Rep. Akin says he 'misspoke' about rape in interview

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Source: USA Today

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, the conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate, quickly backed off comments that aired earlier Sunday, in which he told an interviewer that a woman's body "has ways" to prevent pregnancy during rape and that such pregnancies are "really rare."

Akin, a six-term congressman running against incumbent Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill, was asked in an interview that aired Sunday on St. Louis television station KTVI if he would support abortions for women who have been raped.

"It seems to me first of all from what I understand from doctors that's really rare," Akin said. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing "Akin said of a rape victim's chances of becoming pregnant.

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"In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it's clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year" Akin's statement said."Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve."

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-08-19/todd-akin-rape/57146944/1

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[sakabatou]

1. Misspoke my ass

Non-apology apology.

[rurallib]

17. He knew exactly what he was saying and what it meant

once again it was an attempt to lessen women as humans.
Have we heard ANY OTHER REPUBLICANS ANYWHERE condemn this?
Think we will?

[Coyotl]

30. And where does he how say he supports a rape victim's right to control her own body?

All he is doing is damage control because his handlers just informed him
that he lost the election for being such a HUGH dumbass!

[lastlib]

65. Mittens "put out a statement"....

...but hasn't yet been man enough to come out and publicly say out loud to cameras that he thought this knuckle-dragging neaderthal needs to be horsewhipped and run out of Congress and the country for thinking and saying stupid shit like this.

I'm not holding my breath that he will. Hell hasn't frozen over yet.

[JaneyVee]

29. "I misspoke"=I told the truth about how I really feel.

[lastlib]

60. "Misspoke": GOPee euphemism for....

..."I stuck my foot in my mouth all the way out my ass, and now I wish I could get it out."

"I'm sorry if anyone was offended": "I'm only sorry on the condition that somebody was offended, otherwise I'm not a bit sorry."

Akins is foreskin--he's not big enough to be a full dick.

[roguevalley]

72. it is becoming harder and harder to not walk into a mall and slap every male

face very very hard that I see. I guess that is my quest for the rest of my life, separating the asshats from the good men.

[7wo7rees]

74. Only asshats go to the mall. n/t

[roguevalley]

82. :D

[Skittles]

2. GOP freaks need to be banned from using the word MISSPOKE

they have NO IDEA what that word means

[Maynar]

14. Is that even a word?

[Skittles]

37. as far as I know

it's the past tense of the word misspeak?

[Maynar]

56. Seems it is

[quote]mis·speak (ms-spk)
v. mis·spoke (-spk), mis·spo·ken (-spkn), mis·speak·ing, mis·speaks
v.tr.
To speak or pronounce incorrectly: The lead actor misspoke his lines.
v.intr.
To speak mistakenly, inappropriately, or rashly.[/quote]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/misspeak

Well whaddya know.

[Quantess]

76. "misspoke" implies getting a small detail wrong, or something was overlooked.

Such as I misspoke when I said there was no food at the party. There was a small bowl of chips.

[secondvariety]

3. Not even a "I'm sorry".

What a worthless, slimy piece of human waste.

[femmocrat]

4. Please let this get the same amount of air time as Joe Biden's "chains" "gaffe."

We'll see..... but I doubt it.

Too bad it wasn't Mitt or Ryan, I suppose.

[Ellipsis]

8. More, much much more... this story premiered at the top of googles top stories.

[qwlauren35]

81. On Facebook today...

I saw a woman actually compare Biden's and Akin's "gaffes". There is absolutely NO Comparison. What Biden said was not necessarily offensive, it was just tacky.

Akin's comments go so far beyond offensive, there are no words. "Legitimately raped?"

Can we stone him to death? Or just rape him so that he can know what it feels like. But wait, he can't get pregnant. He would know what it felt like to be violated and degraded, but he would not have the possibility of pregnancy PILED ON TOP OF IT.

So, he'll never get it.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Rape victims vote

[DesertRat]

6. You can leave a reply on his Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/supportakin

[abolugi]

9. Damn...

the comments are brutal!!

[Ellipsis]

10. Perfect!

[wordpix]

11. done, but I'm sure he'll scrub it

[stlsaxman]

28. 833 comments and counting. tick-tock...

and EVERY ONE better than the next.

[DesertRat]

49. +1

[Ellipsis]

51. 1302 n/t

[Lifelong Protester]

71. They are up to 1450 now

and I think I read one that was supportive.... I quit after 50 or so...

[SheilaT]

52. Now up to 1,338 comments.

[DesertRat]

64. Awesome

[Lasher]

7. So would he support abortions for women who have been raped?

Never did answer the fucking question, did he?

[Arkansas Granny]

35. He does not support abortions for rape victims. Here's his answer:

He also said he would prefer that punishment for rape be focused on the rapist and not "attacking the child."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-08-19/todd-akin-rape/57146944/1

[Lasher]

61. Thanks.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Misspoke, misspoke....hmmm, let me see.......

There's another big fat asshole from Missouri that uses that term.

Limpballs or Limpbag, or some name like that.............

[ScottLand]

15. I misspoke too when I said he was a twisted, uncaring, lowlife, waste of space, sack of shit...

What I meant to say was ill-informed. My bad.

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Misspoke = Created Adverse Political Outcome

If there were no controversy over his remarks

He'd be high five!

[Grassy Knoll]

18. Misspoke.....

Only because everybody kicked his ass for saying it.

[Catherine Vincent]

19. Unbelievable

Is this guy up for re-election?

[wordpix]

20. he's a longtime congressman & is vying for Claire McCaskill's Senate seat

[Cha]

22. He's running against US Senator Claire McCaskill

in MO. He won the teabag primary.

[Monk06]

21. Biden should rub Ryan's nose in this during the VP debate and Obama can hit Romney on Medikill.

[reformist2]

23. Congratulations, Ms. McCaskill on your re-election!

[samsingh]

24. yes he said out loud what he was thinking

[SoapBox]

25. UPDATE...UPDATE!

Get this:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/19/romney-and-ryan-disagree-with-akin-rape-remark-says-campaign/

"Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin's statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape," Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg wrote.'

...would NOT oppose abortion in instances of rape? REALLY? SERIOUSLY??

I feel a major Flip-Flop / Etch-a-Sketch panic moment coming out of these 2 clowns, any time now!

[Heather MC]

63. guess Rmoney is going to use this moment to pretend he never said he wanted to overturn Row v Wade.

Um his Base is not gonna like this, I know a lot of Neo Cons and they don't like the idea of abortion for any reason Not even if the fetus is dead. weird right???

[samsingh]

26. the ignorance of repugs and their supporters has NO bottom

amazing.

[DainBramaged]

27. their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they

deserve."


Horseshit. If you are, why are you strongly against women's rights.

Dickweed.

[DallasNE]

31. Akins Just Said "That The Justice They Deserve",

For women being raped, is to bear that child. Akins needs say he "misspoke" again unless he really means that that is the justice they deserve. I see no justice whatsoever in what Adkins is saying.

[Coyotl]

32. Here's an idea = force this dumbass to adopt a rape victims child

After about 20 years, he might get the point!

[Orrex]

34. Why would you inflict that upon the poor child?

Instead, make the dumbass adopt the rapist.

[Coyotl]

46. Much better idea. What was I thinking???

I wasn't thinking

[maxrandb]

33. You know what he means, don't you?

He's one of those asshats that believes that a "woman can not get pregnant unless she ENJOYS it"! It's an old "fundy" wives tale, or "handmaidens tale".

"She can't get pregnant if she doesn't enjoy it, therefore it's not rape if she "enjoyed" it"!

I don't know what makes me sicker...that there are still people that think that way, or that there are people that VOTE for people who think that way.

[JoePhilly]

36. What he meant to say was that the rapist should be forced to marry the woman he raped.

Just like the Old Testament requires: Deuteronomy 22:28-29

28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, 29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels[a] of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.

Of course today, it is hard to find a shekles to dollars conversion table.

[maxrandb]

39. What he meant was

the rapist would be forced to marry the girl, after paying her father 50 sheep.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

38. misspoke = Do-over

[derby378]

40. Oopsie!

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[Jamaal510]

57. LOL!

[pink-o]

41. Wow! This is the second time McCaskill has has some stupid Neanderthal's comments

Helping here election campaign. 4 yrs ago, Idiot Limpballs shook his jello mold that passes for a human body, in disgusting imitation of Michael J Fox's Parkinson's disease.

Now this troglodyte with his "legitmate rape".Claire, what is it about you that makes these dumbasses lose their minds?

[Marie Marie]

42. Don't you love it when these Repukes "misspeak"?

It is our only opportunity to get an honest glimpse into what is really going on inside their pointed little heads.

[Bozvotros]

43. Love the "Runaway Train" pic

Perfect metaphor for the Pugs. And Jon Voight is another perfect example of this kind of claptrap. (But I did dig the movie)

[DeSwiss]

62. One of my favorites too! ;-D n/t

[marew]

44. Way too little, way too late!

The GOTP today!

[russspeakeasy]

45. And w was not a great president.

A bit of an understatement.

[Pauldg47]

47. 5% to 10% swing don't you think?

[Coyotl]

48. "I must say I misspoke because the female voter has ways to try to shut this whole campaign down."

Photoshop this thread here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125173320

[DFW]

50. Translation into English:

"My aides have informed me that 1.) women don't appreciate being raped, and 2.) they can vote. My bad."

[zebrastripe]

53. Where do these male repubs come up with their bizarre theories of the female body?

Somehow while a woman is being beaten, tortured and raped, she is able to somehow close her fallopian tubes to prevent sperm and/or an egg from entering.

[HangOnKids]

73. Welcome Zebra

I was thinking the same thing. Really, when a woman is raped she can shut down the reproductive act? These ass clowns haven't left the third grade.

[Kalidurga]

77. Welcome to DU...

This is an old theory. Comes from the middle ages. But he probably got this idea from here; Covenant Theological Seminary, he is an alma mater.

[truthisfreedom]

54. He has permantly fused together the words "legitimate" and "rape."

He's got a google history that will never be erased.

[truthisfreedom]

55. Rapepublicans.

[BadgerKid]

59. First the economy, then the women.

Rapepublicans -- utterly deranged.

[LadyHawkAZ]

58. "In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks,

it's clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep need I have for the votes of the women who are raped and abused every year. Those who are victims of these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society, and those victims will have no advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve. Vote for me. Todd Akin. Please." ~the GOP Misspeak Translator

Asshole.

[NBachers]

66. "Your ears heard these words improperly, and I apologize for your failure to understand"

[Kalidurga]

67. I don't think they should be allowed to use that word when it means the opposite of misspoke.

His clarification was worse. He says he stands by the victims. But, what he really means is that they will still have to have the baby if he has his way. They will still bear the cost of raising the child, because he is still going to try to cut the safety net. But, if you don't need a safety net, well that's good, because you still will be taking care of a child you never intended to have. So, what kind of support is he talking about exactly? Oh yeah, that non-supportive support. Like hey sorry that happened we will put the guy in jail, feel better now? But, nothing to deal with the actual after math of having an actual child.

[DeSwiss]

68. Misspoke?

Definition: mis·speak (ms-spk) v. mis·spoke (-spk), mis·spo·ken (-spkn), mis·speak·ing, mis·speaks

v.tr.
1. To speak or pronounce incorrectly: The lead actor misspoke his lines.

v.intr.
2. To speak mistakenly, inappropriately, or rashly.

link

- These are your choices Congressman. So which one was it?

K&R

[Lifelong Protester]

69. Would "misspoke" cover my accidental

kneeing of his private parts? "Oops, I misspoke"...

[solara]

70. To Akin: It's too late, you yutz

you are a total troglodyte and have served way too many terms in congress

[Kennah]

75. He probably meant to say "bitch" rather than "woman"

[Maven]

78. If you read the rest of his statement, he actually doubles down on his position

"I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue. But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action. I also recognize that there are those who, like my opponent, support abortion and I understand I may not have their support in this election."

[Ellipsis]

79. .

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8D4CmcIH5ZM/TZi1LmEcffI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/esQACnE-tDo/s1600/Harper+train+-+34.jpg

[ladywnch]

80. me did mispeak.......... HE OPENED HIS MOUTH! n/t