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In reply to the discussion: Akin's apology should be publicly and stridently rejected. [View all]SmittynMo
(3,544 posts)33. This idiot truly represents the GOP!!!
There was no apology. I misspoke? Give me a break. Unfortunately, this is the way the GOP views life these days, across the board. And its not just Akin, its the entire party. War on Women, the middle class,,,,. I can go on and on about the far right. It's like they live in a bubble, and no cares about anyone, but themselves. I live in Missouri and I can tell you this idiot will NEVER get a vote from me and many others I know. Where's the humanity and common sense? There is none from the right. Screw them all.
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Link to how Ryan & Akin are tied at the hip on their bill redefining what constitutes rape
66 dmhlt
Aug 2012
#11
Entire campaign should be buld around this RETHUG US Senate candidaate and the RETHUG war on Women
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#2
I'm not sure how interested voters are in Akin nationwide, but Dems should use this to win Missouri.
reformist2
Aug 2012
#5
You miss the point-the fact is this is the RNC's SENATE candidate AND Paul Ryan & others in Congress
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#15
I think you are on the money here. Print ads that just say AkinRyan over and over will
byeya
Aug 2012
#20
+1, if a vid can be made with them using the same language then you're right ...
uponit7771
Aug 2012
#31
Akin's remarks, my friend, are what is known as a potential "Party Killer". Could
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#49
DID he apologize, or did he say he "misspoke" or "was misunderstood" or "chose the wrong words"?
DCKit
Aug 2012
#3
The weird thing is at his age he has never ever accidently stumbled upon a fact that dispproved that
Heather MC
Aug 2012
#44
Most appalling is that such a person can rise to such a level in our political system.
TahitiNut
Aug 2012
#22
What apology? All I've seen is Akin saying he "misspoke". That is not an apology, it's an excuse.
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2012
#29
K&R. The Democrats need to be make Akin's words a centerpiece of this election.
yardwork
Aug 2012
#36
rape rape, forceful, honest rape, legitimate rape. especially cause we hear it so many ways
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#45
Akin is not 'sorry' in any meaningful sense of the term. To quote a long-lost
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#47