Romney is ahead in Missouri by at least 7 points in many polls ... and I seriously doubt this one particular incident, as regrettable as it is, is going to significantly change that. Especially in an election that will be predominantly about jobs.
In today's 24-hour news cycles, a lot will happen between now and early November that will push this whole Akin thing off the radar.
The liberals' attempts to score political points from this will not succeed. Is what Akin said any more despicable than what Biden said about Republicans wanting to re-enslave black people?
I don't think so. It was an atrocious accusation, and it was much worse than what Akin said.
Akin was just being stupid, and he's apologized for what he said. Biden was being absolutely hateful, and he hasn't apologized at all. Let's remember that, everyone.
Akin's Rape Remark Draws Tea Party Pressure: Will Akin's Comment Cost Romney Missouri's Electoral Votes?
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Mainstream media has dog-piled on senatorial candidate Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) for his comment about "legitimate rape." Akin has apologized for his comment, but the media will not let it pass, which has caused many Republicans and Tea Party members to put pressure on Akin to drop out of the race.
Some polls suggest that Akin's comment may adversely affect Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Missouri. Voters may show up to vote against Akin and Republicans may not show up to vote for Akin. Both of these actions could increase the votes for Obama and give Missouri's electoral votes to Obama.
"I've really made a couple of serious mistakes here that were just wrong, and I need to apologize for those," Akin said. Do you think Akin's comments will give Missouri's electoral votes to Obama -- and hurt Romney in the process?
ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
Some polls suggest that Akin's comment may adversely affect Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Missouri. Voters may show up to vote against Akin and Republicans may not show up to vote for Akin. Both of these actions could increase the votes for Obama and give Missouri's electoral votes to Obama.
"I've really made a couple of serious mistakes here that were just wrong, and I need to apologize for those," Akin said. Do you think Akin's comments will give Missouri's electoral votes to Obama -- and hurt Romney in the process?
ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
Pressure mounted on Rep.Todd Akin to quit his Missouri Senate race today despite his repeated refusals to step down over his incendiary comments about rape.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/akins-rape-rem...
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JenSemPa 2012/08/22 06:09:13
For the unthinking sorts, nothing short of cardiac arrest would cause them to not vote their
preconceived opinions and unfounded delusions.
Sure, there are different subspecies, but they're all crazy as hell.
You'd have to be a fool to vote for Shifty Mitt Bundy.
That's OK. You don't have to thank us.
I am fully aware that RWNJ's don't have principles.
lol
You Right Wing fools continually fool yourselves, and you fool each other.
And you have the remarkable ability to believe your own lies.
But then you're just ASTONISHED when sensible people refuse to accept your bull sh*t . . .
Lol
You Right Wingers are quite the phenomenon, aren't you?
"The economy is doing fine." ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
They are talking about another recession. fool.
It's your dried up little RWNJ mind that's the problem.
You don't have to like it.
Thank God for Obama and the Democrats.
You're Welcome.
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Here is something, you would NEVER understand. You foul mouthed person. You are pure evil on here. Does obama PAY you to post like this?
Romney's values concentrate on enriching Romney and his Plutocratic buddies at the expense of everyone else.
That is not ennobling.
On the other hand, Obama and the Dems are quite Noble.
Essentially what we have here is a battle of Good (the Dems) against Evil (the Repugs).
I'm on the side of Good.
Are you happy being Evil?
#2 When Barack Obama was elected, the percentage of unemployed Americans that had been out of work for more than 52 weeks was less than 15%. Today, it is above 30%. (Business insider graphics comparison)
#3 There are 1.2 million fewer jobs in America today than there were when Barack Obama was inaugurated. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#4 When Barack Obama first took office, the number of “long-term unemployed workers” in the United States was approximately 2.6 million. Today, that number is sitting at 5.6 million. (http://www.bls.gov/news.rele...
#5 The average duration of unemployment in the United States is hovering close to an all-time record high. (http://research.stlouisfed.o...
#6 During the Obama administration, worker health insurance costs have risen by 23 percent. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#7 Since Barack Obama has been president, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States has increased by 90 percent. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#8 Since Barack Obama has been president, home values in the United States have declined by another 13 percent. (http://...
#2 When Barack Obama was elected, the percentage of unemployed Americans that had been out of work for more than 52 weeks was less than 15%. Today, it is above 30%. (Business insider graphics comparison)
#3 There are 1.2 million fewer jobs in America today than there were when Barack Obama was inaugurated. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#4 When Barack Obama first took office, the number of “long-term unemployed workers” in the United States was approximately 2.6 million. Today, that number is sitting at 5.6 million. (http://www.bls.gov/news.rele...
#5 The average duration of unemployment in the United States is hovering close to an all-time record high. (http://research.stlouisfed.o...
#6 During the Obama administration, worker health insurance costs have risen by 23 percent. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#7 Since Barack Obama has been president, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States has increased by 90 percent. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#8 Since Barack Obama has been president, home values in the United States have declined by another 13 percent. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#9 Under Barack Obama, new home sales in the U.S. set a brand new all-time record low in 2009, they set a brand new all-time record low again in 2010, and they set a brand new all-time record low once again during 2011. (http://money.cnn.com/2012/01...
#10 Since Barack Obama took office, the number of Americans living in poverty has risen by more than 6 million. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#11 Since Barack Obama entered the White House, the number of Americans on food stamps has increased from 32 million to 46 million. (http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/3...
#12 The amount of money that the federal government gives directly to Americans has increased by 32 percent since Barack Obama entered the White House. (http://news.investors.com/ar...
#13 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of Americans living in “extreme poverty” is now sitting at an all-time high. (U.S. Census Bureau, US News http://www.usnews.com/opinion... USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/... Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news... Cnn money http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/... have all reported on this. There were more, but the majority of these statistics/references on poverty, declining wealth etc. seem to have come from these articles reporting on statistics from the government.
#14 When Barack Obama first took office, an ounce of gold was going for about $850. Today an ounce of gold costs more than $1700 an ounce.(http://www.infomine.co...
#15 Since Barack Obama became president, the size of the U.S. national debt has increased by 44 percent. (http://republican.senate.gov...
#16 During Barack Obama’s first two years in office, the U.S. government added more to the U.S. national debt than the first 100 U.S. Congresses combined. (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/)
#17 During the Obama administration, the U.S. government has accumulated more debt than it did from the time that George Washington took office to the time that Bill Clinton took office. (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/)
#18 The U.S. national debt has been increasing by an average of more than 4 billion dollars per day since the beginning of the Obama administration. (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/)
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dems are fools.
Some of the stuff you recite above is simply untrue, others are bold lies, and a few are
absolutely true. I suppose you copied the list from some web site where nutcases gather and some are paid to propagandize with such nonsense. It is easy to fool about half of the U.S. population, the ones that are undereducated and incapable of thinking complex
matters to a conclusion - the "grass root" they are called by the Republican Party. So, you may influence a few with your propaganda.
GOMITT.
Go Obama.
really proud of that achievement of "Reaganomics", and do you really want for it's return?
You surely, don't think, he spends his time doing all of that do you?
If his tax return is hidden, how do you know what his people invested in? If the fetus's were dead, how is that on Mr. Romney? That would be on all the people who abort their children and doctors who do that, not on Mr. Romney. fool.
so, it would be like owning stock at a funeral home.
Does Romney support the bill, or will he once again tell voters that he does not agree with Ryan (see Ryan's financial plan)?