visionary Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/gop-campaign-arm-bails-on-akins-senate-bid-source-says/ GOP campaign arm bails on Akin's Senate bid, source saysThe National Republican Senatorial Committee will no longer support Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri in his U.S. Senate bid, a source from the group told CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash on Monday. It was communicated to the congressman that the NRSC will be pulling out if he decides to stay in the race, the source said one day after the Senate candidate sparked a firestorm by claiming that "legitimate rape" rarely resulted in pregnancy. https://twitter.com/mkraju Mitch McConnell: Akin's statements 'totally inexcusable' and 'wildly offensive' and he 'should take time' to reconsider candidacy2:37 PM Seems pretty clear Akin is going to have to drop out soon. What exactly is the procedure to replace him? Apparently the Family Research Council is still defending him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Oh good, that means that twa can stop defending him now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Reports that he is going to withdraw all over Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Apparently the Family Research Council is still defending him though. and threatening others who criticize Akin Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, called on Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown to be "careful" after Brown urged Akin to drop his Senate bid, BuzzFeed reports. "For other Republicans, I have not seen Scott Brown’s statement, but he should be careful because based on some of his statements there may be some call for him to get out of his race," Perkins said Monday in Tampa, outside the Republican National Committee's platform committee discussions. Perkins added that Brown's support among conservatives is "very shallow": Asked what he was referring to, Perkins said that Brown has been "off the reservation on a number of Republican issues, conservative issues." "His support among conservatives is very shallow," he added. Tony Perkins is repulsive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Not magic. More like demonic. Well. Some of them.....nevermind. Mitt needs to get out ahead of this ASAP! It looks like he's dropping out anyway, SCORE SOME POINTS!!! ---------- Post added August-20th-2012 at 02:59 PM ---------- http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/gop-campaign-arm-bails-on-akins-senate-bid-source-says/https://twitter.com/mkraju Seems pretty clear Akin is going to have to drop out soon. What exactly is the procedure to replace him? Apparently the Family Research Council is still defending him though. Depends on the state law. But most likely the State Party reserves final authority to appoint the candidate. See- NJ Laughtenburg 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Mitt needs to get out ahead of this ASAP! It looks like he's dropping out anyway, SCORE SOME POINTS!!! This is why they came out so strong/quickly against Akin. The Ryan/Akin rape law is going to be all over the place this week. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan say they disagree with Missouri Representative Todd Akin’s opposition to abortions for rape victims, but Akin’s reference Sunday to “legitimate rape” recalled the “forcible rape” language contained in a bill Ryan co-sponsored last year. ... Last year, Ryan joined Akin as one of 227 co-sponsors of a bill that narrowed an exemption to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding for abortions. The Hyde Amendment allows federal dollars to be used for abortions in cases of rape and incest, but the proposed bill -- authored by New Jersey Representative Christopher H. Smith -- would have limited the incest exemption to minors and covered only victims of “forcible rape.”House Republicans never defined what constituted “forcible rape” and what did not, but critics of the bill suggested the term could exclude women who are drugged and raped, mentally handicapped women who are coerced, and victims of statutory rape. The “forcible” qualifier was eventually removed before the bill passed the House last May. The Democrat-controlled Senate did not vote on the measure. http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/08/20/mitt-romney-paul-ryan-seek-distance-from-legitimate-rape-remark-but-records-show-narrow-support-for-abortion/sAKM3m1heqoAUL4wsY666H/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Ryan was one of 227 co sponsors?????? Oooo. Gotcha moment!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 So he's saying you can't get pregnant from forcible rape? He said in the last link that you can get pregnant from rape.....so I'll let him explain the contradiction if he is capable (I think the answer is in post 22 fwiw) it is probably like that 'you didn't build that' stuff ....which was actually said and not suggested/inferred or was it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unforgiven Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Ryan was one of 227 co sponsors??????Oooo. Gotcha moment!!!! Nice defense, that's about on par with a little kid saying "but mooooooom, all the other guys were doing it!" He put his name behind it, own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Ryan was one of 227 co sponsors??????Oooo. Gotcha moment!!!! Agreed. 227 co sponsors over half the House. Means nothing. ---------- Post added August-20th-2012 at 12:15 PM ---------- it is probably like that 'you didn't build that' stuff ....which was actually said and not suggested/inferred hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaaaa hahahahahaha ahahahahahahahaha *wipes eyes* <snicker><snort> Oh that was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Nice defense, that's about on par with a little kid saying "but mooooooom, all the other guys were doing it!"He put his name behind it, own it. Every GOPer put their name on it. And the bill DIDNT include the provision. That's sort of the way the Bill process works. Bill sponsors dont agree with every provision of every bill, especially at the onset of the Bill writing process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Ryan was one of 227 co sponsors??????Oooo. Gotcha moment!!!! Ryan decided that merely voting for the bill wasn't enough, he had to have his name on it, too? Oooo. Nice attempt at dodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Oh Jesus.... https://twitter.com/ToddAkin I am in this race to win. We need a conservative Senate. Help me defeat Claire by donating: https://secure.campaignsolutions.com/toddakin/donation1/?initiativekey=EVC5SEAB56RX … #mosen3:10 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 it is probably like that 'you didn't build that' stuff ....which was actually said and not suggested/inferred And speaking of attempted deflection, . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Every GOPer put their name on it. And the bill DIDNT include the provision.That's sort of the way the Bill process works. Bill sponsors dont agree with every provision of every bill, especially at the onset of the Bill writing process. Agree - co-sponsoring doesn't necessarily mean anything. I actually posted the article as a reason why I think Romney/Ryan felt the need to denounce Akin so quickly. They don't want to be tied to him in any way. Who would? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Every GOPer put their name on it. And the bill DIDNT include the provision.That's sort of the way the Bill process works. Bill sponsors dont agree with every provision of every bill, especially at the onset of the Bill writing process. Now THAT'S a valid point. If Ryan sponsored the bill, and then that clause was added, later, then I agree with you. Means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Now THAT'S a valid point. If Ryan sponsored the bill, and then that clause was added, later, then I agree with you. Means nothing. Basically, whenever 223 people sign on to something that later dies a quiet death, I rarely read too much into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Oh Jesus....https://twitter.com/ToddAkin There is a time to ask for money. Today is not that time. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 There is a time to ask for money. Today is not that time. Wow. Hey, he may need the money, soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 There is a time to ask for money. Today is not that time. Wow. Depends on who you are asking. If you can tap into the Family Research Council mailing list, you might hit a gold mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Isn't "forcible rape" redundant? lol... Apparently not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 There is a time to ask for money. Today is not that time. Wow. Maybe he wants a bribe to drop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Listening to Hannity's radio programme and he's got this idiot on now. He's basically begging him to drop out since it could also doom Romney's chances to win the state. The idiot says, he's staying in. The deadline to drop out is tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 conflicting rumors http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/republican-source-akin-moving-to-withdraw Republican Source: Akin Moving To Withdraw The controversial candidate is “taking concrete steps.” UPDATE: Another Republican close to Akin says he's “in the campaign.” Ben Smith BuzzFeed Staff Share Email 3 Stumble Rep. Todd Akin, left. Image by Orlin Wagner / AP Posted Aug 20, 2012 2:47pm EDT Missouri Republican Todd Akin has begun moving toward ending his candidacy after his remarks on rape and abortion provoked a firestorm, a top Republican said. "Akin is taking concrete steps to withdraw by tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.," a senior Republican told BuzzFeed, adding that Akin could still change his mind. But a Republican close to Akin said his position hasn't changed: He's still in the race. Tomorrow afternoon is an important deadline: If he files papers to end his candidacy in Jefferson City tomorrow he can end his candidacy unilaterally; after that, he would have to file an application in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 It's about the process regarding the date. He can still drop out a week from now with little effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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