National GOP pulls funding from Todd Akin’s Missouri race

The only difference between Ryan and Akin is that Akin is too much of a dumb fuck to keep his mouth shut.

The entire GOP should shut down.

too bad suckers.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014200753#post6


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There is a laundry list of like minded shitstains ready to take up the cause....

The first one dropped when Rove's organization said they were pulling out (link).


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The GOP is saying that it's ok to pass laws that match what Todd Akin said - which is that women deserve no rights over their bodies but need to allow politicians to decide what is best for us - but it's not ok to actually say it. Or something.

n/t

Problem is, a lot of them - including, apparently, Paul Ryan - actually think the way Akin does. He was just dumb enough to come right out and say it.

I hope the Dems hang Akins' moldering corpse around Ryan's neck. As we all know, Ryan and Akin co-sponsored H.R. 3, which used the term "forcible rape" to describe the sort of rape for which an abortion could be allowed. As if any other kind of rape was sort of OK and the woman probably asked for it anyhow so she can't have an abortion.

They can't allow the GOPers to slither away from Akin and his medieval ideology so easily.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125173320

NOT because he really is helping to wage a social war on women's progress and the issues related to it, but but because he got CAUGHT doing it. This was part of the Party Strategy for this year, (we think there are enough social loons out there that will still vote for us, if we just blow the dog whistle loud enough) but it has gotten out of control, and they are finding out that there are a lot less of the loons than there were 15 years ago. The reason is probably closely related to the rise in acceptance of GLBT Rights, because they are both about sexual and sexuality Rights, and to any GOP trolls who might come across this, the 2 are pretty much inseparable. You guys picked a bad battle to lose anyway, what makes it worse for you is your inability to see the connectedness of one to the other.

We need to get back to talking about how Ryan was 'the Stimulus Program Champion' during the Bush years.

I don't think this guy is as damaging to R/R as they are to themselves. Unfortunately, the fact that the republicans are kicking his ass to the curb; could easily be viewed as a 'good thing' that they are doing. So in the PR war, I think the candidates may actually get a bump (or at least not a dip) at a time when the pressure could have been kept on them on other issues.

In the end they'll probably still have the seat in Missouri, and the republicans look like they don't tolerate bad folks in their ranks.

This almost seems like a Rovian maneuver to keep the talk away from Romney's tax returns. Just chalk Akin up to a sacrificial lamb, like Ollie North.

Romney's Income tax returns and abortion need to talked about EVERY DAY. Let's bring up Ryan being the other half of the abortion law Akin and he presented...They believe in the same things and are against women.

However, he seems to have dominated the conversation here for a couple of days. I feel like we've been kind of head faked on this one.

They're the ones who actually took action on an issue that we were extremely outraged about. Granted, we weren't in any position to do anything about it but complain, but we did a lot of complaining.

The entity that takes action is going to be viewed as the 'go getter' entity. In this case that's the republican party.

I think they flanked us on this; we were all appropriately outraged. We spent quite a bit of time getting (and being) outraged, and then they essentially did the right thing.

I wonder if they baited us, or just reacted appropriately. Whatever they did it took a lot of heat off R/R for a couple of days; gave them an opportunity to regroup. Distance themselves from this guy. I even think this action played to more than just the base.

If this was orchestrated by Rove, I think we fell for it. Remember his PAC pulled out before the DNC. Where did this story originate?

"I think they flanked us on this"?
"I think we fell for it"?
"they essentially did the right thing"?
"we did a lot of complaining"?

It's just my opinion. I'm seeing a lot of discussion on this. We are all appropriately outraged, but the republicans are the only ones capable of taking any action toward him, and they seem to be willing to take the action.

It seems like a majority of the threads are 'Akin related' and that's quite a distraction when the republicans have already demonstrated that they're ready to throw him under the bus.

In the end; all that we can really ask of them is to not support him; they've said they're not gonna (except Huckabee).

The only reason that horse is still moving is because we're still beating it. At this point it's a distraction from other issues. Romney didn't get this much breathing room from picking a running mate. Again, where did this story originate?

It seems to be what everyone is talking about, and he's toast. Yet, we're still 'complaining' about him. It seems like he is a distraction that they 'fed us'.

I could be wrong, but i dont think we're swaying swing voters to the democrats with this discussion. Romney can step forward and save us all from this 'evil Akin', and that's probably what's going to happen.

Seems like a setup to me.

Unbelievable.

It's a big deal. Really.

It's never too early to begin the hatchet work!

I would say SEE YA BYE! but it wouldn't surprise me if the "Pro-Life" nutjobs throw money at him. Hell look at how much money the same basic crowd threw at a murderer like George Zimmerman.

... one of their candidates says something ignorant and offensive?


Would they have any candidates left if they did?

coming to your rescue with tons of money and lots of hateful love. Maybe just maybe this is nail that separates the GOP party and creates a fighting fractions among them. One can only hope.

And Akin has been their worst nightmare by adding clarity to the issues important to women.

and hopefully at least get those undecideds to make the difference.

hahaha!