You know, because if it's legitimate, then she will not get pregnant. If only we can harness this for good.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/19/missouri-republican-claims-legitimate-rape-rarely-results-in-pregnancy/

Quote :

""If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down," Akin continued. He did not provide an explanation for what constituted "legitimate rape.""

Later he said he misspoke... You know, because that's the type of thing you just "accidentally" say.

8/19/2012 7:13:48 PM

that's so fucking stupid, it reminds me of something you would say.

8/19/2012 7:14:40 PM

only in cases where he is not, in fact, hot as fuck

8/19/2012 7:14:41 PM

GOP LOL

8/19/2012 7:15:05 PM

^^^ inorite

8/19/2012 7:15:58 PM

^you're right about roseanne doe

8/19/2012 7:16:36 PM

He will be the strongest advocate of sexual assault victims in the senate, you guys.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/19/todd-akin-abortion-legitimate-rape_n_1807381.html



[Edited on August 19, 2012 at 7:22 PM. Reason : link mane.]

8/19/2012 7:21:12 PM

looking forward to somebody attempting to defend something that is completely indefensible

8/19/2012 7:24:19 PM

makes me so angry

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"Rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency. It is a cause of many unwanted pregnancies and is closely linked with family and domestic violence. As we address the epidemic of unintended pregnancies in the United States, greater attention and effort should be aimed at preventing and identifying unwanted pregnancies that result from sexual victimization."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8765248

1996 study... suffice to say that it probably happens more often than it did almost 20 years ago

8/19/2012 7:30:32 PM

Hide yo wife, hide yo kids, they legitimate rapin everybody

8/19/2012 7:36:56 PM

He is not the first politician to come out publicly with this same idea.

Does anyone remember Jesse Helms spouting the same kind of shit?

8/19/2012 7:41:13 PM

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"Rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency."

I wonder what they classify as "significant frequency."

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"1996 study... suffice to say that it probably happens more often than it did almost 20 years ago"

Probably not. Violent crime is down across the board, and condom use is way up.

It's still terrible, and what he said is still completely wrong, but the "rape epidemic" and the 1 in 8 women has been raped stat that they like to trot out is utter nonsense.

8/19/2012 7:46:19 PM

Well at least he was quick to say he didn't really mean it.

http://www.akin.org/updates/akin-statement-jaco-report-interview

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""As a member of Congress, I believe that working to protect the most vulnerable in our society is one of my most important responsibilities, and that includes protecting both the unborn and victims of sexual assault. In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it's clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve. "I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue. But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action. I also recognize that there are those who, like my opponent, support abortion and I understand I may not have their support in this election"

8/19/2012 8:00:34 PM

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"Probably not. Violent crime is down across the board, and condom use is way up."

condom use.....in rape???

[Edited on August 19, 2012 at 8:23 PM. Reason : come on man]

8/19/2012 8:22:33 PM

a woman has to enjoy sex to get pregnant

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8/19/2012 8:27:41 PM

^ Then I don't have to worry about getting a woman pregnant.

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"He is not the first politician to come out publicly with this same idea. Does anyone remember Jesse Helms spouting the same kind of shit?"

No

8/19/2012 8:46:21 PM

The Dominican Republic loves him, you guys

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/americas/dominican-republic-abortion/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2

8/19/2012 8:53:19 PM

When you see it, you'll shit bricks

8/19/2012 9:09:50 PM

^hahaha

8/19/2012 9:14:47 PM

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8765248

how do a third of rape victims not know they are pregnant until the second trimester?

8/19/2012 9:38:41 PM

^ denial, something every woman excels at

8/19/2012 9:53:28 PM

freshman 15, mang

8/19/2012 10:02:26 PM

3^^^i'm gonna go with the trauma over being raped in the first place kinda puts the tracking of a period on the back burner.

8/19/2012 10:03:58 PM

no doubt...though it does seem strange to me that a woman could totally forget something that's been happening (about) every 28 days since she was (around) 12 or so

8/19/2012 11:06:54 PM

I am embarrassed for my state. So basically, a woman's body knows how to tell a rape sperm from a consensual sex sperm?

8/20/2012 11:34:05 AM

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"though it does seem strange to me that a woman could totally forget something that's been happening (about) every 28 days since she was (around) 12 or so"

That is not the case for many, many women. Not all women are on that sort of timeline, and it's not unreasonable to think a woman who is irregular to begin with wouldn't notice right away.

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"So basically, a woman's body knows how to tell a rape sperm from a consensual sex sperm?"

Yea, that was the worst part to me. It was all bad, but does he really believe that particular load of hooey?

8/20/2012 12:50:10 PM

if only a woman's body could tell drunk sperm from sober sperm...

now THAT would be the ticket

8/20/2012 12:53:49 PM

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"Whoa, did Rep. Akin actually say his rape and pregnancy remarks were "ill-conceived"? That's like an extra level of linguistic facepalm."

8/20/2012 4:27:39 PM

what a fucking moron.

8/20/2012 4:55:35 PM

some women still get their period while pregnant...or what they think is a period

8/20/2012 5:11:38 PM

I have a friend who didn't know she was pregnant until she was 7 months along and taking BC the entire time.

8/20/2012 5:22:44 PM

ITT, we are shocked that politicians believe in stupid things.

8/20/2012 6:00:47 PM

Guys he meant force-able rape. So that pretty much clears this up. Easy misstep

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8/20/2012 6:05:33 PM

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"If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

wait, what?

8/20/2012 6:07:04 PM

he meant forceable

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8/20/2012 6:10:20 PM

it's scary that morons like this somehow are elected to high political positions, or any political position for that matter. i mean, how has he made it this far with "opinions" like that? the dude is obviously a fucking moron.

8/20/2012 7:18:51 PM

^you can blame the Democrats since they spent $2 million in propping him up to win the GOP ticket

8/20/2012 7:25:22 PM

Republicans want him to quit the race so the state party can nominate a replacement candidate that at least has a chance

8/20/2012 7:38:53 PM

Ballistic penises and corkscrew vaginas – the sexual battles of ducks

Quote :

"Males who try to force themselves upon her receive no such help and have to cope with vigorous struggling. The female may not be able to resist such advances, but her convoluted vagina gives her ultimate control over where the sperm of her current partner ends up. "

http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/22/ballistic-penises-and-corkscrew-vaginas-the-sexual-battles/

8/20/2012 8:11:26 PM

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"he meant forceable I'm Krallum and I approved this message."

i agree. don't get me wrong....VERY stupid comments. but i think he meant forcible, as well.

statutory rape isn't necessarily forcible, that may have been the distinction to was clumsily trying to make.

it doesn't matter at this point, though. the race is over for him.

8/20/2012 8:15:53 PM

lol wrng thread

[Edited on August 21, 2012 at 1:15 AM. Reason : jfjf]

8/21/2012 1:13:37 AM

Yeah, so this guy didn't even show up to an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN. He basically called him a pussy for not showing up.

8/21/2012 1:46:52 AM

Maybe he was referring to dog rape?!? Clearly it fits in perfectly with what he said.

8/21/2012 2:08:51 AM

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"looking forward to somebody attempting to defend something that is completely indefensible"

The Family Research Council!

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/leading-social-conservatives-rally-to-akins-defense/?hpt=hp_bn3

8/21/2012 2:13:25 AM

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"1996 study... suffice to say that it probably happens more often than it did almost 20 years ago"

I actually don't think that suffices at all. Why would it happen more often now than 20 years ago?

8/21/2012 2:15:23 AM

kinda reminds me of Whoopi talking about rape rape and Roman Polanski's rape of the young actress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NX_D0Bv9M0

8/21/2012 2:31:08 AM

Maybe he just watched that movie "Teeth" and thought it was a documentary?

8/21/2012 9:42:00 AM

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"condom use.....in rape???"

Definitely. With the increase in DNA analysis, rapists have employed many ways to deter identification.

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"a woman has to enjoy sex to get pregnant"

Not sure if this was a joke or not, but, although unnecessary, sexual arousal and orgasm do increase the likelihood or conception. With that said, it is not uncommon for women to experience orgasm during rape.

What disturbs me more than anything about this controversy is how viscously our media will distort the meaning of a simple statement to everyone across the globe. Even worse, people anticipate a media frenzy and immediately distance themselves from the party involved and feign outrage.

We all know what he meant by legitimate rape. Its the typical attacked by a stranger in the darkness image that runs through people's heads and likely even includes degrees of date rape. It is not, however, statutory rape between two people who consent and is not "buyers remorse" rape that often occurs.

Also how has someone not made something like this, yet?

8/21/2012 11:52:03 AM

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8/21/2012 11:53:28 AM

set em up

8/21/2012 12:01:30 PM