Ah. He "misspoke." Doesn't change his position that women have to bear a rapist's child for nine months. His prepared statement in full (I was tempted to edit the last paragraph):

“As a member of Congress, I believe that working to protect the most vulnerable in our society is one of my most important responsibilities, and that includes protecting both the unborn and victims of sexual assault. In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it’s clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve.

“I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue. But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action. I also recognize that there are those who, like my opponent, support abortion and I understand I may not have their support in this election.

“But I also believe that this election is about a wide range of very important issues, starting with the economy and the type of country we will be leaving our children and grandchildren. We’ve had 42 straight months of unacceptably high unemployment, trillion-dollar deficits, and Democratic leaders in Washington who are focused on growing government, instead of jobs. That is my primary focus in this campaign and while there are those who want to distract from that, knowing they cannot defend the Democrats’ failed economic record of the last four years, that will continue to be my focus in the months ahead.”

"But I believe deeply in the protection of all life"... I wonder where Todd stands on the death penalty? /sarcasm

What a steaming pile of shit this man is. Unfortunately, I doubt his views are that rare, or he would never dare speak of them in the first place. Also, note how the repercussion stinks of "sorry I got caught/called out", not "sorry for being a pathetic excuse for a human being".

An amusing report on this in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/20/todd-akin-christian-abortion-rape

Hang on, did I just hear that if it's a "legitmate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down"? WTF?

This guy actually got voted into office? Seriously? I want to make some kind of snide remark but the level of ignorance on display simply beggars belief.

*politics *law *wtf

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"But I believe deeply in the protection of all life"... I wonder where Todd stands on the death penalty? /sarcasm
What a steaming pile of shit this man is. Unfortunately, I doubt his views are that rare, or he would never dare speak of them in the first place. Also, note how the repercussion stinks of "sorry I got caught/called out", not "sorry for being a pathetic excuse for a human being".
An amusing report on this in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/20/todd-
akin-christian-abortion-rape


I got an email from Moveon.org telling me to sign a petition to ask for this guy to resign. I don't get it why though. He said an incredibly stupid thing, that a lot of his base probably agrees with. Why not just elect someone else next time and stop with this stupid "I'm offended so everyone must lose their jobs" thing that Liberals are doing these days. Fuck that, fix your political system first!