A couple of weeks ago, Missouri senate candidate Todd Akin led his Democrat rival by 11 points. Then there was that gaffe in an interview where he poorly chose his words. The Democrats saw their chance and broadcast far and wide a false meaning to Akin's comment that he did not intend.
The Republican Party, seeing once again a chance to pull defeat from the jaws of victory, did what lemmings do naturally: they tried their best to self-destruct. They joined the Democrats, hysterically screaming for Akin to step down. In fact, the hysterics on the Right overshadowed those on the Left. The Dems just sat back and let the GOP do their dirty work for them. Once again the "Stupid Party" allows the Democrats to play them like a cheap fiddle in a rowdy bar on a Saturday night. And the Republicans dance to their tune: "Grab your partner, round and round, dosey doe!"
Akin's gaffe was completely insubstantial. It does not reflect who he is, what he believes or how he will vote. As a matter of fact, his voting record as a Republican congressman is solidly conservative. And, last time I looked, being an expert in female physiology is not a requirement for a senate seat. Except for the propaganda angle, who really cares?
In spite of the Republicans' attempt to hand the senate seat to the Democrats, Akin still leads in the Missouri senate race, 44 to 43 over Democrat Claire McCaskill. That lead would be much wider had not the Republican Establishment demanded Akin step down. The best thing that the GOP could do right now is to SHUT THE HELL UP. Let the controversy blow over. We still have more than two months to go until the elections. That gives Akin time to build on his lead, assuming his own Party is able to extract their heads from their nether regions and get on board.
So my advice to fellow Republicans:
Michelle Malkin - SHUT THE HELL UP
Robert Stacy McCain - SHUT THE HELL UP
Republicans Everywhere - SHUT THE HELL UP
Let Todd Akin overcome this otherwise meaningless controversy and get back on track.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Why I Support Todd Akin
Todd Akin is a U.S. Congressman running for a senate seat in Missouri. The seat is currently held by a liberal moonbat, one Claire McCaskill, Democrat.
Akin stuck his foot in his mouth during an interview this week. Asked if he could support abortion for pregnancy due to rape, he stated that maybe, if it were a "legitimate rape." Of course, no rape is "legitimate," being a serious and violent crime. What he meant to say was if it were a "legitimate CASE of rape," as opposed to a woman faking a rape in order to abort an unwanted child.
Of course, the liberals swarmed over this guy like maggots on an overripe corpse, and the Right chimed in. Akin apologized for his choice of words and clarified his meaning, but no matter. The majority of Republicans and conservatives called for him to step down and allow another Republican to seek the senate seat.
Akin refused to step down and will continue his senate campaign. However, this hasn't stopped all of those Republicans who have been well trained by the Left to react to controversy like hysterical women confronting a mouse. "Look at me, I'm so morally pure and upright! I oppose a member of my own party because his choice of words offended radical feminists, wherever they may be." In other words, a lot of the Republican outcry seems to me to be simply moral posturing. Why are we giving ammunition to the enemy? You can bet that McCaskill will quote a lot of Republican criticism in her political ads. Yep, that'll save the seat for the GOP for sure.
Yes, Akin stuck his size 14's down his throat, but who among us have never misspoken and embarrassed ourselves in the process? Should a man have his life and career permanently marred by a verbal mistake? Does the incident change who he really is and what he really believes? More importantly, does his gaffe make Claire McCaskill any more desirable as a senator? Shall Missourians vote for Obamacare, huge budget deficits, high unemployment, high taxes and reduced individual liberty, in order to punish Akin for being human?
If the Republicans' actual positions are so fragile, and the voters so sensitive and so easily manipulated, perhaps Missouri can't be saved. In any case, now that Akin has made it clear that he is staying in the race, shouldn't we be supporting him? If not, maybe the Republican Establishment can borrow the vagina costumes from Code Pink and go to the Convention as pussies.
Related article from Powerline: Is Todd Akin Unfit to Serve in the U.S. Senate?
Akin stuck his foot in his mouth during an interview this week. Asked if he could support abortion for pregnancy due to rape, he stated that maybe, if it were a "legitimate rape." Of course, no rape is "legitimate," being a serious and violent crime. What he meant to say was if it were a "legitimate CASE of rape," as opposed to a woman faking a rape in order to abort an unwanted child.
Of course, the liberals swarmed over this guy like maggots on an overripe corpse, and the Right chimed in. Akin apologized for his choice of words and clarified his meaning, but no matter. The majority of Republicans and conservatives called for him to step down and allow another Republican to seek the senate seat.
Akin refused to step down and will continue his senate campaign. However, this hasn't stopped all of those Republicans who have been well trained by the Left to react to controversy like hysterical women confronting a mouse. "Look at me, I'm so morally pure and upright! I oppose a member of my own party because his choice of words offended radical feminists, wherever they may be." In other words, a lot of the Republican outcry seems to me to be simply moral posturing. Why are we giving ammunition to the enemy? You can bet that McCaskill will quote a lot of Republican criticism in her political ads. Yep, that'll save the seat for the GOP for sure.
Yes, Akin stuck his size 14's down his throat, but who among us have never misspoken and embarrassed ourselves in the process? Should a man have his life and career permanently marred by a verbal mistake? Does the incident change who he really is and what he really believes? More importantly, does his gaffe make Claire McCaskill any more desirable as a senator? Shall Missourians vote for Obamacare, huge budget deficits, high unemployment, high taxes and reduced individual liberty, in order to punish Akin for being human?
If the Republicans' actual positions are so fragile, and the voters so sensitive and so easily manipulated, perhaps Missouri can't be saved. In any case, now that Akin has made it clear that he is staying in the race, shouldn't we be supporting him? If not, maybe the Republican Establishment can borrow the vagina costumes from Code Pink and go to the Convention as pussies.
Related article from Powerline: Is Todd Akin Unfit to Serve in the U.S. Senate?
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