Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:44 PM

Romney: Akin Should Take 24 Hours to Reassess Senate Bid

Source: National Journal

Mitt Romney on Monday stopped short of calling for Rep. Todd Akin to resign his bid for the U.S. Senate, as several other Republicans have done, but said the Missouri congressman should take 24 hours to think through things for his family and country.

Romney spokesman Rick Gorka told reporters the presumed GOP nominee made the comments in an interview with New Hampshire radio station WMUR that will air later today. He said Romney called Akin's comments on rape indefensible.

Earlier, Romney said Akin’s recent comments were “inexcusable” in a phone interview with National Review Online on Monday morning, and called for the congressman to correct his statement.

“Congressman Akin’s comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong,” Romney said. “Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive.”

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Read more: http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/romney-akin-should-take-24-hours-to-reassess-senate-bid-20120820

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Romney: Akin Should Take 24 Hours to Reassess Senate Bid (Original post)	highplainsdem	Aug 2012	OP
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Aug 2012	#1
Hilarious. Pathetic, but hilarious	catbyte	Aug 2012	#2
Floor, meet first shoe...	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#3
Use of the word "inexcusable"	bucolic_frolic	Aug 2012	#4
Wishy Washy Willard	Berlum	Aug 2012	#5
Snort. Only because of the Akin/Ryan connection.	Solly Mack	Aug 2012	#6
Time to keep the Akins-Ryan connection alive.	louis-t	Aug 2012	#7
24 Hours?	mimi85	Aug 2012	#8
It doesn't matter if Akin is in or out of the race	bucolic_frolic	Aug 2012	#9
Out of sight out of mind	maxsolomon	Aug 2012	#11
Romney has no fucking spine.	Drunken Irishman	Aug 2012	#10
Robme should take 24 hours to reassess his presidential bid.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Aug 2012	#12
In other words - get out by tomorrow's 5:00 p.m. deadline....LOL	WestSeattle2	Aug 2012	#13
Precisely.	aquart	Aug 2012	#14

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:51 PM

catbyte (4,010 posts)

2. Hilarious. Pathetic, but hilarious

“Congressman Akin’s comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong,” Romney said. “Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive.”

This from a guy whose hand-picked running mate actually sat down with this cretin and tried to re-define rape for those of us idiot women who can't tell the difference between plain old rape and forceable rape.

What I wouldn't give for a well-placed broom handle...Sorry, I know you don't fight violence with violence, but these assholes don't seem to have an empathy chip, so show-and-tell seems to be the only way to get through to these bastards.

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:52 PM

rocktivity (36,684 posts)

3. Floor, meet first shoe...

Last edited Mon Apr 15, 2013, 12:30 PM USA/ET - Edit history (4)

Crossroads pulls out of Missouri after Akin comments

On edit: First shoe, meet second shoe.

rocktivity

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:53 PM

bucolic_frolic (730 posts)

4. Use of the word "inexcusable"

By choosing that word, he's saying subliminally, that there are some
things that are excusable.

According to Mitt ... guess what's excusable?

Not releasing one's tax returns.

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:55 PM

Berlum (3,980 posts)

5. Wishy Washy Willard

Keeping his options open for another Etch-a-Sketch whimp out

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:57 PM

Solly Mack (49,802 posts)

6. Snort. Only because of the Akin/Ryan connection.

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 03:14 PM

louis-t (12,553 posts)

7. Time to keep the Akins-Ryan connection alive.

Every, stinkin' day.

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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 03:27 PM

mimi85 (454 posts)

8. 24 Hours?

How about 24 seconds?!

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 03:32 PM

bucolic_frolic (730 posts)

9. It doesn't matter if Akin is in or out of the race

Ryan is now linked with Akin

Ryan is Romney's running mate

Romney-Ryan is now linked with Akin

They're linked if Akin continues

They're linked if Akin drops out

If Akin drops out it casts more light on Ryan's link to Akin

There is not a winning aspect of this for the GOP as far as I can assess

Thoughts?

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:42 PM

maxsolomon (11,879 posts)

11. Out of sight out of mind

If Akin's gone, they can pretend the Ryan connection never existed. And for the "independent" flibberdigibbets who they're trying to convince, that will probably work.

Yes, I'm cynical about this shit.

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:25 PM

Drunken Irishman (24,593 posts)