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highplainsdem

(48,976 posts)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:28 PM Sep 2012

Todd Akin’s Wife Compares GOP Abandonment to Rape, Tyranny

Source: TPM

Rep. Todd Akin’s wife, Lulli Akin, says the Republican Party’s attempts to push her husband out of the Missouri Senate race — over his false assertion that women who are raped rarely get pregnant — are like rape itself.

She also believes the GOP’s abandonment is on par with the tyranny that launched the American Revolution.

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Lulli Akin said that efforts to push her husband out of the race threaten to replace elections “by the people and for the people” with “tyranny, a top-down approach.” She added, “Party bosses dictating who is allowed to advance through the party and make all the decisions—it’s just like 1776 in that way.”

She cited colonists who “rose up and said, ‘Not in my home, you don’t come and rape my daughters and my … wife. But that is where we are again. There has been a freedom of elections, not tyranny of selections since way back. Why are we going to roll over and let them steamroll us, be it Democrats or Republicans or whomever?”


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Todd Akin’s Wife Compares GOP Abandonment to Rape, Tyranny (Original Post) highplainsdem Sep 2012 OP
:facepalm: Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #1
It sucks being a peon, doesn't it, Lulli? sofa king Sep 2012 #2
If that be rape, it's the "legitimate" kind JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2012 #3
lol. +1 nt caseymoz Sep 2012 #15
Don't worry, he won't get pregnant...his body has natural defenses! rfranklin Sep 2012 #19
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha schmice Sep 2012 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author 1GirlieGirl Sep 2012 #33
There is nothing she can say or do to get me and my wife to vote for him SmittynMo Sep 2012 #4
He is running on Gop beliefs and the Gop disown him, hope rest of country wises up julian09 Sep 2012 #20
The GOP are just angry christx30 Sep 2012 #37
Unbelievable. Delphinus Sep 2012 #5
.......... Marrah_G Sep 2012 #6
They took the words have meaning quote and use any inflammatory word to toss like grenade. freshwest Sep 2012 #27
It couldn't have been rape. yellerpup Sep 2012 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author 1GirlieGirl Sep 2012 #8
It runs in the family. asjr Sep 2012 #9
Rethug policies xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #10
What's with these folks' obsession with rape? reflection Sep 2012 #11
Only thing they are more obsessed with is homosexuality Rambis Sep 2012 #30
Oh, STFU! Cleita Sep 2012 #12
Doubling down on stupid is never a good campaign strategy. nt Javaman Sep 2012 #13
mitt has no problem with it. Cha Sep 2012 #24
I have an idea of what they could do DFW Sep 2012 #14
And the previous owner will be done with it pretty soon! lastlib Sep 2012 #42
who are these lunatics? olddad56 Sep 2012 #16
She just sank her husband two points lower. caseymoz Sep 2012 #17
I'll take Stupid Things Repukes Say About Rape for 800, please, Alex. KamaAina Sep 2012 #18
What a strange woman Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2012 #21
I had read when Todd burst out on the national Cha Sep 2012 #22
Keep helping, Mrs. Akin! K8-EEE Sep 2012 #23
Rape Is A Violent Crime DallasNE Sep 2012 #25
Jeez, she's just as nuts as he is Warpy Sep 2012 #28
I thought it was illegal to sniff paint fumes. LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #29
Not in the Akin household. n/t SmittynMo Sep 2012 #40
Not Supporting Nut Cases Is Not Tyrrany itssimplestupid Sep 2012 #31
She's a complete loon ... Wernothelpless Sep 2012 #32
Maybe they watch too much Law & Order: SVU in that household? Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #34
silly brainless twit UpInArms Sep 2012 #35
Yet another ridiculous rape comparison by a GOPer ... BattyDem Sep 2012 #36
Why am I imagining she has a poofy hairdo? JBoy Sep 2012 #38
Um...not like you may think.. MissMarple Sep 2012 #46
Thanks for the info! JBoy Sep 2012 #47
Here's one of them JNelson6563 Sep 2012 #50
Lulli is definitely Todd's evil twin, not just wife. alp227 Sep 2012 #51
Lulu is just as batshit crazy as her husband. ahg Sep 2012 #39
Well, if it was legitimate, they should just shut the whole thing down...... lastlib Sep 2012 #41
I'm guessing the Akins have some kind of roleplay rape fetish or something Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #43
+1000 n/t Ian David Sep 2012 #45
Yes! She's right! She and her husband should campaign for a third-party! n/t Ian David Sep 2012 #44
I love hearing conservatives talk about the American Revolution Enrique Sep 2012 #48
I love it when the rats fight among themselves. eom magic59 Sep 2012 #49
Just an observation ... jb5150 Sep 2012 #52

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
2. It sucks being a peon, doesn't it, Lulli?
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:31 PM
Sep 2012

Now you know how TWO HUNDRED MILLION FUCKING AMERICANS FEEL when Republicans rape them.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
3. If that be rape, it's the "legitimate" kind
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:32 PM
Sep 2012

As opposed to the other kind that involves the vaginal sperm-blocking Maginot line. As described in "Teabaggers, Our Bodies, Our Selves".

 

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)
19. Don't worry, he won't get pregnant...his body has natural defenses!
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:00 PM
Sep 2012

But make sure you tell him to take an aspirin--it's the preferred birth control method for Republicans.

Response to rfranklin (Reply #19)

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
4. There is nothing she can say or do to get me and my wife to vote for him
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:35 PM
Sep 2012

What's done is done. Why the GOP tried to take him down was because they want control of the senate, and they know he won't do it, without votes. Even though they really support every word has has already said. The GOP is sick.

 

julian09

(1,435 posts)
20. He is running on Gop beliefs and the Gop disown him, hope rest of country wises up
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:12 PM
Sep 2012

and are not fooled by their hypocrisy and examine all of the Gop candidates position on all of womans issues, health care, contraception, equal pay etc. Getting rid of one misogynist is not enough, there are more that need to go.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
37. The GOP are just angry
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 02:02 PM
Sep 2012

that he phrased their actual beliefs in a way that was perceived badly. If the rest of the country kind of shrugged their shoulders and kind of agreed, they would have bent over backwards to support the guy. As it was, the country rejected the assertions wholecloth, and made them look bad. They fully agree with what he has to say (check out threads on Akin on Free republic if you don't believe me), but they would rather just pass legislation than have to try to back up their beliefs. Impose the law, but don't give people the chance to reject it.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)
6. ..........
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:36 PM
Sep 2012

Do these people live in some alternate reality? Can they really be so clueless and ignorant? ANd what the heck does this say about the next generation whom they are homeschooling......

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
27. They took the words have meaning quote and use any inflammatory word to toss like grenade.
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:26 PM
Sep 2012

They have no context for the words at all, except the emotional usage. Fox Cultists.

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
10. Rethug policies
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:39 PM
Sep 2012

cast women as 2nd class citizens. Yet when THEIR shit hits the fan, they do not hesitate to push the wife, mother, daughter out to blink in the glare of the spotlight. They are cowards.

reflection

(6,286 posts)
11. What's with these folks' obsession with rape?
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:39 PM
Sep 2012

I swear, these guys are some of the most deviant weirdos I've ever seen.

DFW

(54,378 posts)
14. I have an idea of what they could do
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:48 PM
Sep 2012

Join up with Delaware's Christine O'Donnell and Neveda's Sharron Angle and form the G.O.P. (Gone Overboard Party).

Don't worry if the acronym is already in use. No one will notice.

Cha

(297,211 posts)
22. I had read when Todd burst out on the national
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:17 PM
Sep 2012

scene that his wife was actually worse than he was..as far as being a brainwashed teabagger.

What is it with the Akins and "RAPE"?

DallasNE

(7,403 posts)
25. Rape Is A Violent Crime
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:22 PM
Sep 2012

Not giving you free money is not a violent crime so this is a grossly false equivalency.

itssimplestupid

(37 posts)
31. Not Supporting Nut Cases Is Not Tyrrany
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:36 PM
Sep 2012

You husband is a nut case Lulu. And to think as far as your "party" is concerned, he and his retardation is "main stream" it seems. They just don't want others to see how insane you are, and how your ideas make Real Americans sick.

Tell you what. Why don't you go live in your alternate universe, and you and your husband leave us "smart" people, as Santorum puts it alone.

http://www.RepublicansAreADisease.com

You and your husband should move to Somalia.

Wernothelpless

(410 posts)
32. She's a complete loon ...
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:49 PM
Sep 2012

Nice that they married each other and didn't spoil two families ... Missourians will turn their backs on this stupidity en-mass ...

 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
34. Maybe they watch too much Law & Order: SVU in that household?
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:51 PM
Sep 2012

The Akins seem to have "rape on the brain"

BattyDem

(11,075 posts)
36. Yet another ridiculous rape comparison by a GOPer ...
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 02:01 PM
Sep 2012

in their ongoing effort to diminish the actual meaning of the word and desensitize people to its true horror.

alp227

(32,023 posts)
51. Lulli is definitely Todd's evil twin, not just wife.
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 12:55 AM
Sep 2012

even SHE echoes Todd's twisted, sick use of the word rape.

lastlib

(23,226 posts)
41. Well, if it was legitimate, they should just shut the whole thing down......
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 02:38 PM
Sep 2012

(...she had to know that was coming.....! ha!)

But since it's not, Todd, please--by all means, keep it going for another eight days or so! Then they'll be stuck with you!!


Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
43. I'm guessing the Akins have some kind of roleplay rape fetish or something
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 03:38 PM
Sep 2012

since it's all they talk about?

jb5150

(1,178 posts)
52. Just an observation ...
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:37 AM
Sep 2012

... but how can Saturday Night Live not come up with any funny skits based on this kind of material?

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