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CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 09:32 AM Aug 2012

The political ad Claire McCaskell should run.

"As a prosecutor, I have sat with rape victims, held their hands and cried with them..."

She said that on Morning Joe today and I was moved by her statement. Now, I don't love Claire McCaskill but if she ran an ad pointing out her real life experience prosecuting rapists and helping the victims cope during the trial process, she would win her seat back easily. I can't imagine how she could lose...

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The political ad Claire McCaskell should run. (Original Post) CTyankee Aug 2012 OP
She should include video of Akin making his assertion. Jim__ Aug 2012 #1
She has already twittered it. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #2

Jim__

(14,077 posts)
1. She should include video of Akin making his assertion.
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 09:37 AM
Aug 2012

Unbelievable tea-bagger stupidity. I certainly hope Akin is unelectable.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
2. She has already twittered it.
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 09:38 AM
Aug 2012

I suspect that we'll be hearing more of this from her.

I saw that segment of "Morning Joke", as well as the few minutes before and after. It was fun watching Scarborough and his flunkies tying themselves in knots over this and the Galilee Sea episode.

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