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valerief

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48. I'm trying to understand what he said.

Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:19 PM

Aug 2012

women who are victims of "legitimate rape" have biological defenses that fend off a pregnancy and therefore do not need legal abortion rights.

So there are legitimate rapes and illegitimate rapes? What's the distinction?

When a woman gets raped the legitimate way, she has magical biological defenses that prevent pregnancy. So she will never, ever, not ever-ever-ever get pregnant when she's raped "legitimately". Is that what this assclown is saying?

Was he addressing first graders? Because anyone older than six would know he was talking out of his ass.

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Akin On ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment: ‘I Misspoke’ (updated) [View all] ProSense Aug 2012 OP

WTF? treestar Aug 2012 #1

Agreed! nt avebury Aug 2012 #9

Was he referring maybe to the "morning-after aspirin"? George II Aug 2012 #56

His "apology" should read something like this Bluzmann57 Aug 2012 #2

You "MISSPOKE"?! Arkana Aug 2012 #3

You make an incisive and important distinction. nt. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #43

Bull. Shit. DinahMoeHum Aug 2012 #4

No, he didn't. VenusRising Aug 2012 #5

Why don't these stupid fucks malaise Aug 2012 #6

Correction to his off-the-cuff remarks: summerschild Aug 2012 #7

He never would have realized he "misspoke" Politicalboi Aug 2012 #8

"Misspoke" MY ASS! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #10

So women's reproductive systems don't have magical shut-down defenses after all? BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #11

It sounded like it was based on such solid science, too. Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #15

Yeah, that's the kind of apology that Rush gave. FU, pig. freshwest Aug 2012 #12

Apology accepted . . . NOT! Your comment implied that women who became coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #13

Akin also voted for an anti-marital-rape law but only after.... chowder66 Aug 2012 #14

the headline and your post disagree dsc Aug 2012 #18

Thank you for pointing that out. chowder66 Aug 2012 #24

I agree about the sex offender registry. Live and Learn Aug 2012 #38

How this man EVER gets laid is beyond me. nolabear Aug 2012 #21

This is how. lightcameron Aug 2012 #46

So, no doctors told him that garbage. Was he making it up? IggleDoer Aug 2012 #16

no words. unfriggenbelievable. Whisp Aug 2012 #17

Actually he meant to say that after he was elected lunatica Aug 2012 #19

I hope that frogmarch Aug 2012 #20

Tell us Akin...which part did you misspeak on? chowder66 Aug 2012 #22

You said it. You meant it. Own it! reflection Aug 2012 #23

- and NOT ONCE does he apologize in his statement. stlsaxman Aug 2012 #25

You got it. Not once does he apologize. He's not sorry, and the orig. statement is really him. nt. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #44

Akin Refuses to Apologize for Saying Liberals Hate God: June 2011, link Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #47

Akin is is a member of the House Science and Technology committee DesertRat Aug 2012 #26

That detail right there... TDale313 Aug 2012 #29

+1 DesertRat Aug 2012 #31

Exactly! n/t ProSense Aug 2012 #34

What Posteritatis Aug 2012 #36

I laughed out loud. n/t reflection Aug 2012 #63

Do you think they believe that there really is an ACTUAL Etch-A-Sketch? renie408 Aug 2012 #27

No. He didn't. He spoke HIS truth. ProfessionalLeftist Aug 2012 #28

MISSPOKE, MY PIG'S ASS! meow2u3 Aug 2012 #30

Kicked RagAss Aug 2012 #32

No, he meant it. I'm sure he believes that nonsense to be true. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #33

I heard this story way back as a kid. rurallib Aug 2012 #35

Via Betty Bowers: LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #37

"my batshit crazy override switch was in the 'off' position" grantcart Aug 2012 #39

And then, is it me or???? SoapBox Aug 2012 #40

What happens next? Ryan's take no prisoners attitude on rape / abortion highlighted (pic) Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #66

Forcing women to bear unwanted children SheilaT Aug 2012 #41

+ 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #64

Wow. So being impregnated by a rapist means it wasn't rape? Chemisse Aug 2012 #42

I know, right? MadrasT Aug 2012 #45

That's exactly the same 'logic'! Chemisse Aug 2012 #51

I'm trying to understand what he said. valerief Aug 2012 #48

He's a useful idiot to run against McCaskill, even if he is a the nominal retirement age. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #49

He's not the only guy to say this. This is a meme in the psycho-religious sect. MrSlayer Aug 2012 #50

he went on to say something about babies coming from storks delivering from cabbage patches NightWatcher Aug 2012 #52

fucker... fry his ass. nt seabeyond Aug 2012 #53

Can we send this to all those media hounds so they can force an apology out of this guy? vaberella Aug 2012 #54

i just read that if he does not withdraw before Tuesday the Pubs are stuck with him. demgrrrll Aug 2012 #55

Akin Didn't Mispeak DallasNE Aug 2012 #57

Too late to walk it back GP6971 Aug 2012 #58

He didn't write that shit maxrandb Aug 2012 #59

Guy's like 65 and doesn't know how the female body works? Dash87 Aug 2012 #60

Fuck you, Akin. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #61

This isn't a misunderstood area. You don't say such a thing unless you believe it. salin Aug 2012 #62

Frank Zappa: "It is best in cases like this to pretend that you are stupid" derby378 Aug 2012 #65

I just vented my spleen all over this a-hole's email address reflection Aug 2012 #67