Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:23 PM
Welcome_hubby (312 posts)
Richard Mourdock stands in firestorm after abortion commentsLast edited Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:23 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
Source: Indianapolis Star
October 24, 2012 2:05pm Republican Senate nominee Richard Mourdock today refused to apologize for his comments about whether pregnancies from rape were God’s will. The candidate facing a media spotlight apologized only for what he said were people’s misinterpretation of his comments. Mourdock prompted a political firestorm with national implications Tuesday night when he said, at a Senate debate in New Albany, Ind.: “Life is that gift from God. I think that even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something God intended to happen.” Both Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and GOP governor nominee Mike Pence have said they disagree with Mourdock’s words. Pence also urged Mourdock to apologize. Read more: http://www.indystar.com/article/20121024/NEWS0502/121024011/Mourdock-gives-no-apology-abortion-comments?odyssey=mod%7Cdefcon%7Ctext%7CIndyStar.com&nclick_check=1
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| Welcome_hubby | Oct 2012 | OP | |
| a geek named Bob | Oct 2012 | #1 | |
| riderinthestorm | Oct 2012 | #2 | |
| ELI BOY 1950 | Oct 2012 | #3 | |
| onehandle | Oct 2012 | #4 | |
| They_Live | Oct 2012 | #17 | |
| oldhippydude | Oct 2012 | #21 | |
| truthisfreedom | Oct 2012 | #5 | |
| Plucketeer | Oct 2012 | #6 | |
| FiveGoodMen | Oct 2012 | #7 | |
| Dubster | Oct 2012 | #8 | |
| lastlib | Oct 2012 | #12 | |
| ItsTheMediaStupid | Oct 2012 | #9 | |
| joealexander | Oct 2012 | #15 | |
| maxsolomon | Oct 2012 | #19 | |
| bucolic_frolic | Oct 2012 | #10 | |
| SemperEadem | Oct 2012 | #11 | |
| musiclawyer | Oct 2012 | #13 | |
| ProudProgressiveNow | Oct 2012 | #14 | |
| yardwork | Oct 2012 | #16 | |
| Keafirehouse88 | Oct 2012 | #18 | |
| Lucky Luciano | Oct 2012 | #20 |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:27 PM
a geek named Bob (2,715 posts)
1. Let's hope this turkey's comments smear low voter turnout onto the rest
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of the GOP.
These idiots really need to just leave. |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:28 PM
riderinthestorm (13,166 posts)
2. Excellent! Double down Mourdock, all the way to electoral defeat.... nt
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:30 PM
ELI BOY 1950 (144 posts)
3. WE MUST STOP THESE PEOPLE!!!!
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Romney still stands by his man...THATS BEYOND POLITICS...
get the vote out |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:33 PM
onehandle (35,437 posts)
4. Ladies and gentlemen, Your Republican Party. nt
Response to onehandle (Reply #4)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:40 PM
They_Live (813 posts)
17. ...and
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their Republican Party Platform.
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Response to onehandle (Reply #4)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:35 PM
oldhippydude (2,514 posts)
21. and the hand of Oberholtzer, Madge reaches out from the grave..
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justice is served..
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Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:38 PM
truthisfreedom (17,677 posts)
5. "Something God intended to happen" can only be interpreted in one way.
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God wanted the rape. There's no wiggle room for Mourdock.
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Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:42 PM
Plucketeer (6,277 posts)
6. I marvel at the nobility
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of a captain going down with his ship. Here's hoping he sucks a bunch of other GOP hopefuls with him!
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Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:53 PM
FiveGoodMen (13,238 posts)
7. The difference between Islam's treatment of people and Christianity's...
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...is that western nations have limited the power Christianity can wield over our citizens while Islam has the upper hand against the governments of many Middle Eastern nations.
If we stop limiting what Christianity can do, we'll have the same theocratic nightmare as the Muslim countries. There is no more important or more just war to fight than the war against theocracy. |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:59 PM
Dubster (427 posts)
8. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)
Response to Dubster (Reply #8)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:44 PM
lastlib (3,769 posts)
12. Don't forget Joe Walsh!!
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Last edited Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:46 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) "Abortion is never medically necessary..."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/19/tea-party-illinois-rep-joe-walsh-one-ups-akin-s-legitimate-rape.html My GOD, where do they get these ignoramuses???? |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:17 PM
ItsTheMediaStupid (2,800 posts)
9. Flip that Indiana seat, please
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I'd love to see a Democratic senator from the Hoosier state.
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Response to ItsTheMediaStupid (Reply #9)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:25 PM
joealexander (2 posts)
15. Evan Bayh Was a Dem
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It didn't do much good, however, when your representative votes with Republicans about 85% of the time. At least Bayh (who was one of the original blue dogs), tended to vote with liberal values on non-fiscal issues--mostly. Joe Donnelly on the other hand, is conservative in social issues across the board.
He didn't go to the Democratic Nation Convention and he has separated himself completely from Barack Obama--keep in mind, Obama won Indiana in 2008--why the need to disavow the president and his policies??? |
Response to ItsTheMediaStupid (Reply #9)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:38 PM
maxsolomon (11,848 posts)
19. The Democratic candidate holds similar views
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Last edited Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:40 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) you don't get far in IN if you're pro-choice.
"I believe human life is sacred and I value it in all its forms. That is why I oppose abortion and believe that government policies should encourage life and make it easier for parents to adopt children." -Joe Donnelly |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:22 PM
bucolic_frolic (708 posts)
10. God's Will
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Always wondered what else these folks try to fit under God's will
Test tube babies? In-vitro fertilization? War? Guns? Mountaintop strip mining? Fracking? Air pollution? Divorce? I guess I just don't understand people of this variety at all. |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:35 PM
SemperEadem (7,996 posts)
11. Too late...
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it's too late for him to do anything but stand in the middle of that mess and take his ass whippin'. Rethugs falling away from him only show their cowardice because they all believe the same thing he does. You cannot begin to tell me none of them knew his craziness until last night. The thug from NH was ready to go campaign for him until he uttered this mess--that she changed her mind at the last minute because it got too hot for her is meaningless.
It just shows none of them have the courage of her convictions--just the vanity of their conceit and that they will shape-shift to hoodwink their electorate. I highly doubt taht all those anti-woman/anti-choice constituents and organizations are going to appreciate being thrown under the bus by those who have been courting their money and votes with promises of ending Roe v Wade for months now. |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:54 PM
musiclawyer (2,052 posts)
13. All the GOP pols abandoning Mourdock
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Does that mean they are abondoning the GOP? Because his views ARE the GOP platform.
That is the key concept that must be disseminated. |
Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:20 PM
ProudProgressiveNow (3,239 posts)
14. Lugar is looking ...
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good for the tea party right about now.
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Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:26 PM
yardwork (37,074 posts)
16. He wonders why he's being punished for stating the Republican platform.
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Mourdock and Akin only stated what is in the RNC platform. They must wonder why they are being punished by their own party for stating the party position.
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Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:13 PM
Keafirehouse88 (24 posts)
18. Okay! why are we MAD
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Last edited Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:14 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) I dont understand why everyone is so mad? He's just syaing what the rethuglican party believes. If your mad at him for sounding ignorant; then that's your fault, for believing the republicans arent ignorant people. Of course he believes it. they all do, even Mitt the twit;but to believe the republicans have any character or morals, is as hilarious as Mitt campaign. They will never understand compassion!
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Response to Welcome_hubby (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:57 PM
Lucky Luciano (5,167 posts)
20. Even after seeing what happened to Akin,
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he still could not control his hatred of women until after the election.
Lack of self control! |

