From Rasmussen Reports:
Via JoeMyGod
Poll: Rep. Todd Akin drops 10 points
Rep. Todd Akin cancels on Piers Morgan – Airs :30 apology ad instead
Apparently, Congressman Todd Akin agreed to appear on Piers Morgan’s show to talk about his recent comment about “legitimate rape” victims bodies being able to magically “shut down” pregnancy. And then, it seems Akin cancelled at the last minute.
So Piers decided to make a statement and speak to and about the empty chair Akin was scheduled to be in.
In desperation, Rep. Akin instead released this :30 “campaign ad” asking for forgiveness.
President Obama on Rep. Todd Akin’s “rape” comment
From the President: “Rape is rape. And the idea that we should be parsing and qualifying and slicing what types of rape we’re talking about doesn’t make sense to the American people and doesn’t make sense to me. What I think these comments do underscore is why we shouldn’t have a bunch of politicians – the majority of whom are men – making decisions about women’s health.”
MO GOP Senate hopeful Todd Akin says pregnancy from “legitimate rape” is rare
“From what I understand from doctors {pregnancy from rape} is really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.” – Rep. Todd Akin, candidate for US Senate, on The Jaco Report