Scott Brown says Rep. Akin should step down after ‘legitimate rape’ comment

Source: Liz Goodwin, Yahoo! News - The Ticket

Brown is facing a challenge from Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren this November. Brown called Akin's comments "outrageous" in a statement:

As a husband and father of two young women, I found Todd Akin's comments about women and rape outrageous, inappropriate and wrong. There is no place in our public discourse for this type of offensive thinking. Not only should he apologize, but I believe Rep. Akin's statement was so far out of bounds that he should resign the nomination for US Senate in Missouri.

Earlier on Monday, Mitt Romney called Akin's comments "insulting" but stopped short of asking him to step aside. Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom is also an adviser on Brown's campaign. At least four other Republican Senate candidates have criticized Akin since Sunday, Talking Points Memo reported, and no national Republican has ventured to defend Akin.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/scott-brown-says-rep-akin-step-down-legitimate-145729298.html

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Scott Brown says Rep. Akin should step down after ‘legitimate rape’ comment (Original post)	Xipe Totec	Aug 2012	OP
That's a nice thing for him to say but still ain't gonna help him win re-election	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#1
Agreed	Xipe Totec	Aug 2012	#3
.	nolabear	Aug 2012	#2
No, Scott	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Aug 2012	#4
Woo-hoo! If every Republican congressman who has foot in mouth disease	hedgehog	Aug 2012	#5
And Ryan too? Eh Scott?	democrat_patriot	Aug 2012	#6
I got a feeling old Scotties daughters probably got in his ass about this issue	bigdarryl	Aug 2012	#7
Brown knew this thing had already cost him the election, so now he is paddling against that stream	Coyotl	Aug 2012	#12
I'm with Claire McCaskill...keep him in the race	cr8tvlde	Aug 2012	#8
Nonsense	jsr	Aug 2012	#9
No, let him defend his remarks during his campaign.	TheCowsCameHome	Aug 2012	#10
Yes he should.	tawadi	Aug 2012	#11
Nice triangulating, Brown	maxsolomon	Aug 2012	#13
You know you stepped in it when the Republicans say you went too far. (nt)	Posteritatis	Aug 2012	#14
I Fning hate having to agree with him on anything	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#15
Fuck you Scotty	maxrandb	Aug 2012	#16
This message was hidden by jury decision.	crimson77	Aug 2012	#17

Response to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:41 PM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

1. That's a nice thing for him to say but still ain't gonna help him win re-election

I think as we draw nearer to election day Warren is going to win this one pretty easily.

Scott Brown says Rep. Akin should step down after ‘legitimate rape’ comment

1. That's a nice thing for him to say but still ain't gonna help him win re-election

3. Agreed

2. .

4. No, Scott

5. Woo-hoo! If every Republican congressman who has foot in mouth disease

6. And Ryan too? Eh Scott?

7. I got a feeling old Scotties daughters probably got in his ass about this issue

12. Brown knew this thing had already cost him the election, so now he is paddling against that stream

8. I'm with Claire McCaskill...keep him in the race

9. Nonsense

10. No, let him defend his remarks during his campaign.

11. Yes he should.

13. Nice triangulating, Brown

14. You know you stepped in it when the Republicans say you went too far. (nt)

15. I Fning hate having to agree with him on anything

16. Fuck you Scotty