Romney distances himself from Mourdock's comments

[trailmonkee]

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

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

[CurtEastPoint]

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

[beac]

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?

[Purveyor]

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

[DLnyc]

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

[silvershadow]

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

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

[blkmusclmachine]

5. Christofascists.

Sieg Heil, Amen !!

[blkmusclmachine]

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

[yellowcanine]

8. This is great, could help boost Donnelly.

Mitt threw Mourdock under the bus.

[reflection]

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

to boost the female vote. Hope so.

[Delphinus]

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.