Santorum, DeMint endorse Akin in Mo. senate race

[brooklynite]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin won two high-profile Republican endorsements Wednesday, a day after guaranteeing his candidacy would continue despite calls for him to quit because of comments about rape and pregnancy he since has apologized for.

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum and Sen. Jim DeMint, a tea party favorite, announced support for Akin's challenge to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. They called Akin a "principled conservative" — the same phrase Akin uses to describe himself at campaign events.

"If Republicans are to win back the Senate and stop President Obama's liberal agenda, we must defeat Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri," Santorum and DeMint said in a joint statement. They added: "We support Todd Akin and hope freedom-loving Americans in Missouri and around the country will join us so we can save our country from fiscal collapse."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Santorum-DeMint-endorse-Akin-in-Mo-senate-race-3895711.php

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...but apparently didn't have the courage to show up with him in person...

[CheapShotArtist]

1. Wow what a huge endorsement!

The guy who couldn't even beat Robme is now endorsing Akin.

[Flashmann]

2. Wow what a huge endorsement!

LOL....Yeah.....A splatter of shit and an aptly named DEMENTED lunatic....

[edhopper]

3. Well

now he can secure the racist, religious nut vote.

[lastlib]

8. Don't laugh too hard--that's about a third of the state....

Post a video of him fellating his gun barrel, and he's almost in.

[edhopper]

9. I know

he was ahead in the polls before the "rape" comment.
And he could still win.
The scary thing is he is not the nuttiest right winger running for Sen. And some of the others will win.

[Iliyah]

4. Akin's now got legitimate backers!

NOT. . . . . but the women in Missouri either don't care what Akin's believe or they don't realize that his ideology would severely hurt them. I know that GOPer women, not all, but some, believe whatever their counter GOP men say and nothing can change that. Lets hope that McCaskill can squeak it out.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. The clueless endorsing the brainless. Or is it the other way around? Does it matter which way? nt

[SoapBox]

6. Oh goody! More "Rape Apologists".

... sickos.

[lastlib]

7. NOTICE is hereby given:

to any Republican who endorses or supports Todd Akin, that they are PART-OWNERS of his "legitimate rape" theory. YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!

Ditto for all of his other stoopid comments!!