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Revision as of 00:32, August 25, 2012
The media bullying of pro-life leader Todd Akin highlighted who sides with RINOs when it counts the most on important social issues, and who stands with principle.
Opposed Pro-Life Leader Todd Akin
The following have become a hindrance to advancement of the pro-life movement, by opposing the principled stance of Todd Akin, as their demagoguery interferes with limits on abortion based on false allegations of rape:
| Individual | Comment |
|---|---|
| Karl Rove | Karl Rove engaged in demagoguery against Akin by falsely pretending that Akin was drawing a distinction between "legitimate rape" and "illegitimate rape": "After those damaging statements, I mean to try and differentiate between what’s a legitimate rape and an illegitimate rape and believing somehow that a woman’s body would reject a pregnancy if it was an illegitimate rape … These were reprehensible and deplorable comments." [1] Raises the question: Does Karl Rove care more about money than stopping abortion? |
| Ron Johnson | "Todd Akin's statements are reprehensible and inexcusable...Gaining a Republican majority in the US Senate and fixing the huge challenges that face our nation is more important than any one individual's political ambitions. Todd Akin should do the right thing for the nation and step aside today, so Missouri Republicans can put forth a candidate that can win in November." [2] |
| Sean Hannity | "As a political observer I see it differently here. I think for the next week all you're going to hear from Democrats is your comments. ...I think there is one political reality that I think has to be faced by you and your campaign and that is that you know, the reality here is that Democrats now have a ton of ammunition and they are now going to try to use these remarks to hurt everybody they can. And if I was put in that position, I would at least be thinking about what is in the best interest of the party."[3] Recall that Hannity once had a pro-life priest on his show simply to berate him unfairly for his principled stance. |
| redstate.com | "This is abhorrent, ignorant, idiotic, foolish, blindingly stupid…Akin must go." [4] |
| Ann Coulter | "This selfish swine, Todd Akin, is going to hurt the Republican party." [5] |
| Mitt Romney | "Todd Akin’s comments were offensive and wrong and he should very seriously consider what course would be in the best interest of our country." [6] |
| Paul Ryan | "His statements were outrageous, over the pale. I don’t know anybody who would agree with that." [7] |
| Sarah Palin | "So you have to step aside … from your self-desire to get in there and serve and do what you believe is right, and you have to, in a sense, take one for the team, and you have to step aside, hand the mantle to someone else." [8] |
Stood With Principle and Pro-Life Leader Todd Akin
| Individual | Comment |
|---|---|
| Tony Perkins | Never wavered from his support of Todd Akin throughout the media bullying, saying that the GOP treatment of Akin is "suspect".[9] |
| Congressman Steve King | "I think this election should be about, how did Todd Akin vote and what did he vote for and what did he stand for. And in this case, I'm seeing the same thing -- petty personal attacks substituting for strong policy."[10] |
| Rand Paul | "Unlike his fellow Kentucky Republican senator, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul isn’t calling on Republican Congressman Todd Akin to leave the Missouri Senate race."[11] |
| Mike Huckabee | Siding with Todd Akin, Huckabee observed that Akin's comment "was blown out of proportion not by the left, but by Akin's own Republican Party. Is this what the party really thinks of principled pro-life advocates?"[12] |
| John C. Willke | "It's time for Republican leaders to rise to the level of Rep. Akin's principle and courage and stand with him and the Republican platform that stands for the protection of every human life." [9] |
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- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/08/21/tony-perkins-gop-treatment-of-akin-suspect/
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57497428-503544/rep-steve-king-backs-up-todd-akin-weighs-in-on-rape-and-abortion/
- ↑ Rand Paul reticent to weigh in on Akin's future but says Akin's comment was incorrect by Ryan Alessi, mycn2.com, August 22, 2012, retrieved August 24, 2012
- ↑ http://akin.org/huckabee-chip-in
