Michael Baumgartner, Washington GOP Senate Candidate, Admits Telling Reporter To 'Go F--- Yourself' [View all]

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Michael Baumgartner, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Washington State, took exception to an article written about him this week, emailing the author to tell him to "go fuck yourself."

Josh Feit, a reporter for PubliCola blog at Seattle Met Magazine, had interviewed Baumgartner earlier in the week and written a story about how the Republican state senator's views on abortion were similar to those of embattled GOP congressman and Missouri Senate hopeful Todd Akin.

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Baumgartner, like Akin, reportedly believes that there should be no exception for rape in his opposition to abortion. While he was quick to condemn Akin's "“inexcusable and stupid and ignorant” remarks, Feit reported that their views on abortion were fundamentally identical.

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Baumgartner later released a statement apologizing to Feit for the use of such "strong language," but Feit notes that the Republican has since taken a different tack, telling a reporter from Washington's KIRO that Feit "had it coming."

more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/michael-baumgartner-washington_n_1821410.html