Karl Rove's 'Murder' Joke About Todd Akin - Out of Line?
Rep. Todd Akin's office said Karl Rove must have "misspoke" when he reportedly made a "murder" joke about the U.S. Senate candidate. What do you think, a joke or out of line?
According to Politico, in a closed-door fundraiser at the Republican National Convention, Karl Rove reportedly joked about the murder of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin. “We should sink Todd Akin. If he’s found mysteriously murdered, don’t look for my whereabouts!” joked Rove, according to a Businessweek report of the fundraiser included in the Politico article. The alleged comment comes after, as previously reported by Patch, Akin, his family and his staff reportedly began receiving threats of death and violence following his comments on "legitimate rape" during a St. Louis area television interview. Friday, in response to the alleged statements by Rove, Akin's office issued the following statement saying Rove must have "misspoke…
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jugchoke
1:29 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012
Akin was exactly right! Fertility doctors will tell you that high stress levels do indeed lessen the chances of pregnancy. Such is true in all species, just a fact of nature. The amount of course is different in any given case. And the word legitimate has many more meanings than just "lawful"! In this case, it was used to denote a "real" or forced, violent rape. Ask the Duke Lacrosse players of a… more ›