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McCaskill says rape comment was a 'window into Todd Akin’s mind’
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) on Monday blasted her challenger, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), for his controversial comments on rape and abortion, and sought to tie him to the GOP presidential ticket.
"This statement is kind of a window into Todd Akin’s mind,” said McCaskill on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” describing the six-term lawmaker as “one of the architects of the Ryan budget and all of its problems that that represents.”
McCaskill called Akin’s remarks in an interview where he claimed that incidents of “legitimate rape” rarely cause pregnancy “jaw-dropping and stunning.”
“You know, I spent 10 years as a prosecutor in the courtroom and did hundreds and hundreds of rape cases, held their hands, cried with them, and that’s why for me this is incredibly painful because it shows how many people are out there in very important positions who just don’t understand the trauma and don’t understand what it means,” she added.
"This statement is kind of a window into Todd Akin’s mind,” said McCaskill on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” describing the six-term lawmaker as “one of the architects of the Ryan budget and all of its problems that that represents.”
McCaskill called Akin’s remarks in an interview where he claimed that incidents of “legitimate rape” rarely cause pregnancy “jaw-dropping and stunning.”
“You know, I spent 10 years as a prosecutor in the courtroom and did hundreds and hundreds of rape cases, held their hands, cried with them, and that’s why for me this is incredibly painful because it shows how many people are out there in very important positions who just don’t understand the trauma and don’t understand what it means,” she added.
Read More: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/244329-mccaskill-says-rape-comment-was-a-window-into-todd-akins-mind
Well said.
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Akin has no mind!
