You know I read the statement and I am having a hard time formulating outrage over it. Especially in this era of claims of rape and assault lodged against major sports figures which turns out to be nothing of the sort.
How I read it?, someone is raped they go to hospital where they can be given hormones to prevent pregnancy. Now that makes the assumption that every woman that is raped, is raped in ally by virtual stranger etc. The use of the word legitimate is unfortunate, but all of this nonsense media from it? the GOP cutting off funding? the calls for him to step down as a candidate.
Come on, is it really that necessary?
It's partially faux outrage. And it's partially the next crisis that deflects from the relentless media campaign to avoid talking about the economy -- at all costs -- but it's waaaay beyond "unfortunate" that Akin chose the words he chose.
It's mostly that Akin was asked a standard question which should have resulted in a standard answer. Instead, Akin chose to wing it and the more he talked, the worse it got. Even his attempt at recovery has stink written all over it.
That's not the type of candidate that will beat Claire McCaskill. She is a snake and she will stop at nothing to further her political career and her worship of Barry.
Akin is yet another professional low-key politician who suddenly found himself in the spotlight.
And blinked.
He ****ed up -- he's got to go. Above all else, McCaskill must go. Akin doesn't have what it takes to beat her at this point. And the funny thing is, McCaskill knows this intuitively -- which is why she herself invested in Akin's campaign.
