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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTodd Akin’s Pathetic Attempt To Defend ‘Legitimate Rape’ Goes Down In Flames
Former Republican Congressman Todd Akin appeared on MSNBC on Thursday to hawk his new book and defend the now-infamous comments that doomed his 2012 Senate campaign. During an interview in August of 2012, Akin told a local TV station that pregnancy that results from rape is really rare, adding, if its a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.
In the bizarre 7-minute exchange with host Chuck Todd, Akin invented an entirely new rationale for those comments, suggested that President Bill Clinton is guilty of rape, and clung to the discredited science that underpinned his assertions.
Legitimate rape is a law enforcement term and its abbreviation for legitimate case of rape, he began, insisting that he used the term because of the fact that its an abbreviation for legitimate case of rape.
The thing that strikes me as odd is this is something that was intentionally misunderstood and twisted for political purposes, he explained, because it doesnt make any sense to say a conservative is saying that rape is legitimate.
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http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/07/17/3461252/todd-akins-pathetic-attempt-to-defend-legitimate-rape-goes-down-in-flames/
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Todd Akin’s Pathetic Attempt To Defend ‘Legitimate Rape’ Goes Down In Flames (Original Post)
n2doc
Jul 2014
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samsingh
(17,598 posts)1. proceed todd
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)2. He is wrong in so many ways it is almost impossible to fully contain it.
The idea there are differing types of rape, the idea that women can not get pregnant from rape, the idea that republicans are good for this country. I mean the list is never-ending with that one.
riqster
(13,986 posts)3. No one ever taught this boyo about the First Rule of Holes, I guess.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)4. It was hilarious to watch!
Never knew Chucky T. could be so tough on a Thug!
Tom_Foolery
(4,691 posts)5. I had a headache after I watched it...
What an idiot!