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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreat. Akin will bow out, and another Repuke who feels the same way, but is smart enough ...
to keep his fucking mouth shut will wind up on the ballot. Ladies and gentlemen ... meet today's Republican party.
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Great. Akin will bow out, and another Repuke who feels the same way, but is smart enough ... (Original Post)
11 Bravo
Aug 2012
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Panasonic
(2,921 posts)1. Latest tweets show that he's not backing out
He's all in. And kicked out for the entire Republican Party come November
Dkc05
(375 posts)2. Who will the replacement be?
Jim Talent, John Ashcrap, Sara Steelman, John Brunner, Kit Bond?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)3. The newest update is that Akin is STAYING IN. See below
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)4. Let's hope Akin stays in!
Claire will bust his chops.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)5. Hey, if this fart-sniffing chump wants to stuff his pockets with meat
and jump into the lion pit, I am all for it. The lions will have fun, too.
Erose999
(5,624 posts)6. Seems like Fuckabee, Tony Perkins, Brian Fischer, and other fundie goobs are sticking up for him and
even doubling down on what he said.
These are people whose idea of a holy war is eating fried chicken though, so hopefully he will still lose.