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In reply to the discussion: Akin's apology should be publicly and stridently rejected. [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,647 posts)13. Exactly
This needs to be played on blast whenever the GOP denies they have made any "war on women."
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Link to how Ryan & Akin are tied at the hip on their bill redefining what constitutes rape
66 dmhlt
Aug 2012
#11
Entire campaign should be buld around this RETHUG US Senate candidaate and the RETHUG war on Women
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#2
I'm not sure how interested voters are in Akin nationwide, but Dems should use this to win Missouri.
reformist2
Aug 2012
#5
You miss the point-the fact is this is the RNC's SENATE candidate AND Paul Ryan & others in Congress
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#15
I think you are on the money here. Print ads that just say AkinRyan over and over will
byeya
Aug 2012
#20
+1, if a vid can be made with them using the same language then you're right ...
uponit7771
Aug 2012
#31
Akin's remarks, my friend, are what is known as a potential "Party Killer". Could
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#49
DID he apologize, or did he say he "misspoke" or "was misunderstood" or "chose the wrong words"?
DCKit
Aug 2012
#3
The weird thing is at his age he has never ever accidently stumbled upon a fact that dispproved that
Heather MC
Aug 2012
#44
Most appalling is that such a person can rise to such a level in our political system.
TahitiNut
Aug 2012
#22
What apology? All I've seen is Akin saying he "misspoke". That is not an apology, it's an excuse.
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2012
#29
K&R. The Democrats need to be make Akin's words a centerpiece of this election.
yardwork
Aug 2012
#36
rape rape, forceful, honest rape, legitimate rape. especially cause we hear it so many ways
seabeyond
Aug 2012
#45
Akin is not 'sorry' in any meaningful sense of the term. To quote a long-lost
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#47