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 Dave Ross

Do Republicans REALLY want Todd Akin to go?

August 22, 2012 @ 8:13 am (Updated: 8:46 am - 8/22/12 )

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Missouri Congressman Todd Akin is sticking with his Senate campaign. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)

Missouri Congressman Todd Akin is sticking with his Senate campaign. In fact, based on what I heard him say on Good Morning America, he thinks this debate over his rape comment can help him.

"I'm not apologizing for the fact that I'm pro-life," says Akin.

Those are the magic words: I'm not apologizing for being pro-life. That resonates with anybody who's ever been ridiculed as uneducated or overly-pious just because they hold a sincere belief that life begins at conception.

They don't embrace the "legitimate rape" comment, which Akin has of course retracted, but they know what he meant -- because many of them DO feel that rape has been used too often to justify what they consider to be infanticide.

Akin is convinced he has their votes.

"I've made the decision to stay in because I believe that we can win this race," says Akin.

He must find it particularly galling that the Republican establishment wants him out. Because while the princes of the party were telling him to go, the platform committee was approving a pro-life platform which is to the right of Sharia Law.

Republican Platform:

"Faithful to the 'self-evident' truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed....We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children."

Here is the reference in Islam's Book of Destiny: The angel doesn't breathe life into the child until after the fourth month.

Book of Destiny:

"Each of you possesses his own formation within his mother's womb, first as a drop of matter for forty days, then as a blood clot for forty days, then as a blob for forty days, and then the angel is sent to breathe life into him."

I know platforms tend to be ignored, and yet, there it is, it says what it says, and but for one slip, Akin is 100 percent on board. And he doesn't see why he should be shooed away as an insect, when he should be welcomed as the only real Elephant in the room.

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  • PricelessAsphalt wrote...
    Akin
    August 22, 2012 7:32 am
    William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) stashed $90K in his freezer in bribery money and fellow Democrats didn't insist he resign -- they were happy with his voting record. (He was convicted of 11 of 16 counts and lost his re-election bid. He's too corrupt even for Louisiana.)

    Taking a GOP platform plank and applying it to every possible case proves you don't understand that this issue requires a nuanced approach, rather like Akin. Applying it to all 'elephants' is merely cynical guilt-by-association. Akin is guilty of stupidity and exercising his freedom to express it. Just like Ross and Burbank.

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  • Forrest wrote...
    Healthcare for the young
    August 22, 2012 8:20 am
    Republican Platform: "Faithful to the 'self-evident' truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed".

    And to prove that conservative Republicans truly believe in the sanctity of a child's life, they will propose universal healthcare for all children no matter the social or economic status of their parents.

    NOT!

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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Wow Forrest!
    August 22, 2012 8:23 am
    Something Forrest Gump would say. Fitting name. Everyone on this forum is now dumber, because of your inane comment.
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  • kata wrote...
    Akin is a doofus.
    August 22, 2012 8:39 am
    I'd say congress already has its quota of doofuses.

    Should the (R)s actually amend their 2008 "plank" specifically disallowing for rape and incest victims to receive abortions it will fragment the party. People like McCain and other moderates who argued in 2008 to have the reverse put on the "plank" will pack up and leave. Coffers will be split and all that tasty campaign cash will be scattered to the four winds. I guess the proof will be in the publishing.

    I am also waiting to see what the inclusion of a marriage equality verbiage will read when the DNC publishes their 2012 platform on the inclusion of a marriage equality. See if they punt to the states like the President did.

    So while both parties draw lines in the sand on social issues the US is slowly taking another spin down the drain. Can't say I don't live in interesting times.

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  • ron prevost wrote...
    Here it is. Two of the main reasons Mitt and Paul and just about every other Reptblican walking wants Todd Akins to quit.
    August 22, 2012 8:41 am
    ROSS AND BURBANK.

    And every other left, liberal, progressive in the media is enjoying him way too much. ... Geeze - how often does Dave Ross get to favorably cite Sharia Law ?

    Good thing, though, the good congressman's ideas aren't extrapolated to other moral questions. Like euthanasia. Akins also likely opposes the mercy killing of the brain dead. And half the liberal press should thank him for that - especially Luke.

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  • maplefish wrote...
    Anybody see the CBO Report today?
    August 22, 2012 9:09 am
    Yes, please lets talk about this TWIT While our NATIONAL DEBT WENT YP ANOTHER $1.1 TRILLION THIS YEAR! "Much of it due to Obama's disgresionary spending"... Our Country is spending $7 Million Dollars a MINUTE!
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  • Chuck Gould wrote...
    Maplefish: you are quoting somebody who spells discretionary as "disgresionary"?
    August 22, 2012 10:13 am
    That should be your first clue regarding your source.

    Check usdebtclock.org, please

    We're falling deeper into the hole before Obama spends a discretionary dime.

    The culprits are:

    1. Old age entitlements, including Medicare and Social Security. Social Security is supposed to be paid out of a trust fund, but the trust fund has been raided by every president and congress for about the last 40 years.

    2. Defense.

    3. Interest on the $trillions of national debt that were in place when Obama took office, and the $trillions that accumulated since.

    4. Federal pensions.

    Please let the president know whether you prefer he stop sending out Social Security and pension checks to retirees, gut our military readiness, or start WWIII by defaulting on our debts to foreign creditors.

    Of course, we *could* consider reducing expenses and increasing income to arrive at a balanced budget- but the R plan seems to be to divert much of the money currently going to the government back to the private sector (especially the richest portion of the private sector). That's great- just pick whether we dismantle Social Security and Medicare, let down our military guard, break our contract with federal retirees, or still our creditors.

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  • maplefish wrote...
    That was my spellcheck &
    August 22, 2012 10:33 am
    In his inaugural address, Obama promised “not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth.” He promised to “build the roads and bridges, the electric grids, and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.” He promised to “restore science to its rightful place and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost.” And he promised to “transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.” Unfortunately the president’s scorecard on every single one of those bold pledges is pitiful. He is a FAILURE! He has accomplished NOTHING. He Spent $6 TRILLION tax dollars and the cost per job actually created was over $8,000,000 per job. His incompetent stimulus would have worked better if he would have just given every household $200,000 and let "We The People" "stimulate" our own economy....
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  • maplefish wrote...
    And The Debt Clock?
    August 22, 2012 10:38 am
    Say's we are spending $7 Million Dollars a Minute. $4 Million Dollars of that is BORROWED. Obama has done nothing to slow it down. He has only chosen to accelerate spending this country into OBLIVION.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Correction
    August 22, 2012 10:46 am
    $2.5 Million per minute is Borrowed...from China... According to the 2010 budget, the debt in public hands was supposed to fall in relation to GDP from 67 percent in 2010 to less than 66 percent this year. If only. By the end of this year, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), it will reach 70 percent of GDP. These figures significantly understate the debt problem, however. The ratio that matters is debt to revenue. That number has leapt upward from 165 percent in 2008 to 262 percent this year, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund. Among developed economies, only Ireland and Spain have seen a bigger deterioration.
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  • CharavanBie wrote...
    Well Chuck
    August 22, 2012 11:38 am
    I vote we start WW3. Come on China, what cha got?
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  • 2112 wrote...
    Nobody wants to talk about the real issue
    August 22, 2012 10:07 am
    Akin is an idiot, who cares. This country is BROKE. We need to raise EVERYONE's taxes and cut EVERYONE's entitlements. This is our greatest dilemma. We should focus every once of effort on fixing it.
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  • messiah101 wrote...
    2112
    August 24, 2012 2:49 pm
    Broke?No not as long as others lend us money.Face it if you are still working what exactly has changed in your life?I have Re financed my mortgage twice its now 3.50 fixed for 30 years, so I have over $200 a month extra in my pocket,my real estate taxes have dropped because the value of my home is lower,the government allowed me to keep $8000 of my tax dollars when I bought a home two years ago.My taxes have gone down under Obama.Home prices have dropped allowing people with fair credit buy affordable homes with interest rates under 4%. 92.7% of America IS EMPLOYED.Don't let the politicians con you life is still good in the USA.Remember the politicians depend on promoting unrest,they thrive on it.
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  • mpgunner wrote...
    Obama applogize
    August 22, 2012 10:09 am
    How about apologize for his job performance. Yet, we focus on a stupid statement yet just chuckle while people are still out of work. Go figure Dave.
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  • Chuck Gould wrote...
    We wind up with the government we are stupid enough to elect....
    August 22, 2012 10:17 am
    and we vote for or against people for the wrong reasons. So what if this guy said something entirely stupid (that a woman's body will reject the sperm of a rapist and no pregnancy could result)?

    Is he running for Surgeon General? If not, his lack of medical and biological knowledge doesn't disqualify him for the job. Something else might, but if everybody who ever said a stupid thing were removed, the ballot would look like a white horse in a blizzard.

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  • kata wrote...
    the problem is
    August 22, 2012 11:54 am
    that its quite apparent that he barely understood the premise he was supporting. If he was able to argue it from the standpoint of a person who knew what they were saying - and just didn't let an aid or some aid of a lobbyist hand him a cheat sheet - then there might have different discussion. Studies. Some accepted work in the field.. something that said "hey I researched it thoroughly and I made a valid attempt to understand it and make sure my facts were right".

    But he didn't. He just came across as a dufus. He can stand in the corner with the guy who said that Guam was going to capsize from overpopulation.

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  • SONAR GOD wrote...
    The real problem is
    August 22, 2012 12:53 pm
    You are talking about it, it is Missouri's problem they will decide don't let the Press distract you from reality.
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  • Citizen of Krazy Town wrote...
    What is a Senator, but a person who argues points of law all day?
    August 22, 2012 10:36 am
    Akin showed that he is unable to articulate his stance in a way that compels others to embrace it. He failed the litmus test.
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  • The Chuckster wrote...
    Scoreboard
    August 22, 2012 10:54 am
    Maplefish1 Chuck the Hutt 0
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  • mnpat wrote...
    Akin made a stupid statement.......
    August 22, 2012 10:57 am
    So do most of the politicians and media types that claim to be journalists. This issue as is the story, contrived as a talking point because of party affiliation. I would prefer he doesn't run for office, we do not need any dumber than already walks the halls. He should consider becomming a radio talk show host.
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