As if Mitt Romney wasn’t already going to have a bad week, Rep. Akin was summarily tossed into the RomneyShambles news cycle pyre by his wife, Lulli Akin, who claimed that the GOP’s abandonment of her husband was akin to the British raping American colonist’s daughters and wives… or something. It’s tyranny! Rep. Todd Akin’s …
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At Romney Rally, Ohio Gov. Kasich (R-Old Timey) Says Their Wives are “at Home Doing the Laundry”
You know what’s hilarious? Talking about your “hot wife” at a campaign rally, and when asked where your wife is, claiming that she’s “at home doing the laundry.” And by “hilarious,” I mean really fucking stupid: Governor John Kasich has been criticized many times for his anti-women decisions and statements. Today we can add another …
Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Compares Rape Babies to Out-of-Wedlock Babies
WHAT IS TOM SMITH TALKING ABOUT?! Tom Smith, the Republican challenging Sen. Bob Casey’s (D-PA) seat, suggested that having a child out of wedlock was analogous to rape during an interview with a reporter at a press club this afternoon, claiming that it would have a “similar” effect on a father: MARK SCOLFORO, ASSOCIATED PRESS: …
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AP’s @BenFellerDC Dutifully Reports Romney Lie About Stance on Abortion Ban
Women need the media to be better at its job. Look. If you’re going to be a journalist, you are required to provide facts. When dealing with a liar of a candidate like Mitt Romney, if you report his stated position on an issue without examining all of the other stances he has taken on …
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Pelosi: Akin Is “the Doggy-Doo on the GOP Shoe”
Todd Akin is establishing himself as a great recruiting tool — for the Democrats. Melinda Henneberger, the WaPo‘s “She the People” anchor-blogger and apologist for Republicans at their Rethuglican-ist, wakes up and smells… something that ain’t coffee: … For more than a year, I’ve argued against the idea that Republicans were coordinating a “war on …
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Republican Candidate for Sheriff in New Hampshire Would Use Deadly Force to Prevent Abortions
Anti-choice zealots already think it well within their right to murder doctors who perform abortions (Dr. Tiller, anyone?). As it turns out, at least one individual aspiring to elected office (law enforcement, no less!) also thinks it well within his right. Meet Frank Szabo, Republican candidate for Sheriff of Hillsborough County in New Hampshire. Frank …
Defiant Akin Is Defiant
During the eleven o’clock broadcast, local news station WHDH reported that Todd Akin told Dana Loesch what he really meant by “legitimate rape” was that “women will claim they’ve been raped, lie about the circumstances, just so they can get an abortion”. Such a statement would lift up yet another rock under which the ugly …