Thursday, August 23, 2012

Legitimate Lunkheads

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Offensive, downright stupid, remarks.

“Victims of legitimate rape rarely get pregnant.” 
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“The female reproductive system shuts down.” 
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You have to wonder,
what in the world is “legitimate rape”?

Insulting, inexcusable, dumb comments.

Voters deserve better.


Republican Todd Akin, running for senator of Missouri told the nation that a woman can’t get pregnant due to rape.  What? He says he “misspoke.”  What?



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Akin knew exactly what he was saying. If he actually believed it, and was not just saying to score political points with the rabid “no-abortions-ever-for-any-woman-for-any-reason” crowd, the man is a moron.

In keeping with my mission to write about important events, I’ve been trying to do a poem on this subject for days. I finally got an article in the Orlando Sentinel with words that I could use.

 © 2012 Catherine Giordano

Update 7/10/14: Todd Aiken is back.  He has a book now. And he takes back his apology. He doubles down on his comments about legitimate rape.


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