Todd Akin's Family, Staff Receiving Threats
UPDATE 7:05 P.M.: The U.S. Senate candidate has been under fire since his weekend comments on "forcible rape", despite an apology for the remarks. His spokesperson confirms the threats are real.
KTVI-TV is reporting that Todd Akin, the Wildwood Republican who has been under intense pressure since his weekend comments on "forcible rape" threatened to derail his U.S. Senate bid against Claire McCaskill, is now fending off more than calls to quit the race. At 6:34 p.m. Thursday, Patch received the following confirmation from Steve Taylor, Akin's district communication director: “I can verify that the Capitol police are working with an outside law enforcement agency regarding threatening contact with our official office. The office of Congressman Akin has received threats of rape of his official staff, family and the Congressman himself along with suggestions that individuals should die.” KTVI and other outlets say the U.S. …
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RDBet
7:37 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012
As stated above, the independent fact checkers disagree with you. Playing up incitement over bizarre extrapolations that Obama is involved with infaticide, is an act of desparation. Perhaps the media didn't cover it to your liking because they allotted so much time to the birtherism. more ›