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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI feel dirty. National Review on rape pregnancy
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/314718/akin-and-his-critics-mona-charenI was following a link on another issue (Obama isn't an Alpha male, Romney is) and ended up on the National Review website. While I was there, I had a quick look around and stumbled on the above link.
The author launches into an apologia for Akin.
Really? Is it such an outlandish idea? I looked it up, and it appears that there is no evidence that pregnancies are less likely in cases of rape, but it didnt seem out of the realm of possibility to me.
I can't unsee that, can I? :shudder:
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I feel dirty. National Review on rape pregnancy (Original Post)
TrogL
Aug 2012
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left coaster
(1,093 posts)1. The words "National Review" should have tipped you off.. ugh. nt
BumRushDaShow
(128,743 posts)2. Here
try this -
You can tell how bad things have gotten when the NR goes all teabaggery.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)5. That's either a badly designed water fountain...
...or a poorly installed bidet.
Chorophyll
(5,179 posts)3. You can't unsee it. But I think it's good that you saw it.
Because it is out there.
Let it come into the light for all to see.
Initech
(100,059 posts)4. There you have it. The National Review has officially gone full caveman.
"We men. We stone unbelievers. We crush like pebbles."
Quantess
(27,630 posts)6. They must be okay with ignorance and scientific illiteracy, then.
Aren't they embarrassed?
Thanks for looking at it, because I don't really want to. Too depressing.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)7. "there is no evidence" but it's possible