Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:02 PM

Romney distances himself from Mourdock's comments

Last edited Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:15 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

Source: newsday

-- A spokeswoman for Mitt Romney says the GOP presidential hopeful disagrees with comments made by Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock about rape and

During a debate Tuesday in Indiana, Mourdock said when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended."

His comments quickly drew criticism from Democrats, including challenger Joe Donnelly, who is locked in a

Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said Tuesday in an email to The Associated Press that Mourdock's comments "do not reflect" Romney's views.

Mourdock's comments come a day after a new ad featuring Romney giving his support for the GOP candidate started airing. It was the latest effort by both parties to break open the Senate race.

Read more: http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/romney-distances-himself-from-mourdock-s-comments-1.4145959

To late Lizard Tongue.... You sir are a terrible judge of character, and once again you have fuuuucked up.

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Romney distances himself from Mourdock's comments (Original post)	trailmonkee	Oct 2012	OP
Yeah, so what Mittens. You endorsed him and your mug is on his website.	CurtEastPoint	Oct 2012	#1
If you endorse someone who's a known wingnut and then they say something REALLY	beac	Oct 2012	#7
These fuckers are nuts...plain, pure and simply nuts. eom	Purveyor	Oct 2012	#2
"I'm not sure what I didn't mean, but I don't stand by meaning what I said I meant. For now."	DLnyc	Oct 2012	#3
Too bad it was so fast...I posted in GD a few hours ago about Mitt's face on the teevee	silvershadow	Oct 2012	#4
Christofascists.	blkmusclmachine	Oct 2012	#5
AR GOP suggests Death Penalty for "unruly children"	blkmusclmachine	Oct 2012	#6
This is great, could help boost Donnelly.	yellowcanine	Oct 2012	#8
I assume this will be played in the swing states immediately	reflection	Oct 2012	#9
If the Dems	Delphinus	Oct 2012	#10

Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:07 PM

CurtEastPoint (4,122 posts)

1. Yeah, so what Mittens. You endorsed him and your mug is on his website.

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Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:00 AM

beac (9,340 posts)

7. If you endorse someone who's a known wingnut and then they say something REALLY

wingnutty and embarass you, isn't that just what God intended?

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:08 PM

Purveyor (13,202 posts)

2. These fuckers are nuts...plain, pure and simply nuts. eom

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:01 AM

DLnyc (1,973 posts)

3. "I'm not sure what I didn't mean, but I don't stand by meaning what I said I meant. For now."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romney-urges-support-for-mourdock-in-indianas-tight-senate-race-mourdock-seeks-moderates/2012/10/23/2a40fe9c-1d17-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:19 AM

silvershadow (1,528 posts)

4. Too bad it was so fast...I posted in GD a few hours ago about Mitt's face on the teevee

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not just "I approve this message", but actually Mitt speaking in an ad for Mourdock. Didn't take long for the wheels to fall off that bus...just a matter of four hours or so. Here's the HuffPo front page article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/richard-mourdock-abortion_n_2007482.html

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:14 AM

blkmusclmachine (2,860 posts)

5. Christofascists.

Sieg Heil, Amen !!

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:59 AM

blkmusclmachine (2,860 posts)

6. AR GOP suggests Death Penalty for "unruly children"

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/08/974321/republican-candidate-in-arkansas-says-parents-should-seek-death-penalty-for-rebellious-children/?mobile=nc

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:36 AM

yellowcanine (24,444 posts)

8. This is great, could help boost Donnelly.

Mitt threw Mourdock under the bus.

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Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:26 AM

reflection (4,844 posts)

9. I assume this will be played in the swing states immediately

to boost the female vote. Hope so.

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Response to reflection (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:40 AM

Delphinus (6,279 posts)

10. If the Dems

don't find a way to capitalize on this, as well as Akin, and at least two others whose names escape me at this moment, they have wasted one hell of an opportunity.

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