-John Brunner. Why not him? Because he is conservative? I am hearing crap on other websites that they are attempting to trot out John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, or Jim Talent. Those goons? The same creeps that sat there in the Senate and said NOTHING when our country was spiraling down the drain. You want one of them? Are they fricking serious? John Brunner is the only logical choice. He came in second fair and square. You can flush the other career politicians down the toilet thanks.

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  • patspeak
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:41pm

    Put Brunner on the ticket. He was endorsed by FreedomWorks. Lost to Akin by about 20.000 votes. A successful business man.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:53pm

      Exactly correct.

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    • Penn
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:54pm

      Are you from Missouri? Didn’t Brunner and Spelman split the conservative vote?

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    • slr4528
      Posted on August 21, 2012 at 1:33am

      I agree. After all he came in 2nd place,and the people know who he is. If Akins steps down,who decides his replacement?

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  • MODEL82A1
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:36pm

    As always, this one gaffe will become a blanket indictment of ALL Republicans for the Left. In fact, on Really Idiotic Lefty sites like the Kos, it already has. They‘re so predictable that it’s nauseating. What‘s even more nauseating is that it’s worked for this long.

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    • CatB
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:43pm

      This IDIOT just announced that he is staying in the race .. on Hannity radio show. What a JERK .. sorry but the left will use this and use this and use this …. they have the MSM

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    • lukerw
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:19pm

      @CATB
      One Senate race in Missouri… will bring down the GOP?

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  • booger71
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:34pm

    It may be insensitive in some circles, but the numbers do not lie. A small percentage of rape victims actually end up pregnant.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:48pm

      However, that’s not the issue in what he said. Akin wishes to redefine rape that he considers legitimate (ie, forced through violence) and discount rape he considers illegitimate (ie, through drugs, through emotional pressure, spousal rape, etc). His 2011 legislation says as much.

      It also doesn’t excuse the fact that he made up science by saying that “legitimate rape” causes the woman to stop her reproductive capabilities. That’s blatantly false; as the blaze reported, at least 5% of raped women will get pregnant from their rapist every year. Ironically, as Akin also opposes the emergency contraceptive Plan B (regularly given to rape victims), that percentage would likely rise.

      This isn’t about party affiliation. This guy has shot himself in the foot politically; and even had he not, he‘s used such terribly unpopular arguments that he won’t be elected. Nor should he be; no true lover of freedom in this country can look at this man and go “Yeah, he‘s totally on target when it comes to women’s reproductive health and rape.” He’s done.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:55pm

      Locked. I agree with Akin. Rape is when a stranger grabs a women and forces sex through threats of violence. Anything else is BS. Date rape-pfft……..GHB? yeah, maybe. Spousal rape? Please don’t make me laugh.

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    • Locked
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:06pm

      @Mil-dot

      “Anything else is BS. Date rape-pfft……..GHB? yeah, maybe. Spousal rape? Please don’t make me laugh.”

      Glad you think drugging and raping… oh, sorry… “having sex with” a girl is not rape. Shows how classy you are. Ah, can’t forget statutory rape: you’re cool with that too. And it’s interesting you think that a woman who says “No”, begs, cries, pleads, but doesn‘t physically fight back isn’t raped.

      Good Lord, save me from the immoral and foolish among my own party. With friends like you and Akin ostensibly on the side of conservatives, who needs enemies like the Democrats? You’ll kill our chances as well as any Islamist suicide bomber. Probably just as cheerfully and self-righteously as well.

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  • encinom
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:31pm

    I wonder if Ryan is going to campaign with him? I mean Akin and Ryan both sponsored legislation that would punish victims of rape by carrying the rapist’s baby. Ryan supported Akin when they served in the House together parroting each others‘ extreme views on woman’s rights and other social issues.

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    • MODEL82A1
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:39pm

      There we have the “Blanket Indictment” tactic I predicted in action. Those Lefties work FAST! It helps when your programming is so very, very limited.

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:23pm

      Ryan and Akin co-sponsored legislation that would prevent rape victims from receiving the morning after pill to prevent pregnancies. Ryan and Akin co-sponsored legislation that would re-classify what rape meant to limit birth control access to victims. Ryan share Akin’s views, he just been silenced on the issue by Romney’s people.

      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

      Additionally in 2006, Ryan voted for a bill requiring women obtaining abortions to hear about the pain their unborn child may experience. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57493360/paul-ryans-anti-abortion-rights-record-a-target-for-obama-camp/?tag=contentMain;contentBody

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    • obrien871
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:45pm

      Killing a BABY is KILLING a BABY I don’t care how the life is conceived.

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:58pm

      @obrien871

      A clump of cells is not a baby. Denying a women who was raped the morning after pill, punishes her with carrying the rapists child.

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    • edmundburk
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 7:15pm

      @enicom or monice or what ever you call yourself- Paul Ryan is a catholic, the church teaches that no abortion for cases of rape, if the victim doesn’t want to raise the child, there’s always adoption.

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 7:21pm

      @edmundburk
      First, Ryan doesn’t represent only Catholics, he represents citizens of all religious backgrounds and he shouldn’t seek to pass legislation seeking to impose his religious views on others.

      Second, Ryan is an extremist, Ryan sought to pass a law that would redefine rape to mean only forcible rape, there is nothing in Catholic doctrine that would support this.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:55pm

      @obrien871
      It’s people like you that drag fiscal conservatives into the mud. We don’t need ignoramuses like you spouting your zealotry because you think an embryo (which produces zero brain waves) is a human being with full fledged rights. If I can unplug a brain dead relative in the hospital a woman sure as hell can unplug an embryo which has no brain from her womb. If it saves us from another encinom then all the better. I don’t want those kinds of people breading. Though I don’t want your kind breading either…

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  • Liztaylor1982
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:30pm

    Is there a more conservative canddate who wil be able to take his place? A tea party candidate — was he a true conservative or a RINO, I’m not familiar with im as I do not live in his state. What are the choices to replace him? Would they be a viable candidate or did we just shoot ourselves in the foot? We are our worst enemies at times.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:29pm

    This guy’s spouting off like the idiot Biden,once it‘s out there it’s like trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube,it won’t work. This is the first I‘ve heard from this man so I don’t know his stance on issues but he’s going to have a problem with that toothpaste.You need to get out now,I’m sure someone can step up and get the job done.

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  • blanco5
    Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:25pm

    Perhaps he is a plant? No self-respecting conservative would make a comment that stupid except someone on the left.

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    • Socco
      Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:34pm

      He sure seems like a saboteur. If it stinks on ice, its likely crap.

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